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Short: Play&Save CD tracks with Gui - EasyACDDA 1.7
Author: alecos@ltsnet.it (Alessandro Marinuzzi)
Uploader: alecos@ltsnet.it (Alessandro Marinuzzi)
Version: 1.7
Type: disk/cdrom
Date: 14.10.2002
Requires: Gui4Cli 3.8.5 - BreakName 37.2 - CDDA 1.64 - Nice 1.0 (Here included)
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INTRODUCTION:
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I wrote EasyACDDA (a gui developped using Gui4Cli) for my personal use and
then I have sent it to my friends. Now I have decided to give to the Amiga
community this little work of mine. I sincerely hope you will find EasyACDDA
very useful. EasyACDDA means EasyAmigaCDDA !
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>>>>> EasyACDDA is dedicated to my mother ! <<<<<
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REQUIREMENTS:
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· Any Amiga with at the least OS 3.0
· CDDA and Led in C:
· BreakName in C:
· Nice in C:
· Gui and Gui4Cli in C:
· The latest OpenURL installed and configured (optional)
· CDRom (atapi 100% is better)
FEATURES:
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· 40 tracks theoretically available
· plays any track
· saves any track
· 4 files format available
· configurable using tooltypes
· very easy to use
· gadtool resources
· pull-down menus allow to manage EasyACDDA
· background image for the gui
· no limit for background image (0-24 bit)
· configuration panel for CDRom
· test panel for CDRom
· internal help support for panels
· interaction with emailer (see "About")
· tooltype "IMAGE"
· tooltype "PLAN"
· tooltype "VOL"
· tooltype "FORMAT"
· tooltype "MODE"
· tooltype "FILE"
· tooltype "DEVICE"
· tooltype "UNIT"
· tooltype "MEMTYPE"
· tooltype "NOMEMTYPE"
INSTALLATION:
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Simply you have to run the supplied installer-script (EasyACDDA-Install) or
install all by hand following these simple steps:
1) Extract EasyACDDA.lha
2) Copy all files located in EasyACDDA/C to C:
3) Copy EasyACDDA and EasyACDDA.info where you like
4) Rename one of the available images as EasyACDDA.bkg
5) Copy EasyACDDA.bkg into the same place of EasyACDDA
6) Set your favorite tooltypes for EasyACDDA
7) Double click on the EasyACDDA icon
8) Add the task Gui4Cli to PicDT (PictureDatatypePrefs) *
9) Save the PicDT prefs. Close and restart EasyACDDA again *
10) Save your favorite configuration on your harddisk
11) Enjoy EasyACDDA !
12) There is nothing else to do !
NOTE: Steps 8-9 are only for users with graphic board (*)
INFOS-USAGE:
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NOTE: EasyACDDA is designed to work only under Workbench. When you launch
EasyACDDA for the first time, you must open the configuration panel by
selecting the menu item "Config". Enter your favorite configuration in
the text boxs and then save it. So you are ready to use EasyACDDA !
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>MENUS: (simple access to main features) <
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· About: Gives some infos about the program and the author. There are
two gadgets, "Okay" and "SendEmail". "SendEMail" has a special
feature, it calls your emailer which will create a email ready
that you could simply send me.
· Config: Opens a configuration panel which allows to configure your
CDRom. If the tooltype "NOMEMTYPE" is set to "TRUE", then the
text box "MEMTYPE" will be disabled.
· Test: Opens a test panel which allows to test your CDRom in order to
find a right value. If the right value is found, then you have
to change the tooltype "PLAN" entering the right value.
· Quit: Quit EasyACDDA.
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>MAIN GUI: (the wonderful gui "EasyACDDA") <
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The main window (EasyACDDA) is organized in two parts:
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Play a CD track:
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· 1-40: these buttons allow to play each single track, you can play
other tracks also if the previous track has not reached the
end. So the previous track will be stopped and the new track
will be played.
· Vol.-|+: this slider allows to set the volume (0-100[%]). You have to
set the volume before playing/saving any track.
· Play: this button allows to play consecutively all tracks found on
the CD.
· Stop: this button affects the functions Play and Save stopping them.
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Save a CD track:
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· Track: this text box allows to enter your favorite track to save. The
gadgets [-][+] allow to do this operation in the easier way.
· Format: this cycle menu allows to select the file format. You are able
to save a track as 8SVX, WAV, MAUD and AIFF.
