Known Issues

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Corrupted zip files: this is common among songs that were compressed using winzip that you may find on the internet. they aren't technically all corrupt, tho some may actually be. most are compressed using a method that is NOT "deflate" (a typical codec that the ZIP format employs), and there is no software on the mac (stuffit, zlib, BOMArchiveHelper) that can decompress these non-deflate zip files. but move it on over to windows and it'll unzip fine, then re-zip it using zlib, you should be good to go. that's what that "make playlist of all bad zips" is eventually gonna be, you'll be able to gather them all in one place, move to windoze, re-compress them, move them back. that feature is not complete, the smart playlist doesn't really work yet. but it will! Click Here for some good tips!

Fixed in 1.0d41: Glitchy Graphics: When you rip, some graphics come out glitchy. I'm sure you've seen what it looks like, when all the words don't erase and they pile up into muck you can't read? This is due to the error correction codec not being invoked when reading. Funny thing is, the (reed - solomon) codec is BUILT INTO THE HARDWARE OF THE DRIVE. Potential culprits: 1) Apple, for not providing the a driver that utilizes the hardware's potential, or 2) due to kJams not having a debugged and working "reed - solomon codec" in software, 3) other programs doing poor encoding (see "Burning"), or due to excessive dust and scratches.

Name Parsing: Read this so you know what I'm talking about. There are still bugs with that, especially around numbers. You may run into this when importing zip files, or when rebuilding your (previously working) library.