* include/vlc_common.h: on win32 we include malloc.h (otherwise alloca is

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-$Id: NEWS,v 1.17 2003/02/15 20:02:16 jpsaman Exp $
+$Id: NEWS,v 1.25 2003/03/03 19:39:48 hartman Exp $
+
+Changes between 0.5.1a and 0.5.2:
+--------------------------------
+
+Core support:
+ * advanced config options are now hidden by default.
+ * new --spdif option to use the S/PDIF audio output by default.
+
+Codecs:
+ * support for DV audio through the ffmpeg library.
+ * new but basic MPEG video decoder based on libmpeg2.
+
+UNIX ports:
+ * fixed the GNU-pth support.
+
+Win32 port:
+ * multi-channel audio and S/PDIF support for both the DirectX
+   and Waveout plugins.
+ * localization support via gettext is now fully working.
+ * rc interface is now fully useable.
+
+Mac OS X port:
+ * several fixes for multi channel audio devices. AC3 over SPDIF with M-Audio Sonica Theater still does not work. this is most likely a driver bug and has been reported to M-Audio. ( Delta, Griffin iMate and MOTU firewire devices should work).
+ * new info panel.
+
+Linupy port:
+ * there is a whole new port for the linupy distribution used by o.a. the YOPY PDA. It is still experimental, please test it.
+
+Miscellaneous:
+ * improved ID3 tag detection.
+ * changed several errors into warnings. the frequently reported "this is not a PS stream, continuing" is one of these.
+
+Changes between 0.5.1 and 0.5.1a:
+--------------------------------
+
+Mac OS X port:
+ * fixed a problem that caused VLC to select the wrong language when
+   English was set as the preferred language.
+
 
 Changes between 0.5.0 and 0.5.1:
 --------------------------------
@@ -14,8 +53,8 @@ Input access:
  * VCD: fixed track number and chapter indexing
 
 Input demux:
- * fixed a bad initialization in mp4 plug-in
- * new TS --buggy-psi option for streams which don't update the
+ * fixed a bad initialization in the mp4 plug-in
+ * new --buggy-psi option for TS streams which do not update their
    continuity counter
 
 Codecs:
@@ -26,31 +65,37 @@ DVD support:
    without the user consent
 
 UNIX ports:
- * GTK: fixed a crash when doing fullscreen or volume up from the popup menu
+ * GTK: fixed a crash when going fullscreen or changing volume from the
+   popup menu
  * X11: new screen saver disabling plug-in (--extraintf screensaver)
  * KDE: fixed compilation with KDE 3.1
  * ALSA: fixed mono files output
 
 Mac OS X port:
  * fixed a crash on start-up on some localized systems
- * lower real-time priorities to avoid lock-up on slow machines
- * VLC can now be made handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
+ * lowered real-time priorities to avoid lock-ups on slow machines
+ * VLC can now be made the handler of ftp http mms and udp URLs
  * playlist enhancements
  * added half, normal and double video window menu items
  * new step forward/step backward commands
  * the dock should no longer be visible in fullscreen mode
+ * the Mac OS X binary is now compiled with Ogg/Theora support
  * vlc.app is now VLC.app
 
 Win32 port:
  * fixed the "RichEdit line insertion error" bug
+ * VLC can now be run from outside its installation directory
+ * fixed a bug that prevented to find the default subtitle font
 
 BeOS port:
- * lower BeOS priorities to avoid lock-up
+ * smarter BeOS priorities to avoid lock-ups
+ * few enhancements in the interface (especially the Settings window)
 
 Opie port:
- * Native video output is working again.
- * Only commandline interface support.
- * Support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package.
+ * native video output is working again
+ * only commandline interface support
+ * support for MPEG4, DivX through ffmpeg package
+
 
 Changes between 0.4.6 and 0.5.0:
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