netlabs.org newsletter #27 [ Uniaud, WarpVision, Config.sys,

January 30, 2007 by Netlabs.org Team

This is the latest edition of the bi-weekly netlabs.org newsletter. The newsletter can be read on the web at the following URL:
http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Netlabs_bi_weekly_newsletter

News from netlabs.org:

22. January - 28 January

* netlabs server
o The server will be moved tonight (January 29th)!
o There will be new webpages online but they will be very basic for the moment! Adrian will work on that afterwards :-)
o TRAC & Subversion should move tomorrow Tuesday, reaction will be much faster on the new server.
o IRC will move to its own network for reasons that will be explained later. Right now irc.netlabs.org points to irc.aroa.ch
* The Config.sys Documentation Project
o The Config.sys documentation project is now hosted in the EDM2 Wiki
o See: http://www.edm2.com/index.php/The_Config.sys_Documentation_Project
* UniAud
o Fix TRAP in Intel chips
o Latest HDA patches from ALSA
o Added missed files to SVN
o Applied latest modifications for ALSA
o Reworked sharing between DART and UNIAUD API
o R&D on sharing on single stream cards
* WarpVision
o Added support for g726 codec (Panasonic LCD TV's (among others?) writing audio in this format.)
o R&D for DVD menu
o Working on recording
* Developers Workshop 2007
o It will be held a bit later, July 7 and 8.
o Still in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
o See: http://wiki.netlabs.org/index.php/Developers_Workshop_2007
* kBuild
o Many additions and fixes
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/kbuild/timeline
* Lucide
o RC1 released
o German, Swedish and French updates
o Various additions
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/lucide/timeline
* NewView
o Various updates and fixes
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/newview/timeline

15. January - 21 January

* UniAud
o HDA code updated
o AC97 code updated. A couple new codecs added. Some AD 19XX codecs features expanded
o Other hardware updates from ALSA keeps on coming
* WarpVision
o Fixed a DART issue (no sound)
o Fixed slider position when playing RM files
o Fixed (134, 135)
o Fixed DVD rip playback
o various FFMPEG updates and other small fixes
* FM/2
o Split user added commands association, toolbar entries
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/fm2/timeline
* kBuild
o Many updates again
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/kbuild/timeline
* Lucide
o Freetype update to version 2.3.0
o Use UClip library from Yuri Dario for clipboard operations
o French NLS update
o Use raw data format for print queue, this avoids metafile creation
o See: http://svn.netlabs.org/lucide/timeline


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