sm-ssc Changelog
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The sm-ssc changelog mainly deals with source code-related changes, as theme
changes happen at a rapid pace.

Changes are grouped by date.
Not all changes are documented, for various reasons.
(Some changes were later reverted, other changes relate to things that aren't
supported but exist anyways.)
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20100417
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* Finally get rid of PLAYER_COLOR. ColorP1Command and ColorP2Command no
  longer exist. The last things that were being diffused with player color
  in the code included text in the Oni score display and ScreenSelectMusic score.
  I'm sure you can diffuse ScoreDisplayOni Numbers, but I can't seem to find any
  references to them in the metrics of any released theme. [AJ]

20100404
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* [SongManager] Added GetSongGroupNames(), GetSongsInGroup(string) Lua bindings

20100403
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* Fixed an issue where course banners were always cached, regardless of setting.

20100401
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(Not jokes)
* NextSong/PrevSong now work when TwoPartSelection=true and
  TwoPartConfirmsOnly=true on ScreenSelectMusic. A new message
  ("TwoPartConfirmCanceled") was added to catch when this happens.

20100331
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* Added Lifts to PaneDisplay. (StepMania 3.9+/Plus Redux had them)

sm-ssc v1.0 Public Beta 2 | 20100331
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20100329
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* Added SONGMAN:ShortenGroupName(string) Lua binding

20100328
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* sm4svn r28340: Don't call GetFirstCompatibleStyle if numSidesJoined == 0
  (ScreenContinue) [Chris Danford]
* [ScreenSelectMusic] TwoPartTimerSeconds metric added

20100326
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* [BPMDisplay] make the "Various" text a theme-able string.
* Allow ';' to start a comment in .ini files
* [MenuTimer] Attempt to fix dialogs that come up when changing themes
  (where one theme's warning timer starts higher than another).
* [Player] PercentUntilColorCombo metric added. [Wolfman]
  (float value in the range of 0..1)

20100325
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* Fixed a crash caused by switching themes in StepMania. This crash was related
  to the song group colors, which weren't getting reloaded on theme switch.
  Since themes use different numbers of group colors... crashes! Not anymore.

20100321
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* Fix a rounding bug that causes resolutions like 639x480 (4/3) and 853x480
  (16/9); now they should be 640x480 and 854x480 as expected. Applies to
  screenshots as well.
  (Also, this fixes Midiman's pet peeve of having to add +1 to SCREEN_WIDTH)
  * [RageDisplay.cpp] modified screenshot function
  * [ScreenDimensions] modified SCREEN_WIDTH and SCREEN_HEIGHT algorithms
  * [StepMania.cpp] modified windowed mode width calculation

20100315
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* Make steps labeled as "freestyle" in .ksfs use doubles

20100313
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* ScoreKeeperNormal double shot.
 1) convert toasty trigger from a single number to a Lua table. Only problem
	is, the toasty only triggers on the first one. Since this makes it
	equivalent to how it was set up before, I'm okay with this. [AJ]
 2) FSX submitted a patch that supposedly fixes the broken combo problem.
	I can't fully test this, so I'm committing it in the hopes that someone
	else tests it too.

20100312
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* sm4svn r28332: if a BGCHANGE file can't be resolved, don't use the specified
  effect because it may require 2 files and all random BGs specify only 1 file
  [Chris Danford]
* SM4SVN r28328, "draw glow using stroke texture" forces the BitmapText to glow
  both the inner and stroke elements. This makes BitmapText elements with an
  invisible stroke have a glowing stroke instead. Not good.
  To combat this, I have developed the BitmapText::textglowmode command, along
  with the TextGlowMode enum. Valid values include 'TextGlowMode_Inner',
  'TextGlowMode_Stroke', 'TextGlowMode_Both'. [AJ]

20100311
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* [Player.cpp] Don't add checkpoints to the combo if Autoplay is on.
* Re-add the ability to reload a theme's Lua scripts, this time using Ctrl+F2.
* Convert GrooveRadar base into an AutoActor. (Now it can use a Lua BGAnim.)

20100309
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* [ScreenSelectMaster] Add GetSelectionIndex(pn) Lua binding. (You'll have to
  call this one using GAMESTATE:GetTopScreen():GetSelectionIndex(PLAYER_1) or
  something like that.)

20100308
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* [PlayerStageStats] add GetPercentageOfTaps(TapNoteScore) Lua binding
* [PlayerState] add GetMultiPlayerNumber() Lua binding (untested)

sm4svn catch up, all by Chris Danford:
* r28326: fix handling of noteskins with an uppercase letter
* r28327: track W4 full combo
* r28328: draw glow using stroke texture

20100306
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* [ScreenEvaluation] New metric DetailLineFormat. Must contain two integer flags
  (%d or %i should work.)

20100305
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* [ScreenNetEvaluation] add GetNumActivePlayers() binding and UpdateNetEvalStats
  message (one param, ActivePlayerIndex). This is currently untested.

