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About_Joe_Player
  Joe´s Player

(c) 1993 by Jochen Willinghöfer

e-mail: willi@uni-paderborn.de

Version 1.00 Official.

Beta tester:

Martin Schöneweis (and help file writer :) :) )

Frederik Miehlisch

Norman Czarczinski


Add Files
Dialog Add Files (Submenu Files):

Selecting files by mouse :

You can select multiple files by pressing the control key and the left mouse button. If you want to select an area of files then use the shift key and the left mouse button.

Selecting files by keyboard :

You can select multiple files by pressing the shift+F8 key and now you can select/unselect files by pressing the spacebar. To select an area of files use the shift key and the down cursor key.

Select all - selects all files.


Clear Filelist
Dialog Clear Fileslist (Submenu Files):

Removes all files from the file list, but not from your disk.


Close_all
Menuitem Close all (Submenu Window):

Close Files , Play Control , File Info , Track , Volume , Sound Info and Scope window.


Close_Unit
Menuitem Close Unit (Submenu Unit):

If you close a unit its name disappears in Joe´s Player window.


Iconic Windows
Menuitem Iconic windows (Submenu Window):

This action will iconic all windows (without the Player window).


CloseClear_Unit
Menuitem Close & Clear Filelist (Submenu Unit):

This action closes the current unit and clears the filelist in the File window. This is faster than closing the unit and clearing the filelist.


Convert
Window Convert (Submenu Special):

Select Change File to use an other file name. Volume / Balance see Volume window. Use convert  to start converting of the sound file. If you want to close the window chose close button.


Create_Unit
Dialog Create Unit (Submenu Unit):

You have to enter a name in the textfield. If this name already exists you get a message if you want to overwrite the existing unit.

All files in the filelist of the File window are add to this unitname. If the current and the new name are equal nothing happens.


Default
Menuitem Default (Submenu Window):

Opens only the Files, Play Control and Track window.


Delete Files
Dialog Delete Files (Submenu Files):

Selecting files see Add files.

The selected files are removed from the file list and from your disk.


Delete_Unit
Dialog Delete Unit (Submenu Unit):

Select a unit or enter its name in the textfield. If you press the Ok button it will be deleted, but not the soundfiles on the disk.


Device (Player)
Dialog Device (Submenu Options):

The Change Volume checker shows you if your soundcard can change the playback volume (Hardware volume).

If your soundcard cannot support hardware volume than it would be better to enable the software volume.In the other case it is better to disable the software volume.

While other programs like JP are using the CPU-power the playbuffer value is the time which the soundcard can play without stopping.

Sound file cache is a great feature to speed up the playing. If you have not enough memory or problems with the cache system then disable it.


File Info
Window File Info (Submenu Window):

Shows all important information of the soundfile.


Files - Window
Window Files (Submenu Window):

Menu:

Files    Special    Options

In this Window are a lot of functions you know from your CD-Player. With one click on the filename you can see its current information in the File Info and Sound Info Window. With a double click (or spacebar) on the filename you select or unselect it. Only selected files are played in the numbered order (Track numbers). The track numbers are automatically updated. If you select an unselected file it will be the last track.

Reset - unselects all files.

Random - selects all files with a random track number.

All - selects all files in track order.

<< - goto previous file in the track order.

>> - goto next file in the track order.

Current - goto file with the current track number.

Play file - starts playing at the selected file.

Scan file - starts scanning at the selected file. See also Player Settings.

Repeat - after playing the last track starts with the first one (loop).

Follow - updates the selected file if changing the track number.


Files Menu
Submenu Files (Window Files):

Menuitems:

Add ...

Remove ...

Clear Filelist ...

Sort ...

Delete ...


Import File
Dialog Import File (Submenu Special):

If you add a sound file which JP can not regonize this dialog appears. After filling out this dialog JP saves this informtion in the JP.INI file. If you delete or remove the file this information will be deleted.

You can change the information after selecting the file in the list and using Special | Import Data menuitem.


