 DiscPlay Help Contents

Thank you for trying DiscPlay 2.0! Please see the files README.TXT and CONTACTS.TXT for release notes and contact information.

Introduction

Features

Registering

Drag-And-Drop Functions

Windows

Player window

Options window

Collection Manager window

Disc Properties window

Advanced Disc Properties window

Item Properties window

Print window

Register window

Menus

File menu

Control menu

Collection menu

Window menu

Help menu

Errors And Messages

"DiscPlay was unable to access the CD Audio device."

"This disc appears to be in CD-ROM format. Use it anyway?"

"Stop playback before exiting?"

"Remove x from collection?"

"x is not a disc information (.DPD) file..."

How-Tos

How To Create A Custom Playlist

How To Register DiscPlay 2.0

How To Print Your Collection


Features

DiscPlay is a $5.00 shareware audio CD player for Windows 95, Windows 3.x, and Windows NT. In addition to its home stereo CD player-like interface and disc information database, DiscPlay 2.0 offers several unique features.

Custom playlists.

Unlimited number of playlists per album.

Drag-and-drop playlist editing.

One-click playlist selection and creation.

Partial-track playback support.

Customizable interface.

Five different window sizes (selectable from the Window menu).

Fully-customizable status displays with special format strings.

Three pages of Options to control how DiscPlay behaves.

Integrated Collection Manager.

Exports collection as tab-delimited ASCII database, for use in database and spreadsheet programs.

Searches entire collection for tracks or albums, based on any of a number of search criteria.

Flexible printing.

Print single albums, search results, or the entire collection.

User-definable print templates.

Create, save, and load multiple templates.


Registering
See Also

You may use DiscPlay 2.0 for up to 31 days, free of charge. After this trial period you must either register DiscPlay (see How To Register DiscPlay 2.0), or remove it from your computer.

What You Get For Registering

No more "Annoying Nag Screen" when DiscPlay starts up.

Free technical support via email (see CONTACTS.TXT).

At least one free minor upgrade (if one is made available).

A clear conscience and my undying gratitude!

For more information, see How To Register DiscPlay 2.0.


How To Register DiscPlay 2.0
Register Window


How To Register DiscPlay 2.0
See Also

Thank you for taking an interest in registering the program!

When you decide to register, follow these steps.

1.	Print and fill out the order form, ORDER.WRI. If you copied ORDER.WRI into the same directory DiscPlay 2.0 is running from, you may do this by selecting "Print Order Form" from the Help menu.

2.	Make out a check or money order for $5.00, payable to Matt Jensen. Checks must be in US dollars drawn on a US bank. International money orders must be in US dollars.

3.	Send the order form, check/money order, and a self-addressed, stamped envelope* to the address on the top of the form.

*.	If you have a spare moment, please send email to the address in CONTACTS.TXT to let me know your payment is on the way.

When you receive your registration information, follow these steps.

1.	Open the Register window by selecting "Register..." from the Help menu.

2.	Enter the password and serial number you received into the appropriate edit boxes. If you enter this data correctly, the Register button will be highlighted.

3.	Enter your name and organization into the appropriate edit boxes.

4.	Click the Register button.

After you register the program:

The "Annoying Nag Screen" will no longer appear when you start DiscPlay.

Your name and organization will appear in the "About DiscPlay" window.

"(UNREGISTERED)" will no longer appear in the Player window's title bar.

How Long It Takes

If you have an email address, I will email your registration information to you the day I receive your order form and payment. This usually takes 3-5 days.

If you do not have an email address, I will snail-mail your registration information to you the day I receive your order form and payment. This usually takes 7-9 days (with a weekend in there somewhere).

Of course, these times are not guaranteed--they rely on the cooperation of the Postal Service.

*Self-addressed, stamped envelope is required only if you don't have an Internet email address.


Register Window


The self-addressed, stamped envelope is required only if you don't have an Internet email address.


Print Templates

DiscPlay's Print window allows you to create custom print templates. These templates dictate what will be printed in a line-by-line fashion. Please note that creating print templates is a topic for advanced users--for most, the default template and the compact template (COMPACT.DPT) supplied with DiscPlay 2.0 should suffice.

Contents of a Print Template.

A print template consists of three separate parts: the header format, the body format, and the options.

The header format and body format are simply lists of zero or more format lines (see Layout of Format Lines, below).

The options simply consist of the states of the Do not allow page breaks within album body, Print only one album per page, and Print header checkboxes in the Print window.

Layout of Format Lines.

Syntax:

t[as_][as_]...[as_]

Definition:

The first character of any line (t, above) specifies the line type. This can be any of three possible characters:

">"	Lines of this type are printed once per album (in the header, all non-divider lines must begin with this character).

"}"	Lines of this type are printed once per track per album.

"-"	Lines of this type print a horizontal divider. Any characters after the "-" are ignored.

A series of zero or more item blocks ([as_], above) follow the type character. Item blocks have the format [as_], where:

[,]	Enclose the block data.

a	Specifies the alignment of the block. This character has three possible values:

"l"	The block is aligned with the left margin.

"r"	The block is aligned with the right margin.

"c"	The block is centered.

s	Specifies the style of the block. This character has four possible values:

"p"	Plain.

"b"	Bold.

"i"	Italic.

"u"	Underline.

_	Text and information tokens to print. Characters preceded by a percent-sign (%) are replaced with data dynamically (see Print Tokens); all other characters are printed as-is.

Example of a Print Template.

To illustrate, look at the default print template:

Header Format

>[lb%P Collection Report][lp (%C Albums)][cp%d][rpPage %p]

-

Interpreting the Header Format

The header format has two lines: a printing line (notice ">" is the first character), and a dividing line ("-" is the first character).

The first line has four item blocks: [lb%P Collection Report], [lp (%C Albums)], [cp%d], and [rpPage %p].

The first item block, [lb%P Collection Report], will print DiscPlay Collection Report in bold type, left-aligned.

The second item block, [lp (%C Albums)], will print  (n Albums) in plain type, left-aligned.

The third item block, [cp%d], will print mm-dd-yyyy in plain type, centered.

The final item block, [rpPage %p], will print Page n in plain type, right-aligned.

The second line will print a horizontal divider.

The actual header printed will look something like this:

DiscPlay Collection Report (31 Albums)	09-Jan-1996	Page 1

Body Format

>[lb%T]

>[lp%A]

}[li     %n. %t (%l)]

>

-

>

Interpreting the Body Format

The body format has six lines: four album lines (those starting with ">"), one track line (starts with "}"), and a divider line.

The first line has a single item block, [lb%T], which prints Album's Title in bold type, left aligned.

The second line has a single item block, [lp%A], which prints Album's Artist in plain type, left aligned.

The third line, which is a track line, has a single item block [li     %n. %t (%l)], which prints      n. Title (mm:ss) once for each track on the album.

The fourth line is an album line that contains no item blocks, so it prints a blank line.

The fifth line prints a divider (notice "-" is the first character of the line).

The final line, like the fourth, simply prints a blank line.

The actual body printed will look something like this:

Album 1 Title

Album 1 Artist

     1. Track 1 Name (0:00)

     2. Track 2 Name (1:00)

     3. Track 3 Name (2:00)

Album 2 Title

Album 2 Artist

     1. Track 1 Name (3:00)

     2. Track 2 Name (4:00)

     3. Track 3 Name (5:00)

     4. Track 4 Name (6:00)


Print Tokens

Print Tokens are characters in a print template format line that are preceded by a percent sign (%). They are replaced with the corresponding information in the following table:

 	Token	Replaced with

Miscellaneous tokens (use in the header).