20100301
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* Re-add SM4SVN r28063 "Allow for 'confirmation only' double press mechanisms
as a choice for two part selection on ScreenSelectMusic" since
  1) It actually did have a use
  2) [AJ] was thinking of adding it anyways and forgot it was already made.

sm-ssc v1.0 Public Beta 1 | 20100301
------------------------------------
This represents the first public version of sm-ssc. The previously publicly
available release was not the official public beta version, but was released
for more people to get their hands on it for testing.

sm-ssc v1.0 Public Beta 1 has 111 Lua bindings that you currently can't find in
StepMania 4 alpha versions as of 2010/02/28. That doesn't include the various
helper functions available to you in scripts via the fallback theme, either. :)

20100228
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* Applied stutter fix hack by Henke37
  (src: http://www.pasteall.org/11353/diff)
* [ScreenPackages] Some strings that were once hardcoded are now not:
  "VisitURL", "DL @ %d KB/s", "Failed.", "Invalid URL.", "File Already Exists",
  "Failed to connect.", "Header Sent.", "Waiting for header."
* Allow multiple random modifiers to be listed in RandomModifiers.txt.
  The random number generation for RandomModifiers has also changed.

20100227
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* [GameState] add GetCurMusicSeconds binding. Values can be negative,
  so watch out when using.

20100226
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* rework some bindings to match SM4:
  GetBPMAtBeat, GetBeatFromElapsedTime, and GetElapsedTimeFromBeat have
  moved from Song to TimingData.
  If you were using these against the Song, they will fail in your theme.

* [TimingData] GetStops only returns Stops now (and not Delays).
  If you want Delays, there is a new GetDelays() binding, which works
  like GetStops.

20100225
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* Added ToastyDropped message. [Midiman]

20100223
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* [Player] CheckpointsFlashOnHold metric added. Fixes issue 16.


20100222
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* [CodeDetector] NextBannerGroup and NextBannerGroup2 were previously used
  for MusicBannerWheel, which is currently not used in sm-ssc. These codes
  have been changed to NextGroup and PrevGroup. The codes switch between
  groups as you would expect.

20100219
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* sm4svn r28313: don't filter NoteSkins at a PrefsManager/NoteSkinManager level.
  Leave the NoteSkin sorting and filtering up to the theme. [Chris Danford]
* load lighting from ActorFrame xnodes (in addition to Lua commands)
* add Cancel command on ScreenWithMenuElements, so other things can react
  to Screen cancel.

20100218
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* Added Fonts/ScreenReloadSongs LoadingText, making the text on
  ScreenReloadSongs themeable.
* Added Fonts/NoteField MeasureNumber, ScreenGameplay debug,
  ScreenGameplaySyncMachine SyncInfo.

20100216
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sm4svn r28309: Fix crash in course mode, another (and, from the looks of it,
  the last) dumb bug this block o' hack caused [vyhd]

20100215
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Some more sm4svn commits:
* r28304: read-ahead tweaks; support os read cache flushing [Glenn Maynard]
* r28306: experimental code for storing Lua data in Profiles and
  converting between XML and Lua data. [vyhd]

20100214
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sm4svn catchup... Noticing a pattern?
* r28293: add RageFile::GetFD for specialized file handling [Glenn Maynard]
  (FD meaning File Descriptor -aj)
* r28294: "remove absolutely pointless revision tags that cause [aclocal.m4 and
  ltmain.sh in libmad] to constantly show up as modified" [Glenn Maynard]
* r28295: [fix] copy and paste error [Glenn Maynard]
* r28296: Experimental: hint the OS caching to avoid skips when starting/looping
  movies [Glenn Maynard]
* r28297: fix a bug, then disable the whole thing for now due to dup()
  braindamage; Linux version works fine (posix_fadvise) [Glenn Maynard]
* r28299: fix m_iFilePos updating on seek [Glenn Maynard]
* r28300: Added theme metric for Routine noteskins (to enforce separate noteskins
  per player, or at least conscious thought toward that issue), added fix for
  ScreenEdit only handling switching players on dance-routine [vyhd]
 (editor's note: the new metrics are RoutineNoteSkinP1 and RoutineNoteSkinP2 -aj)
* r28303: make sure routine always writes as two charts, even if only one has
  steps; DEBUG_ASSERT -> ASSERT [Glenn Maynard]

20100213
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Even more sm4svn catchup:
* r28277: remove preferred group filtering (leaving the setting in for later use) [Glenn Maynard]
* r28279: simplify SongUtil::GetStepsTypeAndDifficultyFromSortOrder [Glenn Maynard]
* r28281: fix SSM crashes when selecting a song with only one
  player enabled [Glenn Maynard]
* r28284: add Style::GetUsesCenteredArrows (doubles + routine)
* r28285: sanity check (on ScreenGameplay) [Glenn Maynard]
* various commits related to routine mode [Glenn Maynard]
  (specifically, r28282,r28286,r28287,r28289,r28290)
* r28291: fix pump routine right side DownLeft not drawn [Chris Danford]
* r28292: easier debug stepping [Chris Danford]

20100211
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sm-ssc:
* Fix a crash with AutoKeysounds.

