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3.0.3 Plan
Audacity 3.0.3 will be (to be provided)
Bugfixes will happen during 3.0.3.
- Details of what is allowed in to be decided by RM.
Changes to the Manual, github docs (build instructions) and scripts may happen.
Timeline
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19th Apr 2021 - 3.0.2 released - 25th Apr 2021 - RM appointed; Dmitry
- 08th Jun 2021 - String freeze. Audacity.pot updated and sent to translators.
- <--- We are here
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TBP - Review bug status, especially bugs P1, P2, ASSERT, accessibility or new for Unitary Project. - TBP - Code and Manual frozen or very chilly indeed
- TBP - Translation closed.
- TBP P1 bugs and certain P2 bugs might further delay releases. See live counts below.
P1 (2) | 2 |
| total | 2 |
P1 P2 (22) | 24 |
| total | 24 |
- TBP 3.0.3 RC01
- TBP Audacity 3.0.3 Released!
Release Process has a checklist showing progress close to release at a finer granularity.
Requests to the RM
This is a place for requests to the RM for this release:
- Review/Improve build instructions on all platforms.
- Windows
- Linux
- Mac
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Requests to the RM for 3.0.3
This is a place for requests to the RM for bugs held over from3.0.0 for 3.0.2:
- For 3.0.1 Peter: Proposal: Rationalizing where new tracks are created to aid usability and consistency - we had bugs for part of this but closed them in favor of this proposal
- This encompasses the following bugs:
- P3 ENH 2219 - ENH: Add new track places the track at the bottom of the project - should be under user control
- P3 ENH 2220 - ENH: Duplicate command places the duplicate track(s) at the bottom of the project -not under the selected track(s)
Planned Release Announcement Text
Audacity 3.0.3 replaces all previous versions.
- yada yada yada.
Full details at New Features in 3.0.3
RM's list
- Patches to wxWidgets need to be better documented. What is each patch for? Need to be applied to our GitHub copy of wxWidgets too.
- Update workarounds for wxWidgets page, and track any reports back via wxWidgets Trac.
- Linux ASSERT Issues Not addressed yet to a safe level. We need code to guarantee we are building with patched wxWidgets under linux, I think.
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Pulse Audio issue leads to plan to keep sound card steams open.Not suitable for 3.0.257
- Build instructions on Wiki must be brought up to date.
So is the Manual Release Ready?
This page lists pages that refer to 'ToDo-1' in the manual.
- Manual team now maintain a div with the manual status on it on the front page.
- Manual team also maintain a Clean-up Plan for dealing with P1s and critical P2s
So is the Code Release Ready?
This query shows us possibly problematic P1 and P2 bugs right now. If there is a P1 in there, the answer is 'NO'. The P2s need closer examination, and RM may decide that one or more of them block release, even at the last moment. The PXs (if any) might possibly be P1s - so we need to know about them.
| ID | P | Status | Summary (24 tasks) ⇒ | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2803 | P1 | DEVEL - FIX MADE | Audacity unresponsive after 'Fit to Height' | 2803 |
| 2805 | P1 | NEW | Audacity fails to export metatdata with MP3 files | 2805 |
| 2734 | P2 | DEVEL - FIX MADE | Apply macro may not create the macro-output folder in the source directory | 2734 |
| 2800 | P2 | DEVEL - FIX MADE | Audio and MIDI files cannot be opened from FAT/FAT32 drives | 2800 |
| 2718 | P2 | DEVEL - FIX MADE | Failed to execute a project file command (on server) | 2718 |
| 2769 | P2 | DEVEL - FIX MADE | Nyquist effects cannot extend length of selected audio | 2769 |
| 2790 | P2 | NEW | Scripting not working under GBK charset | 2790 |
| 2753 | P2 | NEW | Compressor works incorrectly when selected audio is partly in negative time | 2753 |
| 2798 | P2 | NEW | Macros: command Open Project2 fails to "open" projects and audio files | 2798 |
| 2705 | P2 | NEW | Linux: Interface issues with GTK3 | 2705 |
| 2757 | P2 | NEW | Linux: Font size scales incorrectly | 2757 |
| 2739 | P2 | NEW | If Temporary files directory is set to be unwritable then Audacity has a catalog of cryptic unhelpful errors | 2739 |
