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- KDIR(1) KaraDos Release 1.6.2 KDIR(1)
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- NAME
- kdir.exe - directory for KaraDos
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- SYNOPSIS
- [path1]kdir [path2][catal]]
- with catal = a path and/or a filename with or without
- extension of a catalogue (default extension .cat)
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- AVAILABILITY
- The kdir command is available within the kardp1762.zip pack-
- age. This package contains the KaraDos product delivery. It
- is a Shareware. See the readme file of the product. The
- package kards02.zip contains karaoke files collection 02
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- DESCRIPTION
- kdir is a small front-end for kara.exe program.
- It displays a list of songs and calls kara when a song is
- selected. Songs may be sorted with an ascii catalogue file.
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- Four operation modes are allowed with four different win-
- dows:
- - video screen and midi output
- (midi port or daughter board),
- - video screen and synth. output (GUS with ultramid),
- (SB with ameblast for FM music).
- - full screen and midi output,
- (midi port or daughter board),
- - full screen and synth. output (GUS with ultramid)
- (SB with ameblast for FM music).
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- The current screen selection is recalled on next kdir call.
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- Kdir has two modes : the directory mode and the catalogue
- mode. In catalogue mode, you can go to the directory mode
- with the esc key or with the last element of the menu.
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- In directory mode, you can go to the catalogue mode by
- choosing a catalogue file displayed with the green color.
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- Parameter Catal is the catalogue of songs to be displayed.
- If the catalogue is not found in the specified path2, search
- is made in path1.
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- Default : kdir scans the current directory and search for
- file with the .mid or .kar extension. If no path is given
- for a song in the catalogue, kdir assume that the song is in
- the directory of the catalogue. A song not found is
- displayed. If you wants to have a catalogue where the pro-
- duct is or in any other one, dont forget to specify a com-
- plete path for each song. For .mid files, the first meta
- event lyric is displayed on the menu.
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- VALID KEYS
- F1 manual of kdir in english, F2 manual of kara in english,
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- d or D key allow a dos session with full memory. Type exit
- to return.
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- F3 manul of kdir in french, F4 manual of kara in french.
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- ESC : in catalogue mode, return to directory mode, in direc-
- tory mode exit.
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- Alt x to quit,
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- TAB or F6 to change the mode ,
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- F5 to zoom the window in full screen or unzoom, Up and Down
- arrows to select and enter to active the selected song.
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- The P or p key allows to write the catalogue in extended
- form in the directory path2 in a filename with .lst at end.
- This file may be edited to distribute a nice karaoke menu to
- yours guests.
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- T or t key to tag a song, U for untag and space to play all
- tagged songs.
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- MOUSE OPERATIONS
- You may scan songs with the mouse (up and down).
- Left button : select the current highlighted song
- Right button : exit
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- FORMAT OF CATALOGUE FILE (ascii file)
- if line begins with @, it is a sub menu title and is
- displayed in yellow foreground color else its a song name
- with full path with or without extension (.mid and .kar
- defaults) and optional parameters for kara call.
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- In directory mode, a catalogue file is displayed in green
- with the first non blank sub menu as comment.
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- The kara option -do and -po are not recommanded in catalogue
- because they are automatically inserted depending on the
- current window selection.
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- (see kara.en description).
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- Example : file kdir.cat :
- @kids songs
- \kara\auclair -fg=3 -ve=4
- \midi\songs\bridge
- @goodies
- \midi\world -sz=4
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- .
- .
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- SEE ALSO
- kara.en
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- BUGS
- If not enough memory is found to load and execute kara, the
- activation will not work. The same if the kara.exe module is
- not found in the directory where kdir.exe resides.
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- KaraDos Last change: 03 July 1995
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