/ Do not modify... the help window relies on it
/ Best viewed with an editor / font with fixed-width letters
/ Topics with an leading ! will not be displayed in kiosk mode
/ Not compatible with QuickPlayer 1.00 beta 19 or below

About / What is QuickPlayer
---------------------------

  Thanks for using QuickPlayer.
  QuickPlayer is an GUI (Graphical User Interface) for
  Firelight Technologie's (http://www.fmod.org) fmod.dll.
  This means, QuickPlayer manages the playlist, menus,
  options, ... (What you actually see) and uses fmod.dll
  to play back (...) sounds/music. (What you hear) (load/
  play/pause/volume/time/seek/...).
  
  QuickPlayer gives you some of the best features a
  player could have. Some of these features I found in
  other players, e.g. Winamp 2 or Apollo (Win)

  As long there are bugs or requests, QuickPlayer is
  under development. The latest official version can be
  found at http://www.ctuser.net. For suggestions,
  questions, requests or bug reports, send eMail to
  info@ctuser.net.
  
  So I optimized code (sharing, groups, ...), size grew
  with each new feature. QuickPlayer has now approximate
  520kb / compressed 150 kb. The source code & resources
  take about 410 kb (8500 lines / 130 kb pure code).

  This document will give you additional information of
  QuickPlayers features. It will not contain any infor-
  mation about basic features that any player offers.

Features
--------

  Please note that some features are optional

   - Automatic playback
   - Automatically open setup dialog if crashed
   - AutoRefresh for directories
   - Check for accurate streams (fmod function)
   - Command line options for special behaviours
   - Crossfading
   - Customizeable action for trayicon click and playlist
     doubleclick
   - Delete file(s) (stops current song if required)
   - Dropdown list of last 64 played songs
   - "End song" feature (will simulate song end)
   - Fading on (un)pause / stop / skip / quit / output
     device change / ...
   - Find current / next song in playlist
   - Full drag'n'drop, (e.g. Drag to explorer), with menu
   - Icon indicating mp3 quality (Details shown as
     tooltip text
   - "Ignore files / directories beginning with # or _"
   - Individual help system
   - Infrared Remote Support via WinLIRC,
     Customizeable button settings
     IR Sharing ((De)Activate IR with button
   - Kiosk mode
   - MiniDisk Record mode (2 Sec. pause between tracks)
   - Minimize to tray
   - Mouse gestures
   - "Play next" feature
   - Parallel window feature: no window is disabled,
     except when crossfading / refreshing directories     
   - Preset manager
   - Presets to quickly change multiple settings
   - Quick Playlist access menu
   - (Re)Load / Save (as) playlist 
   - "Remove missing songs" feature
   - "Remove played songs" feature
   - Repeat single track feature
   - Shortcuts for most functions
   - "Show in Explorer" feature
   - "Show titles when minimized"
   - Shutdown dialog to abort timer/IR based shutdowns
   - Simple, inituitive interface
   - Simple MP3 ID3-tag information
   - Simple spectrum analyzer
   - Skip songs after ... minutes (depending on format)
   - Smart output device changing (stops song, applies
     settings and resumes; fadeout / fadein supported)
   - Smart registering for playlist files (Does not
     conflict with other programs if not set as default
     playlist program)
   - Smart song loading (stops loading if not sucessfull
     within about 2 secs)
   - "Stop after each song" feature
   - Structured playlist and dropdown directory list
   - Timer to start or stop/shutdown

System Requirements
-------------------
  (according to Microsoft)
   - Pentium 90MHz / high
   - VGA 640x480 or higher
   - 24MB RAM for Windows 95 / 32MB for Windows NT.
   - Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 / 95 or later (Windows 95
     users may need DCOM update (or at least one file of)
   - FMod compatible sound card
   - FMod 3.62 or higher

Copying / License / ...
-----------------------

  QuickPlayer is freeware. You may use and copy for
  free. If you copy QuickPlayer, you must copy both
  "QPlayer.exe" and "QPlayer.txt". If you want to copy
  "FMod.dll", see Firelight technologie's homepage
  (http://www.fmod.org).
  If you want to copy "mswinsck.ocx" or "msvbvm60.dll",
  see Microsoft's homepage (http://www.microsoft.com)

  You may not sell or lend, modify (if you want to
  translate it, please contact me: info@ctuser.net),
  decompile or disassemble.
  Any commercial usage is prohibited!

