@database "AlbIn_MUI.guide" @author "Sirius Design" @(c) "Copyright © 1995-96 Sirius Design" @$VER: AlbIn_MUI.guide 1.10 14.7.96 @font xhelvetica.font 11 @wordwrap @index INDEX #### #### Main menu #### @Node MAIN "AlbIn_MUI v1.09" @{b} --=> AlbIn_MUI v1.09 <=-- @{ub} · @{" I. Sirius Design " Link SIRIUS} · @{" II. Sirius Projects " Link OTHERPROJECTS} · @{" III. Disclaimers " Link DISCLAIMERS} · @{" IV. AlbIn_MUI " Link ALBIN_MUI} @EndNode #### #### I. Sirius Design ############################################################################### @Node SIRIUS "I. Information About Sirius Design" @{b}I. Sirius Design@{ub} @{b} Sirius Design consists of:@{ub} Niklas Dahlman David von Plenker-Tind Mathias Svensson Sirius Design consists of three programmers. We are making high-quality software for the Amiga computer. These programs are easy to use and have a vast range of functions when needed. Please report bugs and/or missing featurs. @{" Other Sirus Designs " Link OTHERPROJECTS} Check out our WWW-pages to get the latest information: http://www.efd.lth.se/~d92nd/Misc/Projects.html @{b} Sirius Design's main page: http://www.efd.lth.se/~d92nd/@{ub} @{b} You can reach us at:@{ub} Niklas Dahlman Södra Esplanaden 32 C:107 S-223 52 Lund SWEDEN d92nd@efd.lth.se http://www.efd.lth.se/~d92nd/Members/Niklas.html Mathias Svensson Maratonvägen 40c S-302 54 Halmstad SWEDEN d95ms@hh.se http://www.hh.se/stud/d95ms/ David von Plenker-Tind Järnåkravägen 11a, 3tr. S-222 25 Lund SWEDEN dat94pvo@ludat.lth.se http://www.efd.lth.se/~d92nd/Members/David.html @EndNode ### ### II. Other Sirius Designs ############################################################################### @Node OTHERPROJECTS "II. What Else Is Sirius Design Doing" @{b}II. Other Sirius Design projects@{ub} @{b} The members of Sirius Design are also working on these project.@{ub} @{b} Niklas@{ub} · AlbIn II As AlbIn, but better. Requires MUI 3.6! Available on our homepages: http://www.efd.lth.se/~d92nd/Misc/AlbIn_II.html · VagabondChess Requires MUI 3.6! Very Advanced Strategygame for up to 4 players (human or computer). Really hi-tec, completiondate: unknown. · SExpand Requires MUI 3.6! Converts Tabs to spaces. Probably released to AmiNet now. Available on our homepages: http://www.efd.lth.se/~d92nd/Misc/Projects.html · CRC32 Requires MUI 3.6! Calculates 32 Bit CRC for any file. Probably released to AmiNet now. Available on our homepages: http://www.efd.lth.se/~d92nd/Misc/Projects.html @{b} Mathias@{ub} · CRC-Calc Calculates a 32 checksum for any file(s). See also: http://www.hh.se/stud/d95ms/crccalc.html · ParallelDoctor Discover the parallelport of your Amiga. Probably released very soon. See also: http://www.hh.se/stud/d95ms/pardoc.html · Personal Keeps information about your friends. See also: http://www.hh.se/stud/d95ms/personal.html · Sample Studio Your favorite Sample Editor. See also: http://www.hh.se/stud/d95ms/samples.html · SY85List View the information in Yamaha SY85 .WAVE files. See also: http://www.hh.se/stud/d95ms/SY85List.html · TX16WTOSY85 Convert Yamaha TX16W 12bit samples to Yamaha SY85 16bit wavefiles. See also: http://www.hh.se/stud/d95ms/TX16WTOSY85.html @{b} David@{ub} · SiR Manager for .Readme-files (i.e. for use at Aminet). Easy to update .Readme-files and archives. Key-file making feature. @EndNode #### #### III. Disclaimers ############################################################################### @Node DISCLAIMERS "III. Who's Responsible" @{b}II. Disclaimers@{ub} THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS". NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ARE MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, PERFORMANCE, CURRENTNESS, OR OPERATION OF THIS SOFTWARE, AND ALL USE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. NEITHER COMMODORE NOR THE AUTHORS ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO YOUR USE OF THIS SOFTWARE. @EndNode ############################################################################### #### #### Application specific information follows #### #### #### IV. AlbIn_MUI ############################################################################### @Node ALBIN_MUI "IV. AlbIn_MUI" @{b}IV. AlbIn_MUI@{ub} @{" 1. System Requirements " Link SYSREQ} @{" 2. Copyrights " Link COPYRIGHTS} @{" 3. History " Link "Docs/AlbIn_MUI.History/main"} @{" 4. Distribution " Link DISTRIBUTION} @{" 5. Thanks " Link THANKS} @{" 6. Credits " Link CREDITS} @{" 7. Shareware " Link SHAREWARE} @{" 8. General Help " link "GENERALINFO" 0} @{" 9. Erland Rating " link "ERLAND" 0} @{" 10. Windows " link "WIN" 0} @{" 11. Menues " link "MENU" 0} @EndNode #### #### 1. System Requirements ############################################################################### @Node SYSREQ "1. What Albin_MUI Requires To Run" @TOC ALBIN_MUI @{b}1. System Requirements@{ub} An Amiga with sufficient memory ( > 2Mb recommended) Kickstart & Workbench 2.04 MUI Release 3.6 @{b} Libraries AlbIn_MUI wants to have:@{ub} Amigaguide.library v34+ If Not There Will Be No Online Help or Guide Preview @{" Copyright Notice " Link COPYRIGHTS} @EndNode #### #### 2. Coprights ############################################################################### @Node COPYRIGHTS "2. Who Owns What" @TOC ALBIN_MUI @{b}2. Copyrights@{ub} MUI - MagicUser Interface is Copyright © 1992-96 by Stefan Stuntz AlbIn_MUI is Copyright © 1995-96 by Niklas Dahlman, Sirius Design Installer and Installer project icon is Copyright © 1991-93 Commodore-Amiga, Inc. MuchMore is Copyright © 1993 by Christian Stiens @EndNode #### #### 4. Distibution ############################################################################### @Node DISTRIBUTION "4. How You May Distribute AlbIn_MUI" @TOC ALBIN_MUI @{b}4. Distribution@{ub} AlbIn_MUI is freely distributable, but if you like it and use it for a longer period of time, then we would be very happy if you respect the @{" shareware fee " link SHAREWARE} and send us some (= 10 US$) money AlbIn_MUI may be distributed as an archived to save space. Make sure that all of the files below are included in the arcive. Please make no changes in the code, documents or exampel files! @{b} When you give AlbIn_MUI to your friends make sure you include:@{ub} The Documentation and Registration Form. @EndNode #### #### 5. Thanks ############################################################################### @Node THANKS "5. Sirius Design Thanks" @TOC ALBIN_MUI @{b}5. Thanks to@{ub} I, Niklas, @{b}http://www.efd.lth.se/~d92nd/@{ub} would like to thank Stefan Stuntz @{b}for@{ub} MUI @{b}http://www.sasg.com/@{ub} Martin 'XEN' Huttenloher @{b}for@{ub} MagicWb @{b}http://www.sasg.com/@{ub} Dietmar Eilert @{b}for@{ub} GoldEd @{b}http://www.clearlight.com/~dietmar/@{ub} SAS Institute, Inc @{b}for@{ub} Compiler and tools @{b}http://www.sas.com/@{ub} David Larsson @{b}for@{ub} KingCon Martin Korndörfer @{b}for@{ub} MagicMenu Eddy Carroll @{b}for@{ub} SnoopDOS DM Hollway @{b}for@{ub} GUI-Guru Nico François @{b}for@{ub} ToolsDaemon Stefan Becker @{b}for@{ub} ToolManager @{b}http://www.ping.de/sites/yello/index.html@{ub} Gilles Masson @{b}for@{ub} ADocReader Sandro Tolaini @{b}for@{ub} ExtractBody Eric Totel @{b}for@{ub} MUIBuilder @{b}http://www.laas.fr/~totel/Amiga.html@{ub} Billault @{b}for@{ub} GenCodeC Doguet Emmanuel @{b}for@{ub} BDH M.J. Fisher @{b}for@{ub} MUI-Lists Stefan Boberg @{b}for@{ub} LhA Juan J. García de Soria @{b}for@{ub} SCDPlayer C.A.T.S. @{b}for@{ub} Inludefiles and autodocs Commodore @{b}for@{ub} My A3000 and my video monitor AOC @{b}for@{ub} My multisync monitor Hewlett Packard @{b}for@{ub} My HPDJ 600 Seagate @{b}for@{ub} My 236Mb harddrive @{b}http://www.seagate.com/@{ub} Quantum @{b}for@{ub} My 49Mb harddrive @{b}http://www.quantum.com/@{ub} Pioneer @{b}for@{ub} My stereo @{b}http://www.pioneer.com/@{ub} Apple @{b}for@{ub} David's CD-ROM player @{b}http://www.apple.com/@{ub} David von Plenker-Tind @{b}http://www.efd.lth.se/~d92nd/Members/David.html@{ub} @{b}for@{ub} Database, Database Icon, ßeta testing, suggestions Matthias Andree @{b}for@{ub} Database, Jan-Tore Eliasson @{b}for@{ub} Database, icon Yann Savary @{b}for@{ub} Database Frank Pagels @{b}for@{ub} Database Andreas Rödl @{b}for@{ub} The first install-script Freddy Ariës @{b}for@{ub} Install script, ßeta testing, suggestions, All registrants of release 1, especially those who registered Release 2 in advance. Those interested: Géze Simon Frank Enderle, AudioED Mitja Mithans My school: @{b}http://www.efd.lth.se/@{ub} Lund Institute of Technology for education and free InterNet The persons who's records have been typed in (and listened to): Stefan Månson @{b}http://www.efd.lth.se/~d92nd/MementoMateria/@{ub} Daniel Hortlund Rickard Lautrup @{b}http://www.efd.lth.se/~d92nd/MementoMateria/TragicComedy.html/@{ub} Jessica Jernström Johanna Rosenqvist Matz Lundstedt Anders Ekne Johan Karlsson Camilo Tapia my family David's family The following are the sources of inspiration best worth mentioning, except for the friends and places that forms life in general: The best artists: Mesh, Covenant, @{b}http://www.efd.lth.se/~d92nd/MementoMateria/@{ub} Project Pitchfork @{b}http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/~mabo/pp/@{ub} Ordo Equilibrio @{b}http://www.etek.chalmers.se/~e2jovi3/cmi/cmi.html@{ub} De/Vision @{b}http://nesc.me.utexas.edu/~pholstie/devisn.html@{ub} Frontline Assembly @{b}http://www.industrial.net/fla.html@{ub} Suicide Commando The greatest game: Magic: The Gathering @{b}http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Welcome.html@{ub} The best magaziens: Duelist @{b}http://www.wizards.com/Duelist/Welcome.html@{ub} Soma Centurion Geigermeeter The best author: Raymond Elias Feist, and his books: Magician Silverthorn A Darkness At Sethanon Prince of the Blood The King's Buccaneer Shadow of a Dark Queen Rise of a Merchant Prince Daughter of the Empire with Janny Wurts Servant of the Empire Mistress of the Empire The best movie maker: Dario Argento All great films: All Vampire movies, StarTrek, The Next Generation @{" Copyright Notice " Link COPYRIGHTS} @EndNode #### #### 6. Credits ############################################################################### @Node CREDITS "6. Project Contributors" @TOC ALBIN_MUI @{b}6. Credits@{ub} Programming: Niklas Dahlman