# HG changeset patch # User Matti Hamalainen # Date 1207168566 -10800 # Node ID 714cb0cc602ab3024d5197543898c92a1dc7010d # Parent 3bf0124ffd2b96b018c08d25cb575696c2021559 Fix README to fit 80 character width. diff -r 3bf0124ffd2b -r 714cb0cc602a README --- a/README Tue Apr 01 22:23:35 2008 +0200 +++ b/README Wed Apr 02 23:36:06 2008 +0300 @@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ Peter Alm, Thomas Nilsson, Olle Hallnas, Håvard Kvålen -NOTE: This document is hardly maintained. Please check the Users' Guide on -the Audacious website. +NOTE: This document is hardly maintained. Please check the Users' Guide +on the Audacious website. TABLE OF CONTENTS @@ -140,15 +140,15 @@ 2.3. Skin Installation ---------------------- -Audacious will create a directory called ~/.local/share/audacious/Skins. You can unarchive -the skins the same way as you do for Winamp. +Audacious will create a directory called ~/.local/share/audacious/Skins. +You can unarchive the skins the same way as you do for Winamp. However, you don't need to as Audacious supports archived skins. Audacious currently reads the following formats: zip, wsz, tar, tar.gz and tar.bz2 -Just copy the archive to one of the skin paths and Audacious will take care -of the rest. +Just copy the archive to one of the skin paths and Audacious will take +care of the rest. In order to support zipped skins you will need to have unzip. Unzip is bundled with most Linux distributions. @@ -168,10 +168,10 @@ For C Shell: setenv SKINSDIR /path/to/Skins:/more/paths/to/other/locations/of/Skins -You should note that skins designed specifically for Audacious are not compatible -with Winamp. Likewise, we do not support Winamp "modern" skins as there is a lot of -Winamp-specifics that would have to be reverse-engineered or emulated to properly -support those skins. +You should note that skins designed specifically for Audacious are not +compatible with Winamp. Likewise, we do not support Winamp "modern" skins as +there is a lot of Winamp-specifics that would have to be reverse-engineered +or emulated to properly support those skins. 3. Documentation ---------------- @@ -197,15 +197,14 @@ bring up the Visualization menu. Left mouse button will change the analyzer to an oscilloscope and/or none. -- To the right of the Spectrum analyzer is the title of the file being played. - This also contains the length of the song being played, as well as its - position in the [unsorted] playlist. Right clicking in this window will bring - up a new menu with some more options that are self explaining. +- To the right of the Spectrum analyzer is the title of the file being + played. This also contains the length of the song being played, as well + as its position in the [unsorted] playlist. Right clicking in this window + will bring up a new menu with some more options that are self explaining. -- In the left part of the Spectrum analyzer you'll have letters (at least if - you use the default skin) O A I D V. This is known as the - "clutterbar'. Left-clicking on these will open up menus or perform the - listed actions. +- In the left part of the Spectrum analyzer you'll have letters (at least + if you use the default skin) O A I D V. This is known as the "clutterbar'. + Left-clicking on these will open up menus or perform the listed actions. O : Options menu A : Always on top I : File info box @@ -222,21 +221,21 @@ - The second slider controls the balance between speakers - The button marked "EQ" loads up the graphic equalizer - The button marked "PL" loads up the playlist editor - - The LARGE slide bar moves from left to right as the song plays. You can - drag this to jump to another location in the current file. + - The LARGE slide bar moves from left to right as the song plays. You + can drag this to jump to another location in the current file. -- On the bottom of the console are the standard buttons you would see on a CD - player: Previous track, Play, Pause, Stop, Next track, eject, shuffle - and repeat. +- On the bottom of the console are the standard buttons you would see on + a CD player: Previous track, Play, Pause, Stop, Next track, eject, + shuffle and repeat. - The eject button doesn't REALLY eject, of course. :) It opens up the file requester. The File Requester builds a playlist for the current - Audacious session. You can use it to load files, add files to the list, or - load all mp3s in a directory. + Audacious session. You can use it to load files, add files to the list, + or load all mp3s in a directory. - The shuffle button randomizes the sequence of the playlist. - - The repeat button when enabled makes the playlist loop when it reaches the + - The repeat button when enabled makes the playlist loop when it reaches end of the playlist. @@ -329,7 +328,8 @@ misc opts : held down you'll have 2 extra options fileinfo : opens the file info dialog. -sort : release button on this will bring up another menu with sort options +sort : release button on this will bring up another menu with sort + options load list : will let you pick a playlist to load, held down you'll have 2 extra options @@ -338,24 +338,25 @@ If you want to select/deselect files in the filrequester/playlist editor use