Playing catch-up with sm4svn. This happens a lot.
* r28273: "Added more logical handling of Routine mode selection
  (see source code comments); hopefully, we can write up a more standard
  solution to this later, since this is kind of a hack" [vyhd]
* r28274: course type param to GetCustomDifficulty is optional [Glenn Maynard]
* r28276: Lua binding for MeterDisplay. Allow setting and changing the
  width dynamically. Phase out the "StreamWidth" node property; set it with
  SetStreamWidth instead. [Glenn Maynard]

20100210
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* Possible fix for handling of delays in autoplay. May also fix things
  elsewhere (editor?), but that is untested. Autoplay seemed to work well
  with Uprock (the song), so I have no complaints. -aj
* Glenn started to revert some of Frieza's code in sm4:
 * "Personally, there is an assert for checking if the noteskin is not empty.
   Based on other code, it seems like the noteskin would have to be set
   somewhere else. If this is a problem somewhere else, find where it's a
   problem and don't patch this function." -aj re: NoteSkinManager.cpp r2098
 * r28076 "Adds metric options to flash the lifebar when a note is hit"
   My comment on why I did this: "Any competent themer can make a lifebar
   flash when a note is hit. Just hook something up to a JudgmentMesageCommand,
   read the params, and go from there. If it doesn't work on
   StreamDisplay/LifeMeterBar, then GO CODE YOUR OWN LIFE METER IN LUA!!
   Seriously there are enough publicly available references (moonlight,
   optical, NCEvo if you want to go back in time to see a different type
   of life meter) that claiming 'oh I don't know how to' isn't an excuse.
   Please actually put in effort and seek examples when you try stuff
   kthx i told you this would be ranty" -aj

20100209
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* sm4svn r28266: Fix GAMESTATE:GetCurrentSteps() only returns single-player
  steps for any difficulty [vyhd]

20100207
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* sm4svn r28264: subtractive blend (OpenGL only for now) [Glenn Maynard]
  (D3D version untested, I'm unsure of the behavior -aj)

20100204
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* [MusicWheel] add RecentSongsToShow metric.

20100203
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* "First pass of toasty message, hopefully this doesn't break!" [Midiman]

20100202
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* [Course.cpp] HasTimedMods() now actually checks for timed mods
  (technically non-global) instead of being a clone of HasMods().
* [Player.cpp] add MAX_HOLD_LIFE/[Player] MaxHoldLife metric

20100130
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* "various commits from wolfman from the hg repo; mostly cleanup aside from
  rev. 79071b3442, which adds a new metric. (that change is forthcoming)"

20100128
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* Add DELAYS to list of known .sm tags [Wolfman; sm-ssc hg ebb2bda5b4]
* fix Windows icons for compiling on VS2003 and VS2005
* add ScoreKeeperShared.cpp/.h to VS2k3 project

20100127
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* sm4svn r28259: Change OptionsList behavior to pop menu on Select and
  default to Exit only on SELECT_ONE [vyhd]

20100126
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* Add ScreenGameplayShared, ScoreKeeperShared to Makefile.am

sm-ssc Private Beta Wave 1.4 | 20100125
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20100125
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* Catching up with StepMania 4 SVN. All code by Glenn Maynard.
 * r28254 (GameConstantsAndTypes.h GameManager.cpp): routine style for pump
 * r28255 Steps.cpp: fix routine special case so it works in all styles
 * r28256 ScoreKeeper.cpp: support ScoreKeeperShared in
   ScoreKeeper::MakeScoreKeeper
 * r28257 ScreenGameplayShared.cpp: update old ScreenGameplayShared code
   to mostly use PlayerInfo::Load; fixes some stuff but still not right

20100124
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* [Player] new ScoreMissedHoldsAndRolls metric (FSX)
* [Song] add GetFirstBeat and GetLastBeat Lua bindings
* Make RandomBackgroundMode use BGMODE_RANDOMMOVIES by default

20100122
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* Add support for Pump It Up delays with #DELAYS tag in .sm files & treating all
  stops in .KSF files as delays.
* Use RollingNumbers methods in ScreenNetEvaluation now that ScreenEvaluation
  uses them, as opposed to settext (which caused a few visual issues).
* [ScreenEvaluation] add SongOptions as a metric-able item.

20100119
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* Make FGAnimations (#FGCHANGES:) work again. (hopefully; it semeed to work
  using a test file.)

20100118
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mostly [ScreenNetSelectBase] related changes:
* remove some now-unused metrics (namely ChatInputBoxWidth/Height and
  ChatOutputBoxWidth/Height).
* Rename "Meter" to "StepsDisplay"
* RoomWheel now uses a MusicWheel-like setup for items (NormalPart/ColorPart)
  instead of a single bar graphic.

20100117
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* [ScreenNetSelectBase] Sprite -> AutoActor for chat boxes, un-hardcode some
  commands on items to allow for better theming.
* Disable Control+Letter "sort by title" shortcut in course mode.

20100116
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* Pump-Doubles has better (more accurate?) spacing between the two sides
* Enable saving replays. The replay data format will likely change over time,
  and there is currently no mechanism to replay the data back as another player.

20100114
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* add GAMESTATE:GetHardestStepsDifficulty() Lua binding
* Don't complain about #SELECTABLE:Roulette; even though it's not implemented
  for some reason.

20100112
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* Added more milestones (25, 50, 250)
* {issue 73} If the wheel is locked, don't accept Ctrl+Letter to sort
* [NotesLoaderKSF] implement DirectMove |E| type (DelayBeat)

20100111
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* [CourseLoaderCRS.cpp] add GRADEBEST and GRADEWORST to possible values.

20100107
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* [GameConstantsAndTypes.h] bump MAX_METER from 13 to 20.
* [MemoryCardManager] add GetName(pn) Lua binding. Returns the name of the device.

sm-ssc Private Beta Wave 1.3 | 20100106
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20100105
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* [LifeMeterBattery] Instead of using various hardcoded values, make them metrics.
  BatteryBlinkTime (float), BatteryP*X/Y and NumLivesP*X/Y metrics added.
* [GameSoundManager] use the sound's fade in and out times instead of the
  hardcoded fade in (1.5sec) and out (0.3sec) times.

