This file contains details of last minute updates some of which may not be
reflected in the manual.

Please note that users of ver 1.0 or ver 1.1 will have to upgrade their
database to ver 3 format.  A utility to do this is shipped with the registered 
software.


CDPlayer - version 3.7 Windows - 28 March 1996

1       Auto play

        A command line option, and a menu item, allows you to set CDPlayer
        in auto play mode.  In this mode the program will automatically play
        an audio disk as soon as it is inserted into the drive.  This will
        happen no matter what mode the program is in - full, small or
        iconized.  To set this option add the "/P" command line option to
        the command launching the program.  E.g.

          C:\CDPLAYER\PLAYER /P     <Enter>

        A menu item is also included in the Mode menu which allows you to
        toggle this option on and off when the full handset is displayed.  If
        the option is active the Auto play menu item will be marked with a
        tick. The menu item acts as a toggle, so selecting it when it is not
        ticked will turn the option on and selecting it when it is ticked will
        turn the option off.

2       Windows '95 auto launch

        It is possible to set Windows '95 to launch a selected CD playing
        program when an audio disk is inserted in the Drive.  By default this
        will be set to the Microsoft Player, but may be changed to our player
        as follows:

        Double click on the My Computer icon.
        Select View from the menu and then the Options menu item
        Select the File Type tab from the tabbed dialog
        Select AudioCD from the list and click on Edit
        Select Play from the Actions list and click on Edit
        Change the Application to use to:
              C:\CDPLAYER\PLAYER.EXE /P
        (change as required to reflect the directory where CDPlayer is stored)
        Close the dialogs

        The next time that you insert an Audio CD, CDPlayer will be launched
        and the disk will start playing.

        We have also changed the program so that if you try and launch it
        when it is already running it simply brings the current instance to
        the top.  This allows Windows '95 to run the application each time
        a disk is changed without causing any problems.

3       The menu item on the Command menu to open and close the tray has
        been split into items to allow the opening of closed empty drives
        which do not correctly report that they are closed.

4       Standard Windows 3D look added to all dialogs.


CDPlayer - Version 3.6 All platforms - 6 February 1995

1       Some recently released CD drivers are returning a q control ADR of 0.
        This release of the programs is provided to handle this.  Version 3.5
        does not update the time display correctly with this type of driver.

CDPlayer - Version 3.6 Windows - 6 February 1995

2       Command line switch

        Some CD ROM drivers do not follow the MSCDEX standard and convert
        track numbers before passing the details to MSCDEX.  This causes
        CDPlayer to report incorrect track details when playing tracks 16
        and above.  A new command line option has been added to correct
        for this:

          C:\CDPLAYER\PLAYER /N     <Enter>

3       The program now looks for the registration and control files in the 
        directory from which the program was launched.  This enables 
        CDPlayer to be run from application launchers that do not allow the 
        working directory to be defined.

CDPlayer - Version 3.5 Windows - 23 August 1994

1       Under certain circumstances, the CD display froze at the end of
        custom or shuffle play.  This could cause the handset to become
        inoperable and the only cure was to close CDPlayer and launch it
        again.  This has been corrected.

CDPlayer - Version 3.4b Windows version - 22 May 1994

1       The option to "Keep on top" has been extended to the small handset
        and the system menu removed from the small handset as its only
        function was to allow you to return to the full handset.

        If the "Keep on top" box is checked in the Configuration dialog box,
        the system now displays the small handset on top of the current
        application as well as keeping the icon in view if the program is
        minimized.

2       Improvements have been made to the look of the buttons after they have
        been pressed.  The button which has focus (i.e. the last one pressed)
        now displays a blue symbol rather than a line surrounding the word.

3       At various points during the program it was possible to run two
        conflicting options simultaneously, e.g.  Browse and Fit tracks to
        time, and this could cause a GP fault.  Tests have now been included to
        ensure that when an option is active other conflicting options are not
        able to be run.

4       It appears that there was still a possibility of the database files
        being opened twice in some circumstances, resulting in the data
        becoming corrupt.  Further checks have been included to ensure that
        this cannot happen.

CDPlayer - Version 3.4b All platforms - 22 May 1994

5       The logic determining whether or not the drive is open or close has
        been improved and the system should now always open the drive even if
        there is no disk loaded and the display is showing "error".


CDPlayer - Version 3.4a All platforms - 15 January 1994

It was reported that none of the players would play above track 49 on any CD.
On investigation we discovered that this was the case and this release has
been made to correct the error.  All players will now play the full 99 tracks
allowed.  In addition, it is now also possible to programme tracks 50-99 using
the program pick list provided in the Windows version of the player.

TSR - Version 3.4a

On loading or unloading the program form memory, the system was setting the
screen colours to the handset display colour and leaving it in this state.  We
have changed the program so that it no longer changes the screen colours.


CDPlayer  - Version 3.4 (Windows) - 24 October 1993

Enhancement

1       A new line has been added to the config file (CONFIG.CDP) which
        controls the action of volume button.  On installation this line is set
        as NONE thereby indicating that no external program should be called to
        control volume.  If NONE is changed to show the path and name of the
        mixer program for your soundcard then the external program will be
        called rather than the internal volume dialog box.  E.g. for the
        Sound Blaster Pro the line may be C:\SBPRO\WINAPPL\SBPMIXER.

        CDPlayer will first try end execute the program identified here and
        then, if that fails, the internal dialog box.

        You can edit the configuration file with a text editor such as EDIT.


Bug fix

1       If the full handset was left on the screen for a long period of time
        (i.e. days) it consumed memory and would eventually stop responding.
        This has been corrected.

2       If, while the browse, edit or custom play windows were open, you
        inserted or changed a disc the system would attempt to read the
        details from the drive and then access the database.  This is due to a
        timer that activates CDPlayer every second for screen update and disc
        check.  This caused a conflict which could either result in a
        corruption of the database or a GP error.

        The programs have now been changed so that the timed access is
        suppressed when the windows are open.  The only side effect of this is
        that events which require the intervention of the main program, e.g.
        update disc times or play the next track of a custom program, will
        not happen until the browse window has been closed.

3       The option to select the CDROM to use in a multiple CD system was not
        working properly - this has been corrected.

CDPlayer  - Version 3.4 (DOS)

Bug fix

1       In some circumstances the mouse cursor could disappear for prolonged
        periods of time.  This has been corrected.