| 2777 | P2 | NEW | Windows: Excessive slowness for some Windows users | 2777 |
| 2748 | P2 | NEW | Ogg decoding can hang (old vorbis library) | 2748 |
| 2787 | P2 | NEW | Win/Mac: Macros running on files can't be cancelled | 2787 |
| 2750 | P2 | NEW | Export Multiple substitutes default metadata for user-entered metadata | 2750 |
| 2797 | P2 | NEW | Inconsistency between File>Open and Extra>ScriptablesII>Open Project | 2797 |
| 2452 | P2 | NEW | Enh: De-clutter Plug-in Manager | 2452 |
| 2755 | P2 | NEW | Mac/Linux: No error message when attempting to save to SMB drive | 2755 |
| 2738 | P2 | NEW | Audacity crashes with Macros on files when the macro-output folder is in an unwriteable location | 2738 |
| 2761 | P2 | NEW | Orphan block detection is skipped on open when there are no wave data | 2761 |
| 2740 | P2 | NEW | Directories in Directories preferences can be set to unwritable locations | 2740 |
| 2785 | P2 | NEW | Running Macros on 600plus files gives a misleading error message | 2785 |
| 2749 | P2 | NEW | LIB-MAD: Huffman Data Overrun | 2749 |
Bugs Addressed in this Release
There are lots of tables here with information about work done on bugs for this version.
These bugs and fixes probably won't be reported on individually. However we should report on the P2s that we have fixed and summarise the general trend.
Updated in this Release
These are bugs which we knew about before we started on this version, and have updated, and that are now DEVEL-FIXED or better. Often that will mean we DEVEL-FIXed them for this release.
| ID | P | Status | Resolution | Summary (24 tasks) ⇒ | ID |
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| 2280 | P0 | RESOLVED | QUICKFIXED | Linux: Audacity fails to launch | 2280 |
| 2573 | P2 | RESOLVED | FIXED | High / Low Pass filters limited to ~94 mins stereo at 44100 Hz | 2573 |
| 2747 | P2 | RESOLVED | FIXED | The Macros output directory is in the top section in audacity.cfg | 2747 |
| 2741 | P2 | RESOLVED | FIXED | Msgctxt feature of translation not working | 2741 |
| 2076 | P2 | RESOLVED | FIXED | Unreliable "Undo" of Macro commands | 2076 |
| 2339 | P2 | RESOLVED | FIXED | On second run of Audacity "Filter Curve EQ" gets changed to "Filter Curve..." in the Effect menu | 2339 |
| 2743 | P2 | RESOLVED | FIXED | The first use of the "window" command in LOF files is ignored by Audacity | 2743 |
| 2700 | P2 | RESOLVED | FIXED | "Failed to open the project database" | 2700 |
| 1974 | P3 | CLOSED | WORKSFORME | Linux/Mac: Crash if monitoring too early using JACK | 1974 |
| 2253 | P3 | CLOSED | WORKSFORME | Linux: Keyboard Shortcut Preferences may open unexpectedly | 2253 |
| 2671 | P3 | RESOLVED | FIXED | ENH: "Show track name as overlay" cannot be turned on from main menus | 2671 |
| 2732 | P3 | RESOLVED | FIXED | Faux recovery offered on launch (very moonphase) | 2732 |
| 791 | P3 | RESOLVED | FIXED | Vertical zoom restrictions apply incorrectly when zooming from beyond +/- 1.0 | 791 |
| 2430 | P4 | CLOSED | NOT-A-BUG | Windows: Welcome window not shown in task view | 2430 |
| 126 | P4 | CLOSED | NOT-A-BUG | Enh: Too difficult for new users to capture diagnostic information | 126 |
| 2021 | P4 | RESOLVED | FIXED | Linux: mod-script-pipe: Thread not terminated on quit | 2021 |
| 2710? | P4 | RESOLVED | FIXED | Compressor only for T>0 | 2710 |
| 1406? | P4 | RESOLVED | FIXED | Undoing envelope points by shortcut with mouse down creates spurious undo entries | 1406 |
| 2466 | P4 | RESOLVED | FIXED | Linux: Filter Curve EQ GUI far too wide | 2466 |
| 1309 | P4 | RESOLVED | FIXED | Paste with sync-lock can give error message but still do something | 1309 |
| 2374 | P4 | RESOLVED | FIXED | Linux: Temporal selection lost when toggling Spectral Selection off | 2374 |
| 2733 | P4 | RESOLVED | FIXED | Noise Gate 'Level Reduction' has a minimum of -60 dB | 2733 |
| 1308 | P5 | CLOSED | NOT-A-BUG | Paste is inconsistent when clipboard has more tracks than selection | 1308 |
| 1091 | P5 | RESOLVED | FIXED | Spectral Edit effects may have unpredictable results | 1091 |
Longstanding Bugs swatted
These are low numbered bugs from the table above that were dealt with in this release.
