wmsvencd 0.5 README - May 8 1999

1. WHAT IS THIS THING?

wmsvencd is yet another CD player for X. I wrote it because I couldn't find a
dockable CD player for Window Maker with CDDB support. It displays the current
track number, time, disc title, song title, and CD player controls all in a
tiny 64x64 pixels (or 56x56 for Afterstep). 

At this stage wmsvencd supports only local CDDB lookup. I know this is
annoying, but this is my first real program for X, and it's hard to implement
the CDDB protocol. I might do it eventually, but at the moment I have no time.


2. INSTALLATION

make
make install

It installs to /usr/local/bin and /usr/local/man/man1. Edit the Makefile or
install by hand if you're not happy with this.


3. USAGE

It's easy to use. Just type "wmsvencd" and see what happens. If you're using
Window Maker you'll want to type "wmsvencd -w" or "wmsvencd -a" for Afterstep.
Once it's running, clicking on the time will switch between track time
elapsed, track time remaining, and disc time remaining. The buttons down the
bottom are (from left to right) previous track, play/pause, next track, stop
and eject. 

To use local CDDB lookup, you'll need to get tracklists. These can be
generated or downloaded by programs such as xmcd and xfreecd. 

Run "man wmsvencd" or "wmsvencd -h" for more info about the command line
options.


4. HELP!

If it doesn't work for you, you can email me <sven@linuxfreak.com> or check
the webpage for a later version <http://www.linuxfreak.com/~wmsvencd>. Also
please let me know if you find bugs, I haven't been able to test this program
extensively.


5. LICENSE

This program is Copyright (c)1999 Steven Cook

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have recieved a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass
Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