%C	Number of albums in the collection.
%d	The date when printing began.
%P	"DiscPlay"
%p	Page number.
%V	"2.0"

Album-related tokens (use in ">" lines).

%A	Artist.
%c	Number of tracks.
%L	Length (mm:ss).
%G	Category.
%N	Album number (1 through number of albums in the collection).
%O	Owner.
%R	Copyright.
%T	Title.
%U	User data.
%Y	Year.
%0	First line of comments.
...	...
%9	Tenth line of comments.

Track-related tokens (use in "}" lines).

%l	Length (m:ss).
%n	Number (1 through number of tracks on the album).
%t	Title.


Format Strings

Format Strings allow you to specify what text is displayed in the title bar and status line of the Player window. The format string is simply a line of regular characters and status tokens (characters preceded by a percent sign). The status tokens are replaced with information dynamically; the regular characters are copied as-is.

Note

Status tokens and characters enclosed in braces ( {,} ) are displayed only when there is not a disc in the CD drive.

Status tokens and characters enclosed in brackets ( [,] ) are displayed only when there is a disc in the drive.

Other status tokens and characters are always displayed, regardless of whether there is a disc in the drive.

Examples

%P %V	Displays DiscPlay 2.0 whether there is a disc in the drive or not.

{No }Disc.	Displays Disc. when there is a disc in the drive, No Disc. when there isn't.

[%t (%A)]{No disc.}	Displays Track Name (Artist) when there is a disc in the drive, No disc. when there isn't.


Status Tokens

Status Tokens are characters in a status format string (see Options window) that are preceded by a percent sign (%). They are replaced with the corresponding information in the following table:

Token	Replaced with

Miscellaneous tokens.

%C	Number of tracks in the playlist.
%L	Playlist title.
%N	Playlist item number.
%P	"DiscPlay"

%V	"2.0"
Album-related tokens.

%A	Artist
%G	Category
%O	Owner
%R	Copyright
%T	Title
%Y	Year
%0	First line of comments.
...	...
%9	Tenth line of comments.

Track-related tokens.

%m	Minutes elapsed/remaining.
%n	Track number.
%s	Seconds elapsed/remaining.
%t	Title


How To Create A Custom Playlist

Custom playlists allow you to play tracks in the order you choose.

To create a playlist, follow these steps.

1.	Type a name in the Program Title edit box. The name "Album" cannot be used--it is reserved for the playlist DiscPlay automatically generates for each album.

2.	Click the Add button ("+"), or press ENTER. A new tab will appear on the Program Selector with the name you entered.

3.	To add tracks to the playlist:

Drag tracks from the Track List window onto the playlist.

Drag tracks from other playlists onto the new program's tab on the Program Selector.


How To Print Your Collection
See Also

DiscPlay 2.0 has powerful built-in printing capabilities that allow you to print albums, search results, or your entire collection. You can even create your own custom print templates to control exactly what is printed.

To print a single album, follow these steps.

1.	Open the Collection Manager window by selecting "Collection Manager..." from DiscPlay's Collection menu.

2.	Click on the album you want to print in the Album list.

3.	Click the "Print" button next to the Album list.

4.	When the Print window appears, check the Print selected album only option.

5.	Click the "Print" button.

To print search results, follow these steps.

1.	Click the "Print" button below the Search Results list.

2.	When the Print window appears, check the Print all albums in list option.

3.	Click the "Print" button.

To print the entire collection, follow these steps.

1.	Open the Collection Manager window.

2.	Click the "Print" button next to the Album list.

3.	When the Print window appears, check the Print all albums in list option.

4.	Click the "Print" button.


Collection Manager Window
Print Window
Print Templates


Drag-And-Drop Functions

 	Drag From	Drag To	Operation

Track List window (track)	Playlist	Add the track to the playlist.
Playlist (track)	Playlist	Re-arrange items in the playlist.
Playlist (track)	Playlist tab	Copy the track to corresponding playlist.
Playlist (track)	Time indicator	Jump to the track.
Playlist (track)	Play button	Begin playing the track
Playlist (track)	Item Properties button	Open the Item Properties window.
Playlist (track)	Delete button	Remove the track from the playlist.
File Manager (file)	Player Window	Edit DPD file or set Album-Insert Command Line.
CD Icon (picture)	Disc Properties button	Open the Disc Properties window.
CD Icon (picture)	Eject button	Eject the disc.