· Mode: this cycle menu allows to select some parameters. These are
MUTE (no sound), MONO and 16BIT. When you save a track as WAV,
MAUD or AIFF the only available parameter is MUTE in spite of
the cycle menu is set to another parameter.
· File: this text box allows to enter the path and file name for the
track to save.
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>CONFIG GUI: (see the menu item "Config") <
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· Device: this text box allows to enter your CD device.
· Unit: this text box allows to enter your CD unit.
· MemType: this text box allows to enter the value for the memory type.
You can enter "2" (Chip Mem), "512" (Zorro Mem) or other value
if you are expert. If you don't want this feature then you
have to set the tooltype "NOMEMTYPE" to "TRUE" so the text box
"MEMTYPE" will appear disabled.
· Use: this button allows to use temporarily your configuration.
· Save: this button allows to save your configuration on harddisk.
· HELP: this button allows to obtain some infos about the mechanism
regarding this gui.
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>TEST GUI: (see the menu item "Test") <
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· CDROM: this cycle menu allows to select one of the parameters which
are "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" (default) and "f".
· Test: this button allows to test the CDRom with one of the available
parameters. If your CDRom works fine, you have found the right
parameter so you have to modify the tooltype "PLAN" entering
the right parameter.
· Stop: this button allows to stop the test.
· HELP: this button allows to obtain some infos about the mechanism
regarding this gui.
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>TOOLTYPES: (allow to configure "EasyACDDA") <
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· IMAGE: this tooltype allows to set your favorite background image. So
you have to enter the path and file name.
· PLAN: this tooltype allows to set your CDRom type with the following
parameters:
» "a" = some CDRoms "Sony" and compatible
» "b" = some CDRoms "Toshiba" and compatible
» "c" = some CDRoms "NEC" (old CDRoms)
» "d" = some CDRoms "Grunding" and "Toshiba"
» "e" = all CDRoms 100% Atapi
» "f" = some CDRoms Pre-Atapi
· VOL: this tooltype allows to set your default volume (default value
100[%]). So EasyACDDA will start with your value. The minimum
value is "0" and the maximum is "100".
· FORMAT: this tooltype allows to set your default file format for the
output file. So EasyACDDA will start with your value. The only
four values allowed are:
» "0" = is for 8SVX
» "1" = is for WAV
» "2" = is for MAUD
» "3" = is for AIFF
· MODE: this tooltype allows to set your default mode. So EasyACDDA
will start with your value. The values allowed are:
» "0" = is for 16BIT
» "1" = is for MONO
» "2" = is for MUTE
· FILE: this tooltype allows to set your default output file. You have
to enter the path and file name.
· DEVICE: allows to set your default CDRom device.
· UNIT: allows to set your default CDRom unit.
· MEMTYPE: allows to set your default memory type. There are some values
allowed:
» "2" = Chip Mem
» "512" = Zorro Mem
or other values if you are expert.
· NOMEMTYPE: this tooltype allows to disable (or enable) the memory type.
"NOMEMTYPE" has the maximum priority. The values allowed are:
» "TRUE" = disable "MEMTYPE"
» "FALSE" = enable "MEMTYPE"
If this tooltype is set to "TRUE", EasyACDDA will try to work
detecting which type of memory is available.
TO DO:
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· add more and more options
· add more tooltypes
· add a configuration panel for EasyACDDA
· add infos about tracks
· add some nice features
· improve more and more the code
· improve more and more the look
· if you have some ideas...
