                             Lyrics Editor v1.12
                               by Alon Gingold
                             -------------------

This editor lets you Add or Change both the MP3 ID Tag, and the lrics tag
as designed by Petr Strnad. The lyrics are located INSIDE the mp3 file,
as opposed to using a .txt file with the same name.

Also available is a plugin that opens a window and shows the lyrics
of the playing tracks in winamp.

The lyrics specs were designed by Petr Strnad and are supported by his
MP3Manager application. This plugin was his idea, and was written by his
request (I'm not that original ;).

Information about the lyrics specs, and the above application can be
found at http://mpx.cz/mp3manager/

New version of the This editor and the Lyrics plugin can be found at
http://www.hiker.org.il/lyrics.htm

The Editor can be run from any directory, but if you want to be able to call
it from the Lyrics plugin, in needs to be located in the WinAmp PLUGINS
directory.


Editor usage is very simple. You can call the editor with an mp3 filename as
a parameter, or you can open from inside the application.



Revision History
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1.12 (12/01/99)
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- Added GIF support
- Modified to fit changes done by ILS (www.lyrics.ch -> search.lyrics.ch)


1.11 (24/09/98)
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- Support for .WAV files (mp3 files)
- Fixed Shell Integration problem if the default 'Winamp.File' was changed.
- Added a button to load the plugin from the editor


1.10 (06/09/98)
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 - Some songs were not imported at all when retrieved from www.lyrics.ch
   server. Fixed (I hope ;)
 - added www.lyrics.ch support for selecting an artist (when a partial artist
   name used, and more then one match found), and support for more then
   one page of titles (when there are alot of matching titles).
 - Extended fields caused a problem if the 30th char was a space. Fixed.
 - Lyrics3 tag will NOT be saved (and removed if exists) when there is no
   lyrics, extra info, images and all the ID3 tags no more then 30 chars
   (which means no need for extended tag).
 - A Button to add shell integration was added in the preferences page. After
   activating the shell integration, one can right click on an mp3 file in
   the explorer and select "Edit Lyrics" to run the editor and open that file.
 - Added an option to delete all the timestamps.


1.06 (16/06/98)
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 - Added 'Search lyrics server' which issues a search for the lyrics on
   www.lyrics.ch to get the lyrics text and the Artist, Album & Title as well.
   LYREDIT needs WININET.DLL for this to work. It comes with Internet Explorer
   or a newer versions of windows 95. If the dll is not found in the system
   directory, LYREDIT will simply execute the search command, so you will get
   the list of possible titles in your default browser. You can then select
   the right title, and copy the lyrics to the editor using cut & paste.
 - Removing images didn't turn on the Save option - fixed.
 - DELETE and INSERT buttons also removes & adds images.
 - Adding timestamp at the last line moved the cursor to the top line - fixed.


1.05 (04/06/98)
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 - Added Images tags. These are JPEG or BMP images file names that can be
   shown in the plugin. Each image has a filename, description and a timestamp.
   If timestamp is used, if the image tab in the editor is selected, the image
   matching the timestamp will be loaded.
   NOTE: A DLL called JPGBMP.DLL is included in the plugin zip and needs
   to be either in the lyrics.exe/lyrics.dll path, or in the windows system
   path for the JPEG support to work. You can also get the DLL from the home
   page.
 - Fixed winamp not loading track if Long FileName used, and winamp is closed.


1.04 (10/05/98)
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 - Play button will now run winamp.exe (if found) or the .MP3 file (if
   winamp.exe not found).
 - in timestamp mode Right click will ADD a timestamp, Left click REPLACES a
   timestamp, and middle click (when available) DELETEDS a timestamp.


1.03 (27/04/98)
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 - Added TimeStamp mode, where each click adds a timestamp to the selected
   line.
 - Added Colors & Fonts setup
 - Added Stay On Top option.


1.02 (26/03/98)
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 - Added Lyrics3 v2.00 support, adding 'Extra Information', 'Lyrics Author'
   and an extention to the ID3 fields Artist, Album, Title (up to 250 chars).
   Also internal structure of lyrics tag changed, making it faster to read.
 - Fixed the copy/paste to use current field.
 - Editor now saves and restores its window size and location from/to the
   plugin.ini file.
 - Added Import and Export .LRC files. This includes the lyrics, comments
   Title and Arist fields for now.
 - Added menu option to open playing file.
 - Added Recent Files menu option.
 - Saving last used directory for the open dialog.


1.01 (11/03/98)
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 - First Release.


Non usufull information
-----------------------
If you find this application really usefull, then you should probobly start
looking for better things to do ;)

If this application crashes your PC, or brings doom to your house (not the
game, that is), it's your problem. You can copy this application to a diskete
and smash it to small peaces with a hammer for all I care.


Are the plugin & editor free ?
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Yes, They are ! They are both freeware. If you think these applications are
really cool then :

1. Tell others, so they can enjoy them as well ;)
2. Let me know what you think, by email to gingold@hiker.org.il
3. If you really feel like it send me a postcard to

   Alon Gingold
   POB 450
   Raanana
   Israel

4. If for some reason, you still feel that you need to do more, and you have
   too much money, then send me some to the above address :)

5. I'm too lazy to write HELP files. If you are willing to write help file
   for the plugin or/and the editor, I will be happy to include them in the
   release files.



Contact information
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If you still wana bug me with any comments, suggestions or to let me know why
the hack did I write it in the first place, you can find me at :

e-mail: gingold@hiker.org.il
ICQ:    1006234


Have fun !
Alon Gingold

