Music Local UI v0.4.0

v0.4.0 Release Notes

🎵 What's New

Major New Features

🔍 Advanced Search System

• Real-time search with instant filtering
• Search clear button for quick reset
• Smart placeholder text with focus handling

Volume Control

• Dedicated volume slider with percentage display
• Mute/unmute button with visual feedback
• Persistent volume settings across sessions

Playback History

• Back/Forward navigation through played tracks
• History tracking with index management
• Visual indicators for available navigation

Favorites System

• Heart icons to mark favorite tracks
• "Show Favorites" filter mode
• Persistent favorite storage

Playlist Management

• Save current library as M3U playlist
• Load external M3U playlists
• Playlist file validation and filtering

Enhanced Metadata & Album Art

• Album art extraction and display from audio files
• "More Info" button with comprehensive track details
• Improved metadata parsing (Title, Artist, Album, Genre, Year)

Repeat All Mode

• New playback mode for continuous playlist repetition
• Visual mode indicators with color coding

User Experience Improvements

⌨️ Comprehensive Keyboard Shortcuts

• Space - Play/Pause
• Ctrl + → - Next track
• Ctrl + ← - Previous track
• Shift + → - Seek forward 10 seconds
• Shift + ← - Seek backward 10 seconds
• F5 - Scan folder
• Esc - Clear search
• Ctrl + F - Focus search box
• Ctrl + M - Toggle mute
• Ctrl + L - Load playlist
• Ctrl + S - Save playlist

Drag & Drop Support

• Drop folders to automatically scan
• Drop individual audio files to add to library
• Visual drag feedback

UI Enhancements

• Reorganized control panels for better workflow
• Favorite indicators in track list
• Improved playback progress bar
• Better status labels and file information display

Technical Improvements

Settings Persistence

• Automatic save/load of application settings
• Volume level preservation
• Last used folder memory
• Favorites persistence

Enhanced Playback Control

• Improved track transition logic
• Better handling of playback modes
• More reliable media end detection
• Enhanced error handling for missing files

Code Refactoring

• Better separation of concerns
• Improved metadata handling with AudioMetadata class
• Enhanced search and filtering system
• More efficient file scanning with progress updates