Player Window
See Also

The Player window is DiscPlay's main control center. It gives access to all of DiscPlay's basic functions, including playback controls and playlist editing.

Click any control for a description

Player window

Notes

The Player window is available in five different sizes: Full, Detail, Playlist, Control, and Mini size. This size is selectable under the Window menu.

Many of the controls in this window contain Windows 95-style "context menus". Right-click the controls to use these menus.


Displays Windows' standard System menu, as well as DiscPlay's File, Control, Collection, Window, and Help menus.


Displays "DiscPlay 2.0" by default, but the you can change this display in the Options window.
Note
If you are using DiscPlay unregistered, "(UNREGISTERED)" will be placed at the beginning of the line.


Shrinks the Player window to a button on the Task Bar (Windows 95), or an icon on the desktop (Windows 3.x).


Closes DiscPlay (Available only under Windows 95).


Displays the time elapsed or remaining in the current track.
Note
Select elapsed or remaining time by right-clicking on this control.


Toggles repeat mode on/off.
Note
In repeat mode, playback wraps back to the beginning of the playlist after the last track in the playlist finishes.


Toggles intro mode on/off
Note

In intro mode, only the first few seconds of each track are played. The duration can be set in the Options window.


Ejects or retracts the CD drive's tray.


Halts playback and moves to the first track in the playlist.


Begins playback at the current position, or pauses playback if already playing.


Moves to the previous track in the playlist.
Note
If longer than 2 seconds have elapsed in the track, playback simply returns to the beginning of the current track.


Moves to the next track in the playlist.


Displays, graphically, the current position within the current track. Move the scroll thumb to jump to a different position in the track.


Displays the name of the current track by default, but you can change this display in the Options window.


 Displays a picture of a CD if there is a non-CD-ROM disc in the drive.
 Displays a picture of a CD with an "X" over it if there is no disc (or a CD-ROM) in the drive.


Displays the artist of the album.
Note
Right-click this control to change the artist.


Displays the title of the album.
Note
Right-click this control to change the title.


Displays the user-defined "category" of the album.
Note
Right-click this control to change the category.


Displays the copyright of the album.
Note
Right-click this control to change the copyright.


Displays the total length of the album, and the number of tracks it contains.


Allows you to resize the columns in the Playlist.


Displays the current playlist.
Note
 Drag items within this control to re-order them.
 Drag items from the Track List window to this control to add them to the playlist.
 Drag items from this control onto the Delete button to remove them.
 Drag items from this control onto the Modify button to change their starting/ending positions and titles.


Displays the names of the playlists defined for the album, and allows you to select a playlist.


Removes the current playlist from the album
Note
The "Album" program is read-only and cannot be removed.


Allows you to enter a title for a new playlist.


Adds a playlist to the album with the name in the Program Title edit box.


Renames the current playlist to the name in the Program Title edit box.


Places the tracks in the playlist in random order.


Deletes the selected track from the playlist.
Note
You may also drag tracks onto this button to delete them.


Opens the Item Properties window for the selected track.
Note
You may also drag tracks onto this button to modify them.


Displays the Track List window.


Opens the Disc Properties window for the album.


Advanced Disc Properties Window
Collection Manager Window
Disc Properties Window
Item Properties Window
Options Window
Print Window
Register Window


Item Properties Window

The Item Properties window allows you to sub-divide tracks by creating partial-track items in your custom playlists. It allows you to specify the title, starting position, and ending position of the "sub-track".

