Contents

Welcome to CDdb, a CD-ROM audio player and database.

CDdb is shareware.

Menu Commands

Edit Disc

View Database

Program Disc

Options

Exit

Controls

Track List

Scroll Bar

Play

Pause

Stop

Previous Track

Next Track

Shuffle

Eject

Window Size

Miscellaneous

Shareware

Contacting the Author


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Track List

The list box displays a list of tracks of the current inserted CD

Each entry shows (from left to right) the disc track number, the track title, and the length of the track. Each track title may be edited using the Edit Disc menu command.

Clicking on a track entry will play that selection.


Scroll Bar

The scroll bar below the Track List displays the current position of the selected track.

By selecting the scroll bar and dragging, the Digital Display will change to the position within the track. This works when the CD is playing, paused or stopped.

Clicking on the arrow buttons will increase or decrease the time by approximately 5 seconds. Clicking within the scroll bar frame will increase or decrease the time by approximately 30 seconds.


Edit Disc

The edit disc dialogue box, allows the user to input the artist, disc title and each track name.

Artist

Type the name of the CD artist.

Title

Type the title of the CD

Track

Enter the title of each track. Use the up and down cursor arrows to scroll through the list of tracks, or click with the mouse on the item in the list box you wish to change.

Selecting Save will write your changes to the database.

Select Cancel if you wish abort any changes you have made.


View Database

The dialogue box will show a list of CD's in the database. You must have used the Edit Disc menu command to enter the details for the CD, for it to appear in the database list. A letter 'P' after the title entry, signifies that this entry has been programmed.

This option is not available if there are no entries in the database.

Double clicking on an entry, or selecting Edit, will bring up the Edit Disc dialogue box. This allows you to change entries within the database even if the selected disc is not currently in the drive.

Selecting Program, brings up the Program Disc dialogue box. Again, this allows you to program a disc even if it is not currently in the drive.

Selecting Delete, will delete the selected entry from the database.


Program Disc

By using this option, you may change the order, or omit certain hated tracks from your playlist.

There are two lists, the first is the Available tracks - the tracks which are not currently in the programmed playlist - and the Playlist tracks.

To add tracks to the program play list, double click on the entry in the available list. You will see that the track is appended to the end of the playlist.

To remove a track from the program play list, double click on the entry you which to remove in the play list box.

If you wish to remove a program all together, select the Clear All button.

Selecting Save writes the updated program list to the database. You can determine if the current disc is programmed by a small 'P' appearing in the Digital Display, or a P appearing next to the title entry in the View Database dialogue box display.

See also Edit Disc


Options

There are two options for this dialogue.

Auto Replay - simply means that when the CD reaches the last track in the Track List it will return to the first entry, and resume playing.

Random Shuffle - after each track has completed, the list is shuffled.


Exit

Exits the program!

If a track is currently playing, it will continue until the end of the track.


Play Control

The play control starts the current selected track in the Track List.

When the CD is playing the Digital Display will change to green.


Pause Control

If the track is currently playing, this will pause the track at the current position. Selecting the pause control again - or selecting the Play control - will resume playing of the track.

When the CD is paused the Digital Display will change to yellow.

See also Scroll Bar


Stop Control

The stop control, stops the current track from playing. It will also reset the position of the Scroll Bar to the beginning of the track.

When the CD has stopped playing, the Digital Display will change to red.

See also Scroll Bar


Previous Track Control

The previous track control, skips to the start of the previous track in the playlist.


Next Track Control

The next track control, skips to the start of the next track in the playlist.


Shuffle Control

The shuffle control shuffles the Track List into a random order. Selecting the shuffle control again will revert the Track List back to it's original order.

When the disc is in shuffle mode, a small 'S' appears in the Digital Display.

See also Options


Eject Control

If the CD-ROM has a software eject capability, clicking on the eject control will eject the disk from the drive.


Window Size Control

The windows size control, toggles between the full display and a minimal window containing only the button controls and the digital display.

Note: the current window state and position is saved in cddb.ini in your Windows directory, and is read each time you start CDdb.


Digital Display

The digital display shows the current track number and current position within the current track, in minutes and seconds.

If the display is red, then the CD is currently stopped.

If the display is yellow, the CD is currently paused.

If the display is green, the CD is currently playing.

The small green 'P' in the top left of the display signifies that the current disc has been programmed.

The small 'S' signifies that the current mode is shuffled.


Shareware

If you like this program, and use it regularly, then please send £5 (UK sterling) to:

Steven Fletcher

34 Leafield Avenue

Withington

Manchester M20 0EJ

ENGLAND


Contacting the Author

Comments and suggestions - good or bad - are always welcome.

Via email:

sjf@blzbub.demon.co.uk

or write to:

Steven Fletcher

34 Leafield Avenue

Withington

Manchester M20 0EJ

ENGLAND