Main_Help
    Joe´s Player

  Main Help

Menu:

 Unit    Window    Special    Options

Iconbar:

Same function and order like submenu Window.

Information:

Registration

Tips & Tricks

About Joe´s Player

To do / next versions

Versions (Bugs / What´s new)


Open all
Menuitem Open all (Submenu Window):

Open Files , Play Control , File Info , Track , Volume , Sound Info and Scope window.


Open_Unit
Dialog Open Unit (Submenu Unit):

You select existing unit name or enter it in the textfield.


Options (Files)
Submenu Options Files (Window Files):

Save settings...

Saves the state of the Repeat and the Follow check button.


Options_Player
Submenu Options (Joe´s Player):

Menuitems:

Device ...

Settings ...

Save settings

Save windows settings / position

Save settings saves the actual auto play state, auto random state, scantime, startup unit, strart iconic state and the iconic play control state.

Save windows settings / position saves the actual postions and state (iconic or not) of the Files , Play Control , File Info , Track , Volume , Sound Info and Scope window.


Options (Scope)
Submenu Options (Window Scope):

Menuitems:

Settings ...

Save settings

Save settings saves actual zoom factor, scope size, time position mode, graphic mode, ´Flicker free left corner of desktop´.


Options (Volume)
Submenu Options (Window Volume):

Menuitems:

Settings ...

Save settings

Save settings saves the actual volume, balance, auto volume, auto volume mode, iconic volume control, max amplitude and max volume.


Play Control
Window Play - Control (Submenu Window):

Use it like a CD-Player ...

With the scrollbar you can select a position in the soundfile.

If you have selected the "Iconic Play Control" in the Settings window of the Player window you can use the buttons in the iconic window.


Quit_Unit
Menuitem Quit (Submenu Unit):

Use this to exit Joe´s Player.


Registration
Registration dialog (Startup):

Use the Registration form to order your individual password. After getting your own password fill out the textfield and be happy to get a REGISTERED COPY of a shareware program.


Registration form (Registration dialog):

Registration form:

Name:     _______________________________________________________

Example:  Jochen Willinghoefer

Street:   _______________________________________________________

Example:  Steinheimer Weg 9

Town:     _______________________________________________________

Example:  33100 Paderborn (Germany)

Order:

  ( )  Password via e-mail                 20,- DM (Germany) / 10,- $ US

       e-mail:   ___________________________

       Example:  willi@uni-paderborn.de

  ( )  Password + Program via e-mail       20,- DM (Germany) / 10,- $ US

       e-mail:   ___________________________

       Example:  willi@uni-paderborn.de

  ( )  Password via mail                   30,- DM (Germany) / 20,- $ US

  ( )  Password + Program on DISK via mail 40,- DM (Germnay) / 30,- $ US

       ONLY  3 1/2 disk

Version:

  ( )  1.0

Now a few question about your souncard:

  Soundcard:

    Name: ___________________________________

          ( ) Stereo / ( ) Mono

          ( ) 8 Bit  / ( ) 16 Bit

  Your favourite soundformat is:

    ( ) WAV

    ( ) AU

    ( ) SND

    ( ) Other: _______________________

Please send this form via mail or e-mail to:

          Jochen Willinghoefer

          Steinheimer Weg 9

          33100 Paderborn

          Germany

e-mail:   willi@uni-paderborn.de

The money (cache / check, only DM or $ (US)) send to:

          Jochen Willinghoefer

          Steinheimer Weg 9

          33100 Paderborn

          Germany

or german users coud send the money to:

          Sparkasse Paderborn (BLZ 472 50 101)

          Konto-Nummer 29119559

After I got your money, I´ll send your personal registration password via

mail / e-mail to you. This coud take some time (14-21 DAYS).

But if you do not hear anything from me within 35 DAYS, please send a letter

(mail / e-mail) to me.


Remove Files
Dialog Remove Files (Submenu Files):

Selecting files see Add files.

The selected files are removed from the file list, but not from your disk.


Scope
Window Scope (Submenu Window):

Menu:

Options

The scope shows the ouput signal of the soundcard. Use the scrollbar to zoom in or out. 100% sets the default zoom factor.