20100101
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* [GrooveRadar] run commands on RadarValueMapP* so we can color it again
* [Song.cpp] Make AutoGen on Pump a bit more bearable by only AutoGenerating
  Medium difficulty for HalfDoubles steps.

20091229
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* [GameState] new Lua bindings: JoinPlayer(pn), UnjoinPlayer(pn), and
  GetSongPercent(fBeat)

20091227
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* [ScreenSelectMusic] Allow un-selecting the song if two part selection is
  enabled (press back). Only works if all human players have not chosen steps
  yet. (If a player has chosen steps and the other wants to change the song,
  the other player has to cancel his step selection.)
* [NoteSkinManager] New Lua binding NOTESKIN:DoesNoteSkinExist(sName) for
  finding if the specified noteskin exists in the current gametype.

20091226
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* New Lua binding: NOTESKIN:GetNoteSkinNames(), which returns a table of all
  noteskins for the current gametype.

20091225
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* New Lua bindings for Profile: GetTotalSessions(), GetTotalSessionSeconds(),
  GetTotalGameplaySeconds()

20091221
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* Support "converge" as an alias for "centered" since some courses use it.

20091220
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* [EditMenu] new metric TextBannerType
* Fixed issue 38 (Servers line in ScreenNetworkOptions)

20091219
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* Make it possible to change the alpha of the center of the groove radar [shakesoda]
* [ScreenSelectMusic] make profile load with late join on. [AJ]
* Fix OS hotkey issues by invalidating input on ScreenEdit while meta keys
  (cmd or winkey) are being held. [shakesoda]

sm-ssc Private Beta Wave 1.2 | 20091219
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Theme-related additions/bugfixes aren't listed here, usually.

20091218
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* Fix bug in GAMESTATE:GetCurrentSteps(pn) where it didn't bother trying to
  return the player's actual steps before trying to do:
  (1) SongUtil::GetOneSteps( p->m_pCurSong.Get(), GAMESTATE->GetCurrentStyle()->m_StepsType, GAMESTATE->m_PreferredDifficulty[pn] );
  (2) SongUtil::GetOneSteps( p->m_pCurSong.Get(), GAMESTATE->GetCurrentStyle()->m_StepsType, GAMESTATE->GetClosestShownDifficulty(pn) );
  And with AutoSetStyle on, how the hell is it going to know the style with
  those two SongUtil things in the way? By moving the player's steps to the
  top, that fixes the problem. -aj

20091217
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* Make DeviceList on ScreenTestInput metricable
  (commands only, X and Y are elusive for some reason.)

20091215
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* Fix option underlines diffusing color when they should just be diffusing alpha.
* [ScreenOptions] new Lua binding: AllAreOnLastRow()
* [ScreenSelectMaster] add DoSwitchAnyways [shakesoda]

20091214
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* new Course Lua bindings: IsNonstop(), IsOni(), HasBanner()

20091213
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* Support Pump it Up Exceed PS2 USB mat [galopin]
 (see stepmania-devs mailing list 20091213 11:27 -0800 [Pacific Standard Time])

20091212
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* (smpackage) sm4svn r28243: "fix for FlushDirCache" [Chris Danford]
* Fix Beginner Helper rest location [sy567]
 (see http://www.stepmania.com/forums/showpost.php?p=158721&postcount=12)

20091211
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Cel shader update [shakesoda]

20091209
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[StepsDisplay] StepsType is an AutoActor now (was Sprite)

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sm-ssc Private Beta Wave 1.1 | 20091208
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Theme-related bugfixes aren't listed here, usually.
See the sm-ssc bugtracker at http://ssc.ajworld.net/sm-ssc/bugtracker/ for more
information on bugs, feature requests, and the status of both.

In addition to the bugfixes, the following changes have been made:

20091208
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Refresh the metrics when changing the gametype. Fixes an issue where changing
the gametype causes the DifficultyList/StepsDisplayList to not show anything.

20091207
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* [Character.cpp] fix GetModelPath() Lua binding.
* [Sprite.cpp] add GetState() and GetNumStates() Lua bindings.

20091206
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Implement a patch to support modern versions of ffmpeg.
(See http://www.stepmania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21434 for more info.)

Petr Baudis (3):
	video.m4: Add libswscale checks.
	MovieTexture_FFMpeg: Port img_convert to libswscale method.
	MovieTexture_Theora: Port img_convert to libswscale method.

David Santamara Rogado (howl) (12):
	video.m4: Simplify FFMpeg checks.
	ArchHooks_Unix: Correct ffmpeg include.
	MovieTexture_FFMpeg: Add and correct ffmpeg necessary includes.
	MovieTexture_FFMpeg: Replace avcodec_build() with avcodec_version(), avcodec_build() now doesn't exists and avcodec_version() has always return the same value of avcodec_build().
	MovieTexture_FFMpeg: Replace avcodec::offset_t type with int64_t type to complain the new FFMpeg API .
	MovieTexture_FFMpeg: Corrected seek component of RageProtocol to complain the new FFMpeg, if not videos with malformed headers fails to play.
	MovieTexture_FFMpeg: Fix compilation warning of RageProtocol.
	MovieTexture_FFMpeg: Add destruction conditions for swscale context to avoid possible crashes.
	MovieTexture_FFMpeg: Add initialization conditions for swscale context to avoid possible unused memory if there is no garbage collector and improve performance.
	MovieTexture_Theora: Add and correct ffmpeg necessary includes.
	MovieTexture_Theora: Add destruction conditions for swscale context to avoid possible crashes.
	MovieTexture_Theora: Add initialization conditions for swscale context to avoid possible unused memory if there is no garbage collector and improve performance.