GUI Design: Niklas Dahlman & David von Plenker-Tind AlbIn_MUI Icon: Jan-Tore Eliassen Exported Guide Icon: Martin Huttenloher or Commodore Exported ASCII Icon: Martin Huttenloher or Commodore Saved .AlbIn_MUI Files Icon: David von Plenker-Tind Documentation: David von Plenker-Tind & Niklas Dahlman Install Script: Freddy Ariës Pretypes databases: Sirius Design & some registered users @{" Thanks To... " Link THANKS} @EndNode #### #### 7. Shareware ############################################################################### @Node SHAREWARE "7. AlbIn_MUI Is Shareware" @TOC ALBIN_MUI @{b}7. Shareware fees@{ub} AlbIn_MUI is shareware so pay! 10 US Dollars (Or the same amount in another currency) In the unregistered version the save function is disabled. If you register you will get a save function, your name in the about requester and an version optimized for your processor. Please pay cash. Money orders must be atleast 25 US Dollats. @{b} Svenska kunder:@{ub} Om du har möjlighet kan du sätta in pengarna på mitt postgironummer 642 18 00-1 (Niklas Dahlman), glöm inte ange vad du betalar för. Utlandskunder måste sätta in SEK 30 extra för att täcka postens utgifter. I will appriciate if you fill in the @{" Registrationform. " Link REGFORM} The Registrationform looks best if you use an non-proportional font where all characters have the same horizontal size (like topaz or XEN). You have to make these settings on your printer. @EndNode @Node REGFORM "AlbIn_MUI Registrationform" @TOC ALBIN_MUI @font xen.font 8 oSIRIUS*DESIGNo OOO OOO Niklas Dahlman ¤OOOOo OO OOO David von Plenker-Tind OOO OO OOO Mathias Svensson oOOOOOO¤ OOOOOO¤ Shareware Registration of AlbIn_MUI v1.0 Send to the author: Niklas Dahlman S. Esplanaden 32 C:107 S-223 52 LUND Sweden Name: ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Street: ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ PC,City: ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Country: ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ EMail: ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Wherefrom did you get AlbIn_MUI: __________________________________ Computer Model:____________________ Processor : __MC68000 __MC 68020 __MC 68030 __MC 68040 Kickstart :__________ Workbench:__________ Amount of RAM :__________Mb HD Space :__________Mb Peripherals :________________________________________________________ AlbIn_MUI is Shareware. The Shareware fee of 10 US$ (or equivalent in an other currency) are enclosed. I have read the Copyright note in the documentation and do agree with it. ________________________ ________________________ City, Date Signature N.B. Please write some additional lines about AlbIn_MUI (if you like it, if you don't like it and why) with suggestions to new features etc. @EndNode #### #### 8. General Help ############################################################################### @Node GENERALINFO "8 General Help" @TOC ALBIN_MUI @{b}8. General Help@{ub} First of all, what does AlbIn_MUI do? AlbIn_MUI is a database over your records, CD's, tapes, videos and other music medias. When you start AlbIn_MUI from Workbench® a screen will open and a window will also open. As you can see, the window consists of a few string-gadgets. These gadgets will be empty at the beginning. The window will be explained more in detail later. The operation of the GUI complies to the MUI standard. This means that all standard shortcuts like TAB for changing gadget and Alt + TAB for stepping through windows works. The order of the tab cycle is defined to offer the most efficient way to enter data into the database. The Song Window is a good example. When you enter a title of a song and press ENTER the 'Add Time' gadget gets activated. Pressing ENTER again and the requester pops up and asks you to enter the time of the song, and when you press ENTER tiwce (one to accept the input in the string gadget and one to accept the requester) the 'New Song' gadget is activated again, making it easy to enter the next song without fiddling with tab or grasping for the mouse. The GUI is fairly self-exlpanatory, so I hope you don't have to much problem with it. AlbIn_MUI was made to make it easy to keep track of our records and videos. This is made simple by AlbIn_MUI. Just enter title and artist and time (and format) in the album window and the titles in the title window together with the time. Sort the albums and export a guide or look in the artist-title list window so you can sort the albums in your collection. @EndNode #### #### 9. Erland ############################################################################### @Node ERLAND "9. Information About The Erland Ratingsystem" @TOC ALBIN_MUI @{b}9. Erland Rating Rules@{ub} I don't know who made this, but I found it in rec.music.industrial. Thanks to the creator. +5 Probably the all-time greatest album in the history of the universe. +4 Truly an all-time classic, one to buy and cherish forever. +3 A very good album indeed, and highly recommended. +2 A good album but with limited appeal or an album that has wider appeal but is slightly less good. +1 - A good album. Pleasant to listen to