| ID | P | Status | Resolution | ID | Summary | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | P4 | CLOSED | NOT-A-BUG | 126 | Enh: Too difficult for new users to capture diagnostic information | 126 |
Quick-Fix attempted for this version
These are bugs which we learned about during work on this version, and have attempted to fix. See status to see if we were successful.
| ID | P | Status | Resolution | Summary (16 tasks) ⇒ | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2803 | P1 | DEVEL - FIX MADE | Audacity unresponsive after 'Fit to Height' | 2803 | |
| 2793 | P1 | RESOLVED | FIXED | AUP3 projects fail to compact if project's path contains a single-quote | 2793 |
| 2754 | P1 | RESOLVED | FIXED | Change Tempo & Pitch and Sliding Stretch with selected audio in negative time crash Audacity on windows (error on Mac) | 2754 |
| 2772 | P1 | RESOLVED | FIXED | Audacity crashes after failing to open corrupt project | 2772 |
| 2801 | P2 | CLOSED | NOT-A-BUG | Metadata: most metadata is discarded on import into Audacity | 2801 |
| 2769 | P2 | DEVEL - FIX MADE | Nyquist effects cannot extend length of selected audio | 2769 | |
| 2800 | P2 | DEVEL - FIX MADE | Audio and MIDI files cannot be opened from FAT/FAT32 drives | 2800 | |
| 2758 | P2 | RESOLVED | FIXED | Linux: No support for Jack Audio System | 2758 |
| 2764 | P2 | RESOLVED | FIXED | Open Project... under ScriptablesII can corrupt a project | 2764 |
| 2779 | P2 | RESOLVED | FIXED | German translation of "signed" file formats inappropriate | 2779 |
| 2807 | P3 | DEVEL - FIX MADE | Error message for a failed import of malforned MP3 lacks a "?" help button | 2807 | |
| 2778 | P3 | RESOLVED | FIXED | In German in the Erzeugen menu (Generator menu) "Silence..." is untranslated | 2778 |
| 2763 | P4 | REOPENED | Certain Scriptables in Extra menu don't push Undo stack | 2763 | |
| 2784 | P4 | RESOLVED | FIXED | Enh: Filter Curve EQ does not remember window size | 2784 |
| 2759 | P4 | RESOLVED | FIXED | Failed Macro command leaves empty undo item in history | 2759 |
| 2752 | P5 | CLOSED | NOT-A-BUG | Enh: Import Label Tracks - Allow HH:MM:SS time spec | 2752 |
Quick-Fixed in this version
| ID | P | Status | Resolution | Summary (4 tasks) ⇒ | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2776 | P1 | RESOLVED | QUICKFIXED | Wrong unhelpful error message when importing FFmpeg audio files | 2776 |
| 2792 | P1 | RESOLVED | QUICKFIXED | Audacity fails to launch | 2792 |
| 2775 | P1 | RESOLVED | QUICKFIXED | Audacity can crash when exporting some FFmpeg types (when FFmpeg library not updated) | 2775 |
| 2799 | P2 | RESOLVED | QUICKFIXED | Mac: mod-script-pipe fails to load | 2799 |
NEW in this version
These are new bugs which we learned about during work on this version.
