OS/2 Shareware BBS: Multimed/Multimed.zip/cdbox166.zip/CDINABOX.HLP

OS/2 Help File | 1996-04-10 | 28KB | 857 lines

ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Welcome ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Welcome to CD in a Box.

 This is a CD player based on the folders used in OS/2. It supports standard
folder actions like direct editing of  track or CD titles, Context sensitive
Popup menus, Drag and Drop to change the play order and different views of the
information in the folder.

 This Program is Cardware. Enjoy it.

Also see our World Wide Web Home Page.

If you like this program then all I ask is that you send me a postcard from
your home town and if you really  like it then please send me a map of your
home town area so I can add it to my map collection.  Please send comments
(good or bad) to-
 Lyndsay Roger
 PO Box 260
 Invercargill
 New Zealand.

 Internet   [e-mail]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.1. FILE_ID.DIZ ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 (v1.66) CD in a Box OS/2 CD Player. This is  a CD Player where tracks appear
as icons  in a folder and you use direct editing to  enter track and Title
names. Add tracks  to a Disc to create custom CDs and many  more features.
CARDWARE Email - [e-mail]


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2. File List ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

The following files make up CD in a Box version 1.66

     CDinaBox.exe  10 April 1996  1755  164005
     CDinaBox.hlp  10 April 1996  1812  28404
     CDBoxcvt.exe  09 April 1996  2153  38453
     CDBoxout.cmd  10 April 1996  1939  1789
     FILE_ID.DIZ   10 April 1996  1725  263
     Readme     10 April 1996  1750  5109

 If your copy is different then please let me know.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Copyright ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 (C) Copyright Lyndsay Roger 1994-1996. All Rights Reserved.

 This program is Cardware. Enjoy it.

 CDinaBox LICENSE

 CDinaBox is copyright (C) 1994-1996 by Lyndsay A Roger.

 CDinaBox not public domain software. It is CARDWARE and is provided AS IS.

I MAKE NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.

No one may modify CDinaBox in any way, including but not limited to
decompiling, disassembling or otherwise reverse engineering the program.

All users are granted a limited license to copy CDinaBox for the use of others
subject to the above limitations, and also the following:

CDinaBox must be copied in unmodified form, complete with this file containing
license information.

No fee, charge or other compensation may be accepted or requested by any
person.

CDinaBox may not be distributed in conjunction with any other product.

Operators of electronic bulletin board systems (Sysops) may post CDinaBox for
downloading by their users only as long as the above conditions are met.

Distributors of public domain or user supported software may distribute copies
of CDinaBox subject to the above conditions.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. WWW Home Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

We now have a World Wide Web Home Page availabe at:

http://www.stud.his.no/~jonny

It will always contain the latest version and news on any new developments.
Check it out!!

If you would like to be notified when new versions of CD in a Box become
available then Email me your internet address and I will advise you of updates.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Files that make up CD in a Box ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This program contains 5 files. They are:

     CDinaBox.hlp
       This is the help file for the program.

     CDinaBox.EXE
       This is the actual program file. Copy this file to a directory of your
      choice and create a program object in the  desired location from the
      program object in the Templates folder. No command line Parameters are
      required.

     CDinaBox.INI
       This file holds information on the current settings for the program. If
      you wish to revert to the default settings  then just delete this file.
      If any settings are changed then it is recreated.

     CDBox.DAT
       This file contains data about each CD that you have entered. It must be
      in the same directory as CDinaBox.EXE  or the program will not find it.

      CDBoxOut.CMD
       This file can be used to remove CD in a Box from your system. It will
      also remove the entry from the OS2.INI  file.

     CDBoxcvt.exe  ( use CDBoxcvt.exe /? for instructions )
       This program will convert a CDinaBox.dat file to CDBox.dat file that is
      used from version 1.4 upwards. After the  conversion it can be deleted if
      required but it may be a good idea to keep the CDinaBox.old file as a
      backup. (  It is a copy of your old CDinaBox.dat file )


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Keyboard Control of Player ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can control most of the functions of the player from the Keyboard using the
following keys.

