[2009-03-26] CHG: Ctrl+A in Tag Panel edit fields now selects all text.
[2009-03-26] NEW: added support for ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) information fields (bitrate, codec, ...).
[2009-03-18] LNG: Hebrew language file.
[2009-03-10] CHG: renamed PERFORMERSORTORDER to ARTISTSORTORDER.
[2009-03-10] FIX: action 'Format value' with $regexp resulted in duplication of existing dollar signs in value.
[2009-03-09] FIX: text in Tag Panel fields was always selected if panel was resized.
[2009-03-08] NEW: added functions SayNextNumber, SayNextWord, SayNewline, SayRegexp und Unspace for Web Sources Framework.
[2009-03-08] CHG: Genre field at 'Options > Tag Panel > Default values' now editable.
[2009-03-03] FIX: aspect ratio was not kept when displaying cover art that exceeded the size of the cover art window.
[2009-02-28] CHG: internal undo buffer gets reset when changing directories now.
[2009-02-28] NEW: keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+Tab and Shift+Ctrl+Tab for fast navigation between sub-windows.
[2009-02-26] FIX: overflow at total size in status bar for large archives.
[2009-02-11] CHG: improved performance at creating local freedb indexes.
[2009-02-11] CHG: year field now accepts input longer than 4 characters.
[2009-02-08] NEW: added mappings for WM/AlbumSortOrder, WM/ArtistSortOrder, and WM/TitleSortOrder for WMA tags.
[2009-02-08] NEW: more size-efficient layout of Tag Panel in horizontal mode.
[2009-02-08] NEW: option to hide the directory switcher from the Tag Panel.
[2009-02-03] LNG: Danish language file.
[2009-01-30] FIX: fixed several issues with handling multiple values for WMA tag fields.
[2009-01-13] NEW: notification dialog if files referenced in a playlist cannot be read.
[2008-12-31] NEW: support for %_total_files% in SearchBy part of Web Sources.
[2008-12-30] FIX: minor UI glitch with line cursor at Tag Sources menu.
[2008-12-30] CHG: extended list of default columns for initial installations.
[2008-12-30] CHG: extended fields Album Artist, Composer, and Discnumber are now displayed in Tag Panel (see 'Options > Tag Panel' for configuration).
[2008-12-30] FIX: preview at 'Text file - Tag' ignored blank lines.
[2008-12-30] FIX: TVEPISODE and TVSEASON set by iTunes were not read.
[2008-12-24] FIX: some genres from the extended list of ID3v1 genres were not allowed as standard genres in MP4 tags.
[2008-12-24] LNG: Ukrainian language file.
[2008-12-28] LNG: Vietnamese language file.
[2008-12-12] CHG: consistently removing empty tag fields when saving tags now.
[2008-12-05] FIX: column presets were not included in backup via 'File > Save configuration'.
[2008-12-05] CHG: column presets are now stored in %APPDATA%\Mp3tag\data\columns.
[2008-11-30] FIX: improved error handling for 0 bytes sized files.
[2008-11-24] FIX: improved error handling for broken APIC frames.
[2008-11-22] NEW: option to check for updates on program startup.
[2008-11-22] NEW: function sayuntilml for web sources framework.
[2008-11-16] FIX: runtime error while trying to read empty ID3v2 UFID frames.
[2008-11-09] CHG: updated discogs tag source.
[2008-11-06] FIX: lost keyboard focus after removing last cover via extended tag dialog.

• CHG: workaround for Firefox 3.5 dragged images always reported as BMP files.
• FIX: possible runtime error with Ogg Vorbis cover art.
• FIX: action 'Export cover to file' stopped working (since v2.43b).
• FIX: command-line parameter /fp on non-existent directory loads all tracks of upper directory.

2.44e (2009-10-23)
* NEW: added MATCHES keyword to filter using regular expressions.
* CHG: empty fields from web source are no longer listed in tag sources dialog.
* CHG: multiple values of fields in Tag Panel are now also listed in drop-down fields.
* FIX: action Case Conversion (Sentence) and $caps3 gave different results.
* FIX: applying actions on _FILENAME did not always remove invalid characters.
* FIX: drag'n'drop of non-audio files resulted in blank line in file view (since v2.44a).
* FIX: dropping cover art to extended tag dialog stopped working (since v2.44).
* FIX: dropping directories from optical drives was always interpreted as add directory regardless of Ctrl-key state.
* FIX: importing covers via Web Sources occasionally resulted in erroneous mimetype containing charset descriptions.
* FIX: query strings containing question marks did not work with Amazon Tag Source.
* FIX: selection was not preserved when sorting in file view (since v2.44a).
* FIX: tag panel was not updated after removing files from file list (since v2.44a).

NEW: added support for multiline fields (for e.g., Lyrics) in Tag Panel.
NEW: installer and program now digitally signed.
CHG: changed %_total% to be empty if there is no total number of tracks stored in the track field.
FIX: lines in M3U playlists consisting of blanks only resulted in the M3U's directory being loaded.
FIX: numerical ID3v2 frames TLEN, TBPM and TDAT were always written in Unicode instead of ISO-8859-1.

2009-11-21
Mp3tag v2.45 - This version comes with support for multiline fields in the Tag Panel, support for user-defined field mappings,
an improved filter with filter expressions, a digitally signed installer and program, and many other new features, changes and bugfixes.
[2009-11-21] REL: VERSION 2.45 (for Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7)
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[2009-11-18] FIX: internal selection state was not reset when loading files via drag and drop
(since v2.44a).
[2009-11-15] LNG: Swedish translation reworked by Matthias Stasiak.
[2009-11-08] CHG: removed built-in field mapping from WRITER to COMPOSER at MP4.
[2009-11-07] NEW: hex-encoded HTML entities are now also translated in Tag Sources.
[2009-11-07] FIX: moving files from one directory to another via drag'n'drop resulted in
unresponsive program (since v2.44a).
[2009-11-05] FIX: query strings containing equal or ampersand signs did not work with Amazon Tag
Source.
[2009-11-05] FIX: undo remove or write tag operations sometimes refreshed wrong files in file view
(since v2.44a).
[2009-11-01] FIX: sorting filtered results displayed files that were not matched by the filter
expression.
[2009-11-01] CHG: trailing pipe symbol in fields filled by Tag Sources are now removed.
[2009-10-31] NEW: installer and program now digitally signed.
[2009-10-29] FIX: numerical ID3v2 frames TLEN, TBPM and TDAT were always written in Unicode instead
of ISO-8859-1.
[2009-10-27] CHG: changed %_total% to be empty if there is no total number of tracks stored in the
track field.
[2009-10-24] NEW: added support for multiline fields (for e.g., Lyrics) in Tag Panel.
[2009-10-23] FIX: lines in M3U playlists consisting of blanks only resulted in the M3U's directory
being loaded.
[2009-10-23] CHG: multiple values of fields in Tag Panel are now also listed in drop-down fields
[2009-10-23] FIX: applying actions on _FILENAME did not always remove invalid characters.
[2009-10-23] FIX: tag panel was not updated after removing files from file list (since v2.44a)
[2009-10-18] FIX: dropping directories from optical drives was always interpreted as add directory
regardless of Ctrl-key state.
[2009-10-18] FIX: action Case Conversion (Sentence) and $caps3 gave different results.
[2009-10-17] FIX: importing covers via Web Sources occasionally resulted in erroneous mimetype
containing cha__rset descriptions.
[2009-10-17] NEW: added MATCHES keyword to filter using regular expressions.
[2009-10-17] FIX: dropping cover art to extended tag dialog stopped working (since v2.44).
[2009-10-12] CHG: empty fields from web source are no longer listed in tag sources dialog.
[2009-10-12] FIX: query strings containing question marks did not work with Amazon Tag Source.
[2009-10-01] FIX: drag'n'drop of non-audio files resulted in blank line in file view (since
v2.44a).
[2009-10-01] FIX: selection was not preserved when sorting in file view (since v2.44a).
[2009-09-26] FIX: spaces in quoted filter strings were ignored.
[2009-09-26] FIX: occasional runtime error on Export (since v2.44a).
[2009-09-26] FIX: selection state did not update after filtering (since v2.44a).
[2009-09-26] FIX: selecting multiple files via Shift+Arrow keys did not set to fields with
different content in Tag Panel (since v2.44a).
[2009-09-25] FIX: saving tags when using arrow keys/single mouse click did not work anymore (since
v2.44a).
[2009-09-25] FIX: selecting multiple files did not set to fields with different content in
Tag Panel (since v2.44a).
[2009-09-25] FIX: fixed $loop(%field%) still limited after $loop(%field%,n) at export.
[2009-09-23] NEW: support for user-defined field name mappings.
[2009-09-23] CHG: updated MusicBrainz web source.
[2009-09-18] FIX: occasional runtime error when writing tags to malformed FLAC files.
[2009-09-18] CHG: improved status reporting when files are added via drag and drop.
[2009-09-18] NEW: added *.flc (used for FLAC in some programs) to list of supported file
extensions.
[2009-09-16] CHG: converter 'Text file - Tag' now runs in separate thread with progress dialog.
[2009-09-13] FIX: fixed resizing issue at convert dialogs.
[2009-09-08] CHG: addressed performance issues when reading OGG files with large metadata values.
[2009-09-07] NEW: filter now supports filter expressions.
[2009-09-07] CHG: filtering is now done in separate thread.
[2009-09-03] FIX: occasional runtime error when removing tags from Ogg Vorbis files.
[2009-09-02] NEW: added support for preserving mp3HD correction data.
[2009-09-01] FIX: fixed lost focus after editing via the extended tags dialog.
[2009-08-31] FIX: occasional runtime error when canceling writing operations.
[2009-08-21] CHG: filter now enabled by default.
[2009-08-21] CHG: changed appearance of lists to themed style under Vista and above.
[2009-08-15] CHG: removed German help files.
[2009-08-15] CHG: removed Quick Launch Shortcut installer option for Windows 7 and above.

2.45b (2010-01-31)

• NEW: Explorer context menu entry now realised via dedicated shell extension.
• NEW: added field PRESENT keyword to filter for files that contain a specfic field in their tags.
• NEW: placeholder %_tool% for TAK now contains used TAK encoder version.
• NEW: support for reordering files via drag and drop at Tag Sources dialog.
• CHG: adjusted MP4 mediatype mappings to reflect changes in iTunes 9.
• CHG: COPYRIGHT field now maps to MP4 cprt atom.
• CHG: extended profile information displayed in %_vbr% for TAK files.
• CHG: file extension is now not selected when renaming files in file list.
• CHG: now displays technical information of the first audio track in MP4 (instead of the first track).
• CHG: SUBTITLE at MP4 now contains what previously was ITUNESPODCASTDESC which now contains the long description.
• CHG: Tag Sources selection dialog now remembers its selection state and sorting of search results.
• CHG: updated discogs web source.
• CHG: updated TAK decoder library tak_deco_lib.dll to TAK 2.0.0.
• CHG: user-defined fields are not truncated to 255 characters in MP4 anymore.
• FIX: menu 'Edit, Select all files' only worked if file list had focus.
• FIX: placeholder %_counter% was not available at action 'Export cover to file'.
• FIX: placeholder %_md5audio% now only available for audio formats tagged with ID3 and/or APE tags.
• FIX: removing files from filter result caused files that do not match the filter expression to be displayed.
• FIX: runtime error when sorting files after filtering with an invalid filter expression.
• FIX: sort indicator in file view was not reset if playlists were loaded or files were added.
• FIX: workaround for MP4 files with unconventional avcC atoms.

# NEW: added Ctrl+Space keyboard shortcut for displaying format string helper menu.
# NEW: support for %_md5audio% for FLAC files.
# CHG: dockbar information now always stored in configuration file.
# CHG: improved copy and paste of tags to multiple files.
# CHG: performance improvements for MATCHES keyword when filtering using regular expressions.
# FIX: $validate removed colons in directory part of parameter instead of using replacement character.
# FIX: runtime error when clicking the actions drop-down menu after deleting all action groups.
# FIX: shell extension did not load directories with dots in their names.
# FIX: shell extension did not resolve symbolic links.
# FIX: tag field mappings did not work for APEv2 tagged files.

[2010-03-13] FIX: iTunes-specific field Encoding Params was not preserved.
[2010-03-10] FIX: saving tags to files on some NAS drives occasionally did not work.
[2010-03-10] FIX: blanks before extension part in file names were automatically removed at Replace actions for _FILENAME.
[2010-03-09] CHG: multiple Source fields mapped to same Target field are now merged if they have
the same values.
[2010-03-09] NEW: added dedicated help page for User-defined Field Mappings.
[2010-03-04] FIX: first file deleted from filter results returned to list on filter refresh.
[2010-03-04] FIX: omitted slash character when used at user-defined field mappings.
[2010-03-01] FIX: focus not moved to file list when closing Tag Panel.
[2010-02-28] FIX: update notification also reported beta versions when using latest stable release (since v2.45a).

