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- Note: These modifications are now integrated into the sources, so you
- don't need to patch them, just uncomment the appropriate lines in
- the Makefile. ..tt
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-
- This is the README file of TkMidity Ver.1.3, Tcl/Tk interface for
- TiMidity MIDI Converter/Player.
-
- TkMidity realizes the Tk interface panel communicating with true
- TiMidity program. By using Tk, you can enjoy a beautiful Motif-like
- window without Motif libraries.
-
-
- * CONTENTS
-
- This archive contains the following files:
-
- README.tk - this file
- tkmidity.patch - a small patch to timidity-0.2h including fixes for
- tiny bugs
- tk_ctl.c - a new source file for tk-interface
- tkmidity.ptcl - main tcl/tk source to be preprocessed
- tkpanel.tcl - main control panel tcl/tk script
- browser.tcl - file browser
- misc.tcl - miscellaneous subroutines
- tkbitmaps/*.xbm - bitmap files for TkMidity
- tkmidity.ad - (gray background) resources for TkMidity
-
-
- * INSTALLATION
-
- - Extract all files on timidity 0.2h source directory
- - Apply tkmidity.patch
- - Modify Makefile (especially check the wish program name in Makefile)
- - Just "make" it.
- - Install it by "make install".
- - Enjoy!
-
-
- * USAGE
-
- There are four modes newly featured to TiMidity; repeat, shuffle,
- auto-start and auto-exit modes. Repeat mode plays musics after all
- files are finished repeatedly. Shuffle mode means the random pick-up
- playing. When Auto-start is on, the TkMidity begins playing music as
- soon as program starts. Auto-exit means to quit TkMidity automatically
- after all songs are over. Each setting can be saved by Save Config
- menu.
-
- You can change the display configuration in Displays menu. This
- configuration also can be saved on the start-up file by Save Config
- menu.
-
- The version 1.3 supports File Open/Close menus, and direct keyboard
- control. You can append arbitrary files from file browser. The
- shortcut key actions are as follows:
-
- [Enter] : Start Playing
- [Space] : Pause / Start Again
- [c] : Stop Playing
- [q] : Quit TkMidity
- [p] or [Left] : Previous File
- [n] or [Right] : Next File
- [v] or [Down] : Volume Down (10%)
- [V] or [Up] : Volume Up (10%)
- [F10] : Menu Mode
- [Alt]+[Any] : Select Each Menu
-
-
- * PROGRAM NOTES
-
- This version supports both Tcl7.4/Tk4.0 and TclX7.3/Tk3.6 with
- addinput. Unfortunately random function is omitted in the normal Tcl
- library, I wrote a simple hack to invoke bash from the tcl script.
- But this dirty trick should cause an overhead. If you know more smart
- solution, please teach me.
-
- If you have only Tcl7.3 base wish (like included in Slackware 2.x),
- the extended Tcl (TclX) and addinput patch are required to handle i/o
- between tcl and timidity. Fortunately in the normal Linux distribution
- by Slackware, this patch is already included. If you don't have this
- patch, please get it via a-ftp, etc. Since Tcl7.4 base wish has
- another function to handle i/o, the patch above is not necessary.
- The original addinput patch can be obtained from:
- ftp.neosoft.com:~ftp/pub/distrib
- or
- harbor.ecn.purdue.edu:~ftp/pub/tcl/extensions
-
-
- * TROUBLE SHOOTING
-
- - The program says many RC_UNKNOWN ... and dies.
-
- Possibly, the trouble of communication between TiMidity and Tk
- interpreter. Please check the wish program name in your Makefile.
- The default is "wishx" (not "wish").
-
- Start the Tk panel directly from command line as:
- % wishx -f /usr/local/lib/timidity/tkmidity.tcl
- The Tk window will appear and tell a words "NEXT" on console.
- Then you can start TiMidity successfully.
-
- - Tk panel appears, but "Pipe Broken" message pops up.
-
- This occurs when the non-existing file is selected to play.
- The ver.1.3 script verifies the existence of the file before pass to
- TiMidity, but occasionally this could happen...
-
-
- Takashi Iwai <iwai@dragon.mm.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp>
- <http://bahamut.mm.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~iwai/>
-