and certainly worth a listen. +0 Competent but unoutstanding. It's not a *bad* record as such, it just isn't particularly *good* either -1 An album you should have reservations about. It's not *really* bad, in fact you'll probably decide to keep it, but you probably wont play it that much. -2 The sort of album which, unless you are completely fanatical about the artist concerned you probably shouldn't buy. -3 The sort of album which, even if you are completely fanatical about the artist concerned you probably shouldn't buy. -4 Really a very bad album indeed. Connosieurs of really bad albums should buy this. -5 An album so bad you are unlikely ever to hear its like again. @EndNode #### #### 10. Windows ############################################################################### @Node WIN "10. The Different Windows In AlbIn_MUI" @TOC ALBIN_MUI @{b}10. Windows@{ub} @{" 10.1 Album Window " link "ALBWINDOW" 0} @{" 10.2 Song Window " link "SONGWINDOW" 0} @{" 10.3 Album Comments Window " link "ALBCOMWINDOW" 0} @{" 10.4 Song Comments Window " link "SONGCOMWINDOW" 0} @{" 10.5 Artist Info Window " link "ARTISTWINDOW" 0} @{" 10.6 Artist-Title List Window " link "ATLISTWINDOW" 0} @{" 10.7 Export Window " link "EXPORTWINDOW" 0} @{" 10.8 Search Window " link "FINDWINDOW" 0} @{" 10.8 Preferences Window " link "PREFSWINDOW" 0} @EndNode #### #### Help about the windows ############################################################################### @node "ALBWINDOW" "10.1 Album Window" @toc "WIN" @{b}10.1 Album Window@{ub} This is the window that opens first. The window contains some important strings and a "format"-cycle gadget. It also contains several orientation gadgets that you use to move around in your register. @{fg shine}Artist@{fg text} Enter the name af the artist/group here. When you enter something here the titles in the other windows will change automatically. The ask-sign at the end of the string gadget is connected to the @{" 'Artist Window '" link "ARTISTWINDOW" 0} window The window opens and show the groupmembers if you have entered any together with another album. @{fg shine}Title@{fg text} Enter the title of the LP/CD/MC etc. The titles on the other windows will change here too. @{fg shine}PlayTime@{fg text} The total time of the album. @{fg shine}Edit/View Comment...@{fg text} Brings up a window with more string gadgets. See also @{" Song Window " link "SONGWINDOW" 0}. @{fg shine}Edit/View Songs...@{fg text} Brings up a window with info about the tracks on the album. See also @{" Song Comments " link "SONGCOMWINDOW" 0}. @{fg shine}New@{fg text} Makes a new post at the end of the register. @{fg shine}Insert@{fg text} Inserts a new post in the register. The post will loose its position when you sort the albums. @{fg shine}Delete...@{fg text} Deletes the selected post from the register. A requester will show up and warn you. You can't get back what you have deleted. @{fg shine}Find...@{fg text} Pops up the @{" find " link "FINDWINDOW" 0} window. @{fg shine}|=====|@{fg text} With the slider you can directly select the position in your database that you like. You can also use the arrow images on the right side of the slider to move one step up/down. @{fg shine}|<@{fg text} Moves to the first (top) position in the register. @{fg shine}<@{fg text} Moves one position to the left (higher) in the register. @{fg shine}List...@{fg text} Opens the @{" Artist-Title-list " link "ATLISTWINDOW" 0} window. @{fg shine}>@{fg text} Moves one position to the right (lower) in the register. @{fg shine}>|@{fg text} Moves to the end (bottom) of the register. @{fg shine}Format@{fg text} This cycle gadget shows the format (media) of your post. The following medias are represented: CD CDS (CD Single) CDM (CD Maxi) MCD (Mini CD) CD+G (Ordinary CD with some graphics) MD (Mini Disc) LD (Laser Disc) LP Single Maxi EP MC DAT (Digital Audio Tape) DCC (Digital Comact Cassette) Video CD-ROM Other DLP (D for Double) 2LP 3LP 4LP 5LP DCD (D for Double) 2CD 3CD 4CD 5CD @endnode @node "SONGWINDOW" "10.2 Song Window" @toc "WIN" @{b}10.2 Song Window@{ub} The Song Window consists of a rather large listview gadget in which the different song on the album is shown. The time of the songs are also displayed in the listview gadget. On the right side of the window there are some control gadgets to make the life some what simpler. @{fg shine}Listview gadget@{fg text} This is where you enter the tracks of the album. @{fg shine}Add Song@{fg text} If you press 'Add Song' a new entry will be made in the listview gadget. Enter the title of the track. A total of 50 characters (time included). @{fg shine}Add Time@{fg text} This button brings up a requester asking for the time of the selected track. Enter the time with your own separators. @{fg shine}Delete@{fg text} Deletes the selected track from the list. A requester will notify you before you delete a track. @{fg shine}Up@{fg text} Moves the selected track one position up in the list. @{fg shine}Down@{fg text} Moves the selected track one position down. @{fg shine}Edit/View Comment...