Hello,
We decided to release a new version of FreeRapid Downloader - version 0.85alpha 4. We collected a bunch of reports and I hope we fixed the important ones. FreeRapid reached 1 000 000 of users so testing becomes really important.
I would like to ask all technically experienced fans of FRD to try beta testing version first - before I can sign it as final version.

This version uses your configuration files from these folders, but I strongly recommend you to backup configuration directory first. Once you run this version, you will probably lose your links if you return back to older version. You can also use

frd.exe --portable

switch, which is using separate directory for configuration files.
This beta version generates app.log in (--debug) mode by default.



Download final version (10.0MB )

Thanks to ntoskrnl, who helped me to fix some bugs and added new features too.

Only English language is supported and debug mode is enabled by default in this version.

What we need from you:
Use it , find reproducible bugs and report it here. Please, don't ask for new features in this topic (I already have my TODO list full for next 2 years...). This thread is not about problems with plugins!

New noticeable features:

- Speed (bandwidth) Limiter - fully optional!
- No more restarts after plugin updates!
- Support for RTMP (streamed videos) - usually for TV archives
- Direct downloads (like browsers do)
- Support for container files (DLC, CCF, RSDF, etc...)
- Fixes and tons of new GUI improvements

The full change log:

14th November 2010 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.85
  Fixed : JDK 6 bug where the built-in WBMP reader tries to read ICO files and fails
  Fixed : OpenSearchDescription files require namespace [a9.com]
  Note: support for other translations will come later as a separate download

31st October 2010 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.85 Alpha 4
  Added : Support for direct downloads (enable this feature in Preferences)
  Added : Support for container files (DLC, CCF, RSDF, etc...)
  Added : GUI - search text field in toolbar (supports OpenSearchDescription file format) - see
          [addons.mozilla.org] and [www.opensearch.org] for more details                 
  Added : A few new user options:
            - Start downloads from decrypters and folders automatically
            - Bring application to the top when clipboard monitoring detects links
  Added : Plugin API
           - Base URL is automatically parsed from fileURL during init
           - Support for unlimited cryptography
  Added : New LookAndFeel skins - Substance Office Black 2007 and Substance Mariner
  Added : Downgrade of plugin is made automatically if necessary
  Added : New internal property removeNotSupportedPlugins to remove not supported plugins automatically (default value is false)
  Added : New internal property tableColumnsResize - behavior of resizing table columns, can be set in startup.properties file
  Changed : Upgraded Substance L&F to version 6.1 Final
  Changed : Upgraded Quaqua L&F to version 7.2.1
  Changed : Upgraded SwingX library to version 1.6.2
  Changed : Speed limiter settings pane split in two to make clear a difference between global and file-specific settings
  Changed : Updated commons-codec library to v1.4
            - Static methods in Base64 and Hex classes now take Strings as arguments too
            - DigestUtils class for easier handling of MessageDigest
  Changed : RTMP plugin - major update
            - Upgraded MINA library to v2
            - Support for proxies (SOCKS)
  Changed : Options for plugin update methods were shuffled around a bit to make them more logical
  Changed : New icon for global speed limit
  Changed : Plugin priority changed around: higher number = higher priority
  Changed : "Sort by Name" action is back
  Fixed : Exception when starting an RTMP download with file pre-allocation enabled
  Fixed : Problems with links containing '#' character
  Fixed : NullPointerException while sorting Connection column

8th August 2010 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.85 Alpha 3
  Added : Plugin API
            - FileStreamRecognizer interface and accompanying methods for setting it
            - Added support for <input type="image"> in setActionFromForm methods in MethodBuilder
  Changed : It's not necessary to restart FRD after plugin updates anymore!
  Changed : SwingApplication framework (SAF) was updated to BetterSwingApplication framework (BSAF), which fixes some bugs
  Changed : "Confirm deleting files" dialog is truncated to 20 files to avoid overly tall dialog which overflows screen
  Fixed : Lots of exceptions in log in case a plugin dependency is missing
  Fixed : Proxy list not refreshing when changing the path to it in preferences dialog
  Fixed : Fails to startup if global speed limiter value is above 255
  Fixed : Empty temporary files are deleted if there isn't enough disk space for download