CTRL for files and SHIFT key for blocks of files. You can also browse the PL -using the cursor keys and enter to select song. Pressing the delete button will -remove the song from the playlist. If your mouse is equipped with a mouse -wheel, you can use this to scroll up and down. +using the cursor keys and enter to select song. Pressing the delete button +will remove the song from the playlist. If your mouse is equipped with a +mouse wheel, you can use this to scroll up and down. 3.3. Equalizer -------------- -To access the Equalizer, select the button labeled "EQ" on the right -side of the Audacious console. +To access the Equalizer, select the button labeled "EQ" on the right side +of the Audacious console. -That will bring up the Equalizer window. It looks like an equalizer on a stereo -and behaves like one as well. Press the button labeled ON to enable the use of -the equalizer, once you turned it on you use it as a normal equalizer. +That will bring up the Equalizer window. It looks like an equalizer on a +stereo and behaves like one as well. Press the button labeled ON to enable +the use of the equalizer, once you turned it on you use it as a normal +equalizer. -EQ presets will be saved in ~/.audacious/config when you close Audacious. You can also -have your own presets for different song using the "Preset" button, Audacious can -also import/export from Winamp's preset files. +EQ presets will be saved in ~/.audacious/config when you close Audacious. You +can also have your own presets for different song using the "Preset" button, +Audacious can also import/export from Winamp's preset files. If 'Auto' is enabled, Audacious will try to load equalizer presets like this: @@ -398,10 +399,10 @@ 3.4. Menu --------- -There are several menu hot spots on the Audacious window. One place is at the left -hand side of the visual window described in sections 3.1 If you click the right -mouse button in the main window, the menus will also pop up (same as clicking -the button on the top left corner). +There are several menu hot spots on the Audacious window. One place is at the +left hand side of the visual window described in sections 3.1 If you click +the right mouse button in the main window, the menus will also pop up (same +as clicking the button on the top left corner). 3.5. Preferences @@ -415,17 +416,18 @@ ----------------- Skins -In the skinlist you can choose a skin. How to install skins is described above. -Click on a skin in the list to change to it. +In the skinlist you can choose a skin. How to install skins is described +above. Click on a skin in the list to change to it. Fonts -You can set the font in the main window by setting the 'Player' font. You can -change the playlist font by setting the 'Playlist' font. +You can set the font in the main window by setting the 'Player' font. You +can change the playlist font by setting the 'Playlist' font. Miscellaneous -Show track numbers in playlist - Enable/disable displaying of track numbers in - the playlist. -Use custom cursors - Enable/disable custom cursors set by the skin. +Show track numbers in playlist - Enable/disable displaying of track numbers + in the playlist. +Use custom cursors - Enable/disable custom cursors set by the + skin. 3.5.2. Mouse @@ -449,8 +451,8 @@ playlists (e.g. ID3 tags). Playback -Don't advance in playlist - Don't advance to the next song in the playlist when - the current song ends. +Don't advance in playlist - Don't advance to the next song in the playlist + when the current song ends. Pause between songs - Set the time (in secons) to pause on songchange Song display @@ -486,22 +488,22 @@ include any plugins with the Audacious core. You will need to download and install our plugin pack for Audacious if you -expect it to do anything useful (or install someone else's plugin pack if one -should exist). +expect it to do anything useful (or install someone else's plugin pack if +one should exist). Additionally, you can find a list of plugins at: http://audacious-media-player.org/Plugins You should note that third-party plugins are not supported by the Audacious -development team, and that you should report any issues with them on our forums, -but NEVER on our bugtracker. +development team, and that you should report any issues with them on our +forums, but NEVER on our bugtracker. 3.7. Playlist Manager --------------------- -Audacious supports multiple playlists (think foobar2000). For the manipulation of -playlists, we have included a playlist manager tool. +Audacious supports multiple playlists (think foobar2000). For the manipulation +of playlists, we have included a playlist manager tool. It is accessible from the Playlist menu. @@ -555,10 +557,9 @@ http://boards.nenolod.net/ -There is also an IRC channel at irc.atheme.org #audacious. You should -note that this IRC presence is mainly for development issues and -internal project use, but that doesn't seem to stop 50-someodd people -from visiting there. +There is also an IRC channel at irc.atheme.org #audacious. You should note +that this IRC presence is mainly for development issues and internal project +use, but that doesn't seem to stop 50-someodd people from visiting there. Project admins: