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@9ixe 9ixe released this 14 Sep 01:12
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v2.5.0
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UI, Stability & Performance Improvements

This release focuses on refining Odeon's interface, improving playback reliability, and addressing a large number of stability issues across subtitles, audio, playlists, navigation, and player controls.

Alongside the visible improvements, extensive under-the-hood changes were made to make Odeon more reliable and efficient during playback and UI interactions.

✨ Features Added

  • Added chapter segments to the seekbar for clearer chapter navigation.
  • Added chapter previews to the seekbar tooltip while hovering or scrubbing.
  • Added dividers between playlist videos for clearer separation.
  • Added smooth spring animations to subtitle, audio, and playlist panels.
  • Added a dedicated subtitle position slider with live positioning and quick reset.
  • Added improved controls and visual feedback throughout the player interface.

🗑️ Features Removed

  • Removed Light Mode and made Odeon exclusively dark.
  • Removed inconsistent theme options from Settings.
  • Removed the previous glassmorphic button styling in favor of a unified button design.
  • Removed the old subtitle up/down positioning buttons.
  • Removed unnecessary focus behavior and default UI focus visuals.

🐛 Bugs Removed

  • Fixed audio playback and audio device initialization issues.
  • Fixed incorrect default audio track selection.
  • Fixed custom audio device handling with libmpv/WASAPI.
  • Fixed chapter loading and synchronization issues during startup.
  • Fixed chapter visibility not updating immediately when toggled.
  • Fixed seekbar expanding when simply hovering over it.
  • Fixed volume boost not working beyond 100%.
  • Fixed external subtitles not appearing correctly in the Subtitle panel.
  • Fixed crashes when adding external subtitle or audio tracks.
  • Fixed multiple playlist crashes when adding videos or rapidly switching between videos.
  • Fixed playlist flyout state not resetting correctly when reopened.
  • Fixed hover and selection animations becoming stuck on multiple items.
  • Fixed selection and hover state conflicts in playlist multi-select mode.
  • Fixed crashes caused by UI elements being updated while panels were collapsed or unloaded.
  • Fixed asynchronous track updates from previous videos affecting newly opened videos.
  • Fixed various playlist selection, animation, and synchronization issues.
  • Fixed Spacebar closing flyouts while also triggering play/pause.
  • Fixed Tab navigation and the unwanted white focus ring across the interface.

⚡ Optimizations

  • Optimized chapter loading and synchronization during playback.
  • Optimized subtitle and audio track synchronization.
  • Improved playlist queue synchronization to reduce unnecessary UI rebuilding.
  • Improved handling of rapid playlist switching and playback transitions.
  • Reduced redundant playback and track updates.
  • Improved asynchronous operation safety when switching between videos.
  • Optimized UI animations and removed unnecessary animation work.
  • Added safeguards around UI operations involving unloaded or collapsed elements.
  • Improved event handling and cleanup when switching between media files.
  • Improved selection synchronization and reduced unnecessary property updates.
  • Improved overall application stability, responsiveness, and reliability.
  • Performed extensive under-the-hood code cleanup and performance optimizations across the player.

Author & Maintainer: Joel Biju ([@9ixe](https://github.com/9ixe))
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

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