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This file contains details of last minute updates not reflected in the manual.
Please note that users of ver 1.0 or ver 1.1 will have to upgrade their
database to ver 3.0 format. See README.DOS or README.WIN for details on how
to do this.
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CDPLAYER - Version 3.3 (Windows) - 5 August 1993
Enhancements
1 The length of the track titles has been increased to 100 characters,
for registered users.
(This also applies to the DOS version)
2 Fit tracks to time - 'Control' - 'Fit tracks to time...'
A new option has been added which allows you to create a custom
programme based on a time limit. The system allows you to enter the
number of minutes music required and it selects the tracks to fit
within this time. The tracks selected are stored in the custom
programme for the disc and can be played in that mode. This allows
easy setting for home recording of CDs to cassette tape.
3 A Custom Programme button has been added to the full handset, allowing
you to set a custom program using a dialog box, see next item.
4 Custom Program Dialog box
A new dialog box has been added to allow the selection of a custom
program, for the disk currently in the drive, using pick lists.
5 Track identifiers used in the edit windows have been converted to
numbers.
6 Multiple drive support - 'File' - 'Select CD ROM drive...'
Support has been added for multiple CD ROM drives. It is now possible
to select the drive to use to play your audio CDs from a pick list.
End of 3.3
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CDPLAYER - Version 3.2 (Windows) - 3 April 1993
Enhancements.
1 Both the full and small handsets are now sizable by the user. This
allows the width and height to be adjusted to compensate for large
system fonts, used in the title and menu bars.
The browse window is now sizable by the user. This allows the width
and height to be adjusted to show more information.
2 CDPlayer now "remembers" the position and size of the handsets and
browse window so they will appear exactly as you adjusted them on your
last access to the programs.
3 A button is now provided for the return to the full handset, so the
small handset does not have a menu bar. You can also now minimize
CDPlayer from the small handset.
4 The defined font is now used in the Display Area, ie the LCD, not the
system font.
5 Play now continues play after a pause, as will pressing pause a second
time.
6 Requests for file names, on import, export and change database, now use
standard Open File and Save As dialog boxes. This enables you to list
current files and change directories and drives using the mouse.
7 Some cosmetic changes have been made to comply with CUA standards.
Bug Fix.
8 In certain circumstances the system tried to opened the database files
twice and this could cause a corruption to the data. This has now
been corrected.
End of 3.2
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CDPLAYER - Version 3.0 (DOS and Windows)
A number of new facilities have been added:
1 The number of track fields has been increased to 30.
2 The size of the field holding the track title has been increased to 60
characters.
3 The database has been rewritten using variable size records.
4 The display of the Disk Record remains as a double list of track
titles, if the disk contains over 15 tracks, and is presented as a
single list if 15 or less tracks are present.
5 Data export facilities have been included to write an ASCII file in one
of two formats:
Record format - where each field is written on a separate line
and each record occupies a fixed number of
lines.
CSV - where the whole record is written on one line
in CSV format.
6 A data import facility has been incorporated, to allow the import of
data stored in record format. This provides the facility for
information to be edited within a database and then brought back into
CDPlayer.
7 The internal ID created by CD player, which is used to identify the
disc, is now displayed on the edit record screen. This is an 8 digit
Hex string.
7A A facility has been added to attach an existing record to a disc
inserted. Allowing import of data based on keys calculated by other
programs. See IMPORT.TXT.
8 The "jump to track 1" button has been changed to allow the user to
select the track to jump to.
9 The eject button now stops the CD playing prior to attempting to eject
the disc.
10 Next and Last track options now follow the mode of play and will jump
to the next or last track in a custom, or shuffle, play sequence.
CDPLAYER - Version 3.0 for Windows
11 A small handset has been incorporated. This is available as a toggle
between small and full handsets. The small handset contains the
following:
Disc and track name display
Small play, stop, pause and eject buttons
Volume control
12 The user can now define the time slice to skip when FF and Rew buttons
are pressed.
13 The font used for the disc and track name display can now be edited
via the configuration dialog box.
14 The Data button has been changed to make it consistent with the other
buttons.
15 A number of changes have been made to the menu structure to make them
comply with accepted Windows conventions.
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CDPLAYER - Version 1.1 (DOS)
A number of new facilities have been added and the wording on the handset
display has been changed, as follows:
1 The size of the field holding the track title has been increased to 40
characters. The display of the Disk Record remains the same, but the
track entry field will scroll if you enter more than 25 characters.
2 The name of the current disk and track title is displayed along
with the handset. (Can be suppressed with a command line option "/S").
3 A new "button" has been added to jump to track 1 of the CD. This
button operates in both stop and play mode.
4 A new play mode has been added, Shuffle play. In this mode the tracks
are shuffled into a random order and then played. If repeat is on
the process is repeated after all tracks have been played, but they
will be reshuffled into a new order each time the process is repeated.
The shuffled order of the tracks is displayed on the Record Screen.
5 All CDPlayer buttons now have an alpha key associated with them:
7/S Stop
8/I Pause/Interrupt play
9/P Play
4/L Last track
5/C Play again from Current Track
6/N Next track
1/B Back 30 seconds
2/E Eject/load
3/F Forward 30 seconds
./G Goto track 1
6 On screen volume and balance control have been added. A scroll bar is
displayed at the right of the handset indicating the current volume
and at the foot of the function keys indicating the balance between
left and right speakers. Press up arrow or "+" to increase and down
arrow or "-" to decrease volume. Press Le