      Alt+P Play the Disc using the current play type for that Disc.
      Alt+O Play Ordinary Tracks on the Disc.
      Alt+F Play Favorite Tracks on the Disc.
      Alt+H Play Horrible Tracks on the Disc.
      Alt+A Play All Tracks on the Disc.

      Note:  Shift+Alt+... will start playing from the highlighted track in the
             folder.
      Alt+S Stop playing.
      Alt+U Pause or Resume playing.
      Alt+M Mute or Restore Sound.
      Alt+E Eject the Disc.
      Alt+<Left Arrow> Skip to prevoius Track.
      Alt+<Right Arrow> Skip to next Track.
      Alt+<Up Arrow> Volume up by 10.
      Alt+<Down Arrow> Volume Down by 10
      Alt+<Home> Volume to Maximum.
      Alt+<End> Volume to Minimum.
      F3 Exit Program
      F1 Help


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Features ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. Custom CDs ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 You can add tracks to a CD to create a Custom CD if you wish.  If you select
the Options->Add Track selection on the main pop-up menu a new track is added
to the end of  the Disc. You can then give it a name and track status as for a
normal track. You then use direct editing on the  Start Position and Track
Length fields in Details View to set what the new track will play. If the
program does  not understand or does not accept the information you enter then
the existing data will be restored.

 This may be useful if you have CDs with only 1 track but many songs as now you
can create a track for each  song and make the original track horrible then
hide horrible and be left with the tracks you created. Also if you  do not like
the start of a song you can create a track and set the start position  to the
part of the song you  like and adjust the track length so it ends at the
correct time and you have a Custom Track.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2. Hold Mode ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Hold Mode allows you to remove the current Disc from the CD-ROM Drive but
still keep all the selections you  have made. If you are playing songs from a
music Disc and you want to copy a file from a data CD-ROM then  you can
Activate Hold Mode, remove the music Disc then insert the data Disc and copy
the files you want then,  reinsert the music Disc and Release Hold Mode and the
program will start playing from the same place it  stopped.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.3. Play Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The following play options are available from either Play From Start or Play
From Highlighted menu options. You  can press mouse button 1 over any track and
use Play From Highlighted to start from that track. If Quick  Sample is active
(Clock button down on Control Panel or Menu item checked) then only the first
few seconds of  each track will play.

     Play All Tracks
       This will play all tracks.

     Play Ordinary and Favorite Tracks
       This will play any Ordinary or Favorite track until the end of the CD.

     Play Favorite Tracks
       This will play Favorite tracks only.

     Play Ordinary Tracks
       This will play Ordinary tracks only.

     Play Horrible Tracks
       This will play Horrible tracks only if you really want to play them.

     Play Personal Selections
       This option will appear if you have stored a personal selection for this
      Disc and will play the tracks in the order  you stored them.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4. Program Selections ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can store up to 4 different programs for each Disc.  Click Here to see how
to add a program to a Disc.

Also see  Change Play order by Drag and Drop


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.5. Change Play Order by Drag and Drop ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

You can change the order the tracks on a Disc are played by dragging a track
from its current position and dropping it on another track or between tracks.
The program will save the new order in the data file so the next time you play
that disc but you can use the "Options->Restore Play Order" menu option if you
want to revert to the standard play order.  Note that you can not use drag and
drop when in the Icon view.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.6. Track Status ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 You can change the status of any track at any time to Favorite, Ordinary or
Horrible, depending on what you  think of it. You can then use the play options
to play only the track you want. To change the status of a track use the Track
Popup Menu.  Click here to see how to start playing different track types.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.7. Track Playing Selection ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 If you wish to play a selection of tracks in a particular order then double
click on the track Icons with mouse  button 1 in the order you want to play
them. The Icon for the track will change to the selected track Icon to  show
that track is part of a playing selection. Click here for information on how to
Release Track Selection.  When you have made a selection you can store the
track selections in the dat file and play the same  selections again.  Also see
Change Play order by Drag and Drop


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.8. CD Player Views ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Different views are available for the CD Player. You can see either Icon,
Detail, Name or Text Views.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.9. Control Panels ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The Control Panel can be used to control the operation of the CD Player. (You
can also use the Popup Menus or the Keyboard.)
There are 3 Control Panels to choose from.