!Version history
----------------

  New: New feature
  Bug: Essential bugfix (Programm hangs, ...)
  Fix: Other bugfix (Display, ...)
  Chg: Changes (Optimation, ...)
  Del: Removed 'feature' (Automation, ...)

  (Some bugs may not affect the previous version, but an
   unreleased pre-beta version)

  1.00 beta 21:
   - Del: Removed Crossfade window
   - Chg: New crossfade methode;
          Updated crossfade timer settings.
   - Fix: IR Setup shown in Systray menu so IR was not
          enabled; Caused errors when opening the IR
          setup dialog and doing something ...
   - Fix: Problems with "Generate playlist" not searching
          for some elements.
   - Fix: "Close when finished" checkbox / text realigned
          when resizing "Generate playlist" window.
   - Fix: When reading files or directories with illegal
          characters in filename over network,
          QuickPlayer will continue with the next one
          instead of aborting reading.
   - Chg: Some optimations when reading files or
          directories.
   - Chg: Asking for confirmation when enabling IR
          support via doubleclicking on the small icon.
   - Fix: AutoRefresh dialog resizing working properly.
   - New: Information label for AutoRefresh dialog.
   - New: Preset manager.
   - New: "Play next"-song played after quitting
   - New: Remove current song when "Remove played song"
          is active and either "Play next" active or
          not single repeat. (Ignored when in random mode
          because QuickPlayer will always select random
          song on startup then)
   - New: Infoscreen can be moved and is not foreground
          window when opened with the menu.
   - New: "Show current song" selects next song if
          current song is already selected (Menu changed
          to "Show current/next song" if "Next song" is
          set.
   - Chg: Using some new features for FMod 3.62.
   - Fix: Crossfade disabled when crossfading audio
          tracks from same drive
   - Fix: Lot's of CD Audio related bugfixed and features
   - Bug: Menus shown in Kiosk mode and with /noquit
          command line parameter
   - Fix: Selecting random song will unselect all other
          items.
   - Chg: "Show MP3 ID3 Tags" option changed to "Show
          additional file infos"; Now show in Player,
          Options menu (instead of setup window)
   - New: MP3 information working (ID3 1.0 only), plus
          mod / ogg information
   - New: MP3 format / MP3 tag shown for current track
          when activating.
   - New: Create html (now working) / Create plain text
          (new)
   - New: /NOPLMENU command line parameter
   - Fix: Keyboard support in Kiosk mode (Enter, R, ...)
   - Fix: Using 32x32 icon as program icon again (I just
          wonder why this setting got lost)
   - Fix: Timer icon changed for better color sheme
          support
   - Chg: "Move to playlist end" changed to "Copy to
          playlist end"; 'pasted' items no longer
          selected.
   - Fix: Optimized mp3 format icons to be shown correct
          when compiled exe file
   - Fix: Mark current song when crossfading actually
          begins.

  1.00 beta 20:
   - Fix: alignment of items "Moved to playlist end"
   - Bug: When adding directories, they are not added
          twice
   - Fix: Automatic playback now working when dropping
          (Drag'n'Drop) a playlist file (m3u) into empty
          playlist.
   - Chg: Removed shortcuts from Options menu; Changed /
          Added ShortCuts:
          CTRL+S  ->  Save playlist
          CTRL+E  ->  Move to playlist end
          Ctrl+P  ->  Crop in empty playlist
          F6      ->  Autorefresh Setup
   - Chg: Lots of Menu ShortCuts (underlines)
   - Bug: "Moving songs to playlist end" set an invalid
          value that resulted in en error
   - Fix: When "Moving" all "songs to playlist end", the
          the first entry ("Playlist") is selected
   - Fix: Readme, "System Requirements" section
   - Bug: IR indicator and Timer icons modified. 
          (I'm not responsible for that vb bug; It's a
          problem with compiled file only)
   - Chg: First startup / default settings;
   - Fix: Volume slider working
   - New: Kiosk mode (parameter "/LOCKED")
          (see section "Kiosk Mode")
   - New: Command line parameter "/BASE=" to specify the
          (base) filename for settings, playlist and
          presets.
          (see section "Command line parameters")
   - New: Some other new command line parameters (see
          section "Command line parameters")
   - New: Support for remarks in readme file (/)
   - Fix: Better keyboard/mouse support for help window
   - New: QuickPlayer makes seperators in "Load preset"
          submenu (if one or more empty entries between
          two presets)
   - Chg: "Close button" for Crossfade window
   - Chg: All captions for Crossfade window button stored
          in standart ressources
   - Fix: Some Crossfade window (and related) bugfixes
   - Fix: Now "using" up to 32767 bytes fileinformation
          for opening files (about max. 400 files);
          (Affects "Add file(s)" only)
   - New: Feature list in readme file
   - Chg: "Repeat mode", "Remove missing songs" and
          "Remove played songs" also stored in ini-file,
          (See section "Settings / Presets / Playlist")
   - New: Sorting Subdirecotories before adding to list
   - New: Info dialog shows fmod.dll version
   - New: Timer form shows current time
   - New: Dialog to abort shutdown (also shows current
          time)
   - Fix: "Remove played songs" menu checked when active
   - Chg: Some randomizing changes
   - Fix: Find random song after deleting file
   - Chg: Swapped "Help" and "About..."
   - Chg: Show mp3 information disabled in setup dialog
          as still not funcional
   - Fix: No longer can disable all filetypes at once
   - Chg: Lots of readme file changes
   - Chg: Several Readme file topics hidden in Kiosk mode
   - Fix: Correct tooltip text for "next" button
   - Del: No more process indicator for Tracker / midi as
          still not working properly
   - New: Tools menu including new feature: "Generate
          playlist" (See section "Generate playlist")
   - Chg: AutoRefresh, Timer settings and crossfade
          window moved to Tools menu
   - Fix: When crossfading from a stream file to a midi,
          tracker or cd-audio, the stream's (old song)
          volume did not decrease
   - Fix: Some problems when (un)pausing tracker, midi or
          cd-audio

  1.00 beta 19:
   - Chg: "Open containing folder" renamed to "Open in
          Explorer"
   - New: Shortcut for "Open in Explorer" (Ctrl+X)
   - Chg: Lots of menu/ressource rearrangements
   - New: Play mode shows playmode in tooltoptext
   - New: Volume button shows volume in tooltoptext
   - New: Dropping on playlist with right mouse button
          will open a context menu to choose action
   - New: Different Icons / Tooltiptext for IR support:
          Disabled, DeActivated, Activated (Double-
          click enabled IR / opens IR Setup dialog)
   - New: Disabled Timer Icon if timer not set (Double-
          click opens Timer Setup dialog)
   - Chg: CrossFading / "MD Record mode" / "Stop after
          each song" settings are now stored as
          EndSongMode (0=off, 1=Crossfade 2=MDRecMode,
          3=StopEachSong) -> Less code, setting file and
          presets 29 bytes smaller
   - New: IR Support menus updated, added a toggle event
          to switch between Standart,Crossfade, "MD
          Record Mode" and "Stop after each song"
   - New: Starting with parameter "Failsafe" or "Default"
          will reset all settings (use with "-" or "/",
          not case sensitive, of course :)
   - New: Added Refresh for "Save preset"
   - New: Settings file and presets now sorted (except
          preset names)
   - Fix: Changing "Playlist Doubleclick action" / Tray
          Icon left-/rightclick action working properly
   - Fix: When songs not found and removed from playlist
          Playlist, and playlist gets emtpy, an error
          occured
   - Fix: Skipping to next song after deleting when not
          random mode working properly
   - Chg: Autorefresh removed from General settings
          window (its playlist related (m3u file), not
          settings related (ini file). The menu item is
          found in the file menu (as the other auto-
          refresh commands
   - Fix: Minimum songlength to allow crossfade set to
          1 Minute (affects automatic crossfade at song
          end only).
   - Fix: Random song selected on automatic play start
   - New: Retry button if FMod is missing
   - Fix: Track position bar uses full height
   - Fix: When using "Automatic playback", QuickPlayer
          will no longer start playback after an "Stop
          after each song" event or when stopped due
          timer ("Stop playback in/at ...").
   - Fix: Stopping when removing last song now working
          when "Remove missing songs"
   - Fix: Fixed some problems when going to next song
          with crossfade and song does not exist
   - Fix: Finding songs (Did not work under some con-
          ditions)