@{fg text} Opens the @{" 'Album Comments' window " link "ALBCOMWINDOW" 0}. @{fg shine}GetFile Gadget@{fg text} Select the lyrics for the album. The lyrics should be a normal ascii file. How you wish to type it in, or how other has typed it in, is of your own choice. You select your viewer in the prefs window. @{fg shine}Edit Lyrics@{fg text} Press this button and you will get your own editor (previous selected in the tool type). Enter your lyrics and save the file as plain ascii. Choose the file with the getfile gadget and view with the... @{fg shine}View Lyrics@{fg text} ...button. Select the viewer in the prefs window and the lyrics will appear after pressing this button. @endnode @node "ALBCOMWINDOW" "10.3 Album Comments Window" @toc "WIN" @{b}10.3 Album Comments Window@{ub} This window shows the different comments about your album. You enter the information in the string gadgets and press RETURN to proceed to the next string gadget. The following information can be stored: @{fg shine}View Lyrics@{fg text} @{fg shine}Record Company@{fg text} Which company who has published the album. @{fg shine}Made in@{fg text} Which country in which the album has been made in. @{fg shine}Cat. Nr.@{fg text} Short for 'Catalog Number' -- the number from the record company @{fg shine}Cover Design@{fg text} The name(s) of the people(s) responsible for the album cover. @{fg shine}Release Date@{fg text} When the album was made available for the public. @{fg shine}Speed@{fg text} Rotation speed of the record (only old vinyls). @{fg shine}Recording Technology@{fg text} Applying to digital media such as the CD, the Mini Disc, the DAT and the DCC. @{fg shine}Video Format@{fg text} Which type of tape the video was recorded on. @{fg shine}Rating@{fg text} If the record has been reviewed in a magazine you can type in the rating here. You can also make your own rating scale and type it in here. See @{" Erland rating " link "ERLAND" 0} more information about the 'Erland rating' system. @{fg shine}Tape Quality@{fg text} Dolby type and cassette quality for @{fg shine}Cover@{fg text} If you have scanned your covers you can choose a path to the directory where you keep the pictures and you can use your favourite viewer (like Viewtek) to show the pictures. You select the viewer in the @{" preferences window " link "PREFSWINDOW" 0}. @endnode @node "SONGCOMWINDOW" "10.4 Song Comments Window" @toc "WIN" @{b}10.4 Song Comments Window@{ub} This is the window were you enter your comments about the lyrics, the music and the post production. There are a lot of string gadgets here to, so I write a breif comment about each of them: @{fg shine}Music@{fg text} The writer of the music. @{fg shine}Lyrics@{fg text} The writer of the lyrics. @{fg shine}Vocals@{fg text} Vocalists -- can also be arranger. @{fg shine}Mixed by@{fg text} The person who mixed the album. @{fg shine}Produced by@{fg text} The producer of the album. @{fg shine}Engineered by@{fg text} The recording engineer. @{fg shine}Mixed in@{fg text} The studio or other facility in which the album were mixed. @{fg shine}Recorded in@{fg text} The studio where the album were recorded at. @{fg shine}Published by@{fg text} Publisher of the album -- if other than the record company. There could be different publishers in different countries. @{fg shine}Other@{fg text} Other comments about the album. References to other groups or albums etc. @endnode @node "ARTISTWINDOW" "10.5 Artist Information Window" @toc "WIN" @{b}10.5 Artist Information Window@{ub} This windows consists mainly of a listview gadget that contains the group members. You enter the name of the new artist in the string gadget under the listview gadget. You can move the artist in the list with the arrows on the side. @endnode @node "ATLISTWINDOW" "10.6 Artist-Title List Window" @toc "WIN" @{b}10.6 Artist-Title List Window@{ub} All albums are listed here together with thier format. This list reflects the sorting (or lack of such). If you click on an entry it will be made active and displayed You may multiselect entries in the list and save then using the @{" Save Selected As... " link "MENUES" 243} alternative in the Artist-Title List menu. @endnode @node "EXPORTWINDOW" "10.7 Export Window" @toc "WIN" @{b}10.7 Export Window@{ub} This is where you export your database in different formats. You can export to three 'destinations'. They are: · Preferences printer · ASCII · Guide If want to use the first option, you have to check your preferences settings to ensure that you use the right printer driver. AlbIn_MUI will perform a form-feed between every entry in your database if have chosen the option to export an entire entry so it's easier to seperate the entries. The 'prefs printer' option is the same as the ASCII-export option, except you get your result on a paper instead of a file. If you export ASCII then you can set the default export directory in the @{" preferences window " link "PREFSWINDOW" 0}. This also applies to the guide-export option. @endnode @node "FINDWINDOW" "10.8 Find Window" @toc "WIN" @{b}10.8 Find Window@{ub} I you are lycky you might have so many albums that searching for something special might be tiresome if you do it manually. Well, you can always use