20091205
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* [Player.cpp/.h] new metric: ComboUnderField. It should be true by default if
  you want to match how StepMania 4 does it. [AJ]

20091204
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* Fix a sm-ssc bug where you couldn't change course difficulties.

20091203
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* Two new GameCommands:
 * fademusic,fVolume,fDuration (though I wish fDuration was how long to fade the
   music for; instead the fade lengths are consts in GameSoundManager.)
 * pushscreen,sScreenName (though it doesn't push screens like I had thought it
   would. maybe I'm doing it wrong.) [AJ]

20091202
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* Profile name max length changed from 12 to 32 characters. [AJ]
* Modified character camera values. [shakesoda]

20091201
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* [ScreenSelectMusic] new metric SamplePreviewMusicMode, which has one of two
  possible values as of r127. 'SamplePreviewMusicMode_Normal' is business as
  usual (sample music plays), while 'SampleMusicPreviewMode_ScreenMusic'
  disables song samples, using /{theme}/Sounds/ScreenSelectMusic loop music.*
  as the file to play. No, this doesn't support Lua music yet. [AJ]

================================================================================
sm-ssc Private Beta Wave 1 | 20091201
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The list below comprises sm-ssc Private Beta Wave 1's changes. Some of the
changes are from baseline StepMania 4 SVN, in order to keep compatibility.

20091130
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* [StepMania.cpp] (any)Shift+F2 = reload metrics only.
  F2 = reload metrics and textures.
* [Course.cpp] GetPlayMode() and GetCourseType() return actual enums now,
  instead of numbers.
* Add improved cel shading for people with GLSL support. [shakesoda]

20091129
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* [TimingData] add GetActualBPM() Lua binding that returns a table holding the
  min and max BPMs, in that order.

20091127
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* Disable color keying banners (it's 2009, I don't think anyone is using the
  old rotated banners anymore. -aj) [shakesoda]
* Add OptionsListTimeout metric. [shakesoda]

20091126 (SSC turkey day)
-------------------------
* [Song] new Lua bindings: NormallyDisplayed(), GetStepsSeconds()
* Themes will load Lua scripts from subdirectories first now.

20091122
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* [ArchHooks_Unix] Follow user's system language as default.
  [David Santamara Rogado (howl)]
  See http://www.stepmania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21471 for more info.

20091120
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* Fixed a crash with lifemultipliers > 1.0 in debug builds

20091117
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* F2 reloads metrics again, just like in StepMania 3.9. (This is probably one
  of those changes that won't get backported to baseline StepMania...)
* [ScoreKeeperNormal] version 0.5 of ToastyTriggersAt added; only allows for
  one value, unlike 3.9+ (which used a String with multiple values). The final
  version will use a Lua table, similar to [MusicWheel] SortOrders.

20091116
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* [Character] new Lua bindings: GetModelPath(), GetRestAnimationPath(),
  GetWarmUpAnimationPath(), GetDanceAnimationPath()
* [CharacterManager] GetRandomCharacter() Lua binding added
* [RageFileManager] GetDirListing(sPath,bOnlyDirs,bPathToo) Lua binding added
* [CharacterManager] GetAllCharacters() Lua binding added.

20091115
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* Prevent focus lost at Fullscreen on X11, fix windowed->fullscreen resolution
  changes so that they save [David Santamara Rogado (howl)]
  (http://www.stepmania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21430)

20091114
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* Add support for .oga and .ogv files. [David Santamara Rogado (howl)]
  (http://pastie.org/698741)

20091113
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* sm4svn r28233 [Glenn Maynard]:
  "Fix ThemeMetric<EnumType> gives the first value of the enum when the theme
  metric is nil, instead of EnumType_INVALID.
  This happened because ThemeMetric was setting the value to its default,
  eg. EnumType(), when LuaHelpers::FromStack returned false.
  This behavior doesn't make sense in the general case, since EnumType() results
  in an arbitrary value (the first one) rather than Invalid. Every FromStack
  function sets a reasonable default on invalid data, anyway, and only RageColor
  and enums can return false in any case.
  This fixes CustomDifficulty when CourseType = nil."

* Fix a crash in StepsDisplay that allows Course mode to at least run.

20091111
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* MusicWheelItem SetMessage has a new param, Type (string that returns the
  item type).
* Add sort songs by most recently played. (not feature-complete yet.)

