AudioPlayer Readme

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Contents
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1. Known Issues / limitations
2. Source code
3. Reporting bugs
4. Feature Requests
5. Support
6. Licence
7. Changelog
8. Application features

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1. Known Issues / limitations
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Support for Ogg Vorbis, Ogg Speex, Ogg Theora, Ogg FLAC and native FLAC can be added by downloading the codecs from http://www.illiminable.com/ogg/ (850 KB)

Support for other formats not listed may be obtainable from
http://www.free-codecs.com/Audio_Codecs.htm but those plugins haven't been tested.


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2. Source Code
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The source code for the released versions can be downloaded from http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=156633

More recent versions of the source (which may or not contain fully functioning or reliable code) can be obtained from the AudioPlayer SVN repository:

Via Browser:
http://svn.sourceforge.net/audioplayer

Via command line:
svn co https://svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/audioplayer audioplayer

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3. Reporting bugs
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If you encounter any problems while using AudioPlayer please report them at http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=156633&atid=800564 or to adeyblue @ users.sourceforge.net

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4. Feature Requests
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I welcome all feature suggestions on how to improve the functionality of the software. Please submit them to http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=156633&atid=800567 or to adeyblue @ users.sourceforge.net

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5. Support
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If you require help with any aspect of using the product please post in the support forum at http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=156633&atid=800565 or again send me an email (adeyblue @ users.sourceforge.net).

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6. Licence
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AudioPlayer is free software distributed under the GNU Public Licence (GPL). You are allowed to pass it around to your friends and/or modify it under the terms of the GPL version 2 or any later version.

A copy of the GPL should be included in this package, if it isn't, you can view it @ http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php

The above covers both the binary and source packages.

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7. Changelog
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Changelog from version 0.9

Bug fixes & misc:

* Removed redundant SetStatus when creating the status bar
* Fix for M3U "The system cannot find the specified file" error
* Reverted back to seperate menu options for opening single files and opening playlists
* Volume no longer reverts to 100% on each file open if the user has selected a different volume

New features:

* Users can now select multiple files using the "Open File(s)" menu option instead of just single files to play as a playlist
* All playlists can be re-saved as M3U files
* Check for future AudioPlayer updates without visiting the homepage
* "What I'm Listening to" integration with MSN Messenger 7.5 (not tested in other versions)
* Main window can now be made to be Always On Top
* Single files can now be dragged and dropped onto the main window to be played
* Multiple files can now be dragged and dropped onto the main window to be made into a playlist
* ASXML, WAXML, WMXML and WVXML file types can be registered so they can be opened by double-clicking on the files in Windows Explorer


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8. Application features
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AudioPlayer does exactly what it says on the tin. It plays all your MP3, MP2, WAV, WMA, RAW, PCM, RIFF and AU media along with audio only ASF files as well as WPL, M3U, ASX, WAX, WMX and WVX playlists. OGG and FLAC support can be added by downloading and installing the codecs from http://www.illiminable.com/ogg/ (850 KB)

AudioPlayer also utilizes streaming Internet media so you can listen to files from the net without changing applications.

Volume and file seeking controls allow you to find and listen to the best parts of the music at a sound level to suit you. A handy mute option also provides silence on demand without stopping the music.

AudioPlayer also has your computers' health and multi-tasking at heart. Taking up only 87 KB of hard disk space (even less on compressed NTFS drives) and typically using 50-90% less CPU power with 2 to 5 times less memory usage than Windows Media Player 10, AudioPlayer allows you to use your computers resources the way you want. Now there's more, you can minimize AudioPlayer into the system tray which removes the taskbar button freeing up precious real estate.

Wait, that's not all. After you've finished your work and listening to the best choons, you need to shutdown your computer in the time honoured way of going to the "Start" button. Not no more; Audioplayer has built in functions so at the click of just one button, you can log off, restart, or completely shut down your PC.

So what's the catch? Simple, there isn't one. Completely free and full functionality today, tomorrow, in 30 days, next year, forever. 