Select File
Dialog Select File (Window Convert):

You can only select one file.


Settings (Player)
Dialog Settings (Submenu Options):

If Auto play is enabled and you start JP the startup unit is playing.

If Auto random is enabled and you start JP the track order is randomize.

Scantime :

The time every file is scanned. This means every sound file is played maximal xx seconds.

If Start iconic is enabled JP starts up as an icon.

If Iconic play control is enabled you can use the buttons in the play control icon.


Settings (Scope)
Dialog Scope settings (Submenu Options):

Position :

You can chose between two modes for calculating the actual position in playing sound file. The Soundcard mode is on most soundcards slow and ugly. The Timer mode is fast and nice but seems to have some problems with high sample rates.

If you enable Scope icon you see the output signal of you soundcard in the icon. It looks great. Very nice.


Settings (Volume)
Dialog Volume settings (Submenu Options):

Auto volume mode  :

Low - No silence

High - No overloading

Low & high - No silence and no overloading.

Iconic volume control :

If enable you can click with the mouse on the icon to change the volume and enable / disable  auto volume mode.

Max amplitude :

Only if auto volume is enable this value is important.

100%  - normal volume power

50% - half volume power

200% - double volume power

Max volume :

Only if auto volume is enable this value is important. The volume is never louder than this value.


Show Windows
Menuitem Show windows (Submenu Window):

This action will open all iconic windows.


Sort Files
Dialog Remove Files (Submenu Files):

In the left list you see all files to sort.

The right list shows the new order.

Name - sort by file name.

Track - sort by track number.

If you double click on a file name in the left list, it will be moved to the right list.

You can do the same with the right list.

With >> / << all files of the left / right list are moved to the other list.


Sound Info
Window Sound Info (Submenu Window):

In this window you can see / edit information about the sound file and other stuff. If you change some text don´t forget to save it. If you change text and don´t want to save it you can restore the old values.

With < and > you can find the next valid values.


Special
Submenu Special (Joe´s Player):

Menuitems :

Convert (Open / close window)

Show all windows top

Show all windows top shows all opened windows in front of the other windows.


Special Files
Submenu Special (Window Files):

Menuitems:

Import Data


Startup
Startup dialog (Joe´s Player):

Use Registration to register your shareware copy.

In the registered copy the startup dialog is disabled.


Tips & Tricks
Tips & Tricks (Joe´s Player):

Q: Great, a lot of windows, but how can I play files ???

A: 1. Insert (a) file(s) in the File list.

        Use the menuitem Add files in the File window.

    2. Press the start button in the Play Control window.

Q: The scope stops or filcker or the scope is sooooooooo slow (or to fast).

A: Change the time position mode in the Settings dialog.


To do  / next versions
Next Versions (Joe´s Player):

These functions are maybe available in future versions:

1.25:

  Play au - files as 16-bit files (better quality than 8-bit)

Pseudo stereo function for mono files

1.50

Record window (with own scope)

1.75

Edit window (with a lot of funktions like cut,paste,delete,filters ...)

2.0

MOD support and MOD->WAV compiler


Track
Window Track (Submenu Window):

This window shows the actual track number, sound file name and different time modes.

Time modes:

Played single - played time of the current track

Played total - played time of all played tracks

Single - left time of the current track

Total - left time of all left tracks


Unit
Submenu Unit (Joe´s Player):

Menuitems:

Create

Open

Close

Close & Clear filelist

Delete

Quit

You can organize your soundfiles in Units. Every unit has its own name which is shown in the Player window.

A Unit is a collection of soundfiles in your own order like an invidual program.