20091103 to 20091109
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* Changes from SM4SVN:
 * r28211: [HighScore.cpp] "logic fixup" [Glenn Maynard]
 * r28215: "default to showing backgrounds in editor" [Chris Danford]
 * r28217: "Fix crash on reload metrics due to faulty FlushDirCache logic."
 [Steve Checkoway], implemented along with code that was originally submitted
 as r076 but removed. See this fix log to figure out why we'd bother. :)
 * r28218: "crash handler is crashing in 2.6.31 in GetBacktrace, causing a
 recursive crash handler crash that we aren't handling, leading to recursion"
 [Glenn Maynard]
 * r28219: "add 'DIRRO' driver for read-only access" [Glenn Maynard]
 * r28220: "fix confusing comment. Escaping doesn't affect this; commas aren't
 escaped, since they're split from the value itself, long after MsdFile is
 loaded." [Glenn Maynard] (We'll be keeping the 1,1,1,1 colors in sm-ssc, and
 may provide a compatibility script for SM4SVN, so be on the lookout.)
 * r28221: "allow overriding, like PRODUCT_ID" [Glenn Maynard]
 * r28222-28223: "adding support for pms files" [GRIM657]
 * The pulseaudio patch [David Santamara Rogado (howl), Ondřej Hošek, Damien Thébault]
   (see http://www.stepmania.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21348)
 * Greg Nadja's OpenGL/Windows patch
 * Load Splash.png instead of an .xpm [David Santamara Rogado (howl)]
   (http://www.stepmania.com/forums/showpost.php?p=157340&postcount=3)

* sm-ssc Changes:
 * [ScreenSelectMusic.cpp] Add SelectMenuInputMessage, has params Player and
 Button. Broadcast messages when holding select and a button other than Select
 is pushed.
 * Windowed mode is now the default display mode.
 * [HighScore.cpp] new Lua bindings:
  * GetModifiers()
  * GetTapNoteScore(TapNoteScore)
  * GetHoldNoteScore(HoldNoteScore)
  * GetRadarValues()
 * [ProfileManager.cpp] added IsSongNew(Song) Lua binding

r088 | 20091101 12:19:47
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* SM4SVN r28203-28208, all by Glenn Maynard.
 * r28203: "skip exporting round data when nothing was played (no taps, no holds)"
 * r28204: "fix signatures not being written" (we had this already)
 * r28205: "don't fail if there's no course; just hide"
 * r28206: "move course rename and delete into Overview"
 * r28208: "disable rename and delete for courses that havn't been saved yet"
r28207 was a theme edit.

20091029
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sm4svn r28202: helper for cycling through an enum [Glenn Maynard]

20091028
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sm4svn r28201: "refactor RageInput to not call GetDevicesAndDescriptions
constantly; it can be slightly complex and get called thousands of
times a second" [Glenn Maynard]

20091027
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* SM4SVN r28198-28200
 * r28198: Fix GetFileSizeInBytes to return an int instead of unsigned.
   "this returns -1 on error (this should actually be 64-bit,
   but that's a bigger change)" [Glenn Maynard]
 * r28199: The official log is as follows:
   "Hack to get the decorations to be deleted. Fixes crashes,
   but probably not the best way to go about this."
   In addition to doing this, it adds GetChildren() to ActorFrame in the
   code itself. (It already existed in Lua, I just felt like pointing
   this out. :D) [Steve Checkoway]
 * r28200: The official log is as follows:
   "Do not use an AutoActor to keep track of the children."
   However, this also fixes the hack in r28200. [Steve Checkoway]

* Allow for Codes on ScreenGameplay. [shakesoda]

* New Lua bindings for ScreenGameplay:
 * PauseGame(bool) - Pauses/unpauses the game.
 * IsPaused() - returns true or false depending on if the game is paused or not.

20091015
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* Support loading Lua scripts from subdirectories of the Scripts folder,
  to allow for better organization. The scripts in the root Scripts folder
  will run first, then any Lua scripts in subdirectories of the Scripts folder
  will be run. It currently only works with one folder depth, for example:
  Scripts/subfolder/script.lua.

  This is not likely to be changed. If you can see a possible need for paths
  like Scripts/subfolder/subfolder2/script.lua, please make a Feature Request
  ticket on the bugtracker at http://ssc.ajworld.net/sm-ssc/bugtracker/ with
  an explanation of what you have in mind.

20091012
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* Change BitmapText defaults to no stroke + no shadow.
* Added DefaultTheme preference in order to fix crashes.
  (sm-ssc's fallback theme is _fallback [and therefore normally unselectable].)

20091005
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* [NotesLoaderSM.cpp] Changes based on SM4SVN r28197 [Archer]

20091002
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* Event Mode turned on by default, as it should be. :)
  (sm-ssc is a home mode-based version of StepMania.)

20090925
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* SM4SVN r28192-28196.
 * r28192: HexToBinary for RString -> RString. [Glenn Maynard]
 * r28193: show all songs in EditCourse, not just preferred songs [Chris Danford]
 * r28194: [ScreenDebugOverlay] Glenn made this themeable in SM4SVN, finally
   catching up. This means we've had to rename a few things:
    * DebugMenuHeader -> HeaderText
    * PageName -> PageText
   ButtonText and FunctionText were added, as well.
   The font names remain the same, only the metrics change.
   (Can you believe they're still using Common normal as the font?)
 * r28195,28196: fix ComboChanged message sent when m_bSendJudgmentAndComboMessages
 is false, fix doing unnecessary work in multiplayer [Glenn Maynard]

20090920
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* [StepsDisplay] Fixed it so it actually shows up again.

20090919
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Happy talk like k//eternal day!
* [Font.cpp] Don't show strokes by default.
* [NoteDisplay] fRotation -> fRotationZ in anticipation of multiple rotation mods.
* [PaneDisplay] changed one thing that used a goto; doesn't use it anymore. seems to work for me, though I'm not 100% sure.
* [ThemeManager] don't reload Lua scripts when you reload the metrics.
  This is a temporary fix, and may be deemed safe at some point in the future.