  1.00 beta 18:
   - Fix: Better resizing / no more problems on special
          Windows shemes
   - Chg: Some elements changed / removed (Minimal Inter-
          face changes for better performance)
   - Chg: Using GDI-Callbacks instead of standart Visual
          Basic timer -> Player still playing / updating
          Interface on several functions (e.g.: Allowes
          QuickPlayer to handle events during usage of
          menus and similar events). (Hope this does not
          cause problems with some functions)
   - Chg: New unload methode (GDI-Callback compatibility)
          Now unloading all forms manually instead of
          end statement
          (Absurd, but otherwise some parallel-running
          code may request the form resulting in a
          reload)
   - Fix: IR-Remote disabled when crashing;
          Play on startup skipped after a crash, but no
          more disabled.
   - Chg: Changed some language ressources
   - Fix: Crossfade windows: Abort button disabled after
          "Finish / Automatic" crossfading (Pressing
          caused fmod-error)
   - Chg: Some QPlayer.txt changes
   - Fix: IR Indicator icon now stored in ressources
   - Chg: Setup dialog redesigned (Smaller window, menu
          on the left)
   - Chg: Lots of setting changes
   - New: Get MP3 format (Optional)
          (See "MP3 format icon")
   - New: Get MP3 ID3 tag (Optional, not yet functional)
   - Fix: Loading a preset with setup-window open will
          update the "Check for accurate streams updates"
          control
   - Chg: Some code optimations (speed / size)
   - New: IR command "Shut down Computer"
   - Fix: Checking for invalid IR command to avoid errors
   - Fix: Mouse Gestures will no longer show numbers in
          Title bar
   - New: Small icon to indicate Timer settings
   - Chg: Spectum centered
   - Chg: "Skip songs after ... minutes" ignored if
          playlist is empty
   - Fix: Crossfading at song end ignored if playlist is
          empty (caused abort 16 seconds before songend)
   - New: "Skip songs after ... minutes" depending on
          filetype (Stream - Tracker/Midi - CD Audio)
          Default setting is: Skip Tracker/Midi or CD
          Audio after 5 Minutes. Previous settings (Older
          QuickPlayer version) will be ignored.
   - Fix: "Stop after each song" ignored when ending song
          manually ("End Song" buttonclick, playlist
          doubleclick, IR End song)
   - New: "Ignore files / directories beginning with #
          or _"
   - Chg: "Play on startup" changed to "Automatic
          playback"
   - Chg: Autorefresh now in General settings window
   - Chg: Lots of Menu & resource rearrangements
   - New: Open containing folder
   - Chg: File deleting can only be enabled or disabled.
   - Chg: "Show titles when minimized" and "Show elapsed
          time" now found in "General settings" window
   - New: Activating "Follow current song" will mark the
          current song (if only one song is selected)
   - Fix: Autorefresh List (Setup) tooltip text localized
   - Fix: When paused / stopped, trayicon leftclick will
          start playback / unpause instead of skipping /
          ending song
   - Fix: Volume correct when skipping/starting songs
          without crossfade
   - Fix: Deleting last file in playlist stops playback

  1.00 beta 17:
   - Chg: Setup dialog if crashed will no longer open if
          only default settings were used (Output mode,
          Soundcard, IR Remote support)
   - Chg: Smaller and faster spectrum analyzer (less but
          broader peaks)
   - Chg: Mouse gestures not saved in presets
   - Fix: Title displayed when skipping/ending songs
          with Infrared Remote
   - Chg: "Skip songs after ... minutes" set to 6 mins by
          default
   - Add: Ctrl+G for "Goto directory"
   - Add: Refresh / Crossfade Icon in QuickPlayer has
          Tooltip (So you will never see it)
   - Fix: QuickPlayer / Playlist gets focus after
          deleting files (After deleting files
          QuickPlayer did not respond on keyboard events
          so it was current application)
   - Chg: "Skip songs after ... minutes" saved in presets
          (may be used for some kind of intro-mode, ...)
   - Fix: Right-clicking on the Repeat or Volume button
          will no longer change repeatmode / show (hide)
          volume slider
   - Chg: Lots of Readme (QPlayer.txt) changes
   - Bug: QuickPlayer crashed under some conditions when
          crossfade window was open (e.g. "finish /
          autocrossfade")
   - Fix: Little Title display ("show titles when
          minimized" / IR Commands) arrangements.
   - Fix: Help window closes on escape
   - New: IR supports Sleep-timer
   - Fix: Saved files extensions all lowercase (ini/ps?)
   - New: Check for accurate streams (Optional / Default)