the find function in AlbIn_MUI to find what you search for. When you open the window, you will see a lot of checkmark gadgets. If you tick them, AlbIn_MUI will search that field in every album. The checkmarks represent every string gadget were you can enter text. There are also a short cut to mark all items wich may contain a name of a person or a title of a song or an album. There's also a gadget to clear all checked items when you want to make a different search. You can also ignore the casing of the words that you search for which means that if you search for 'Energy Rekords', 'energy rekords' as well as 'eNerGY rEKorDs' will be found. If you haven't marked the 'Ignore Case' gadget AlbIn_MUI will not find anything. You can export the search result as an AlbIn_MUI database. A file requester will pop up so you can enter the name of the new archive. @endnode @node "PREFSWINDOW" "10.9 Preferences Window" @toc "WIN" @{b}10.9 Preferences Window@{ub} This is where you enter the preferences that has to do with AlbIn_MUI (the GUI preferences is set by the 'MUI' prefs program). The default viewers, editor and paths are set to be most standard as possible. The gadgets at the right are present so you can select almost everything with the mouse (you have to enter the options by hand). @{fg shine}Text viewer@{fg text} The command line for your favourite textviewer. The default is 'More', hopefully present in the 'C'directory. Most text viewers can use the filename as an option so it can be read direct (without a file requester). The file name should be replaced by '%s' in the commandline and AlbIn_MUI will insert the name of the file that you have specified. You may have to quote the name in case of spaces in the file name. @{fg shine}Picture viewer@{fg text} This is the command line for your picture viewer. The same thing applies to the viewer -- '%s' is used by AlbIn_MUI to insert the filename. Default is 'Display'. @{fg shine}Text Editor@{fg text} This is the command line for the text editor. If you use CygnusEd or GoldEd you might have to use the option -sticky. I don't know how Edge or TurboText is working so you have to consult your manual to see how you send file names as an option to the editor. Otherwise the same thing as above still applies to this command line. The standard editor is set to Ed (it's not the top-of-the-line text editor but it's free). @{fg shine}Lyric path@{fg text} The default path to your lyrics. If you don't select a path it will be the current path. @{fg shine}Picture Path@{fg text} The default path to your cover pictures. Current path will be used if you don't select a default path. @{fg shine}Export Text path@{fg text} The text path if you export ascii. The current path will be used if you don't specify anything. @{fg shine}Export Guide path@{fg text} Export path for your giudes. Also set to current path if you don't specify. @{fg shine}Load Dir@{fg text} The directory were you keep the archives to be loaded @{fg shine}Save Dir@{fg text} The directory were you save your archives (I don't know why you would like different paths for saving and loading). @{fg shine}Save Options@{fg text} Two radio buttons for the save options. If you want to be asked to overwrite the old archive everytime you select the 'Save' option you should choose the latter option, otherwise choose the first option and then you won't be bothered by the anoying requester. @endnode @node "MENU" "The Different Menues In AlbIn_MUI" @toc "ALBIN_MUI" @{b}11. Menues@{ub} Not updated to reflect newer versions of AlbIn, but no greater changes has been made. @{b}11.1 Project Menu@{ub} @{" 11.1.1 New " link "MENUES" 0} @{" 11.1.2 Open... " link "MENUES" 9} @{" 11.1.3 Append Database " link "MENUES" 18} @{" 11.1.4 Save " link "MENUES" 26} @{" 11.1.5 Save as... " link "MENUES" 37} @{" 11.1.6 Export... " link "MENUES" 46} @{" 11.1.7 About... " link "MENUES" 52} @{" 11.1.8 Quit... " link "MENUES" 57} @{b}11.2 Sort Menu@{ub} @{" 11.2.1 Separate Formats " link "MENUES" 69} @{" 11.2.2 Artist -- Title " link "MENUES" 77} @{" 11.2.3 Artist -- Date " link "MENUES" 84} @{" 11.2.4 Title -- Artist " link "MENUES" 92} @{" 11.2.5 Rec. Comp. -- Date " link "MENUES" 98} @{" 11.2.6 Rec. Comp. -- Cat. Nr. " link "MENUES" 105} @{" 11.2.7 Play Time -- Artist " link "MENUES" 112} @{b}11.3. Album Menu@{ub} @{" 11.3.1 New " link "MENUES" 124} @{" 11.3.2 Insert " link "MENUES" 130} @{" 11.3.3 Delete... " link "MENUES" 135} @{" 11.3.4 Next " link "MENUES" 141} @{" 11.3.5 Previous " link "MENUES" 146} @{" 11.3.6 First " link "MENUES" 151} @{" 11.3.7 Last " link "MENUES" 156} @{b}11.4. Misc Menu@{ub} @{" 11.4.1 Find... " link "MENUES" 166} @{" 11.4.2 Find Next " link "MENUES" 173} @{" 11.4.3 Guide Preview " link "MENUES" 180} @{" 11.4.4 Prefs... " link "MENUES" 186} @{b}11.5. Open/Activate Menu@{ub} @{" 11.5.1 Album... " link "MENUES" 196} @{" 11.5.2 Song... " link "MENUES" 202} @{" 11.5.3 Album Comments... " link "MENUES" 208} @{" 11.5.4 Song Comments... " link "MENUES" 213} @{" 11.5.5 Artist Info... " link "MENUES" 218} @{" 11.5.6 Artist-Title List... " link "MENUES" 224} @{b}11.6. Artist-Title List@{ub} @{" 11.6.1 Save Selected As... " link "MENUES" 241} @{" 11.6.2 Delete Selected... " link "MENUES" 246} @{" 11.6.3 Move Selected Up " link "MENUES" 250} @{" 11.6.4 Move Selected Down " link "MENUES" 256} @{" Short Cuts " link CUTS} @endnode @node "MENUES" "Menues" @toc "MENU" @{b}11.1 Project Menu@{ub} @{fg shine}New@{fg text} Creates a new archive. If you have any unsaved changes AlbIn_MUI will warn you. You can then either choose to clear the memory or save and then clear or cancel the action. @{fg shine}Open...