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- ReadMe File for MIDI Genie 1.06 Shareware release
- Copyright (c) 1997 by Jonathan Hsiao-Liang Yen
- An EarsNest Soft Production
-
-
- Purpose of MIDI Genie
- =====================
- MIDI Genie 1.06 is a program for playing mid, rmi, avi and wav files on Windows 95 and
- Windows NT 4.0 environment. Its purpose is to replace the plain multimedia file player
- in Windows system with advanced features and easier controls.
-
-
- What's new in v1.06?
- ====================
- New Feature:
- ò Drag and drop files from Windows Explorer and Find dialog box
- ò Check the existence of all files when opening a play list file
-
-
- Bug Fix:
- ò Fixed a bug when adding file under root directory to play list (ver1.00 and before)
- ò Save options when user shut down Windows instead of closing MIDI Genie first
- ò Show the error-opened file name correctly after opening a file that can not be played
- ò No longer attempt to auto load a play list file that does not exist any more
-
-
- Features of MIDI Genie
- ======================
- ò CD player like control playing buttons and digital counter
- ò A Track Bar to adjust the playing position accurately
- ò Drag and drop files to compose and rearrange play lists
- ò Auto, Loop, Repeat and Random playing modes
- ò Shuffle playing mode to play files randomly but never repeat
- ò Save play list to file (.mpl) for retrieveal thereafter
- ò Load the recent 15 play lists with two clicks
- ò Rename and Delete files, save play list file automatically after the changes
- ò Move files and create new directory without opening Explorer
- ò Register up to 5 types of files to play files by double click on file icons
- ò Show Main Panel fully or partly, or stay on top of other windows
- ò Shrink main panel to a small Tray Icon
- ò Width-adjustable file box and horizontal scroll bar in play list box
- ò Adjustable Waiting Time and Skipping Time
- ò Auto Load the latest list and playing the last file
- ò Automatic MIDI reset in GM, GS or XG mode, plus Manual MIDI reset
- ò Full help file is now available
-
-
- System Requirement
- ==================
- Windows 95 or Window NT 4.0 (Service Pack 3 recommended)
- A Pentium equivalent or better CPU
- A soundcard (Wavetable card recommended)
-
-
- List of Files
- =============
- These files are in the pack of MIDIG106.zip
-
- MIDI_Genie.exe The main executable program file of MIDI Genie 1.0
- setup.exe The setup - installation and uninstallation program
- Mgenie.hlp The on-line help file for MIDI Genie 1.0
- ReaMe.txt This readme document file
- File_id.diz The description file for MIDI Genie 1.0
- Gm_reset.mid MIDI reset file for GM compatible device
- Gs_reset.mid MIDI reset file for GS compatible device
- Xg_reset.mid MIDI reset file for XG compatible device
-
- There are two more Sample MIDI files, "A_Walk_to_Seashore.mid" and
- "The Waiter and The Reaper.mid", composer Jonathan H.L. Yen, all rights reserved
-
- Under the condition of not to modify or remove any file in the pack, you may distribute
- MIDI Genie freely. However, you are not allowed to charge any amount of money to
- others for distributing this program.
-
- Installation
- ============
- Unzip 'MIDIG106.zip', then run 'setup.exe'. After installation, don't delete the zip file
- yet, at least keep 'setup.exe' so you may remove MIDI Genie from your system if you wish.
-
- Before the installation of ver1.06, users of version of MIDI Genie before 1.0 should use
- the uninstalled method in older vsion to remove previous version of MIDI Genie from
- their computer systems.
-
-
- Expiration
- ==========
- Certain features of MIDI Genie will expire after 30 days. The program will still be useable
- at that time, but the user shouldn't violate the law by using it without registration.
-
- Features will be expired after 30 days are:
-
- MIDI Reset
- Move Files
- Play Control
- External Drag-and-drop
- Shrink to tray icon
- Instant load of recent 15 play lists
-
-
- Registration
- ============
- Run MIDI Genie Help File to see details of sharware license, benefit of registration and
- other information.
-
-
- Contact Information
- ===================
-
- Email Address: jyen@tig.com.au
-
- MIDI Genie Home Page and EarsNest on WEB
-
- http://members.tripod.com/~EarsNest/
- http://homepages.tig.com.au/~jyen/
-
- Postal address
-
- Jonathan Hsiao-Liang Yen
- EarsNest Soft
- PO Box 230 Kensington
- NSW 2033
- Australia
-
-
- Help
- ====
- A help file is now available. You can press F1 at any time to trigger this help file
- when you run MIDI Genie. You can also run it independently from MIDI Genie program group.
-
- Hint:
- * You may keep the mouse pointer over the same position for a while, then
- you'll see some hint text.
-
- * Double click on any part of the digital counter now will switch the counter
- mode from one to another.
-
- * Try to drag file from file box to play list box. You can drag multiple files
- if you shift-click or Ctrl-click some files before you drag.
-
- * Try to drag file in the play list box to change their orders.
-
- * Drag a file from play list to directory box make the file move to the dropping
- directory.
-
- * You can remove items in the play list box very quickly by pressing 'delete'
- key on the keyboard. If you feel confused about this with the 'Kill this
- file!!!' command, don't worry, whenever it's really deleting a file forever,
- there will always be a warning message for the protection of your files.
-
-
- Disclaimer
- ==========
- This program is provided as it is without any warranty.
- The author and EarsNest Soft is not responsible for any degree of damage
- to any life forms or objects caused by any version of MIDI Genie.
- If you do not agree with this statement, please remove MIDI Genie from your computer.
-
- All trademarks, brand names and product names mentioned in this ReadMe file and help
- file of MIDI Genie belong to their respective owners and manufacturers.
-
-
- Acknowledgement
- ===============
- Thanks to all the people on Borland C++ Builder Newsgroup.
- Thanks to Alan Garny for his Threaded Timer component.
- E-mail address of Alan Garny is at <alan.garny@physiol.ox.ac.uk>. He has many coof stuff
- for programming.
- Thanks to Ylian Saint-Hilaire for his free sharing of Digitbox component.
- Thanks to Rauf Gereyhanov for his free sharing of Taskicon component.
- Thanks to Chris Monson for his free sharing of Splitter Wand component.
- Thanks to the beta testers: Ian Campbell, Alan Guo and Steven Hu.
- Also many thanks to all the people who have given feedback and encouraged me in developing
- this program.
-