paraslash 0.5.6

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 NEWS
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-current master branch "cascading gradient"
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+0.5.6 (2016-07-10) "cascading gradient"
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+
+The highlight of this release is the new -m flag for para_afh which
+lets it modify the meta tags of the given audio file(s). This feature
+is supported for all audio formats. Many small cleanups and bug fixes
+not mentioned here have accumulated and are also part of the release.
 
 - para_afh learned to modify meta tags of mp3 wma ogg spx
   opus flac aac files.
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   inconsistencies.
 - New -v flag for the version command (print verbose version string)
 - New option --priority for para_server and para_audiod.
-
+- New mood methods: image_id and lyrics_id.
+- The manual and this NEWS file have been converted to markdown.
+- Support for the compile-time loglevel feature has been removed.
+- Cleanup of the wma decoder and bitstream code.
+- Improved wide-character support and fixes related to signal handling.
+- para_gui no longer reports 100% playing time at the stream start.
+- Opus cleanups.
+
+[tarball](./releases/paraslash-0.5.6.tar.bz2),
+[signature](./releases/paraslash-0.5.6.tar.bz2.asc)
 
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 0.5.5 (2015-09-20) "magnetic momentum"