@{fg text} A file requester is prompting you to select an archive to be loaded in to the memory. This version of AlbIn_MUI is only using the RAM memory for storing the data. In later versions AlbIn_MUI will be able to read/write the data directly off the drive where you store it. @{fg shine}Append...@{fg text} Adds a previously saved database to the current database. N.B. Duplicates may occur. AlbIn_MUI does not check for duplicates, so you have to remove them manually. @{fg shine}Save@{fg text} Saves the archive with the current name. If you have choosen to 'Ask first' in the 'prefs' window then AlbIn_MUI will always ask if you will overwrite the old archive with the same name, if you haven't choosen that option, AlbIn_MUI will simply overwrite the old archive without warning. If the archive doesn't have a name, then this option will be the same as 'Save as'. @{fg shine}Save as...@{fg text} Let you save an archive with a different name. This option should also be used the first time (even if you don't know about it). If an archive with the name that you selected then AlbIn_MUI will ask you if you want to replace the old archive or give it another name (or you can cancel the action as always). @{fg shine}Export...@{fg text} Export the arcive to three different destinations. Read more about export under @{" Export Window " link "EXPORTWINDOW" 0}. @{fg shine}About...@{fg text} Displays a requester with information about AlbIn_MUI. @{fg shine}Quit...@{fg text} Exit AlbIn_MUI. If you have unsaved changes then AlbIn_MUI will warn you before the exit. You can also cancel this action if you have these unsaved changes. @{b}11.2 Sort Menu@{ub} @{fg shine}Seperate Formats @{fg text} If you want to sort every format of albums for them self, then this option should be marked. If you don't mark this option the 'format' cycle gadget will be ignored when sorting the albums. @{fg shine}Artist -- Title @{fg text} Sorting by the 'Artist' field in the main window. The second criteria is the 'Title' field in the same window. @{fg shine}Artist -- Date @{fg text} Sorting by the 'Artist' field in the main window (just like above) and then by the 'Release Date' field in the 'Album Comments' window. It's a good idea to have the year first and an additional date later so. @{fg shine}Title -- Artist @{fg text} Sorting with the 'Title' first and then the 'Artist'. @{fg shine}Rec. Comp. -- Date @{fg text} Sorting by the 'Record Company' field in the 'Album Comments' window and then the 'Release Date' field in the same window. @{fg shine}Rec. Comp. -- Cat. Nr. @{fg text} Sorting by the 'Record Company' field in the 'Album Comments' window and then the 'Catalouge Number' in the same window. @{fg shine}Time -- Artist @{fg text} Sorting by the 'Play Time' field in the main window and then by the 'Artist' field in the same window. @{b}11.3 Album Menu@{ub} @{fg shine}New @{fg text} Makes a new album-entry in the list. This will be inserted last. @{fg shine}Insert @{fg text} Inserts a new album after the selected album. @{fg shine}Delete...@{fg text} Deletes the selected album. Arequester will ask you if you really want to delete this album. @{fg shine}Next@{fg text} Steps one album forward -- to the next album in the list. @{fg shine}Prev@{fg text} Steps one album backward -- to the previous album in the list. @{fg shine}First@{fg text} Jumps to the first item in the list over albums. @{fg shine}Last@{fg text} Jumps to the last item in the list over albums. @{b}11.4 Misc Menu@{ub} @{fg shine}Find...@{fg text} Shows the @{" 'Find' window " link "FINDWINDOW" 0}. This window is also shown if you select 'Find Next' without anything in the searchstring gadget.) @{fg shine}Find Next @{fg text} Finds the next item that matches the search criteria. It searches from the selected album to the end of the database. @{fg shine}Guide Preview @{fg text} Generates a preview of the exported guide. The format is controlled by the @{" 'Export' window " link "EXPORTWINDOW" 0}. @{fg shine}Prefs...@{fg text} Shows the @{" 'Preferences' window " link "PREFSWINDOW" 0}. @{b}11.5 Open/Activate Menu@{ub} @{fg shine}Album...@{fg text} Opens the @{" 'Album' window " link "ALBWINDOW" 0}. This is always open so this short cut is only activating the window. @{fg shine}Song...@{fg text} Opens the @{" 'Song' window " link "SONGWINDOW" 0}. This is one of the two windws with a list gadget. @{fg shine}Album Comments...@{fg text} Opens the @{" 'Album Comments' window " link "ALBCOMWINDOW" 0}. @{fg shine}Song Comments...@{fg text} Opens the @{" 'Song Comments' window " link "SONGCOMWINDOW" 0}. @{fg shine}Artist Info...