     Exit
       This button will close down CD in a Box.

     Folder
       This button will show the main CD in a Box window and give it focus.

     Quick Sample
       When this button is down it means only the first few seconds of each
      song of the current selection will play. Also  available from the Popup
      Menus. You can set the number of seconds that will play from the  Options
      page of the Settings Notebook.

     Mute.
       This button will switch sound on and off.

     Eject.
       This button will eject the CD from the player if this is possible.

     Play Options.
       The Drop Down Selection Box allows you to select the type of tracks you
      would like to listen to.  Or on the Maxi Control Panel you press the  to
      cycle through the play types.

     Status Information.
       While stopped this area will show the number of tracks on the CD and the
      total playing time. While playing a  track this area will show the
      current track number and the remaining time for this track.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Options Notebook ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use the Options Notebook to set various options for the program.

 Options Page

 Text Page

 Mode Page

 Icons Page


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1. Options Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

     Auto Scramble
      When a new disc is read the track order will be scrambled.

     Auto Play
      When a new disc is inserted it will start playing the same type of tracks
      as it was playing last time.

     Eject on Disc End
      If this is checked the Disc in the drive will be ejected when it has
      finished playing.

     Eject on Program Exit
      If there is a disc in the drive when the program is closed it will be
      ejected.

     Mini Icons
      If this is checked then the icons in the playlist folder will be smaller
      than normal.

     Scroll to Track
      If this is checked then the current track will always show in the
      playlist folder.

     Show Elapsed Time
      If this is checked then the time on the Control Panels will show the Min
      : Sec through a song. If unchecked it will show the amount of remaining
      time.

     Hide Horrible Tracks
      If checked any tracks with a status of Horrible will not be shown in the
      playlist folder.

     Quick Play Seconds
      This entry field is used to set the number of seconds of a Track you want
      to hear when you are in Quick Play mode.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2. Custom Text Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

On these pages you can enter your own Text that will appear on the Control
Panels.
On page 1 you can change the text that appears in the Player Status area and on
page 2 you can change the Track Selection Text.
You can return to the default text by pressing the Default button on the page.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3. Mode Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

     Play Mode
      This is not complete yet. When in play mode you will not be able to edit
      track play times or change play order but this will allow the program to
      control the playing of the CD better so it does not overrun the end of a
      track under heavy system loads.

     Safe Mode
      When this option is checked the program will not read a new disc in the
      CD-Rom drive until the user selects the menu option "Read Disc in Drive".
      Normally this program checks every second to see if a new Disc has been
      inserted in the drive but if the device driver is reading the disc at the
      same time as this program asks if a disc is present then the whole system
      stops until the device driver has completed reading the disc. If you
      happen to be downloading a file when you put a new disc in then you may
      have had Comm Errors. Note - Auto Play will not work if this is checked
      until the user selects the menu option to "Read Disc in Drive".


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.4. Icon Selection ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The default Icons suppiled with the program can be changed to any other Icon
from an "*.ICO" file. All you have  to do is press the Find button and search
for the file you want or drag the ".ICO" file to the CDinaBox window and drop
it. The Options Notebook will appear and allow you to select which Icon you
would like to change.  You can see what Icons are currently associated with
which track status by selecting the Options/Settings... item  from the Popup
menus and going to the Icon Page.

Send me a copy of your favorite icons so I can add them to the Icon Collection
on the World Wide Web Home Page.

 Click here to see how to Restore the Default Icon for a track status.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Disc Properties Notebook ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use the Disc Properties Notebook to view and set various information for the
current Disc.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1. Disc General Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Disc Title.
This area will display the current Disc title. You can enter a new Title in the
entry field if you wish.
 Hint - You can use direct editing ( usually ALT- Mouse Button 1 ) on the Title
in the Playlist Folder to enter a new Disc Title.