20090914
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(SM4SVN r28189)

* SM4SVN r28190,28191 (25 files worth). This was later reverted, as it caused
reloading the metrics to crash. Since sm-ssc is primarily for themers, this is a
dealbreaker. A lot of things were unofficially added to sm-ssc at this point:

* [ActorFrame] Added RemoveAllChildren() and RemoveChild(sName) bindings.
  These are not guaranteed to work. Don't use them. They are very dangerous.
* [IniFile] added Lua's '--' syntax for commenting (along with '//' and '#',
  which were already supported).
* New blend modes Modulate (subject to renaming later) and AlphaMultiply.
* [RageUtil] Added various bindings for formatting time that were already built
  into StepMania: SecondsToHHMMSS, SecondsToMMSSMsMs, SecondsToMMSSMsMsMs,
  SecondsToMSS, SecondsToMMSS. All bindings take in a float (number of seconds).
* [RageUtil] Added IsHexVal(string) binding.
* Added groups to sort length (based on BPM ranges), so the songs no longer
  show up without groups.

20090913
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(SM4SVN r28180-28185)

20090913
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* Added WeightedMultiply and InvertDest blend modes to Direct3D.

20090912
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* Change decorations draw order so it breaks things less.

20090911
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* "hidden" removed from Actor commands. It was deprecated.
  A compatibility alias was added to replicate its functionality. However, this
  will not work with NoteSkins, so be sure to make sure to check them for the
  use of hidden.

  Handy replacement guide:
  hidden,true  / hidden,1 = visible,false
  hidden,false / hidden,0 = visible,true

20090907
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* Add Sprite:CropTo() function + Lua binding.

20090906
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* Base theme changed from "default" to "_fallback".
  As a result, all themes will fallback on _fallback instead of default.

20090905
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* add URLEncode Lua binding to RageUtil.
* [ScreenWithMenuElements.cpp, ThemeManager.cpp] Load and parse Lua as music.
  This makes conditional music possible.

20090904
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* Change many things on ScreenEdit to go 5 decimal places instead of 3.
* Beginnings of Xbox controller mappings for edit mode (currently untested)

20090903
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* Binding naming format changed for BPM bindings. Always uses all caps BPM.
  Changes in the codebase due to this:
  * [Song] HasSignificantBpmChangesOrStops -> HasSignificantBPMChangesOrStops
  * [TimingData] HasBpmChanges -> HasBPMChanges
* [TimingData] New bindings. (GetStops, GetBPMsAndTimes)
* [ScreenPackages] attempt to not call MoveLeft by duplicating code.
  Seemed to work okay.

20090831
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* ScreenPackages changes:
 * Backgrounds from Sprites to AutoActors (Lua can be used now).
 * DefaultUrl metric added.
* [ActorScroller] Make naming of commands consistent (some were all lowercase,
  some were CamelCase), all are now CamelCase.

20090828
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* Added ScreenGameplay:GetPlayerInfo(PlayerNumber) Lua binding

20090827
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* Added LifeChanged message to LifeMeterBattery, meaning certain hackily-coded
  custom life meters by a certain SSC member can work in Oni mode again. ;)
* MAX_EDIT_STEPS_SIZE_BYTES changed from 30KB to 60KB.
* Added --theme= and --language= command line options.

20090826
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* SSE2 build configuration added to Visual Studio 2008 project file.
* new Lua bindings for WheelBase: IsSettled(), IsLocked()

20090822
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* Add Beginner meter sort.
* [CommandLineActions] Implement --version command line argument.
  Prints out the version of sm-ssc. Please build sm-ssc with HAVE_VERSION_TIME
  if possible for compatibility with all possible sm-ssc themes.

20090821
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(SM4SVN r28172-28174)

20090810
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* [GameCommand.cpp] add GetUrl() Lua binding.
* [GameManager.cpp] add IsGameEnabled(Game) Lua binding.
* [GrooveRadar] name m_GrooveRadarValueMap "RadarValueMap(P1/P2)"
  (commands untested); new todo note in header file
* [ScoreDisplayOni.cpp] give it a name ("ScoreDisplayOni Numbers") and run
  commands. (untested)
* removing player color diffuse commands, in the hopes this can be replicated
  using Lua commands.
  [GrooveRadar.cpp, ScoreDisplayLifeTime.cpp, ScreenSelectMusic.cpp]

20090810
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(SM4SVN r28170: vdl's fixes for Xbox building; he says they should be tested.)

20090815
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* add THEME:GetPathO() Lua binding

20090810
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(SM4SVN r28140-r28166; code changes only)

20090808
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(SM4SVN r28135, r28137, r28138)
* Lossless screenshots now save as PNG.
* Conversion of decorations to not be children of the screen; they load in
  a similar fashion to overlay/underlay, but still using LoadB so everything
  works correctly. (Tested against SM4 default theme for compatibility.)