  1.00 beta 16:
   - New: QuickPLayer opens setup dialog if crashed
   - Fix: Copyright for QPlayer.exe
   - Fix: Startup dialog shows current operation correct
   - Fix: Find song works when no song is selected
   - Chg: When (re)loading playlist, the refresh icon is
          displayed
   - New: When using 'Removed played songs' and auto-
          refresh and last song in list is removed, an
          autorefresh is performed
   - Chg: CDA and Midi files disabled by default
   - Fix: Current song now selected after deleting files
   - Bug: Some playcontrols disabled during (un)pausing/
          skipping/stopping (Skipping multiple songs at
          once no longer plays/displays wrong song,
          Fading ((un)pause/stop/skipping) no longer can
          be interupted, ...)
   - New: Now you can choose Playlist-DoubleClick action
   - New: Presets
   - Chg: Infoscreen, no more Professional Edition
   - Fix: Icon problems (****** visual basic / Resource
          Editor
   - New: Mouse gestures
   - Fix: First seconds of song no longer loop when
          starting player using "Playback on startup"
          and some other conditions

  1.00 beta 15:
   - Fix: 'Old song remaining'-label (Crossfade window)
          fixed, and no longer disappears
   - New: Crossfading can be aborted
   - Fix: Crossfading: When restarting new song at 100%
          Volume, new volume and crossfade scrollbars
          are disabled
   - Chg: Updated IR-Settings (Crossfade options only)
   - Fix: Refresh-Indicator (Icon) now displayed when
          adding a directory
   - Chg: Lot's of Menu/Label-Captions changed
   - Chg: Removed some strings that should not be
          localized from the resources
   - Chg: IR Support now saved as standart ressource
   - Fix: Spectrum analyzer shows correcter spectrum
   - New: Spectrum analyzer disabled when minimizing
   - Chg: Global keys disabled (still not functional)
   - Del: Removed crossfade window toggle/on/off support
          for IR. When attempting a crossfade function,
          the Crossfade window will opened automatically
   - Chg: Modified crossfade icon (small icon only)
   - Chg: Crossfading and "MD Record Mode" enabled in
          "Single-Repeat"-Mode
   - Fix: No more tabstop for Spectrum analyzer
   - Bug: Error when using AutoRefresh with timer
   - Bug: QuickPlayer stops after finishing song if
          playlist is empty
   - Chg: Infoscreen
   - New: Timer settings (Start/stop playback, Shut down
          Computer)
   - Chg: When using Autorefresh, menu "Autorefresh"
          (previous: "Autorefresh Setup") is checked
          (similar to Timer settings)
   - Chg: Lots of QPlayer.txt updates
   - Fix: Adding single files works
   - New: When playing/paused, Play/Pause is checked for
          TaskIcon menu
   - Chg: Current title / position bar layout
   - Chg: When setting volume with the menu, the volume
          bar no longer appears
   - Fix: No longer multiple songs selected on startup
   - Fix: Random song no longer selects directories
   - Chg: Improved random mode
   - Fix: Mini-Menu no longer shows double-seperators
   - Chg: Faster track skipping

  1.00 beta 14:
   - New: fmod scans now mp2/3 for accurate Length
          (a fmod-flag I forgot to use)
   - Bug: Crossfade-Window cannot be closed during
          automatic crossfades (QuickPlayer crashed)
   - Chg: Help Window no longer sizeable (text is
          optimized for windowsize).
   - Chg: Source code optimation
   - Chg: Delete file optimation
   - New: More crossfade-features for IR
   - Chg: Infoscreen modified
   - New: Option to associate playlists with QuickPlayer
          (Smart registering)
   - New: Now removing missing files when loading
          playlist (If option selected)
   - Fix: Find current song works after Refresh
   - New: QuickPlayer uses standard ressources (So they
          can easily modified). Required for multilan-
          guage support (All but IR-support).
   - Chg: Quits faster
   - Chg: Setup dialog size (for multilanguage support)
   - New: Disabling file deleting will hide menu-entries
          (Does not affect IR settings)
   - New: Removing all autorefresh directories will hide
          menu-entries (Does not affect IR settings)
   - Fix: Removing all autorefresh directories will
          remove old refresh songs
   - Bug: Removed bug when removing [non-]autorefresh
          songs
   - Bug: "Save playlist as..." uses correct filename
   - Fix: "Add directory..." works with drives correct
          (e.g. "C:\")
   - Fix: QuickPlayer now support " when for filename-
          parameter (long file name support)
   - Fix: When refreshing / adding files / ..., the
          Refresh-Icon will be displayed
   - Fix: When starting without playing, QuickPlayer's
          caption is now "QuickPlayer"
   - Fix: Directory display shows nothing if empty
          playlist, correct title if one or more direc-
          tories
   - Add: QuickPlayer will inform you is FMOD.DLL is
          missing (no more ugly error message).
   - Bug: Random mode and empty playlist caused divide
          by zero error
   - Bug: Finding next song with crossfade / endsong
   - Bug: Minimize to tray (didn't hide/show player)
   - Bug: Moving mouse above 513/516 pixel-colums was
          interpreted as taskiconclick
   - New: Spectrum analyzer
   - New: Global Keys (Ctrl+Alt+KEY)
          (Not yet functional, but option is included)
   - New: Select random item (r)
   - Chg: Key 'r' is now assigned for select random item
          Use 'd' for random mode instead

