*********************CRUDE MUSIC PLAYER HELP TEXT***************************

Thank you for using Crude Music Player the world's (semi)-premier CMS format
music player. Should you decide to register, please send a check for $10
to: Michael D. MacDonald
    28 Spring Street
    Whitinsville, MA  01588

Your check will get you the next release of CMP when it is available so
you should remember to:

    1.) Include your full name and mailing address.
    2.) Include a stamped, self-addressed disk mailer (or an extra $2.50).
    3.) Include the version of CMP that you are using.

EDITING HELP:

  There are several places in CMP where you are prompted for text or
  numeric entry. The screen will always have a reverse color field
  showing you where to enter the data. CMP will normally provide a
  default response which is normally the current setting.

  While editing, you may press Escape at any time to cancel any changes.
  You may press ALT-C to clear the field and ALT-R to restore the contents
  of the field. All of the 'normal' editing keys are functional to
  include HOME, END, INS, and DEL. Pressing ENTER at any time tells
  CMP to accept your entry.

ABOUT THE SCREEN:

  CMP's screen is divided into four areas:

  1.) The program title and version line is always displayed at the top of
  the screen.

  2.) The files window occupies 17 lines in the middle of the screen. This 
  window is capable of holding 5 columns of 17 songs each and will scroll 
  to display a maximum of 500 names. The window is fully mouse aware. You 
  may select files with the mouse, play them by double clicking, etc. All 
  of the normal selection keys are implemented also. Your cursor keys will
  move the highlight (or currently selection) one song at a time in the
  direction indicated. HOMW moves the highlight to the top of the current
  or previous column. END moves the highlight to the bottom of the current
  or previous column. PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN scroll a screenful of names
  at a time. Pressing ENTER while the highlight is on any file causes that
  file to be played.

  3.) The menu bar appears on the bottom of the screen. You may select
  any of the actions shown by clicking on them with a mouse or by
  pressing the highlighted letter. 

  4.) The information area occupies lines 2 through 4 and line 24 of the
  screen. The first three lines display the song name, author, and 
  title (if contained in the file) of the song being played. Line 2 is
  also devoted to error messages. Line 24 contains the current directory,
  CMS version number (at program load time), and the number of times
  a selection will play. 

CMP ACTIONS:

  There are a number of actions you can take while in CMP:

  PLAY - This plays the song currently highlighted. If there is an
   error (such as an empty file or otherwise invalid format), a 
   message is displayed.

  DIRECTORY - Use this to change directories. When this happens, the
   new directory is examined for all CMS files. Future versions of
   this product may handle other formats and thus the entire file
   name (including the CMS extension) is displayed.

  PAUSE - This causes the song currently being played to pause.

  RESUME - This causes the currently paused song to play.

  STOP - This causes the currently being played song to stop playing.

  EXIT - This terminates the program. If a song is currently being
   played, it continues to play. Note that the loading of any large
   programs while a song is being played will cause the song to
   STOP playing or for it play very slowly.

COMMON QUESTIONS:

1.) All that I get is noise. How come? Try stepping down the speed of
 your computer if you have one of those mega-machines. If that doesn't
 clear up the problem, check the disks that came with your Sound Blaster,
 CM/S music card, or Game Blaster. Some were delivered with different
 versions of CMSDRV.COM on different disks. Try using a different
 version.

2.) I have more than 500 songs - how do I display them all? Well, if you
 have more than 500 songs, send some to me! CMS is a limited format
 and the odds of anyone having more than a couple hundred were thought
 remote. However, if this is a problem, you will have to split them
 between different directories.

