WavPlay
                              Version 1.0

                       Freeware Wave File Player

                   Copyright (c) 1992 Philip Robinson
                           philrobins@aol.com


Wave file player for Windows 3.1.  WavPlay lists all .wav files in a
directory.  You can either play all of the files of just the files you
select.  The list of wave files also shows the file size and the length
of time that the file plays for.

**** Quick Start ****

First, change to the directory that contains the wave files that you
wish to play.  Then select the files to play and press the play button.

**** Playing wave files ****

Playing Selected Files

To play only selected wave files, first highlight the one or more wave
files that you want to play.  Then either press the return key, press
the Play button, or select Play from the File menu.

Playing All Files

To play all of the wave files press the Play All button, or select Play
All from the File menu.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Enter                 Play Selected Files
Ctrl+Enter            Play All Files

**** Changing Directories ****

The directory change dialog box can be invoked by either pressing the Ch
Dir button or by selecting Change Directory... from the File menu.

In this dialog box either type in a new directory name or use the list
boxes to select one.  The left list box displays all of the .wav files
in the selected directory.

**** Changing the sort method for the list ****

Select a list sorting method from the Settings menu.  You can select
either Sort by Name, Sort by Size, or Sort by Length.  This setting is
stored in the WAVPLAY.INI file in your Windows directory so that the
next time you run the program the sorting method will be retained.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl+N                Sort by Name
Ctrl+S                Sort by Size
Ctrl+L                Sort by Length

**** Deleting wave files ****

To delete wave files first select the files to delete and then select
Delete... from the Edit menu.  A Delete Wave Files dialog box will
appear listing the files to delete.  From this dialog box you can either
delete all of the listed files, delete selected files individually, or
cancel the delete operation.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Del   Delete Selected Files

**** Displaying wave file information ****

To display information about a specific wave file, highlight the file
and then select Information... from the File menu.  A dialog box will
appear that displays information about the file and the wave data
included in the file.

The Information... option in the File menu is only enabled when a single
file is highlighted.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl+I                Display File Information

**** Editing wave files ****

WavPlay does not have the capability to modify wave data. However, you
can invoke a separate wave editor (such as SOUNDREC.EXE) by either
pressing the Edit button or by selecting Run Wave Editor... from the
Edit menu.  If a single file is highlighted it will be sent on the
command line to the wave editor program.

The Wave Editor Program can be selected by selecting Select Wave
Editor... from the Edit menu. This setting is stored in the WAVPLAY.INI
file in your Windows directory so that the next time you run the WavPlay
program the wave file editing program selection will be retained.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl+E                Edit Selected File

**** Stopping the playing of wave files ****

To Stop the playing of a series of wave files press the Stop button or
press escape.

**** Turning on/off sound effects ****

To toggle the sound effects select Sound Effects from the Settings Menu.
When the menu item is checked the sound effects are on and when it is
unchecked the sound effects are off.  This setting is stored in the
WAVPLAY.INI file in your Windows directory so that the next time you run
the WavPlay sound effects option will be retained.

**** About the Author ****

WavPlay was written by and is distributed free by Philip Robinson.

The author is not responsible for any damage WavPlay may cause to your
system.  Any damage that WavPlay may cause is wholly unintentional.  The
greatest care has been taken to assure that WavPlay is bug-free and
performs as stated in this documentation.

Please send any comments, suggestions, or (ouch) bugs to me at my
America OnLine mailbox.

AOL Address: PhilRobins
Internet Address: philrobins@aol.com

I ask for no compensation for WavPlay.  I only write these programs as a
hobby and feel that simple utility programs like this should be made
freely available.  I enjoyed creating WavPlay and hope you enjoy using
it.

P.S.  I would appreciate any tips for programming job opportunities in
the Chicago area.  I currently live in Houston TX and my yankee roots
are calling me home.