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Abiword

January 06 , 2026

So I’ve been working on bringing up Abiword up to date with it’s linux counterpart. It’s been taking a bit of time, from how menu’s are used (codebase wise that is), took a bit of working, but I got a…

PChat making a comeback

December 17 , 2025

So, if anyone has ever known me, several years ago I forked from xchat (and then backported some features from hexchat) and called it PChat, and it was basically an IRC client that was on portableapps.com and while it’s still…

BriskPlayer 3.0.0 Final Released

December 08 , 2025

BriskPlayer v3.0.0 Changelog New Features Enhanced internationalization support with gettext integration Dynamic language switching support Added language enumeration functionality Thread-safe translation system using C23 thread-local storage Windows XP Compatibility Added dynamic loading for Vista+ locale APIs (GetUserDefaultLocaleName, LocaleNameToLCID) Implemented XP…

Getting ready to cut BriskPlayer 3.0.0 Final

December 01 , 2025

So I’m working on getting ready for Brisk 3.0.0 Final, some issues I’m currently working on is cross compiler support and I don’t mean compiling from linux to windows, but more along the lines of not only just supporting clang/gcc…

Welcome to ThatZachBacon.com

November 30 , 2025

This is the new beginning of my personal blog. Here will be some ramblings and musings, but also releases for my personal projects like BriskPlayer and whatever I decide to work on. I’m by no means a talkative person, and…

The Musings and projects of Zach Bacon

build: centralize version management in CMake January 14, 2026
build: centralize version management in CMake - Add CP_Version.h.in template for CMake-generated version header - CMakeLists.txt: Generate CP_Version.h with version from project() - CMakeLists.txt: Auto-calculate CP_BUILD_NUMBER from version components - globals.h: Include generated CP_Version.h instead of hardcoded defines - briskplayer.rc: Include generated CP_Version.h instead of hardcoded defines - .gitignore: Add CP_Version.h (generated file) Version is […]
ZachBacon
gitignore finally January 14, 2026
gitignore finally Should have done this sooner Signed-off-by: Zach Bacon
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fix: MXE cross-compilation support and SSE2 compatibility January 14, 2026
fix: MXE cross-compilation support and SSE2 compatibility CMakeLists.txt: - Add comprehensive library path detection for MXE cross-compilation - Search lib/gcc/// directories for libstdc++.a and libwinpthread.a since MXE stores GCC runtime libraries differently - Support all MXE target variants: - i686-w64-mingw32.static - x86_64-w64-mingw32.static - i686-w64-mingw32.shared - x86_64-w64-mingw32.shared And these will be good once mxe supports these […]
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perf: Optimize TagLib metadata reading and caching January 13, 2026
perf: Optimize TagLib metadata reading and caching Consolidate TagLib metadata reading: - Add CPTL_ReadAllMetadata() to read all metadata in single file open - Add CPTL_ReadBasicMetadataOnly() for fast playlist loading - Add CPTL_ReadExtendedMetadataOnly() for on-demand extended metadata - Add CPs_AllMetadata structure with 60+ metadata fields Implement lazy metadata loading: - Add m_bExtendedMetadataLoaded flag to playlist items […]
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feat: Add BUILD_STATIC option and fix album art scaling in properties… January 13, 2026
feat: Add BUILD_STATIC option and fix album art scaling in properties dialog CMake: - Rename STATIC_LINK to BUILD_STATIC for conventional naming (-DBUILD_STATIC=ON) - Add backwards compatibility for existing STATIC_LINK usage - Configure CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES to prefer static libraries - Update FAudio linking to prefer static targets when BUILD_STATIC enabled Album Art: - Add CPTL_LoadAlbumArtBitmap() to load […]
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Add NULL-safe global access macros, Unicode support, and i18n improve… January 13, 2026
Add NULL-safe global access macros, Unicode support, and i18n improvements Introduce CP_SafeGlobals.h with safe wrapper macros for accessing global handles (m_hPlayer, m_hPlaylist) that may be NULL during startup/shutdown. This prevents potential crashes from dereferencing uninitialized handles. Safe macros applied to: - CPI_Verbs.c: Player control verbs (play, stop, pause, seek, volume) - CPI_Keyboard.c: Keyboard shortcut handlers […]
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Fix crash bugs and improve sticky windows behavior January 13, 2026
Fix crash bugs and improve sticky windows behavior Crash fixes: - Fix segfault in CLV_AddItem when adding files before playlist window exists - Add NULL check for globals.m_hPlaylistViewControl in CPL_cb_OnPlaylistAppend - Add NULL check in CPL_cb_OnPlaylistItemDelete - Add NULL checks in CPL_HandleAsyncNotify for CLV_BeginBatch/EndBatch - Fix segfault when toggling playlist window visibility - Add NULL […]
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fix(tooltip): stop deleting cached album art bitmap January 13, 2026
fix(tooltip): stop deleting cached album art bitmap CPTL_GetAlbumArtBitmap() returns a handle to a cached bitmap owned by the album art cache. The tooltip was incorrectly calling DeleteObject() on this handle in Hide(), UpdateContent(), and Cleanup(), which invalidated the cached bitmap. Subsequent requests for the same image returned the stale (deleted) handle from cache, causing the […]
ZachBacon
feat: Add playlist context menu and properties dialog with MusicBrain… January 11, 2026
feat: Add playlist context menu and properties dialog with MusicBrainz integration - Implement right-click context menu for playlist items * Replace in-place editing trigger with comprehensive context menu * Add menu items: Properties, View on MusicBrainz.org, Refresh Tag, Remove from Playlist * Fix window handle issue for proper menu display in Wine - Add comprehensive […]
ZachBacon
Fix build with mxe December 27, 2025
Fix build with mxe This might have some unforeseen... issues with building natively on windows, but I'll deal with that later Signed-off-by: Zach Bacon
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