- JPlayer 1.0 Beta Readme -





--------------------------PTReplay.Library------------------------------
PTReplay.library version 6.5 by Mattias Karlsson. © 1994,95,96 BetaSoft
This version is FreeWare. You may use this library, and also copy it
further, provided that NO CHARGE other that a reasonable media fee is
claimed.
This message must always accompany any files in the PTReplay.library
that is distributed.
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  Thanks for trying JPlayer!
  This is a small guide to help you use JPlayer.  It's only a BETA version,
  which, by the way, is limited to use by members of the ACE BASIC mailing list/
  discussion group.

 -= Getting Started =-

    Before you run JPlayer, check to be sure that you have all of the required
  files.  You should have:

        Jplayer
        Jp.dat
        Jp.Readme!
        PtReplay.library (goes in LIBS:)
        And possibly a bonus module!

   If you wish to load modules that have been compressed with Stefan Boberg's
  LHA program, you need to have the following commands (probably in the C:
  directory):

        LHA
        MakeDir
        Assign
        Delete

        You also must have T: assigned somewhere.  This defaults to RAM:.
      This will be configureable in the near future.

  Once you've checked this, you can run JPlayer.
  If you run it from a shell or CLI, you can give some arguments:

    Savemem - Opens on an 8 colour screen
    Savemoremem - Opens on a 4 colour screen
    Savemostmem - Opens on a 2 colour screen (hard to see but handy for those
                                              big modules!)
    Laced - Opens a hires-laced screen which is nice for dragging down in
            front of other screens.

  -= General Usage =-


Play - Inserts a module into the next free program slot.  There are 20 slots.
       If there is no module playing, the new module is played.

Pause - Quite obvious, I think.

Eject - Stops the module (if one is playing) and clears its program slot.
        If no module is playing, a requester will ask if you want to erase the whole program.
  If you choose to do this, all modules will be erased from memory.

<< - Moves back one song position

>> - Moves forward one song position

|< - Moves to the beginning of the song.  If the song is at position 1, JPlayer
     will look for the previous module in the list, and load it.

>| - Searches for the next module in the list, and plays it.

Prog. - A decoration for now.  Soon this will invoke a window which will allow
        you to manipulate the modules in the list, ie delete, exchange,
        jump, etc.
_
 \_ - Audio filter toggle.  The power light will dim when the filter is off.
      My power light goes right out! :)

"@" - Play loop toggle.  If this is on, then the current module will play
      forever; the next module will not be loaded when the current module
      is finished.

 -= Keys =-

  . - forward one song position
  , - back one song position
  > - forward 10 song positions
  < - back 10 song postitions
  ESCape - Exactly. :)



** Notes **

   Jplayer doesn't release the audio channels when it quits.  This isn't my
   fault, :) the replay library is a little strange.. Hopefully I'll
   solve this problem soon.

   The four gadgets next to the playtime display labelled 1,2,3, and 4
   don't do anything yet.  As soon as I figure out how, these will toggle
   each audio channel.