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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Help for PLAYCD Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use these choices to find out how to use help, to get extended help, to go to a
- list of keys, or to go to the help index.
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- Help for help
- Provides detailed information on the kinds of help available and how to
- use help.
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- Extended help
- Displays general help.
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- Keys help
- Displays a list of keys.
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- Help index
- Displays the help index.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Help for Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use this choice to obtain information on how to use the Help facility.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Help for Extended Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use this choice to obtain general information on the tasks you can perform
- while you are viewing a help window.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Help for Help Index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use this choice to display the help index.
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- The help index lists the titles of the help information that is available.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Help for Keys ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use this choice to see a list of keys and a description of the function of the
- keys.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Extended Help for PLAYCD ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The PLAYCD program allows you to play audio compact discs; however, you will
- need external speakers or headphones to listen to the disc. PLAYCD is able to
- accept both keyboard and mouse input.
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- At run time, PLAYCD will recognize any CD/ROM drives which currently contain a
- valid CD/ROM, allowing you to control and play any or all of these drives.
- Once a drive is recognized, you may freely change or remove discs from the
- drive without notifying the program. Discs will continue playing even when you
- exit PLAYCD.
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- For help on any function, select the button and press F1.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Help for Commands ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Commands Menu allows the user to select any of a set of special commands.
- The available commands include:
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- Next Drive
- Change control panel focus to next CD/ROM drive.
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- Random Play
- Play tracks of current CD/ROM at random.
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- Stop All and Exit
- Exit the program after stopping any currently playing drives.
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- Exit
- Exit the program without stopping any drives.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Help for Next Drive command ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Next Drive command is used to select the next recognized CD/ROM drive.
- When selected, the focus of PLAYCD control panel changes from the current
- CD/ROM drive to the CD/ROM drive with the next higher logical drive letter (C,
- D, E, ...). If there are no other CD/ROM drives, the focus remains on the
- current drive.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 9. Help for Random Play command ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Random Play command causes the current CD/ROM drive to begin playing tracks
- at random. Until another command or button is selected, the drive will select
- tracks at random, playing each track completely before selecting the next
- track.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 10. Help for Stop All and Exit command ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Stop All and Exit command causes PLAYCD to stop all drives that may have
- been playing, and then to terminate the program.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 11. Help for Exiting PLAYCD ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Exit command causes PLAYCD to terminate immediately. Any drives currently
- playing will continue to do so.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 12. Help for Key Assignments ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The list of keys is arranged in groups.
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- ACCELERATOR KEYS
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- Ctrl+N
- Advance control panel focus to next drive
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- Ctrl+R
- Begin playing tracks at random
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- Ctrl+X
- Stop all drives and Exit
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- F3
- Exit PLAYCD
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- E
- Eject disc from the current drive
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- P
- Play the disc in the current drive
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- U
- Seek to the start of the next higher track on the current drive
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- D
- Seek to the start of the next lower track on the current drive
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- A
- Pause/Unpause the current drive
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- M
- Mute/Unmute the current drive
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- R
- Start rewinding the current drive, or scan backward if it is playing
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- F
- Start fast forwarding the current drive, or scan forward if it is playing
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- N
- Advance control panel focus to next drive
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- PageUp
- Increase the audio volume on the current drive
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- PageDn
- Decrease the audio volume on the current drive
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- HELP KEYS
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- F1
- Get help
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- F2
- Get extended help (from within any help window)
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- Alt+F4
- End help
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- F9
- Go to a list of keys (from within any help window)
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- F11
- Go to the help index (from within any help window)
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- Esc
- Previous Help Panel, or End help if only one panel
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- Alt+F6
- Go to/from help and programs
