I have just uploaded
Music Media Helper 8 Alpha 1 for user testing/feedback.
MMH 8 uses Microsoft .NET 8 which is the current long term .NET release which offers improved performance and features for developers/users.
This MMH 8.0.0 Alpha 1 release is identical to the current MMH 7 official release, except that it uses the .NET 8 runtime and the latest 3rd Party UI library which now supports .NET 8.
I have started to split the UI code into a library for future support of non-Windows systems but this isn't utilised in MMH 8 just yet (see why below) but its more important to get users onto .NET 8. Over the coming weeks I'll merge the new Library code into MMH 8 (one tool/release at a time)
IMPORTANT: Microsoft ends support for .NET 7 on May 14 2024. .NET 7 will no longer receive security patches and other fixes. It is critical that ALL MMH users update to .NET 8 (and MMH 8) as soon as possible, certainly before the end of May 2024 otherwise .NET 7 and any apps using .NET 7 could become a security risk to your PC.
INSTALLING MMH 8:
To use MMH 8 users must first install the .NET 8 Desktop Runtime (x64). MMH 8 and MMH 7 are independent (you can install both and run either. But I recommend you move to MMH 8 asap and uninstall MMH 7 and .NET 7 by end of May 2024.
Change log (from current MMH 7.1.24):
MMH 8.0.0 Alpha 1
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New:
.NET Desktop Runtime upgraded to version .NET 8 (performance improvements)
Changes:
Updated 3rd party UI controls to latest 23.2.5
Updated 'Check for Updates' dialog (now shows more information)
Updated PDF docs (only changing MMH and .NET references to version 8)
NOTE: There will be one further update to MMH 7 before May 14. After that update I will only support users on MMH 8.
Users can manually install MMH 8 by copy and pasting these links into your browser and installing each package:
1. Download .NET 8 Desktop Runtime (x64):
https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/...u/runtime-desktop-8.0.4-windows-x64-installer
2. Download MMH 8 Installer (x64):
https://reva.blob.core.windows.net/mmh8/publish.htm
THX
Garry