Play Type.
You can use this drop down list box to select the Play Type you would like for
this Disc. This Play Type is used when you press the Play button or press
<ALT-P> from the keyboard.

Volume.
Enter the volume you would like to use for this Disc.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2. Disc Information Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This page displays the following information about the current Disc in the
drive.

     Start Position of the first Music Track.
     Total playing time of the Disc.
     Number of regular tracks on the Disc.
     Number of Phantom Tracks on the Disc.
     The total number of tracks that the program has on the Disc.
     The CDID read from the Disc, that has been converted to a HEX string that
      CD in a Box uses to identify the Disc.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.3. Disc Program Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

These pages show the Programs stored for the Disc.

You can enter a title for the program in the Title entry field and this will be
displayed on the Pop-up menu under Play->Program Selection. The numbers in the
Order field are the track numbers in the order they will be played.

If you wish to change the order of the tracks you will have to select the
tracks again and store them to the existing program number.

To delete a program you have to remove the Title from the Title entry field and
then select OK.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Track Properties Notebook ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Use the Track Properties Notebook to view and set various information for a
Track.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.1. Track General Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

Track Title.
This area will display the current Track title. You can enter a new Title in
the entry field if you wish.
 Hint - You can use direct editing ( usually ALT- Mouse Button 1 ) on the Icon
in the Playlist Folder to enter a new Track Title.

Track Status.
Use the radio buttons to select the Track Status you would like.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.2. Track Info Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This page displays information about the current Track.

     The Track Type.  ( Audio, Data etc )
     The Track number on the Disc.
     The number of music channels on the Track.
     The number of times you have played this track.
     The Track repeat checkbox.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9.3. Track Times Page ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This page shows the actual start time and length of the Track and the amount of
Disc space it uses.

If you want to change the times for a track ( example you do not like the first
30 seconds ) then you can select the Custom Times checkbox and enter your own
times in the entry fields.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Popup Menus ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.1. Track Popup Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The Track popup menu appears when you press mouse button 2 over a track. It
gives you the option to do the  following:

     Make Ordinary
       Allows you to change the track status to Ordinary if it is not currently
      that.

     Make Favorite
       Allows you to change the track status to Favorite if it is not currently
      that.

     Make Horrible
       Allows you to change the track status to Horrible if it is not currently
      that.

     Restore Default Icon
       This option allows you to restore the icon for this track status to its
      default. Click here to see how to restore  the Icon for Selected Tracks.

     Delete Track
       If the track has been added to the CD then this option will delete the
      track data from the CD.

     Mark Position.

        -  Start Position
           This will mark the current playing position as the start of this
           added Track.

        -  End Position.
           This will mark the current playing position as the end of this added
           Track.

        -  End with Next Start
           This will mark the current playing position as the end of this added
           Track and also create a new added Track with the start position also
           as the current playing position.

     Select Track
      This option will add a track to a Program Selection.

     Track Repeat
       If this is checked then this track will continue to play until stopped.

     Play Track
       This will play the selected track only. If track repeat is checked then
      it will continue to play.

     Stop Track
       This will cause the CD player to stop playing.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.2. Main Popup Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This popup menu appears when you press mouse button 2 in the CD player but not
on a track. It gives you the  following options:

     Open
       This option Allows you to change the way the Track Information is
      Displayed. Click Here For More Information on  the Views available.

     Arrange
       This appears if you are in icon view and allows you to arrange the icons
      in the container.

     Help
       This option provides access to this help file and to the Product
      Information Dialog.

     Release Selected Tracks
       If you have selected tracks to play in a particular order then this
      option will allow you to release the selections  when you have finished
      or if you want to make a new selection.

     Store Program Selections
       This option will allow you to add tracks to a  Program Selection.

     Save Changes
       This options allows any changes to CDinaBox.INI and CDBox.DAT to be
      saved. Any changes will be saved on  program Exit.

