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XCd 1.1 (X11 CD player)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lars Wirzenius)
Tue Aug 22 06:53:15 1995
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 18:49:14 +0300
From: Lars Wirzenius <wirzeniu@cc.helsinki.fi>
To: linux-announce@vger.rutgers.edu
From: Sean Vyain <vyainsm@access.digex.net>
Subject: XCd 1.1 (X11 CD player)
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XCd 1.1 - An X11 CD Player
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NEW IN 1.1:
* Database is loaded only when needed
* Command Line Interface (no X11 required)
* Used "simple" play commands where possible, instead of frame to frame
play commands.
* Still Absotively Free!
FEATURES:
* Eject, Stop, Pause, Play, Previos Track, Next Track, Cue, Review
* Play modes - Normal, Shuffle, Program, Intro
* Repeat modes - None, Track, Disc
* Database of CD titles, artists, and track names.
* Doesn't use Motif!
LOCATIONS:
http://access.digex.net/~svyain/xcd/xcd.html
* Source for XCd
* Linux 1.2.x binary, statically linked with XForms
* Docs and screen shots of XCd (hope you like the Talking Heads ;)
ftp://ftp.digex.net/pub/access/vyainsm
* Source for XCd
* Linux 1.2.x binary, statically linked with XForms
NOTES:
* The format of the $HOME/.xcdrc file has changed. You may have to reset
your preferences and save them.
DESCRIPTION:
XCd is an X11 CD player that provides all the "normal" features of a real
audio CD player. In addition, it keeps a database of CD titles, artists,
and track names, and can identify a disc from this database when the
disc is placed in the CD drive. XCd has a nice 3-D look that comes from
the XForms library (http://bragg.phys.uwm.edu/xforms). The XForms
library is free for non-commercial use and much smaller than Motif. So,
a binary that is statically linked with the XForms library is much smaller
than say Xmcd.
XCd is also very easy to use. Each of the configurable features of XCd
can be set using the Preferences popup. Adding a CD to the database is
as simple as putting the disc in the drive, and entering the information.
To program a few tracks for playing is easy with the Program popup and
a few mouse clicks.
Please send any comments/suggestions about the look, feel, and behavior
of XCd to the address below. I would like to get some feedback, so that
I can improve XCd.
I do not have access to a wide variety of machines, so I need help porting
XCd to other platforms. The XForms library is available for most (if not
all) major platforms, and XCd requires Sun-style ioctl()'s to control the
CDROM drive. If you have ported XCd to a new platform, please send me
email. If you would like to port XCd to another platform you can contact
me for help. I should be able to provide enough suggestions to get you
going.
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Title: xcd
Version: 1.1
Entered-date: 15AUG95
Description: XCd is an X11 CD player. It uses a nice 3D widget set called
XForms, and does not require Motif. It has play modes: normal,
shuffle, program, and intro. It has repeat modes: none, track,
and disc. It has user definable hotkeys. It keeps a database
of CD titles, artist, and tracks. And it reads Workman-style
databases. Now contains a command line interface.
Keywords: cd player x windows
Author: Sean Vyain (vyainsm@access.digex.net, svyain@hns.com)
Maintained-by: Sean Vyain (vyainsm@access.digex.net, svyain@hns.com)
Primary-site: http://access.digex.net/~svyain
Alternate-site: sunsite.unc.edu
Original-site:
Platform: Linux 1.2
Copying-policy: GPL
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Sean Vyain
vyainsm@access.digex.net
svyain@hns.com
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