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- WorkMan is a graphical tool for playing audio compact discs on a SunCD
- drive or other compatible unit. It has most of the features available
- on standalone CD players, such as a shuffle mode, programmable
- playlists, and elapsed/remaining timers. But it also has extra
- features, foremost of which is the ability to store information about
- CDs in a database, then automatically extract that information when the
- CD is inserted later. WorkMan stores the artist's name, the disc
- title, the names of individual tracks, and even remembers which tracks
- you don't want to hear! All in an easy-to-use, attractive OPEN LOOK
- graphical interface.
-
- Disc databases may be shared among any number of users on the network.
- WorkMan keeps separate databases for your private information about
- CDs (e.g. which order you like the tracks to play) and the discs' public
- information. During WorkMan's alpha test, several users shared my
- database, which now contains over 750 CDs. That database is available
- via anonymous ftp from ftp.ucsc.edu, in the "incoming" directory.
-
- To build WorkMan, most people should be able to type "make" and sit
- back. See the file INSTALLATION for more details. WorkMan requires
- XView 3.0 or higher (which comes with the OpenWindows distribution,
- and is also available as part of X11R5.)
-
- The manual page (workman.man) contains a brief description of the user
- interface, though for the most part you should be able to start using
- the tool right away without reading the docs. If you're curious about
- the program's innards, the workmandb.man manual page describes the
- database file format.
-
- If you enjoy WorkMan, drop me a picture postcard! My address is
-
- Steven Grimm
- 173 Sherland Ave.
- Mountain View, CA 94043
- USA
-
- Comments, questions, and suggestions should be mailed to me at
- koreth@hyperion.com. Check the BUGS section of the manual page, as well
- as the ANSWERS file, before you mail me.
-
- Enjoy!
-
- -Steve
-