EmuCenter2 V6.9


IMPORTANT:
Cleans and optimizes the entire source code with the help of several analysis tools and testing (Including ´FxCop´ and ´WPF Performance Suite´)
A significant effort was provided to clean and optimize the complete source code.
(The part that handles remotes currently not undergo this cleaning)
EC2 is gaining strength and speed, but it may be that it causes other minor bugs
That said, debugging will be be simplified with this great cleaning and the addition of the new automatic send function error reports

Note:

• The display mode 1 in the list of games still suffers from slowdown.This is due to the component "WrapPanel" NET framework that does not use virtualization.
  (The WrapPanel is used to arrange the items on the list from left to right and then skip a line when necessary)
  Not having been able to find (or create) a WraPanel using virtualization, there may be changes to this view ...
  
• For users who encounter problems with slow startup of the interface (6.9) has a FAQ was written (FR / ENG)
  

ADDED:

• Panel Trailers with www.allocine.fr and www.traileraddict.com
  (Requires plugin Adobe Flash for Internet Explorer)
  (Allows viewing trailers for movies and Allocine TrailerAddict EmuCenter2 directly from the interface)
  (Ability to perform a search of the trailer with traileraddict.com source)
  (Ability to add trailers to a list of favorites)
  (Possibility to add an external link (Web video) in Favorites trailers)
  
• Panel My Music
  (Includes a function to get and listen to streaming radio on IceCast)
  (It is possible to add external links to the favorites (also compatible shoutcast))
  (Search for album cover on amazon.fr (lang = eng com if .it or if lang = it) based on the name of the artist and the album name within the ID3 tag for MP3 ,
  (Or file name), if no match found, extract thumbnail ID3 tag if present)
  
• Option to display the CPU / GPU temperatures with library OpenHardwareMonitorLib
  (Requires administrator privileges to display the CPU temperature)
  
• Option to set an action depending on the temperature of the CPU and GPU
  (2 actions for the moment: an audible alarm and a mode setting power management)
  
• Option to change the maximum processor state
  (Reduced CPU performance but also the temperature of the latter)
  
• When an unhandled error, the interface offers to automatically send an error report by email
  (SSL protocol used)
  (Only the contents of the file is sent EmuCenter2.log)
  (No personal information is transmitted or collected. Only a UID (Unique User Identifier) ​​is generated and transmitted)
  
• New Statistics tab in the Options page
  (Total operating time, the most widely used platform, total games played / available; ...)
  
• Source "AnimeNewsNetworks.com" for automatic downloads descriptions of Anime
  (Descriptions in English)
  
• Allows multiple addresses to the RSS reader
  (Multiple addresses default emufrance.com, emucr.com, jeuxvideo.com, skidrow-games.net, Allocine.com, imdb.com, clubic.com)
  (A icon can be added to the menu bar of the RSS by adding the RSS address: (EC2_ICON emplacement_image =)
  (For an example, look at the last address in the RSS EmuCenter2 options)
  
• Option to delete or export all settings in EmuCenter2, including bios, cover art, descriptions and profiles
  
• Adding a splash screen (start screen)
  (Shows a picture before the construction of the main window)
  
• Ability to add Flash games (* swf) in PC section
  A window will prompt you to choose a program to open games * .SWF
  (If detected, the software Chrome, Firefox, IE, MPC-HC will be offered)
  
• When deleting a game .cue / .gdi / .mds / .ccd / lst, you are prompted to delete the files related to it
  (Eg Attachments: * bin * iso * .img * .mdf * .sub * wav * .mp3 * dat, ...)
  
• Changing the registry to allow read MKV files with WMP
  (May be required for users who want to install that "LAV Filters" for video playback)
  
• Ability to change the location of the data folder ("C: Users Public EmuCenter2") when installing the complete package
  (For those who want to move the data folder without going through the complete package
  move "C: Users Public EmuCenter2" to a location of your choice
  then add this registry key [HKEY_CURRENT_USER Software EmuCenter2] "AppData" = "EMPLACEMENT_DU_DOSSIER_EMUCENTER2"
  
• Displays the background image for all secondary windows
  (Previously, only the theme color was applied)
  
• Option to resize images to a height / width of 800px max.when adding a jacket
  (Ensures optimal performance in the interface)
  
• Progress percentage extraction games to ZIP format in the title bar
  Files compressed in .ZIP have perhaps less important than other formats (rar, .7 z) compression ratio but extraction is faster
  
• Menu ´Extract here´ and ´Extract to´ for files .ZIP
  (Also RAR and 7z file if 7zG (7zG.exe 7z.dll +) is present in the installation folder)
  
• Internal function to clean the favorites and values ​​of the number of times played
  (Necessary for the function of Statistics, in the case of video games or deleted from another interface (Windows or other)
  
• Option to change the color of the halo surrounding certain texts and images
  
• Option to disable cleaning filenames when renaming, searching for descriptions and covers
  
• Option to add words to remove when cleaning filenames
  
• Playlist for the Videos section
  (Videos of the playlist can come from EmuCenter2 (contextual menu or keyboard shortcut interface) or Windows environment (drag / drop))
  
• Add VID section for autostart option
  
• Option ´Save energy´ panel in ´My Videos´
  
• Added 3 new background images (Brushes, Multicolor, Nova) and changes the theme Black and Orange
  
• Added option ´Remove EXIF metadata´ for the CoverFlow view mode:
  (Deletes an unjustified pixelization of the image when generating thumbnails)
  
• When moving the cursor with the joystick, you can slow the course of the cursor by holding the button 5 (XInput = LTr)
  
• Add audio plugin in the emulator 1964 mute the game while playing a music or radio
  
• Option to listen to an online radio automatically each time you start EmuCenter2
  

CORRECTION:

• Hide section ´Panasonic 3DO´ in the left panel
  
• Function to filter the list by folders
  
• Font size not applied for side windows (Update, Edit descriptions ...)
  
