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                          SMF Media Player v8.5
                        for mIRC v5.71 and higher
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Homepage    : http://dgsoft.cjb.net
MediaPlayer : http://dgsoft.cjb.net/mplay/


-=<Install>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

1) Unzip Mplay85.zip
2) Put the files in your mIRC directory (NOTE: the files can be put in any
   sub directory you want as long as they are inside the mIRC directory).
3) Run mIRC, type /load -rs [path\]mplay1.mrc* and follow the setup's
   instructions.
4) To activate the script, go to the "SMF Mediaplayer" section in the
   menubar.

* if you put mplay.mrc inside a sub directory, replace [path\] with
  it's name (for example, if you put the file inside C:\mirc\addons then
  you should type /load -rs addons\mplay1.mrc)

-=<What's New>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

1) Made an entierly new interface for the main window, now (hopefully) is
   easier to understand.
2) Fixed a bug in the midi/wave section that sometimes froze mIRC when an
   empty directory was chosen.

-=<Older Versions>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

v7.85 :  1) Fixed the right and double click bugs that occur with mIRC 5.71.
         2) Slightly remodeled the m3u editor.

v7.8  :  1) Merged several aliases to get rid of repetetive code.
         2) Sped up most identifiers by making them use variables.
         3) The setup dialog now only shows the cdrom drives.
         4) Improved the window's response to the mouse.
         5) Added "back" and "forward" buttons to the MIDI and Wave
            sections.
         6) All "Remove" commands now support muliple selections.
         7) Rewrote all listbox popups.
         8) Replaced the "Rep. Shuffle Play" button with "Continious Play",
            "Loop" and "Shuffle" buttons.
         9) The script's continious play now depends on the active section
            (list,playlist,selected).
        10) Removed the "play random" buttons from the MIDI and Wave
            sections.
        11) Added a horizontal scrollbar to the M3U editor dialog.
        12) Added a "change skin" option to the player.
        13) If the mediaplayer window is opened, and you've changed it's
            settings, it will update as soon as the setup dialog is closed.
        14) Fixed several bugs in Find. (files with spaces, setup search,
            etc).
        15) Fixed bugs in the MP3 Player setup.
        16) The MPlayer now can tell whether a file played was initiated by
            it or another script (no more mplayer playing more waves when
            you get a new message).

v7.0  :  1) The CD track editor now supports up to 40 chars for each track
            (like the windows CD player).
         2) Added an option to edit the album/artist sections in the CD
            track editor.
         3) Added "play/add selected" options to the MIDI and Wave sections.
         4) Fixed "play selected" bug in the MP3 section that won't play
            anything if located in a directory with spaces.
         5) Fixed bug that in some cases wouldn't type in the track's name
            in the CD track editor (and give you a /did error while at it).
         6) Merged most of the setup dialogs into one.
         7) The M3U editor now supports multiple selections.
         8) The "play random" button now also plays random tracks from the
            'selected' playlist.
         9) The 'artist name' and 'CD title' now support 49 chars (like the
            windows CD player).
        10) Fixed the "play selected" option in the MP3 section not playing
            the files on the first try.

v6.7  : 1) Replaced the graphics almost entierly
           (also reduced the size by 6KB) 
        2) Most of the script now runs inside one window 
        3) Added the CD Track editor
        4) 99% of the settings are now being kept in an ini file (mplay.ini)
        5) The playlists now can store files from different directories 
           (playlists are now being kept inside mplay.ini) 
        6) The M3U editor now uses dialogs and has new options
           (open, save as, etc)
        7) The script is now more or less WinNT-compatible
        8) The script now fully supports spaces
        9) Fixed various quirks in the setup

v6.0  : 1) Fixed the save bug in the playlists
        2) Changed the main menu flags a bit (now sets ontop).
        3) Added the new "directory listing" feature to the MP3, MIDI and
           Wave players.
        4) Reduced the graphics BMP by 179.3KB (now sized 89.7KB).
        5) Changed several window flags and sizes.
        6) Rewrote several aliases to make them work faster and/or take less
           space.
        7) The M3U editor now supports sub directories.
        8) The CD player now uses the Windows CD Player's database to show
           the artist, title and track names.
        9) Thanks to the fixed $isdir identifier, modified the search
           engine to run faster.
       10) Fixed the error message bug in the search engine.
       11) Rewrote several setup parts to work through dialogs
       12) The CD and MP3 players can now be turned off
       13) Fixed a bug in the directory managers that allows you to put in
           directories that are already there
       14) Fixed play and play random bugs in the MIDI and WAVE players and
           the search engine

v5.3  : 1) Replaced the main menu with a dialog-based one.
        2) When started, the Mediaplayer now automaticly searches for
           missing variables (such as: MIDI directory or CD-ROM driveletter)
           as well as the graphics file (mplay.bmp)
        3) Fixed the MP3 player manual setup bug
        4) Changed the graphics file a bit
        5) When first started, setup checks for previosly installed
           versions (please note, that it will only work if you have a copy
           of Mediaplayer v5.* and versions 4- are not noticed by setup).

v5.23 : 1) Fixed the variable bugs in the CD player

v5.22 : 1) reduced the graphics by about 100k and stuffed all of it into
           one bmp file which now can be located anywhere in your mIRC
           directory.
        2) added multi-directory support (now you can use unlimited
           directories for each section instead of just one).
        3) the playlists now support unlimited files
        4) separated the MIDI/Wave player into 2 players.
        5) the player now can use any mp3 player you like instead of just
           winamp.
        6) fixed the "cancel" bugs, now does not give any error messages.
        7) the search engine now opens all files
        8) adjusted the windows for mIRC v5.5 (used most of the kewl new
           triggers)
        9) changed the setup look a bit
        10) Fixed the m3u editor bug that deletes the M3U

-=<Thanks To>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Plaza : For countless tips, suggestions and neverending critisizm.
Nukem : For testing and spotting out several deadly bugs.

Queen, Brian May, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Twisted Sister, Kiss, Ozzy Osbourne,
Rainbow, Deep Purple, Rhapsody, Luca Turilli, White Skull, Jethro Tull,
Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Marty Friedman, ABBA, Megadeth, Iron Maiden,
Ben Folds Five, Cacophony, Weird Al Yankovic, AC/DC, Ronnie James Dio,
Cinderella, Black Sabbath, Dream Theater, Edguy, Skid Row, Gary Moore,
Sheryl Crow, The Bangles, The Eagles, Nazareth, Def Leppard, Metallica,
Guns'n'Roses, Body Count, Motley Crue, Nirvana and the Coca Cola Co. for
keeping me sane and awake during the preparation of the script.

-=<Contact Me>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

I am usually on DALnet's #startrek #startrekbots #startrekvoyager (see a
pattern yet?) and #chronozone as SMFF_of_TS, on Undernet's
#Peace&Protection as SMFFofTS and you can always E-mail me at
rewt@dgsoft.cjb.net

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