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- Shift+F10
- Get help for help
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- SYSTEM KEYS
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- Alt+F6
- Switch to the next windowed program
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- Alt+Esc
- Switch to the next program, including full-screen programs
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- Ctrl+Esc
- Switch to the Task List
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- WINDOW KEYS
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- F3
- Close a window
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- F10
- Go to/from the action bar
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- Arrow keys
- Move among choices
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- End
- Go to the last choice in a pull-down
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- Esc
- Cancel a pull-down or the system menu
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- Home
- Go to the first choice in a pull-down
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- Underlined letter
- Move among the choices on the action bar and pull-downs
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- Alt+F4 or F3
- Close the window
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- Alt+F5
- Restore the window
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- Alt+F7
- Move the window
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- Alt+F9
- Minimize the window
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- Shift+Esc or Alt+Spacebar
- Go to/from the system menu
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- Shift+Esc or Alt
- Go to/from the system menu of a text window
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 13. Help for Eject Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Pressing the Eject button will cause the current CD/ROM drive to immediately
- eject its disc. If the drive is playing, it will be stopped and the disc will
- be ejected.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 14. Help for Stop Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Pressing the Stop button will cause the current CD/ROM drive to immediately
- stop playing. Once stopped, playing may be resumed by pressing Play. Stop has
- no effect if the drive is not playing.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 15. Help for Play Button ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Pressing the Play button will cause the current CD/ROM drive to begin playing
- the current location on the disc. Play has no effect if the drive is not
- ready, or is already playing.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 16. Help for Track Up ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Pressing the Track Up button will cause the current CD/ROM drive to immediately
- advance to the beginning of the next audio track. If the drive is playing, it
- will continue playing at the start of the next track. If you use Track Up when
- in the last audio track, the drive moves to the start of the first (lowest)
- audio track.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 17. Help for Track Down ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Pressing the Track Down button will cause the current CD/ROM drive to
- immediately move to the beginning of the previous audio track. If the drive is
- playing, it will continue playing at the start of the previous track. If you
- use Track Down when in the first audio track, the drive moves to the start of
- the last (highest) audio track.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 18. Help for Pause ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Pressing the Pause button will cause the current CD/ROM drive to toggle between
- pausing and playing. If the current drive is playing, pressing Pause will cause
- playing to stop at the current location, putting it in a paused state. If the
- current drive is paused, pressing Pause again will resume playing. Pressing any
- other key while the drive is paused will cancel the Pause. Pressing Pause when
- in any other state (i.e. stopped, not ready) will have no effect.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 19. Help for Mute ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Pressing the Mute button will cause the volume of current CD/ROM drive to
- toggle between its current value and zero (no sound). If the current drive is
- playing, it will continue playing. If the Volume Control is used while Mute
- is active, Mute is made inactive.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 20. Help for Rewind ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Rewind button is used to move the position of the head on the current drive
- quickly backward. If the drive is playing, pressing the Rewind button will
- move halt playing and move the head in reverse until the button is released.
- Once released, the drive will resume playing at the new location. If the drive
- is stopped, pressing the Rewind button will start the head moving in reverse
- until it reaches the beginning of the disc, or until another button is pressed.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 21. Help for Fast Forward ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Fast Forward button is used to move the position of the head on the current
- drive quickly forward. If the drive is playing, pressing the Fast Forward
- button will move halt playing and move the head forward until the button is
- released. Once released, the drive will resume playing at the new location.
- If the drive is stopped, pressing the Fast Forward will start the head moving
- forward until it reaches the end of the disc, or until another button is
- pressed.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 22. Help for Next Drive ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Next Drive button is used to select the next recognized CD/ROM drive. When
- pressed, the focus of PLAYCD control panel changes from the current CD/ROM
- drive to the CD/ROM drive with the next higher logical drive letter (C, D, E,
- ...). If there are no other CD/ROM drives, the focus remains on the current
- drive.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 23. Help for Volume Slider ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The Volume Slider control is used to set the volume of the sound produced by
- the current CD/ROM drive. By dragging the slider up and down using the mouse,
- or using the PageUp and PageDown keys, the volume can be increased and
- decreased. On some CD/ROM drives which lack software volume control, the
- Volume Slider will not change the sound level until the lowest setting, when
- the sound will be muted.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 24. Help for Track ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Moves to the track you specify. If an invalid track number is entered, it will
- be ignored.