• Workstation boots (not finalized) description of research despite the ´no look´ option enabled
  
• Function to get the TOP 5: error (non-punitive) preview in the file emucenter2.log
  
• Several problems if EmuCenter2 is installed somewhere other than the partition where Windows resides
  
• Perfects the automatic download of a jacket when drag / deposit an image from Google Images
  
• Drag and drop a shortcut in the list of PC game section
  
• In the case of a section having multiple storage folders, auto research covers the image displayed in the wrong element
  
• Extraction games .ZIP containing folder
  
• Possible "APP_CRASH" with the display mode 4 due to an incorrect sticker
  
• Menu ´Add to sagas´ missing for 4 display mode (CoverFlow)
  
• Full screen for Amiga games
  
• Controllers - Display Options page shifted in the drop-down list
  
• Output full screen mode always changes the state of the main window in "normal" mode (even if the window was previously maximized)
  
• Can not download games pockets (only source ´emucenter.2.free.fr´) for games with accents
  
• XInput: Manually configuring unsupported Sega Megadrive in the section buttons LTr and RTr
  
• Unzip32.dll missing file for the emulator Ootake
  (Needed to play games compressed ZIP format)
  
• The switch to full screen for the emulator Ootake was not performed for some games
  
• Turn off the PC when playing a video with VLC
  
• Playlist with VLC player not automatically play the next item
  
• The options "V-Sync" and "bilinear filter" for the emulator SSF did not apply
  
• Does not display the restored files emulators during an update if the emulator was already updated at least once
  
• Search descriptions jeuxvideo.com for games whose title was renamed and has the character ":"
  
• And various minor
  

MODIFICATION:

• Authorizes * .cue file for the Sega Megadrive section
  
• * Authorizes file .mdf / *. Billion for the Sega Saturn section
  (The list of games will only display .mds and will be ridden by daemontools Lite and executed by the emulator SSF)
  
• Perfects WinUAE configuration files (EC2-A500, A1200, A4000, CD32)
  (Force also use saved kickstarts EC2)
  (Active Controller if detected in file ´Host EC2.uae´)
  
• Active lever if detected in Steem emulator (Atari ST)
  
• New parameters for file emulators.ini
  ´UseQuotes´ whether to use quotes
  ´UseFullGamePath´ whether to use the full path
  ´UseGameWithoutExt´ to use or not, "the name of the game" without extension
  
• Keyboard shortcuts with CTRL accéssible left but also right CTRL
  
• Changes the font size of the EC2 interface without restarting
  
• Log function tent this archive a better all errors, however small, with many details about the exception thrown
  
• Greatly improves the speed of actual execution of the search function in "Local"
  
• Standardizes the scores in the descriptions of games / video (always * / 20), regardless of the source selected
  
• During prolonged in the game list (keyboard arrows maintained) travel, EC2 does not launch search features descriptions and displaying the cover for the display mode 3
  
• Authorize (with left arrow or joystick) the return of the focus in the left pane without having to return to the item 1 of the list (Display Mode 2 and 3)
  
• Replaces SharpCompress.dll by 7zG.exe tool (software included 7-zip 9.20)
  (Reasons: slow when extracting, archive with password, invalid file extracted in some cases ...)
  (If the archive contains many valid files to the section, EC2 will display a dialog box for selecting the game)
  
• The ´Accelerate cold start´ to ´Start EmuCenter2 every time you launch Windows option
  
• Prevents change the platform if the generation of thumbnails (display 4) is based
  
• Stores information renaming the title in the Windows registry
  (Avoid certain limitations to the use of an INI file type)
  
• Enable / disable recording of the position of video playback with MPC-HC only every start / stop video
  (Avoid recording the playback position with this player if MPC-HC is used outside the EmuCenter2 interface)
  
• Permits multiple selection in the Videos section to add multiple items in the playlist (Compatible with CTRL and SHIFT)
  
• Filter improves function for list of games folder
  
• Under ´My Videos´ is now accéssible from the left panel
  
• The ´Options´ page is now accéssible since the fast access bar or the keyboard shortcut CTRL + O
  
• The ´TOP 5´ is shown only in the ´Statistics´
  
• The option to send the list of the Top 5 EmuCenter2 deleted
  
• The dominant color option also changes the color of the panels feeds, Quick Access Bar, Bar video playback, Small selection of an element from the list.
  
• Do néccesite addition to updating the game list manually when changing the status of some options
  
• At the end of an update, the installation script NSIS not EmuCenter2 launch with administrator rights
  (It is not recommended to run with Administrator privileges EmuCenter2 for safety reasons and it avoids a problem with the "move / copy")
  
• Significantly improves the performance of the Web browser
  
• Profile games for Sega Saturn section: Options to change emulator Yabause or SSF
  
• Deletes file ´game profile´ when deleting a game
  
• And various minor
  

UPDATE:

• 2.8.1.0 emulator WinUAE (Amiga)
  
• PPSSPP Emulator 0.9.9.1 (Sony PSP)
  
• Emulator FBA Shuffle 2.4.0 build 7.29.14 (Neo-Geo & Arcade)