18th July 2010 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.85 Alpha 2
  Added : Enhanced clipboard monitoring support for URLs defined in reverse order eg.:
           [www.agaleradodownload.com]
           [www.zunay.com]
  Added : new items in menu Options/Global speed limit, Help/Check for plugin statuses
  Added : plugin API
            - DownloadClientConsts class with constants for DownloadClient parameters
  Added :  New theme for JTattoo LookAndFeel - "Graphite"             
  Changed : Removed obsolete entries for sorting downloads from dropdown menu, as the table can now be sorted by clicking the headings
  Changed : Show amount of downloaded data instead of "unknown" if file size is not known while downloading
  Changed : Removed Kunstoff and PGS LookAndFeel (too old and not updated), upgraded Substance LaF to version 6.0
  Changed : Default FRD Look And Feel is set to JTattoo AERO
  Fixed : Wrong file is deleted when cancelling a download in some cases, see [bugtracker.wordrider.net]
  Fixed : Reinserting links when switching to premium plugin is not necessary anymore
  Fixed : Regressions in FreeRapid Downloader 0.85 Alpha 1
     - Look and Feel reverts to Quaqua on every startup
     - Plugins - clipboard monitoring status is not properly set
     - "ClassCastException" in links history dialog     

11th July 2010 - FreeRapid Downloader 0.85 Alpha 1
  Added : New action in Remove menu: "Remove Completed Links and Deleted Files"
  Added : New user option: "Slim lines in History dialog"
  Added : Speed (bandwidth) Limiter
  Added : Table column sorting is enabled in the main table by default
  Added : New download state SKIPPED, which is used for files that already exist and were skipped by the user
  Added : Menu item for refreshing proxy list
  Added : New setting for handling plugin updates: "Update and restart automatically if no downloads in progress"
  Added : Improved smart clipboard monitoring detection for URLs like
            [web.com]
  Added : plugin API version 0.85
            - support for priorities of each plugin
            - experimental support for RTMP protocol
  Added : Highly improved plugin settings
            - max concurrent (parallel) downloads option per plugin
            - plugin can be disabled for clipboard monitoring                  
  Added : Experimental support for downloading basic RTMP streams.
            This was made possible by Flazr v0.6, which we took and modified slightly to fit our needs.
            Big thanks to the developers of Flazr! Home page: [www.flazr.com]
  Changed : Faster matching of URLs against plugins
  Changed : Less required restarts after plugin updates
  Changed : Upgraded SwingX library version to this date (nightly build)
  Fixed : Problem with downloading txt files + using description, see [wordrider.net]
  Fixed : Inconsistent behavior of "Close to tray" option
  Fixed : file properties dialog (Information dialog) cannot be closed by OK button

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Edited 22 time(s). Last edit at 11/16/2010 09:51AM by ntoskrnl.

super, ale je tam dost nepříjemný bug - u premium verze pluginů (u mě Hotfile a Rapid) se nedá nastavit login a heslo, protože tlačítko Options nefunguje.

robocop Wrote:
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> super, ale je tam dost nepříjemný bug - u
> premium verze pluginů (u mě Hotfile a Rapid) se
> nedá nastavit login a heslo, protože tlačítko
> Options nefunguje.

Chybu se mi bohuzel nepodarilo nasimulovat. Prosim uploadni soubor app.log, ktery je umisten v adresari programu (po zkouseni vybrat options).

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We have added a few new RTMP plugins. Make sure to check them out and report any issues.

Má omluva, teď jsem zjistil že do nastavení loginu se dostanu po dvojkliku na plugin.. nicméně tlačítko options a další prvky (plugin is active, update plugin...) jsou neaktivní - viz obr., app.log je prázdný.

Chyba tam je, jen ji musime nasimulovat.
Muzes vyzkouset i nove pluginy - na titulky.com a TV Nova...

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Known issues at the moment with alpha 1:

- Look and Feel changes back to Quaqua on every program start.
- plugins.xml file needs to be deleted from config directory for plugin options to work in some cases. (robocop please try this)
- ClassCastException when using filter in HistoryDialog

edit: All of these are fixed in alpha2.



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 07/20/2010 06:03PM by Vity.

no uz to funguje, kdyz to spustim s parametrem --portable, je to OK. U predchozi verze to nebylo potreba, proto sem ten parametr nepokladal za dulezity.

bug report

1. if canceling and deleting few links make interesting things. deleting and readd links.
see the attachments -> links.txt

2. when start the 'FR' must be enabled (manualy) all plugins to clipboard monitoring.
if close program and restart them , must be enabling again. some plugins stay enabled, some not.

please fix it.

-nice looks in new version, and good new features. i like it. but i use .83 again. waiting .85 beta :)

best regards
ggl

> 2. when start the 'FR' must be enabled (manualy)
> all plugins to clipboard monitoring.
> if close program and restart them , must be
> enabling again. some plugins stay enabled, some
> not.

It's fixed in FRD 0.85 alpha2.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/18/2010 07:41AM by Vity.