     Play Quick Sample
       When this is checked only the first few seconds of any track will play.
      Also available from the clock button on  the Control Panel.

     Disc Repeat
       If this is checked then when the CD player has completed playing the
      tracks you requested it will start again  from the start and play the
      same selection of tracks.

     Eject Disc
       This will eject the CD from the player if this is possible.

     Mute
       This will switch off sound from the CD player.

     Sound
       This will restore sound from the CD player.

     Pause
       This will pause playing of the current CD.

     Resume
       This will resume playing of the CD after it was paused.

     Skip Forward
       This option will stop playing the current song and start playing the
      next song with the same Track Status.

     Skip Back
       This option will stop playing the current song and start playing the
      previous song with the same Track Status.

     Stop
       This will stop playing the CD.

     Play
      Click Here for Play Options.

     Exit
       This shuts down the CD player and saves any changes to CDinaBox.INI and
      CDinaBox.DAT


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.2.1. Options Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 This submenu allows you to change the following -

     Restore Selected Icon
       If the Icon for Selected Tracks has been changed this menu option allows
      you to restore it to the default.

     Scramble / UnScramble Tracks
       These menu options will Scramble (Random Play) or UnScramble the tracks
      of the CD.

     Add Track
      Click Here to see how to add a track to the current Disc.

     Activate / Release Hold Mode
      Click Here for more information on Hold Mode.

     Delete Current Disc Data
       This option will remove all the data from the dat file for the current
      Disc in the Drive.

     Play Quick Sample
       If this option is checked then only the first few seconds of each track
      will be played.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10.2.2. Open Options Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 The following selections are available from the Open option on the popup menu:

     Name

     Name/Flowed
       This will display the CD tracks in coloums with the Icon to the left.

     Text

     Text/Flowed
       This will display the CD track titles only.

     Icon
       This will display CD tracks as icons. This is the Default View.

     Details
       This will display CD tracks in the container detail view. Extra
      information is available in this view.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Store Program Dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This Dialog is used to store a program selection to a program store and also
give it a Title.

Select one of the Program Stores to use and enter the Title in the entry field.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. How Do I .... ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This section tells you how to do many common things with the program and also
how to solve a few common problems.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.1. Unable to attach to CD Device ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

This message will appear if the program is not able to attach to the CD-Rom
drive in your system.

The most common reason for this is that you have added or removed a hard drive
letter since MMPM was installed. The multimedia system does not see this and it
will still look for your CD-Rom using the old drive letter.

To correct the problem open the Multimedia Folder on your Desktop and then open
the Multimedia Setup Object and select the Compact Disc page ( see below if you
do not have this page ) and select the Drive Letter Tab at the bottom and
correct the drive letter shown.

If you do not have a Compact Disc page then you will have to install CD Audio
support from the disks you installed OS/2. Refer to the OS/2 Manuals for
information.

If this does not fix the problem then sent me an email message with the
Ref-???? number from the message and I will have a look at what the error means
and how we can fix it.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.2. Change a Track or Disc Title ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Use standard OS/2 methods of direct editing to change the name of a track or
of the CD Title.  Hold down the ALT key and press mouse button 1 (usually the
left button) on any title to change its name.

You can also change the Title from the General page of either the Disc or Track
Properties Notebook.

 Select Save Changes from the main pop-up menu to save changes to file. Changes
are always saved when the  program is closed.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.3. Add a Program to a Disc. ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

To add a progam to a Disc.

     Select the tracks you want to play by using the Select Track option on
      the Track pop-up menu.
     Select the Store Program Selection option on the main pop-up menu.
     Choose one of the four programs you want to store to.
     Enter a name for the program.
     Select OK


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.4. Play a Disc Program ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Display the main pop-up menu then select the Play option then the Program
Selection option and then select the name of the Program you want to play.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12.5. Delete a Disc Program ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

To delete a program stored for a Disc display the Disc Properties Notebook and
turn to the Program page then remove the Name for the Program you want to
delete and then select OK.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Version Release Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Version Release Information.