Click any control for a description

Item window

Note

Changing the title of an item in the Item Properties window does not change the title of the corresponding track. Use the Disc Properties window to assign track titles.

If you divide a track into separate sub-tracks and play them back-to-back, there is always a short pause in playback between them. Therefore, it is best not to sub-divide the track if you are going to listen to it in its entirety.


Closes the Item Properties window and discards any changes.


Enter a title for the sub-track here. If you leave this box blank, the corresponding track's name will be used.


Adjusts the starting position of the sub-track in 1-second increments.


Adjusts the ending position of the sub-track in 1-second increments.


Adjusts the starting and ending positions of the sub-track.


Closes the Item Properties window and saves any changes.


Closes the Item Properties window and discards any changes.


Displays this Help screen.


Collection Manager Window

The Collection Manager window allows you to edit, delete, search, export, and print the albums in your collection.

Click any control for a description

Collection Manager window


Closes the Collection Manager window.


Displays the title and artist of every album in your collection.
Note
Double-click an album to open the Disc Properties window.


Opens the Disc Properties window for the selected album.


Allows you to export the albums in your collection as a delimited ASCII database file.
Note
In the file DiscPlay creates, fields are separated by tabs and records are separated by returns. This format can be imported into nearly all database and spreadsheet programs.


Opens the Print window, allowing you to print the entire collection.


Deletes the selected album from your collection.


Text to search for. The collection will be searched, based on the criteria selected in the Search Item list, and any albums/tracks containing the search text will be added to the Search Results list. The search is not case-sensitive.


Searches for tracks containing the specified text in the title.


Searches for albums containing the specified text in the artist.


Searches for albums containing the specified text in the owner.


Searches for albums containing the specified text in the category.


Searches for albums containing the specified text in the user data.


Begins the search.


Displays the names of all albums/tracks found in the search.
Note
 Double-click an item to open the Disc Properties window, if the search was album-based.
 Double-click an item to display track information, if the search was track-based.


Selects the corresponding album in the Albums list.


Opens the Print window, allowing you to print the search results.


Displays this Help screen.


Displays the number of albums in your collection.


Track List Window

The Track List window displays a list of the tracks on the album. Drag items from this window onto the Playlist (in the Player window) to add them.

Click any control for a description

Track List window


Displays the titles of all tracks on the album.
Note
Drag items onto the Playlist to add them.


Closes the Track List window.


Disc Properties Window
See Also

The Disc Properties window allows you to specify such information about an album as title, artist, category, year, and copyright. It also allows you to specify track names.

To open the Disc Properties window, either click the Disc Properties button on the Player window, or select "Disc Properties..." from the Collection menu.

Click any control for a description

Disc Properties window

Note

If you do not specify a title for an album it will not be saved in the collection.

You may set DiscPlay to automatically open the Disc Properties window whenever you insert a disc for the first time (See Options window.).


Closes the Disc Properties window and discards any changes.


The ID of the album. This item is used internally by DiscPlay to identify the album.


The the name of the disc's information (.DPD) file.
Note
Long file names are displayed properly under Windows 95 and NT.


The album's title.


The album's artist.
Note
Click the down-arrow to display a list of all artists in your collection.


The album's category. The meaning of this field is user-defined.
Note
Click the down-arrow to display a list of all categories in your collection.


The album's owner.
Note
Click the down-arrow to display a list of all owners in your collection.


The album's copyright information.


The album's year.


More user-defined information about the album.


Tracks on the album. Click on a track to change its title.


The selected track's title. After you've typed a title, press ENTER to accept the change and move to the next track.


Comments and/or user-defined data on the album.
Note
Lines 1 through 10 of this field can be used in status format strings and print templates.


Closes the Disc Properties window and saves any changes.


Displays this Help screen.


Opens the Advanced Disc Properties window.


Advanced Disc Properties Window


Options Window

The Options window gives you control over many aspects of how DiscPlay looks and behaves.