Versions
Versions (Joe´s Player):

Known bugs:

  Scope stops / flicker  with 16-Bit 44KHerz stereo files

1.00 Official, 6.12.93

Fixed bug:

Scope stops after Pause / change file position

Runtime error if delete more than one file

Add:

0.99 Beta, 28.11.93

Fixed bug:

Scope stop / flicker

Add:

Registration screen

Functions Volume, Auto-Volume, Balance to Converting window

0.98 Beta, 21.11.93

Final beta release

Fixed bug:

Software Volume / Balance for stereo (Thanks norman)

Flicker mouse cursor in upper left corner of desktop

Segment bug (In many functions)

Add:

Snd button in Add Files dialog

Hardware Volume (if Software Volume is disable)

Check button flicker free mouse cursor in Scope settings

Realtime auto volume

Scope support for 16 - Bit tested (Thanks to hosp).

Convert now all files: au <-> WAV,8 Bit <-> 16 Bit,stereo <-> mono (Volume,Balance and Autovolume are not supported, at the moment)

0.97 Beta, 09.11.93

Fixed bug:

Runtime error if Cancel button press in Add-Files-Dialog

Add:

Scope support for 16 - Bit soundfiles (But nobody test it yet)

No "dead buttons" any more in Play Control window / File window / Sort Files dialog

Remove Delete files in Remove dialog

New menu item Delete files in File Window

Sound file cache (Great !!!! Very fast !!!)

Play 16-Bit files on 8-Bit soundcards

Play stereo files on mono soundcards

0.96 Beta, 03.11.93

Fixed bug:

No balance if ((Volume == 100) && (Balance != 0))

Incorrect stereo - scope

Add:

New menu item Special

New menu item Convert file (Dialog with no functions)

Accelators for many menus / buttons

0.95 Beta, 31.10.93

Fixed bug:

Incorrect icon handling

Incorrect AU header informations.

Add:

Drag and drop support to File Window

Optimize Auto - Volume

Optimize Scope

Stereo balance scroll bar (left and right channel)

RAW - File import (if unkown sound file format)

0.94 Beta, 24.10.93

Fixed bug:

Incorrect Fileinfo Window position (loading)

Incorrect Track - Nr after Close and Clear Filelist

Incorrect Soundfile - Info

Add:

New graphics mode Blop in Scope Settings dialog

Start Iconic option in Player Settings dialog

Show Windows in Player Windows Menu

Iconic Windows in Player - Windows Menu

Animated Scope Icon (with option to disable in Scope Settings dialog)

Button bar in Player window

Play Control Icon (with option to disable in Player Settings dialog)

Volume Icon (with option to disable in Volume Settings dialog)

Stereo support to Scope Window

0.93 Beta, 16.10.93

Fixed bug:

Playbuffer´s (Time out)

Pulldown-list in JP Window

Fixed bug with BytesPerSec > 32000

Add:

Name and track sorting (Buttons) in Sort File dialog

Show sound file info in Sound Info Window.

Zoom function in Scope Window.

0.92 Beta, 27.09.93

Fixed bug:

Incorrect WAV header informations.

Runtime - error (If you want to open a unit, which files are all delete, and auto play was on)

Add:

Drag and drop support to Player Window.

0.91 Beta, 17.09.93

Fixed bug:

Auto volume for au files

Change directory in Add Files Dialog.

Scope problems with samplerates 8012

0.90 Beta, 10.09.93

First beta release. (with many bugs)

Add:

Playing au files.

0.50 - 0.89 Alpha, xx.08.93

Only for internal use.

Add:

 Many features


Volume
Window Volume (Submenu Window):

Menu:

Options

The volume scrollbar is splitted into two parts 0% - 100% and 100% - 1000%. 100% is the middle of the scrollbar.

The Balance scrollbar is splitted into two parts -100 - 0 and 0 - 100. 0 is the middle of the scrollbar.

Auto volume is great feature for 8 Bit sound files (only for 8 Bit, at the moment). It controls the volume perfect. This means no silince and no overloading. You can control the auto volume with the Settings dialog.


Window
Submenu Window (Joe´s Player):

Menuitems:

Files (Open / close window)

Play Control (Open / close window)

File Info (Open / close window)

Track (Open / close window)

Volume (Open / close window)

Sound Info (Open / close window)

Scope (Open / close window)

Open all

Close all

Iconic Windows

Show Windows

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