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- CDdb, a cd-rom audio player/database.
-
- Requirements:
-
- A PC compatible!
- Windows 3.1
- A CD-ROM drive
- An audio CD
- MCI CD audio driver installed
-
- If you are missing one of the above, this program is not for you.
-
- IMPORTANT!!!
- ------------
- YOU MUST HAVE THE MCI CD AUDIO DRIVER INSTALLED!!! SEE CONTROL PANEL/DRIVERS
- AND LOOK FOR :- "[MCI] CD Audio" , IF IT"S NOT THERE, SELECT ADD AND INSTALL
- IT!!!
-
- Installation:
-
- Copy ALL the files in this archive, to a directory of your choice.
-
- You should have the following:
-
- cddb.exe the actual program
- cddb.hlp windows help file
- cdfont.fon digital-type font
- ctl3d.dll 3d-look controls
- readme.txt this file
-
- In addition, when the program is first run it creates/reads:
-
- cddb.idx index file
- cddb.dat dat file
-
- Use program managers File/New/Program Item to add it your favourite group.
- Please read the notices in the Help file for further information!!
-
- Release Notes
- -------------
-
- v0.2 - March 3rd 1993
- ---------------------
- * First public release
-
- v0.3 - March 10th 1993
- ----------------------
- * Beta release
-
- v0.4 - March 28th 1993
- ----------------------
- * Fixed delete bug. Delete, unfortunately, used to corrupt the data files :(
- * Window Size feature added, cddb.ini makes a first appearance!
- * Next/Previous track control added, buttons are no longer coloured, digital
- display shows track number
- * Hopefully fixed a problem with some Phillips drives which wouldn't recognise
- that a disc had been removed/inserted, Thanks to Frank Hertel
- * Updated help file
- * Many other minor changes/fixes
-
- v0.5 - June 6th 1993
- ------------------------
- * Fixed 'select all' bug in program disc dialog
- * Window size didn't destroy the menu properly - fixed
- * Added export feature
- * Play/Pause merged into one button
- * Added A-B repeat feature
- * Added volume control - works ok with my SB Pro 2, may/may not work with
- any other card! Feedback would be appreciated if it does/doesn't
- * Playing normal (ie. not program or shuffled) mode should no longer give
- a pause between tracks (noticeable with CD's with continuous tracks)
- * Window title bar now displays CD title when not playing and track
- name when playing
- * Updated Help file
-
- v0.5a - June 14th 1993
- ----------------------
- * One bug fix - using A-B button caused GPF with no disk in drive.
- * One tweak - CDdb no longer stops a cd playing when it starts up.
-
- v0.5b - July 3rd 1993
- ---------------------
- * Play/Pause button now sets correctly
- * This release is mainly because the previous two (v0.5 and v0.5a)
- seemed to have been vaped from cica!
-
-
- v0.5c - August 16th 1993
- ------------------------
- * Fixes some problems with program/shuffle modes.
-
-
- v0.5e - September 12th 1993
- ----------------------------
-
- * Added "Always on Top" feature
- * Now closes MCI device when disk is removed. Hopefully solves
- problems some people have had with discs not being recognised
- correctly.
-
-
- v0.6 - September 19th 1993
- --------------------------
-
- * Add discs to database without ths disc being in the drive
- * Import data from text files. Should allow conversion from other
- cd database formats, and sharing of CDdb databases.
- * Fixed 'flicker' in edit track dialog
- * New configuration dialog includes: - elapsed or remaining time,
- window title, data file path, sound card, - volume control should
- work with all Windows supported soundcards.
- * Keyboard support for button controls
- * Various tweaks and fixes.
- * Updated help file
-
- v0.6a - September 22nd 1993
- ---------------------------
-
- * Selecting help caused data file path to be reset - fixed
-
- v0.7 - October 18th 1993
- ------------------------
-
- * Fixed major bug in import routine - oops!
- * Cosmetic changes to display and buttons
- * Configurable track list height in configuration dialog
- * New cddb.ini options:
- timerval - this determines how often the cd-rom drive is checked and how
- often the display is updated, The default is 500ms (0.5 sec).
- If you are concerned about the amount of traffic on your bus
- then try timerval=1000
- device - which mci device cddb should use. The default is cdaudio. If
- you have more than 1 cd-rom drive then you may want to change
- this to cdaudio1 or cdaudio2 etc... Can someone tell me if this
- is correct?
- initpause- this adds a delay between opening the mci device and cddb reading
- the disc. Its value is a multiple of timerval ie. with timerval
- of 0.5 secs, initpause=10 will give a delay of 5secs. 99.999%
- of you should forget all this...
- * Removed the Nag screens, Happy Xmas! Now send me $10!
- * Updated help file
- ----------------
-
- (c) Steven Fletcher October 18th 1993
-
- email: cddb@blzbub.demon.co.uk