[access-uk] Re: Winamp Shutting down on December 20, 2013
- From: Jonathan H <digitaltoast@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 07:56:46 +0000
You have a point, Andrew. It's not actually on the homepage. A bit
sneaky of AOL!
It's only on the download page.
Of course, a 5 second Google will give you several hundred media
articles, but AOL aren't exactly announcing it loudly.
https://news.google.com/news?ncl=dEst1Ku4LTkPHKMmJ1Lo67j_tiDhM&q=winamp&lr=English&hl=en
On 21 November 2013 07:45, Andrew Summers <asummers112@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
> Where have you got this news from?
> I can't find any news of winamp shutting down from there website, like the
> guy says to go to the home page!
> So where on the home page is it then?
>
> Andrew
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colin Howard" <colin@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 11:50 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Winamp Shutting down on December 20, 2013
>
>
>> From: Steve Pattison <srp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 07:53:40 +1100
>>
>> the following information is taken from the Winamp home page at
>> www.winamp.com:
>>
>> Winamp.com and associated web services will no longer be available past
>> December 20, 2013. Additionally, Winamp Media players will no longer be
>> available for download. Please download the latest version before that
>> date.
>>
>> end of article.
>>
>> If you want to get the latest version which is now 5.66 I'd strongly
>> encourage you to download it while you can! A direct link to the file is
>> at
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/kkxgont
>>
>> It is not known if Winamp will still function normally after it is no
>> longer being developed. It is certainly popular in the blind community.
>>
>> Below are the changes in version 5.66:
>>
>> * Improved: Added a Reset button to clear history in the Open/Add URL
>> dialog
>> * Improved: Added an option to disable the mouse wheel from altering the
>> volume
>> * Improved: Added more commandline switches (run: winamp.exe /? to see
>> full list)
>> * Improved: All menus now use the skinned style when option is enabled
>> in ML settings
>> * Improved: Disable all online features when no internet connection
>> selected in Prefs
>> * Improved: High DPI & text scaling compatibility fixes for dialogs &
>> library views
>> * Improved: Increased notification area tooltips up to 128 chars
>> (instead of 64)
>> * Improved: Library views now optionally group the 'Play' and 'Enqueue'
>> buttons
>> * Improved: Mass metadata editor from library now also available in
>> Playlist Editor
>> * Improved: Retry UAC prompt if user previously selected "No" (for
>> relevant settings)
>> * Improved: Speed-up of Winamp shutdown process
>> * Improved: [gen_ff] Added a setting to control show/hide time for
>> docked toolbars
>> * Improved: [gen_ml] Drag & drop handling tweaks
>> * Improved: [ml_downloads] Added 'Size' column
>> * Improved: [ml_history] New options for resuming playback (for podcasts
>> or all files)
>> * Improved: [ml_history] Added a 'Play Offset' column with right-click
>> option to clear
>> * Improved: [ml_local] Added Podcast, BPM & Rating fields to Ctrl+E
>> metadata editor
>> * Improved: [ml_playlists] Option to use source file instead of
>> database-managed copy
>> * Improved: [ml_nowplaying/wire] Added support to use alternative services
>> * Improved: [ml_pmp] Added a simple view to match Local library support
>> * Improved: [pmp_android/usb] Added <disc> support to File Name Formatting
>> * Fixed: Agent not using Winamp window if a clone is already running
>> (eg. KMPlayer)
>> * Fixed: Length not being read when set to read titles on load
>> * Fixed: Ratings-related freeze on right-clicking large selections in
>> playlist editor
>> * Fixed: Saving to wrong extension for the 'Save As' action in the Alt+3
>> Artwork tab
>> * Fixed: Unicode characters not displaying in taskbar when some old
>> plugins are present
>> * Fixed: Various issues with aero-peek and docking of freeform skins as
>> an appbar
>> * Fixed: [gen_jumpex] 'Jump to File' window not always visible when
>> pressing 'J' or 'F3'
>> * Fixed: [gen_ff] Docking to bottom/right when windowframe scale is
>> anything but 1.0
>> * Fixed: [gen_tray] Lockup/double-start issues when using the 'Prev'
>> action
>> * Fixed: [in_flac] Removal of embedded artwork
>> * Fixed: [in_midi] Memory comparison crash with badly formed .kar files
>> * Fixed: [libmp4v2] Crash due to invalid pointer check on corrupt files
>> * Fixed: [pmp_android/usb] Crash on bad path
>> * Fixed: [pmp_android/usb] Use filename if no metadata available to
>> generate filepath
>> * Misc: [installer] Added a "Winamp (Safe Mode)" option to start menu
>> icons
>> * Misc: More general tweaks, improvements, fixes and optimizations (lots
>> of them!)
>> * Updated: [enc_fhgaac] Fraunhofer AAC Encoder v3.02.16
>> * Updated: [enc/in_vorbis] libogg 1.3.1
>> * Updated: [gen_jumpex] JTFE v1.3
>> * Updated: [in_wave] libsndfile 1.0.25
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