Log Message:
Update to 2.3.1:

Changes

    * Improved responsiveness when expanding/collapsing items in the collection \ 
browser when using single-click mode.
    * The Collection scanner now runs with idle priority when invoked by Amarok. \ 
Batch scan users can invoke it with the --idlepriority flag.

Bugfixes

    * File browser: fixed sorting files by date. (BR 226941)
    * Fixed issue with file browser bookmarks not working when the file browser \ 
was showing "places".
    * Fixed crash when right clicking in file browser while it is showing \ 
"Places". (BR 237562)
    * Fixed strange selection behaviour in the music sources pane (BR 222760).
    * Fixed factor used when filtering lengths in collection browser.
    * Fixed wrong value used when filtering comments in collection browser.
    * Don't truncate the "Label:" label in the TagDialog. (BR 235957)
    * Display extended characters properly in names of Last.fm streams. (BR 222930)
    * Cover fetcher: prevent automatic fetcher from setting album's cover if it \ 
is done manually during the download. (BR 236839)
    * File browser: show folders first, files afterwards. Patch by \ 
<dystopticus@gmx.net>. (BR 226599)
    * Queued track's contextual menu entry about dequeueing was written wrong \ 
and misleading. (BR 235047)
    * Custom color setting in the On Screen Display was only applied after \ 
restart. Patch by Frank Steinmetzger <Warp_7@gmx.de>.
    * Track Rating was not always displayed correctly in the On Screen Display. \ 
Patch by Frank Steinmetzger <Warp_7@gmx.de>.
    * Improved layout for applet setting dialogs. Patch by Felix Geyer \ 
<debfx-kde@fobos.de>.
    * Made icons in applets react correctly in double-click environments. Thanks \ 
to Felix Geyer <debfx-kde@fobos.de>.
    * Several bug fixes for the bundled LyricWiki script. Patch by Oleg G \ 
<verdrehung@gmail.com>. (BR 233605)
    * Better fix for pausing SHOUTcast streams, without advancing to the next \ 
track after resume. (BR 192878)

Version 2.3.1-Beta 1
Features

    * Persistant Queue Saving: The playlist queue is now saved when Amarok is \ 
closed and restored upon startup. (BR 215057)
    * Automated Playlist Generator: allows smart creation of playlists that \ 
match user-specified constraints. Combines the features of "Smart \ 
Playlists" in Amarok 1.4 with the Bias system of Amarok 2.0.
    * It's now possible to mark all episodes in a channel as old or new at once.
    * New "Upcoming Events" applet, displays future concerts for the \ 
artist of the currently playing track. The event info is fetched from Last.fm.
    * New "Similar Artists" applet, displays a list of artists which \ 
are similar to the one currently played. The list is fetched from Last.fm.
    * The scripting system now offers a new function for detecting that a track \ 
has finished. Patch by Michael MacDonald <mars@antlersoft.com>. (BR \ 
227312)
    * Support for the new System Tray technology from KDE SC 4.4. This adds nice \ 
animations and a better looking popup menu to the System Tray. Thanks to \ 
Aurelien Gateau <agateau@kde.org> for the patch.
    * Allow playlist layouts to group tracks by directory. (BR 230594)
    * Cover fetcher: The UI was improved. Now an icon view is used to display \ 
results, with an informational sidebar that may show interesting bits about an \ 
image.
    * Cover fetcher: Added ability to enter custom queries via Yahoo!, Google, \ 
or Discogs (in addition to Lasf.Fm). Note the source for automatic cover \ 
fetching is still Last.fm only.