HISTORY:
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· 1.0 - Internal:
» only buttons for playing single tracks, max 40 tracks
· 1.1 - Internal:
» added "Play" which allows to play all tracks
» added "Stop" which allows to stop playing tracks
» added "Vol -|+" which allows to set the volume
· 1.2 - Internal:
» added "Track" which allows to set the track number
» added "-|+" for tracks which allow to increase/decrease the track number
» added "Format" - 8SVX, WAV and MAUD are supported
» added "Mode" - 16BIT, MONO and MUTE are supported
· 1.3 - Internal:
» added "File" which allows to set the output file for the track
» added "Save track" which allows to save the track
· 1.4 - Public: (FreeWare)
» reworked the code, now EasyACDDA is much better
» added the AIFF file format
» added a background image into the window (400x200 pixels)
» added the tooltype "IMAGE" which allows to change the background image
» added the menu item "About" which gives you some infos about EasyACDDA
» supplied a install-script that makes your life easy
· 1.5ß (Rev. 1,2 and 3) - Internal:
» reworked the code in order to make EasyACDDA more flexible
» added the configuration panel for CDRom
» added the test panel for CDRom
» added the menu item "Config." for the configuration panel
» added the menu item "Test" for the test panel
» added the menu item "Quit" which allows to quit EasyACCDA
» added the tooltype "PLAN" (default "e")
» added the tooltype "VOL" (default "100[%]")
» added the tooltype "FORMAT" (default "8SVX")
» added the tooltype "MODE" (default "16BIT")
» added the tooltype "FILE" (default "DH1:Example.wav")
» added the tooltype "DEVICE" (default "atapi.device")
» added the tooltype "UNIT" (default "1")
» added the tooltype "MEMTYPE" (default "512")
» added some routines which make EasyACDDA more interactive
» now when you are saving a track the other functions appear disabled
· 1.6 - Public: (GiftWare)
» added the tooltype "NOMEMTYPE" (default "FALSE")
» found another way to address commands (more safe)
» reworked the menu item "About". There are two gads ("Okay|SendEmail")
» the gad "SendEMail" calls your favorite emailer in order to contact me
but for this feature you need the latest OpenURL installed/configured
» added some internal help messages for panels
» supplied an alternative background image for AGA sistems (5bit)
» supplied a standard installer-script which allows to install EasyACDDA
without problems (instead of the install-script)
» no debug output
» small internal changes
» added a sort of manual to the readme
· 1.7 - Public: (EuroWare)
» previous versions crashed when another task was going to run. Fixed
» optimized the code using some efficient routines
» small minor changes
» now EasyACDDA is EuroWare
AUTOR:
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Alecos -> Fullname: Alessandro Marinuzzi
Address: Via Torre Pilo n.14/c
City: Palermo
ZipCode: 90151
Country: Italy
E-Mail: alecos@ltsnet.it
Web: http://web.ltsnet.it/alecos/
MY AMIGA CONFIGURATION:
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· Amiga Model: A4000/040
· Graphic Board: CyberVision64/3D
· Monitor: Digital 15 inch
· Speakers: 2 - 240 W
· Hard Disk: 8,4 GB
· CD-ROM: 52 X
· FloppyDisk: DD 3,5
· Analogic Modem: 56k Flex V.90
· Mouse: Amiga International
· Joystick: Transparent-Coloured (like Apple)
· Printer: CanonBJEC 240
· Fast Mem: 16 MB
· Graphic Mem: 2 + 4 MB
· AmigaOS: 3.1
· ROM: 3.1
· GraphicOS: CyberGraphX3 (41.71)
· SoundOS: Ahi.
STATUS:
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EasyACDDA is © 2002 Alessandro Marinuzzi. All rights reserved.
EasyACDDA-Install is © 2002 Alessandro Marinuzzi. All rights reserved.
EasyACDDA is EuroWare ! This means that if you like this software and you
use it you have to send me 1 Euro (a smaller amount of money will be happily
accepted too). So send me an international money order specifying as reason
for the payment: For use of EasyACCDA.
CREDITS:
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EasyACDDA uses the following software:
· CDDA 1.64 by Michael Van Elst
· BreakName 37.2 by Kai Iske
· Nice 1.0 by Tak Tang
· Gui4Cli 3.8.5 by Dimitris C. Keletsekis
Thanks to Vincenzo Cuccia (Dashie) for his support.
Thanks to Mauro Zoia (Zzed) for his support.
LEGAL:
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No part of this archive may be redistributed except with the entire
contents of the original archive. You are not allowed to modify any of the
files included in the archive. You are not allowed to redistribute this
archive together with the obscene or illegal stuff. You are allowed to copy
and redistribute this software free of charge. Expressed permission is given
for Amiga Magazines which want include on Cover CD this archive.
DISCLAIMER:
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THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, OR OTHERWISE. BY USING THIS SOFTWARE, YOU ACCEPT THE
ENTIRE RISK. ALESSANDRO MARINUZZI SHALL BE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT OR
INDIRECT DAMAGE, INCLUDING DAMAGE FOR ANY DATA OR INFORMATION WHICH MAY BE
LOST.
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