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Features / Update / Fixes Log

VidPlayer v2.0.9.3 Release X64

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VERSION / BUILD INFO

  • Version string updated to: v2.0.9.3 Release X64
  • This build continues the newer portable VLC-based VidPlayer branch
  • This build continues the external-updater workflow
  • This release mainly focuses on a major UI / artwork / icon / file-info refresh

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MAIN UI / VISUAL REFRESH

  • Reworked major parts of the main VidPlayer UI for this release
  • Added custom .ico-based UI icon support across the player
  • VidPlayer now loads custom icons from:
    • bin\icons\buttons\
    • bin\icons\menubar\
    • bin\icons\VPLogo.ico
  • Built-in fallback transport icons used in the older UI flow were removed for the updated custom-icon areas
  • Main playback controls now use the custom icon set instead of only Mini Mode using them
  • Menu bar actions now use custom icons for supported actions
  • Added VPLogo.ico integration into the main player UI
  • VPLogo.ico now appears in the same artwork display position when:
    • no file is loaded
    • a loaded audio file has no embedded artwork
  • Updated several UI details and layout behaviors while integrating the new icon/theme assets

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CUSTOM ICON SYSTEM

Button icons are now loaded from:

  • bin\icons\buttons\close.ico
  • bin\icons\buttons\Next.ico
  • bin\icons\buttons\pause.ico
  • bin\icons\buttons\play.ico
  • bin\icons\buttons\previous.ico
  • bin\icons\buttons\stop.ico

Menu / action icons are now loaded from:

  • bin\icons\menubar\about.ico
  • bin\icons\menubar\CD.ico
  • bin\icons\menubar\fileinfo.ico
  • bin\icons\menubar\loadFile.ico
  • bin\icons\menubar\loadPlayList.ico
  • bin\icons\menubar\recents.ico
  • bin\icons\menubar\savePlayList.ico
  • bin\icons\menubar\settings.ico
  • bin\icons\menubar\update.ico
  • bin\icons\menubar\exit.ico
  • bin\icons\menubar\full-screen-art.ico
  • bin\icons\menubar\minimode.ico
  • bin\icons\menubar\dock-up.ico
  • bin\icons\menubar\dock-down.ico
  • bin\icons\menubar\dock-left.ico
  • bin\icons\menubar\dock-right.ico
  • bin\icons\menubar\dock-viz2tab.ico

Icon loader behavior:

  • Icon loading is .ico-only for the custom UI icon workflow
  • Button / menu icons are loaded from the new icon folder
  • If a needed icon is missing, the related action/control can still fall back to normal text where appropriate

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FULL-SCREEN ARTWORK MODE - REWORKED

  • Reworked the Full Screen Artwork mode so it behaves more like a true full-screen takeover view
  • Improved the overall layout / behavior of the full-screen artwork window
  • Full-screen artwork controls now use the custom button icon set
  • Full-screen artwork now updates automatically when the current track changes
  • Full-screen artwork now refreshes the shown artwork instead of only keeping the image that was present when the window first opened
  • Full-screen artwork now shows VPLogo.ico when:
    • no artwork is available for the current track
    • the current file has no embedded artwork
  • Placeholder behavior in full-screen mode now matches the main window artwork display more closely

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FILE INFO WINDOW - MAJOR REWORK

  • Reworked the built-in File Info window using logic based on the EveryPlay-style MediaInfo tool workflow
  • File Info is now much more detailed than the older built-in tag / metadata display
  • Added deeper ffprobe-based media inspection support
  • Added a more tool-like multi-tab File Info layout
  • Added a Basic info tab with expanded file / container / stream details
  • Added a Codecs tab for stream / codec information
  • Added an Extra / Raw tab for raw probe-style information
  • Added better artwork handling in the File Info window
  • Added support for showing a loaded-file list in File Info when more than one track is loaded in VidPlayer
  • Clicking a file in the File Info file list updates the displayed info for that file
  • File Info now better matches the workflow / feel of the EveryPlay MediaInfo tool while staying built into VidPlayer

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VLC STARTUP / LOADING WINDOW

  • VLC startup loading window remains part of the startup flow
  • VPLogo.ico now replaces the older basic green VP badge in the VLC DLL loading window
  • Improved startup error handling while the VLC loading window is active
  • Fatal / startup error message boxes are now forced to appear over the VLC DLL loading window instead of behind it
  • Startup polish / stability was improved while integrating the new logo/icon behavior

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ARTWORK / PLACEHOLDER HANDLING

  • Main window artwork display placeholder behavior was reworked
  • VPLogo.ico is now used directly in the artwork display area instead of showing as a separate side logo
  • No-file-loaded and no-embedded-art cases now present a cleaner placeholder style in the main window
  • Full-screen artwork placeholder behavior was aligned with the main window artwork behavior
  • General artwork refresh / placeholder logic was improved during track changes and UI refreshes

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MINI MODE / UI

  • Mini Mode keeps the newer cleaner / more modern UI work from the previous branch
  • Mini Mode now uses the custom control icon set too
  • Improved consistency between Mini Mode controls and the main player controls
  • Mini Mode artwork / control presentation benefits from the newer custom icon workflow
  • General Mini Mode polish from the previous newer branch remains part of this release

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RECENTS / MENUS / GENERAL UX

  • Added custom menu icons for supported File / View / Tools / Help actions
  • Help / Tools / View actions now better match the updated visual style of this build
  • General UI consistency was improved across the main window, full-screen window, File Info window, and loading window

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REMOVED / REPLACED / NO LONGER USED

  • Older basic built-in transport icon behavior for the updated custom-icon areas was replaced by the new .ico-based icon system
  • Older simpler built-in File Info behavior was replaced by the new expanded File Info workflow
  • Older green VP badge artwork in the VLC DLL loading window was replaced by VPLogo.ico
  • Older full-screen artwork behavior that did not reliably refresh with track changes was replaced by the updated auto-refreshing full-screen artwork behavior
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