@{fg text} Opens the @{" 'Artist Info' window " link "ARTISTWINDOW" 0}. This is the second window with a list gadget. @{fg shine}Artist-Title List...@{fg text} Opens the window with the list over albums. See @{" Artist-Title List " link "ATLISTWINDOW" 0} for more detail. @{b}11.6 Artist-Title List@{ub} The selected album will always be marked in the artist-title window, but you can also select more than one album at a time. If you multi-select albums (by dragging the mouse with the left button pressed in the artist-title window) you manipulate the block in three ways, save it and move it up or down in the list (if wan't to override the sort routine). @{fg shine}Save Selected As...@{fg text} Saves the selected entries in the @{" Artist-Title List " link "ATLISTWINDOW" 0}. @{fg shine}Delete Selected...@{fg text} Deletes the selected entries in the @{" Artist-Title List " link "ATLISTWINDOW" 0}. @{fg shine}Move Selected Up @{fg text} Move the selected entry in the @{" Artist-Title List " link "ATLISTWINDOW" 0} upwards (backwards) if possible. @{fg shine}Move Selected Down @{fg text} Move the selected entry in the @{" Artist-Title List " link "ATLISTWINDOW" 0} downwards (forwards) if possible. @endnode @node CUTS "Menu Short Cuts" @{b}Menu Short Cuts@{ub} Below follows a list over all menu short-cut alternatives sorted alphabeticly. They are linked to the different menu-items described earlier in htis guide. The Qualifier is the right @{i}AMIGA@{ui}-button and it is the same for all alternatives. @{" 0 " link "MENUES" 69} - Sort/ Separate Formats @{" 1 " link "MENUES" 77} - Sort/ Artist -- Title @{" 2 " link "MENUES" 84} - Sort/ Artist -- Date @{" 3 " link "MENUES" 92} - Sort/ Title -- Artist @{" 4 " link "MENUES" 98} - Sort/ Rec. Comp. -- Date @{" 5 " link "MENUES" 105} - Sort/ Rec. Comp. -- Cat. Nr. @{" 6 " link "MENUES" 112} - Sort/ Play Time -- Artist @{" A " link "MENUES" 37} - Project/ Save as... @{" B " link "MENUES" 202} - Open/Activate/ Album... @{" C " link "MENUES" 219} - Open/Activate/ Song Comments... @{" D " link "MENUES" 135} - Album/ Delete... @{" E " link "MENUES" 46} - Project/ Export... @{" F " link "MENUES" 179} - Misc/ Find Next @{" G " link "MENUES" 208} - Open/Activate/ Song... @{" I " link "MENUES" 130} - Album/ Insert @{" N " link "MENUES" 124} - Album/ New @{" O " link "MENUES" 9} - Project/ Open... @{" P " link "MENUES" 186} - Misc/ Guide Preview @{" Q " link "MENUES" 57} - Project/ Quit @{" R " link "MENUES" 161} - Album/ Artist-Title List... @{" S " link "MENUES" 26} - Project/ Save @{" T " link "MENUES" 224} - Open/Activate/ Artist Info... @{" U " link "MENUES" 214} - Open/Activate/ Album Comments... @{" ? " link "MENUES" 202} - Project/ About... @{" > " link "MENUES" 141} - Album/ Next @{" < " link "MENUES" 146} - Album/ Previous @{" + " link "MENUES" 248} - Artist-Title List/ Move Selected Up @{" - " link "MENUES" 254} - Artist-Title List/ Move Selected Down @endnode @node INDEX "Index for AlbIn_MUI.guide" @{b}Index for AlbIn_MUI@{ub} This index is made to make it easier for you to search for a specific item. All windows, menues and buttons are listed together with a number of alphabeticly sorted words. @{b} Windows:@{ub} @{b} A@{ub} @{" Album Comments Window " link "ALBCOMWINDOW" 0} @{" Album Window " link "ALBWINDOW" 0} @{" Artist Info Window " link "ARTISTWINDOW" 0} @{" Artist-Title List Window " link "ATLISTWINDOW" 0} @{b} E@{ub} @{" Export Window " link "EXPORTWINDOW" 0} @{b} P@{ub} @{" Preferences Window " link "PREFSWINDOW" 0} @{b} S@{ub} @{" Search Window " link "FINDWINDOW" 0} @{" Song Comments Window " link "SONGCOMWINDOW" 0} @{" Song Window " link "SONGWINDOW" 0} @{b} Menues: @{ub} @{b} A@{ub} @{" About... " link "MENUES" 52} @{" Album... " link "MENUES" 202} @{" Album Comments... " link "MENUES" 214} @{" Append Database " link "MENUES" 18} @{" Artist -- Date " link "MENUES" 84} @{" Artist -- Title " link "MENUES" 77} @{" Artist Info... " link "MENUES" 224} @{" Artist-Title List... " link "MENUES" 161} @{b} D@{ub} @{" Delete... " link "MENUES" 135} @{b} E@{ub} @{" Export... " link "MENUES" 46} @{b} F@{ub} @{" Find... " link "MENUES" 172} @{" Find Next " link "MENUES" 179} @{" First " link "MENUES" 151} @{b} G@{ub} @{" Guide Preview " link "MENUES" 186} @{b} I@{ub} @{" Insert " link "MENUES" 130} @{b} L@{ub} @{" Last " link "MENUES" 156} @{b} M@{ub} @{" Move Selected Down " link "MENUES" 254} @{" Move Selected Up " link "MENUES" 248} @{b} N@{ub} @{" New " link "MENUES" 124} (Album) @{" New " link "MENUES" 0} (Project) @{" Next " link "MENUES" 141} @{b} O@{ub} @{" Open... " link "MENUES" 9} @{b} P@{ub} @{" Play Time -- Artist " link "MENUES" 112} @{" Prefs... " link "MENUES" 192} @{" Previous " link "MENUES" 146} @{b} Q@{ub} @{" Quit... " link "MENUES" 57} @{b} R@{ub} @{" Rec. Comp. -- Cat. Nr. " link "MENUES" 105} @{" Rec. Comp. -- Date " link "MENUES" 98} @{b} S@{ub} @{" Save " link "MENUES" 26} @{" Save as... " link "MENUES" 37} @{" Save Selected As... " link "MENUES" 243} @{" Separate Formats " link "MENUES" 69} @{" Song... " link "MENUES" 208} @{" Song Comments... " link "MENUES" 219} @{b} T@{ub} @{" Title -- Artist " link "MENUES" 92} @endnode