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- MiniWAV v1.2 - 32-bit WAV player for Windows 95 & NT
- ----------------------------------------------------------
-
- Description:
- ------------------
- Adds three small audio control buttons (play, stop, rewind)
- and three application control buttons (mode, minimize,
- exit) to the Windows desktop.
-
- If selected, displays a progress slider below the buttons.
-
- Starts playback of a wave file if the name of the file is given as
- a command line argument.
-
- If no file name is given as a command line argument, a file open
- dialog is displayed.
-
- Floats on top of other windows on the desktop, is movable.
-
- Can save files (use the pop up menu activated by pressing the right mouse
- button above the button bar), and load files.
-
- Very useful with a web browser, and as an associated viewer in Windows
- Explorer.
-
- Installation:
- -------------
- Copy the file ctl3d32.dll to your Windows\system32 (WinNT) or \Windows\system (Win95)
- directory and the file miniwav.exe to the directory of your choice. Create a new
- program item for MiniWAV.exe into one of the groups in Program Manager (e.g. multimedia).
-
-
- Registered vs. unregistered
- ---------------------------
- - The registered version uses an INI file to save the location
- of the program window every time the program shuts down. So, the program
- 'remembers' it's previous location.
- - In the registered version there is an INI file setting that makes the
- program shut down automatically after playing through a WAV if none of the
- buttons is pressed during the playback.
- - A mixer (volume control) application can also be specified in the INI file
- of the registered version. The mixer is started from the pop up menu.
- - Of course, there is no message box appearing at the end
- of the program.
- - If you use the program beyond a 30 day trial period, you must register. There
- is more information on registering and registration benefits in the file
- REGISTER.TXT.
-
-
- Changes from version 1.0
- ------------------------
- - fixed problem with filenames that contain spaces
- - added inifile settings for startup screen mode (movable vs unmovable, slider visible)
- - added automatic close feature to registered version
- - added progress indicator slider for moving around the WAV file
- - fixed misc bugs
-
- Also available:
- ---------------
- - as a 16-bit version for Windows 3.1x.
- - Don't forget to check out the original MiniAPP, MiniCD, now at version2.0!!!! It's
- available e.g. at ftp.winsite.com as mcd32_20.zip. Information conserning the
- MiniAPPs can be found at http://www.utu.fi/~seaavi/minicd.html
-
- The Author:
- -----------
- Seppo Virtanen, student, dept. of physical sciences (electronics and
- computer science), University of Turku, Finland.
- Internet e-mail: Seppo.Virtanen@utu.fi - feel free to give me any feedback!
-
- If you decide to evaluate this program, please let me know - it would be
- interesting to know how many people have tried this program out.
-
-
- How to get the latest information on MiniWAV:
- --------------------------------------------
- Go to http://www.utu.fi/~seaavi/minicd.html for information on development,
- release plans for newer versions, and downloading!
-
-
- MiniWAV 1.2: (C)Seppo A. Virtanen 1996, 1997. All rights reserved. Information
- subject to change without notice and all that stuff.
-
-
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