Centrafuse 1.1 Release Notes

[David]

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Important Notes
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1. uninstall any previous versions of Centrafuse before installing the latest release
2. when listening to Radio or XM, voice recognition will not properly work unless you have a USB or Bluetooth microphone, this is due to buffering/recording
3. if having problems with GPS receiver in SiRF mode, try switching to NMEA mode, if having other issues try GPSGate or XPort
4. when I refer to adding parameters to the application it is best to add it to your desktop shortcut in this format, make sure parameters go outside the quotes: "C:\Documents and Settings\David\Desktop\Centrafuse\centrafuse.exe" -nowarning -nolimit

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New Features
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1. added support for more languages and keyboard layouts for both the application and visual/voice prompts in navigation, now included supported languages include (English, Danish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish)
2. when in random mode and song selected in library it will start with that song first and not a random song
3. when phone is setup you can directly call points of interest from the navigation menu
4. added an option to turn on/off whether master volume adjusts rear/sub levels
5. made it optional to buffer radio and satellite radio
6. when CF_Dialogs.DateTime dialog is called from the SDK a result value with the specified date is returned
7. added get next turn to CF_getGPSInfo
8. added navigation next turn to VFD output options
9. added minimize to available button actions
10. added option to use front as your master volume control
11. added hotkeys for skip forward/back, it skips 10 seconds in audio mode, 30 seconds in video, chapters in DVD mode, channels in sat radio mode, and presets in radio mode
12. added option for SMS text messages be read back using text to speech
13. added feature to set click sound volume level in settings, good for when a music/DVD/video playback is loud
14. added motion check, based on integrated GPS speed, if the car is moving fullscreen visualizations, fullscreen video, DVD, TV, WEB, and the Navigation menu are disabled (if this is not a law in your country run Centrafuse with a -nolimit parameter to bypass), we hold no liability for changes made by persons to the application within regions where these features are not legal
15. added message dialog on initial startup with a standard warning and liability statement (if this is not a law in your country run Centrafuse with a -nowarning parameter to bypass)

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Bugs Fixed
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1. fixed VFD output and CPU usage
2. fixed GPS COM ports not working over COM9
3. fixed large media files taking a long time to load
4. fixed typo in getConfigSetting for Language in the SDK
5. if viewing "My Library" and navigation turn approaches, the screen properly switches to show you the turn
6. uninstall no longer fully deletes directory, it leaves any playlists, added plugins, skins, etc...
7. fixed issue with squares showing up next to albums
8. fixed issue with commas showing up next to genres
9. CAM remembers start in full screen option when selected in settings
10. clicking drop down menu while open properly closes the menu
11. importing a CD properly works and does not cover other dialogs
12. importing a CD writes to the proper directory
13. while importing a CD you can click away form the dialog and leave the tools section and always come back and click import to check the status
14. double click properly works in DVD while in a DVD menu
15. going to navigation settings from the drop down menu and hitting save does not cause map display issue
16. skin, resolution, and language properly update after initial setup
17. changing skin or language properly resizes the media player video window
18. the taskbar is properly displayed if a license error occurs
19. increased the size of the main temperature display in the weather section, it no longer gets cut off
20. title/artist/album are all properly updated when switching between media and CD's in the visualization information display box
21. fixed localization problem with date/time dialog
22. when exiting the system from the exit menu and running as shell, the shell is properly loaded
23. if all HD playlists are ejected the queue is properly cleared
24. button click sounds work when using DVD
25. if settings or configuration files get corrupted they will repair themselves, stops initial setup from starting everytime you run the application
26. included plugins now check if the main application language/skin has changed and auto change to the new language/skin if it is available
27. weather section no longer hangs for long periods of time when trying to download weather information, data is downloaded in the background now
28. navigation will not automatically switch screens while exiting the application, which caused it to lock up
29. dial up networking now properly displays messages
30. radio and satellite radio should resume playback when muted by navigation when giving directions
31. DVD is paused during incoming phone call and resumed when the call is finished
32. DVD now remembers your current rear/sub levels as well as your front/master
33. search properly works in "My Library" while in single click mode
34. fixed video slider not showing up when the lower half of the video screen was clicked
35. tools import utility properly works in single click mode
36. music does not go to 0 when you enter media section on certain sound cards anymore
37. button actions and plugins display in the proper language
38. phone is properly reloaded after importing vcards
39. phone properly dials the selected number home/cell/fax
40. phone SMS and other dialogs properly stay ontop until you click to close them
41. phone you can send SMS to highlighted home/cell/fax number but if you are in another section you get a dialog to enter a number to send the SMS
42. phone properly starts playing music when phone call has ended
43. phone does not overwrite to the error.log file
44. phone properly dials a number when it is double clicked

david