20090729
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* add GetRotationX, GetRotationZ commands to Actor
* add urlnoexit game command, which won't exit upon loading the browser.
* add OldHealthState to HealthStateChanged message on ScreenGameplay

20090726
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* (untested) GrooveRadar plays commands on the frame now, allowing for
customized in and out transitions, using TweenOnScreen/TweenOffScreen Commands.
* add PlayerController enum binding
* add PlayerState:GetPlayerController() [untested]

20090725
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ScreenDebugOverlay changes:
* add OnCommand, X, Y to Debug Header
* add GainFocus/LoseFocus commands to page names
* add LineOnColor/LineOffColor

20090724
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* Add StartRoulette and StartRandom messages to MusicWheel.
* Fix default stroke color and shadow length. (BitmapText)

20090719
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* patch by theDtTvB: http://share11.appspot.com/20421
  (some parts relating to Player.cpp were later reverted; will be reimplemented)
* Add SetPref to GameCommands.

20090718
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* New ThemeManager Lua bindings:
 * GetCurrentThemeDirectory
 * ReloadMetrics
* Added more internal font mappings: auxc, auxd, auxz, auxwhite, auxblack,
  auxlb, auxrb, auxlt, auxrt
* Add conf,PercentageScoring.

20090712
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* ActorScroller: add GetNumItems binding.
* ThemeManager: add bindings for GetThemeDisplayName() and
  GetThemeDisplayAuthor() (for the current theme only).

20090711
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* Fixes songs with only Edit steps from crashing.
* Lights fix from ???
* Add GAMESTATE:IsBattleMode() binding.

20090708
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* (sync with SM4SVN: LightsManager.cpp, ScreenGameplay.cpp)

20090707
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* Add GetProfileDir() binding to ProfileManager.
* Added ProfileSlotNames enum.
* Add broadcasted message "SongChosen" on ScreenSelectMusic.

20090626
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* Allow meters to go up to 20 in Edit Mode.

20090623
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* Added io, os, and packages to Lua bindings. They are disabled for now.
* Fix instance in ScreenSelectMaster where hitting Up wouldn't count as going
  backwards.

20090617
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* Add Overlay shader. [AJ]

20090615
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(sync with SM4SVN)

More Lua bindings:
* PlayerStageStats:FullComboOfScore(tns)

* RageFileManager is now accessible through FILEMAN with these bindings:
 * FILEMAN:DoesFileExist(path)
 * FILEMAN:GetHashForFile(path)

* Add bindings to Song:
 * GetSongFilePath
 * GetMusicPath
 * GetCDTitlePath
 * GetLyricsPath
 * IsEnabled
 * HasStepsType
 * HasMusic
 * HasBanner
 * HasBackground
 * HasCDTitle
 * HasBGChanges
 * HasLyrics
 * GetBPMAtBeat
 * GetBeatFromElapsedTime
 * GetElapsedTimeFromBeat
 * HasSignificantBpmChangesOrStops
 * HasEdits
 * IsEasy

* Add bindings to Steps:
 * IsAnEdit
 * IsAPlayerEdit
 * GetHash
 * disabled stub for GetSMNoteData (untested)

20090612
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* Work-in-progress bindings for ActorSound:
 * pause
 * stop
* Work-in-progress bindings for RageSound:
 * volume
 * SetStopMode

20090529
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(sync with SM4SVN: Archer adding 5:4 support)

20090527
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Add three new Lua bindings to RageFile:
* GetError
* ClearError
* AtEOF

20090525
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(sync with SM4SVN)
* [Actor.cpp] add GetDiffuse() Lua binding

20090523
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* Add glowramp to Actor

20090518
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* (changes from SM4SVN: Frieza and Wolfman [OnlyPreferredDifficulties])

20090517
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* New RageFile bindings: Seek, Tell
* Added more internal font mappings: auxa, auxb, auxy, auxl, auxr

20090513
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ActorScroller changes:
* Can now actually set size of the mask with SetMask
* Add more Lua bindings:
 * SetNumItemsToDraw
 * GetFullScrollLengthSeconds
 * GetCurrentItem
 * GetDestinationItem

20090509
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* Add skewy to valid Actor commands.

20090505
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(SM4SVN: ComboMultiplier by Frieza in ScoreKeeperNormal + r28060, r28061)

20090502
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(changes from SM4SVN: ScreenSelect* changes by Frieza)
* Make ScreenDebugOverlay use its own fonts, namely:
 * ScreenDebugOverlay header
 * ScreenDebugOverlay page
 * ScreenDebugOverlay line
* Add GetServerName() binding to NetworkSyncManager.
* Add GetText() binding to BPMDisplay.
* add MD5 String/File and SHA1 String hashing via Lua:
 * CRYPTMAN:MD5String(str)
 * CRYPTMAN:MD5File(path)
 * CRYPTMAN:SHA1String(str)
* Add more Lua bindings to PlayerStageStats:
 * GetCurrentMissCombo
 * GetCurrentPossibleDancePoints
 * GetAliveSeconds
* Add GetThemeAuthor() to ThemeManager.
* Add bindings to Song:
 * GetDisplaySubTitle
 * GetTranslitSubTitle

20090501
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(changes from SM4SVN: tons of changes by Frieza)

20090425
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(changes from SM4SVN: GameManager.cpp, RollingNumbers.cpp)

20090419
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* Make some crash explanations more detailed. Changed files include:
 * Actor.cpp - PercentThroughEffect, PercentBetweenColors, DeltaTime
 * Attack.cpp
 * GameManager.cpp
 * GameState.cpp
 * InputFilter.cpp
 * NoteData.cpp
* Add new Lua bindings to TimingData: HasBpmChanges, GetBpms, GetStops.

20090418 
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* Project begins.
* Remove ScreenEz2SelectPlayer, which only the Xbox project still referenced.
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