| ID | P | Status | Summary (37 tasks) ⇒ | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2805 | P1 | NEW | Audacity fails to export metatdata with MP3 files | 2805 |
| 2798 | P2 | NEW | Macros: command Open Project2 fails to "open" projects and audio files | 2798 |
| 2755 | P2 | NEW | Mac/Linux: No error message when attempting to save to SMB drive | 2755 |
| 2757 | P2 | NEW | Linux: Font size scales incorrectly | 2757 |
| 2797 | P2 | NEW | Inconsistency between File>Open and Extra>ScriptablesII>Open Project | 2797 |
| 2790 | P2 | NEW | Scripting not working under GBK charset | 2790 |
| 2785 | P2 | NEW | Running Macros on 600plus files gives a misleading error message | 2785 |
| 2777 | P2 | NEW | Windows: Excessive slowness for some Windows users | 2777 |
| 2761 | P2 | NEW | Orphan block detection is skipped on open when there are no wave data | 2761 |
| 2753 | P2 | NEW | Compressor works incorrectly when selected audio is partly in negative time | 2753 |
| 2787 | P2 | NEW | Win/Mac: Macros running on files can't be cancelled | 2787 |
| 2771 | P3 | NEW | Export Labels cannot export selected label tracks or selections within label tracks | 2771 |
| 2789 | P3 | NEW | Windows: Simplified Chinese locale Audacity fails to respond | 2789 |
| 2770 | P3 | NEW | ENH: Macros have no completion dialog indicating success or failure | 2770 |
| 2804? | P3 | NEW | Win/Mac: Audacity fails to play 256 stereo tracks | 2804 |
| 2795 | P3 | NEW | Windows: horizontal scrolling with mouse with horizontal scroll wheel fails to scroll | 2795 |
| 2782 | P3 | NEW | 8-bit FLAC samples are not imported correctly | 2782 |
| 2806 | P3 | NEW | Spectrogram view has poor/inadequate visual cues to show Sync-lock selection | 2806 |
| 2802 | P3 | NEW | ENH: Metadata custom entries are ignored by Audacity on export | 2802 |
| 2781 | P3 | NEW | German keyboard: Trying to enter digit 8 or 9 into project sample rates opens a dialog instead | 2781 |
| 2765 | P4 | NEW | Macro commands push Undo History inconsistently | 2765 |
| 2756 | P4 | NEW | Linux/Mac: Cryptic error message when using NAS | 2756 |
| 2796 | P4 | NEW | FFmpeg automatically scales the volume when importing lossy audio files | 2796 |
| 2783 | P4 | NEW | Reset Configuration does not reset "Language" to the default "System" setting | 2783 |
| 2774 | P4 | NEW | No Zoom-in in Multi-Tool mode | 2774 |
| 2767 | P4 | NEW | aud-do can cause data losses | 2767 |
| 2808 | P4 | NEW | Nyquist GATE function limits floor level to -60 dB | 2808 |
| 2760 | P4 | NEW | Tools written with aud-do do not handle failures as the equivalent Macros do; possible database corruptions | 2760 |
| 2791 | P4 | NEW | Linux: VSTs behaving differently between "Apply" and "Play" | 2791 |
| 2786 | P4 | NEW | Karaoke view still adds spaces even when there are hyphens | 2786 |
| 2780 | P4 | NEW | ENH: Add a setting and documentation for character encoding of ID3 tags | 2780 |
| 2762 | P4 | NEW | Plug-in manager does not check for changed timestamps of plug-in files | 2762 |
| 2788 | P4 | NEW | Windows: Interrupting a Macro (running on files) initial import step with Cancel-Import causes a debug report | 2788 |
| 2773 | P4 | NEW | Zoom cursor should not have "+" sign iconography | 2773 |
| 2766 | P4 | NEW | Tools written with aud-do do not push undo stack as Macros do | 2766 |
| 2768 | P4 | NEW | Undo and Redo in macros have unexpected results | 2768 |
| 2794 | P4 | NEW | Failure to compact a database on closing is not reported to user. | 2794 |
Below the Fold
Notes that are relevant to next release.
- WIBN stands for 'Wouldn't It Be Nice'
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We are often overoptimistic about what can be achieved for the next release. The WIBN lists are things we thought might make it to the next release.
Some longer term (but still short term) aspirations have moved to: |
Enabled / Disabled
This is current status/plan:
- WDM-KS out (considering a module, but not for 3.1.0 as it needs work on test support)