Click any control for a description

Options window (General tab)

Options window (Display tab)

Options window (Directories tab)


Displays the General page of the Options window.


Displays the Display page of the Options window.


Displays the Directories page of the Options window.


When this item is checked, double-clicking on a track in the playlist will open the Item Properties window.
Note
You cannot modify tracks in the "Album" playlist.


When this item is checked, double-clicking on a track in the playlist will begin playback of the track.


When this item is checked, double-clicking on a track in the playlist will have no effect.


When this item is checked, DiscPlay will ignore single-track discs without prompting you for an action to take.
Note
Single-track discs are usually CD-ROMs.


When this item is checked, the Disc Properties window will be opened automatically whenever you insert an album for the first time.


When this item is checked, DiscPlay will always stop playback when you close the Player window.


When this item is checked, playback will start automatically whenever you insert a disc.


When this item is checked, playback will not automatically start if there is a disc in the drive when the program starts.
Note
This option is available only when Automatically start playback when a disc is inserted. is checked.


Controls how much of each track is played in Intro mode.
Note
Use the Intro button on the Player window to toggle Intro mode on/off.


Closes the Options window and saves any changes.


Closes the Options window and discards any changes.


Displays this Help screen.


Then this item is checked, a short description will be displayed when the cursor is stopped over any control.


When this item is checked, the remaining time in the current track is shown in all time displays.


When this item is checked, the position of the Player window is saved and restored each time you start DiscPlay.
Note
If the item is not checked, the window is always displayed in the center of the screen.


When this item is checked, the size of the Player window is saved and restored each time you start DiscPlay.
Note
If the item is not checked, the Full window is always displayed.


When this item is checked, the Player window stays in front of other windows on the desktop.


When this item is checked, the Player window always touches the left border of the screen.


When this item is checked, the Player window always touches the top border of the screen.


When this item is checked, the Player window always touches the right border of the screen.


When this item is checked, the Player window always touches the bottom border of the screen.


Allows you to edit the format string that controls what is displayed on the status line of the Player window.


Allows you to edit the format string that controls what is displayed on the title bar of the Player window.


Displays the pathname of the DISCPLAY.OPT file. Click the Browse button to change the pathname.


Displays the pathname of the directory that contains disc information (.DPD) files. Click the Browse button to change the pathname.


Allows you to specify which directory holds the DISCPLAY.OPT file.


Allows you to specify which directory to save disc information (.DPD) files in.


File Menu

Exit


Control Menu

Eject

Stop

Play/Pause

Previous Track

Next Track

Shuffle


Collection Menu

Disc Properties...

Collection Manager...


Window Menu

Options...

Full Window

Detail Window

Playlist Window

Control Window

Mini Window

Show Menu Bar

Stay On Top


Help Menu

Contents

About DiscPlay...

Print Order Form

Register...


Opens the Collection Manager window.


Opens the Options window.


Sets the Player window to "Full" size:


Sets the Player window to "Detail" size:


Sets the Player window to "Playlist" size:


Sets the Player window to "Control" size:


Sets the Player window to "Mini" size:


When checked, displays the menubar across the top of the Player window.


When checked, keeps the Player window in front of other windows on the desktop.


Displays the Contents screen of this Help file.


Displays version and registration information.


Prints the order form, ORDER.WRI.
Note
This item is available only if you copied ORDER.WRI into the same directory as DISCPLAY.EXE.


Opens the Register window.


Closes DiscPlay.


Register Window
See Also

If you register DiscPlay 2.0, use the Register window to enter your password, serial number, name, and organization. This window will appear whenever you start DiscPlay unregistered. To close the window, type the flashing password into the Password edit box, then click the Continue button.

This window will not appear after you register the program (see How To Register DiscPlay 2.0).

Click any control for a description

Register window


Closes DiscPlay.