Changes

    * Allow changing the number of recently added albums in the albums applet.
    * Magnatune.com store: Added "Home" link to all artist and album \ 
pages leading to the Magnatune.com front page.
    * Magnatune.com store: Improved Magnatune.com front page.
    * Magnatune.com store: Completely remove option to purhcase single albums as \ 
this is no longer supported by Magnatune.com and the API for doing so will be \ 
disabled in the future.
    * The new file browser now supports "places".
    * Added "up" and "home" buttons to the new filebrowser.
    * Items in the breadcrumb navigation bar are now hidden if there is not \ 
enough room to show all of them (similar to how it works in Dolphin) (BR 231497)
    * Improved performance (dramatic in some cases) when filtering the Playlist \ 
(231185).
    * Remove information that is already displayed elsewhere in the playlist \ 
from the playlist tooltips.
    * Make showing the playlist tooltips a per playlist layout option.
    * When bookmarking a view in the local collection, also store (and restore) \ 
the setings for "Show Cover Art" and "Show Years". (BR \ 
230562)
    * Allow moodbar files witout the leading '.' (both \ 
.<trackfilename>.mood and <trackfilename>.mood now work)
    * Change example SQL command for setting up an external database to remove \ 
(sometimes incorrect) host name and possibly fix some random regression in some \ 
MySQL versions. (BR 225052)

Bugfixes

    * Fixed Youtube videoclip broken engine due to their recent change.
    * Fixed Wikipedia no loading the css on KDE 4.4 (due to a regression in Qt \ 
4.6.) (BR 222875)
    * Settings dialog could become too wide with translations. (BR 233752)
    * Fixed re-mounting iPhoneOS devices after having been unplugged without \ 
being unmounted. Thanks to Jeffrey Dodge <hazridi@gmail.com>. (BR 233305)
    * Fixed connection to iPod Touch devices. Patch by Jeffrey Dodge \ 
<hazridi@gmail.com>. (BR 233257)
    * Fixed the deletion of empty directories after deleting, or organizing. (BR \ 
190881)
    * Fixed a hang that would occur when organizing a track and the source file \ 
was the same as the destination file. (BR 233181)
    * Fixed the double delete confirmation dialog when organizing tracks. (BR 233200)
    * Fixed broken rendering of ratings in Current Track applet on startup.
    * Fixed command type names shown in the Bookmark Manager not being \ 
translated. (BR 226829)
    * Fixed crash on startup for users of MySQL 5.5. Thanks to Bartosz \ 
Fabianowski for figuring it out. (BR 231166)
    * Readded missing hover info for the new filebrowser.
    * Fixed missing images in the hover info shown for various browser categories.
    * Fixed crash when running some Amarok urls on startup. (such as when passed \ 
on the command line or cliked in another app) (BR 231626)
    * Fixed crashes when Amarok is started and the Info applet is loaded with \ 
certain version of Qt. (BR 227639) (BR 229756)
    * Fixed organize collection dialog deleting tracks at new location instead \ 
of old. (BR 217002)
    * Fixed a broken podcast feed that had a minor compliance issue in date \ 
format. (BR 231062)
    * Fixed "files" bookmarks not storing the actual path shown in the \ 
file browser (BR 231437)
    * Fixed incorrectly displayed cover images for albums with the same name, \ 
e.g. "Greatest Hits". (BR 170146)
    * Fixed problems with new Main Toolbar and SHOUTcast streams: Since these \ 
streams cannot be paused, we detect this now and stop them instead.
    * Fixed permission errors with each file copied to an iPhone via iFuse. \ 
Thanks to Colin Guthrie <cguthrie@mandriva.org> for the patch. (BR 231021)
    * Fixed issues with using random navigators while filetering or searching \ 
the Playlist. (BR 229226) (BR 222129)
    * Fixed crash related to the new playlist tooltips. (BR 229696)
    * Fixed some artist/album/track names not getting shown or getting shown \ 
incorrectly in the Current Track applet because of html encoding. (BR 222765)
    * Fixed issue with the Albums applet not correctly updating when playing a \ 
track by an artist not present in the local collection.
    * Fixed Albums applet not getting updated if the artist of the currently \ 
playing track was edited. (BR 210296)
    * Fixed bad window title for the details edit dialog in the playlist layout \ 
editor. (BR 227912)
    * Fixed wrong track getting dragged from the Playlist when sorting and/or \ 
filtering is active. (BR 226503)
    * Fixed visual indication for "Stop After This Track" not getting \ 
shown immediately when using the global shortcut. (BR 230569)
    * Cover fetcher: Fixed a crash involving reappearing cover found dialogs and \ 
pending cover fetches. (BR 230215)
    * Display tooltips with applet names in the context toolbar. (BR 230736)
    * File browser: "Add to Playlist" doesn't add playlist files to \ 
the playlist. (BR 229290)