[2010-03-20] REL: VERSION 2.46a (for Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7)
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[2010-03-19] CHG: updated zlib.
[2010-03-19] CHG: obsolete dockbar data was not removed from Windows Registry.
[2010-03-16] FIX: MP4 atom disc was written in a way that caused specific programs (e.g., Android) to not read the tag.
[2010-03-16] FIX: occasional runtime error while reading tags.

Change: improved Amazon query handling.
Change: updated Amazon Web Sources.
FIX: wildcard matcher for filter expressions occasionally produced runtime errors.
FIX: click on helper menu for removing individual tag fields resulted in runtime error
at action 'Merge duplicate fields'.
FIX: history at converter 'Text file - Tag' had problems with special characters.

NEW: added support for preserving unknown MP4 atoms when writing tags.
NEW: added %keywords% for MP4 files.
NEW: added %rate% for MP4 file
NEW: added cover-specific %_cover_type% at action Export cover to file.
NEW: added new field UserAgent for web sources which enables sending Mp3tag/#.## as user agent if set to 1.
CHG: updated MusicBrainz web source.
FIX: action Export cover to file duplicated file extension for multiple covers.

• CHG: updated Amazon web sources.
• CHG: updated MusicBrainz web source.
• FIX: 'No' button at 'Remove all from history' menu item was ignored.

▪ NEW: converter 'Tag - Tag' via menu 'Converter', toolbar and Alt+5 keyboard shortcut.
▪ CHG: changed keyboard shortcut for actions to Alt+6 and Alt+Shift+6.
▪ NEW: added $verticalBar() for masking vertical bar symbol in web sources.
▪ FIX: truncated separator string that occurred in sayregexp result.
▪ NEW: support for writing of UTF-8 encoded playlists using *.m3u8 as file extension.
▪ FIX: regression regarding sorting filtered file lists since v2.49b.
▪ FIX: converter 'Filename - Tag' did not work for field names containing dots.
▪ FIX: regression regarding output of multi-valued tag fields for discogs web sources since v2.49b.

[2012-05-16] REL: VERSION 2.51
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• NEW: added support for %_counter% and %_total_files% for format string at action 'Import cover from file'.
• NEW: added option to specify cover type at action 'Import cover from file'.
• CHG: added extended support for HTTP 302 cases (redirect) at web sources.
• CHG: add cover now defaults to the last used cover directory if the is no cover art in the file's directory.
• CHG: next file is now focused after removing files from file list.
• FIX: regression regarding output of multi-valued tag fields for discogs web sources since v2.49b.

[2012-07-19] REL: VERSION 2.52
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• NEW: added option to specify default directory for cover art.
• NEW: added preferences page for directories used in Mp3tag.

[2012-10-24] REL: VERSION 2.53 (for Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7)
------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[2012-10-23] CHG: updated code-signing certificate.
[2012-10-06] CHG: drag and drop of cover art from other applications now uses original image
without re-encoding whenever possible.
[2012-10-01] CHG: Explorer context menu extension is now included in default installation.
[2012-09-29] CHG: ID3v2.3 TYER/TDAT now merged into one YEAR field formatted as YYYY-MM-DD.
[2012-09-26] FIX: files and folders added from command line were displayed with upper/lower case
from command line.
[2012-09-26] FIX: file names added from playlists were displayed with upper/lower case from
playlist.
[2012-09-25] NEW: added support for drag and drop of cover art from Google Chrome.

[2012-12-22] REL: VERSION 2.54
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• NEW: added official support for Windows 8.
• FIX: large decimal-encoded characters in HTML (e.g., &nnnnn;) where not translated in web sources.
• FIX: menu button at filter was drawn incorrectly.
• FIX: after removing files under Windows XP the list jumps to the beginning.
• FIX: short path names where displayed when loaded from specific NAS devices in some cases (since v2.53).
• LNG: Macedonian language file.
• FIX: installation in silent mode ignored language from Mp3tagSetup.ini.