Enter the password you received into this box.
Note
If you enter the password and serial number correctly, the Register button will be highlighted.


Enter the serial number you received into this box.
Note
If you enter the password and serial number correctly, the Register button will be highlighted.


Enter your name into this box.


Enter your organization (if any) into this box.


Click this button after you've entered your password and serial number to register DiscPlay.


Enter the flashing password into the Password edit box and click this button to use DiscPlay while it is unregistered.


How To Register DiscPlay 2.0


Print Window
See Also

The Print window allows you to print your collection, search results, or single albums.

Click any control for a description

Print window


When this item is checked, DiscPlay will not split an album between two pages.


When this item is checked, DiscPlay will print only one album per page.


When this item is checked, the header will be printed on the top of each page.


When this item is checked, only the highlighted album will be printed.


When this item is checked, the entire list (search results or collection) will be printed.


This text specifies how the header is formatted.
Note
See Print Templates for more information.


This text specifies how the body of the printout is formatted.
Note
See Print Templates for more information.


Click this button to load the default print template.


Click this button to load a saved print template (.DPT) file.


Click this button to save the current template to a print template (.DPT) file.


Click this button to specify the base font for the printout.


Begins printing.


Closes the Print window.


Displays this Help screen.


Print Templates


Error: "DiscPlay was unable to access the CD Audio device"
Error: "DiscPlay was unable to access the CD Audio device."

This message appears in a number of situations:

When you try to open DiscPlay while another CD player accessory is active.

Solution: Close the other accessory and click the Retry button.

When the required CD Audio support software (drivers, etc.) are not installed or are improperly installed.

Solution: Check the CD-ROM drive's user's manual.

With some drivers, this message will appear when you attempt to start DiscPlay without a CD in the drive.

Solution: Insert a CD and click Retry.

Click any control for a description


Message: "This disc appears to be in CD-ROM format. Use it anyway?"

This message appears when you insert a disc that contains only one track. Single-track discs are usually CD-ROMS, which DiscPlay cannot play.

Click any control for a description


Message: "Stop playback before exiting?"
See Also

This message appears when you close the Player window while DiscPlay is playing. This message will not appear if Always stop playback before exiting is checked in the Options window.

Click any control for a description


Message: "Remove x from collection?"

This message appears when you click the Delete button in the Collection Manager window.

Click any control for a description


Message: "x is not a disc information (.DPD) file..."

This message appears when you drop a file on DiscPlay's Player window that is not a disc information file. Files can be dropped from File Manager or from Windows 95's desktop.

Click any control for a description

Note

 If you are running DiscPlay under Windows 95 or NT, the long file name is displayed properly.


Uses the file as the album's Album-Insert Command Line.
Note
This file is opened/executed whenever the album is inserted. For more information, see Advanced Disc Properties Window.


Ignores the file.


Displays this Help screen.


Closes DiscPlay.


Re-attempts to establish control of the CD Audio device.


Displays this Help screen.


Accepts the disc as a regular audio CD.


Ignores the CD.


Ejects the CD.


Displays this Help screen.


Stops playback and closes DiscPlay


Closes DiscPlay without stopping playback. Playback will stop when the current track finishes.


Closes the dialog without closing DiscPlay.


Displays this Help screen.


Options window


The album is removed from the collection.


The album is not removed from the collection.


Displays this Help screen.


Advanced Disc Properties Window
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The Advanced Disc Properties window allows you to specify a program to execute when the album is inserted. You may, for instance, use this feature to run a desktop wallpaper program to place a picture of the album on the desktop.

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Advanced Disc Properties window


Enter the Pathname here.
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Click the "Browse" button to search for a program (or file).


Displays a standard open-file dialog, allowing you to select a program to execute or a file to open.


Allows you to specify how the program's window will appear.


Closes the Advanced Disc Properties window and saves any changes.


Closes the Advanced Disc Properties window and discards any changes.


Displays this Help screen.


Disc Properties Window