     Version 1.66 Released April 1996
      Added Features - Bug Fix. Some people had problems with Icons
      disappearing, When the program is unable to attach to the CD Device in
      your system a Help window appears with some information on common
      problems, If Fast Back (Skip Back) is selected when playing the first 5
      seconds it will move to the previous song but if selected after the first
      5 seconds the program will start playing from the current song.

     Version 1.65 Released March 1996
      Added Features - Property Notebooks for Tracks and The current Disc, Play
      Statistics, Volume per Disc stored to the data file, Small Icons in the
      Playlist Folder, Double Click to play a Track, Adjust the Quick Play
      time, Store more than one Program Selection for each Disc, Drag a Phantom
      Track to the Shredder to delete it. Fixed a few more minor bugs.

     Version 1.63 Released January 1996
      Added Features - Safe Mode, Custom Text, Options Notebook and ability to
      change the start position and Track Length of any Track on any Disc.
      Fixed a few minor bugs.

     Version 1.61 Released November 1995
      Bug Fix.  Version 1.6 looked for an old DLL that is no longer required.

     Version 1.6 Released November 1995
      Added features - Scroll to Track, Eject on Exit and Change Play Order by
      Drag and Drop.

     Version 1.5 Released September 1995

     Version 1.4 Released 21 May 1995
       Added features - Add a Track, Hold Mode, Hide/Show Horrible Tracks, Mini
      Control Panel, Save Personal  Selections.  Changed format of the dat file
      so it can store Multi-Line Titles and it is now able to store personal
      Selection  data and details on added Tracks.

     Version 1.3 Released 11 April 1995
       Bug Fix - Unable to run program on versions of OS/2 prior to Warp. I had
      left some test code in that called  functions that were introduced in
      Warp so previous versions failed.  Added Quick Sample option to play only
      the first 15 seconds of each track.  Enabled the Play Track menu item on
      a track popup menu so you can start playing the selected track at any
      time.

     Version 1.2 Released 12 March 1995
       Added Auto Play feature. (Popup menu option)

     Version 1.1  Released 17 October 1994.
       Added Control Panel.
       Window Position will now be saved. ( Popup menu option). Colour and Font
      used will also be saved when  program is closed.
       Icon selection can now be made from the Popup Menus.

     Version 1.0 Released 19 August 1994.
       First public release.


ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Features On The Drawing Board ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ

 Planned new features include (but are not limited to) the following. (Send me
Email if you have any ideas) Some people sent me some suggestions and I put
them on a piece of paper and then lost the piece of paper so if you have sent
me a suggestion and it is not on this list then please resend it ( Sorry ) Also
to help me in deciding what features to add first please send me your vote on
what features you want to see.

     Support for more than 1 CD-Rom Drive.

     Access to the CD-Rom without MMPM installed on your system.

     Background bitmap option for the playlist folder. A different bitmap for
      each Disc.

     Add a comment to each track on a disc and store it in the data file.

     Tree view of tracks in the playlist folder.

     Visual indication of Horrible tracks being hidden.

     Indicate which tracks have track repeat active.

     A menu option to unselect tracks from the Personal Selection.

     Allow Drag and Drop to copy a track so you can play the same track more
      than once.

     Flyover button Help Text.

     Add some small buttons to the frame of the playlist folder to control the
      player.

     Print reports from the data file.

     A Hold/Hold release button on the Control Panels.

     Add player control options to the program system menu.

     Add Control Panel size options to the Control Panel System Menu.

     Improve custom text feature.

     Add Track number and Volume level to icon on the WPS Desktop.

     Add more Track Status options.

     Add support for Bass, Treble etc and store for each Disc.

     Store more information in the Data File. i.e. Physical location of the
      Disc, Price, Music Style etc.

     Drag and drop tracks on the Play Button.

     Add buttons to the Control Panel to select which Track to Play. Add a
      Forward button to the Online Help.

     This space free!
       Send me ideas on what you want to be included.