!Behaviours, Bugs, Errors, Problems
-----------------------------------

  Spectrum analyzer: The spectrum analyzer does not show
  the full spectrum, just a small spectrum. I tried full
  and some larger settings, but it was boring to look at.
  (It's a cool visualization)

  Known problems:
   - During usage of menus (and similar events),
     QuickPlayer may not handle different events
     (e.g. Fade in/out will pause until menu usage has
     finished).
   - Skipping tracks will use previous/next playlist
     entry, not last played tracks. On random mode, both
     Previous/Next will play a random playlist item.
   - When using "Minimize to tray" and not "Always show
     trayicon" with "Show player", clicking on the
     trayicon will show QuickPlayer, but the next icon
     will still get your click-event, too
   - QuickPlayer may accept commands (keyboard/clicks) so
     it should not react on (e.g. during fading, refresh)
     If you find anything like that, please eMail me
     (info@ctuser.net)
   - QuickPlayer may crash on some Trackers or faulty
     MP3s
   - When crossfading to streams (wav/mp3/wma...) from
     the same CD, sound might 'stutter'
   - When using Ctrl+[key], and releasing Ctrl before
     [key], QuickPlayer may react on [key]
   - For Audio CD related problems, see "Audio CDs"
     section
   - When QuickPlayer does not get enough ressources, it
     sometimes aborts (ends) the current song and goes to
     the next one

  Other (un)known behaviours:
   - When starting the program "Handle" from SysInternals
     (www.sysinternals.com), the current played songs
     restarts from the beginning, but process indicator
     is still the old. The song will be aborted according
     to process indicator.

  As QuickPlayer uses an external dll-file (fmod.dll),
  any problem/error could be:
   - QuickPlayer error/bug
   - fmod.dll error/bug
   - other software error/bug (e.g. Operating system)
   - multimedia device problem (e.g. no device, device not
     installed (properly), device in use by other appli-
     cation; incompatibility; directx problem)
   - media error (invalid/damaged file)

  What you should do:
  Of course I'm testing my software and find most errors
  myself. Additionally, a good friend of mine tests any
  version (alpha, pre-beta, beta, ...).
  If you find an error anyway (that's why it's a beta),
  here's what you should check first:
 
  FIRST of all, please check if you have both the latest
  versions of QuickPlayer and fmod.dll
  (http://www.ctuser.net; http://www.fmod.org).
  you need fmod 3.62 or higher !

  If it's an error that occurs on some media files only:
   - Test other players; if an error occurs:
     other software error/bug, multimedia device problem,
     wrong / damaged [/] Microsoft operation system
   - Test same media file with other players: if the
     error occurs: media error
   - Test same media file with fmod player
     (http://www.fmod.org). If the error occurs:
     fmod error/bug (...). Check their homepage
   - Test it with QuickPlayer:
     If the error occurs with QuickPlayer only (oops),
     send me an eMail (See "Otherwise, ..." below)

  Otherwise, try to find out what you did that caused the
     error (bug) and the easiest way to reproduce this
     error and eMail your report (info@ctuser.net).
     Please also check if the error depends on one or
     more settings (repeat mode, fading, ...)

!Stop / Next Song / End song / Play next - Differences
------------------------------------------------------

  Stop:      Stops current song. Does not jump to next
             item. (When "Play next" is set, QuickPlayer
             will not stop but remove your "Play next"
             command.)
  Next song: Stops current song and play next item
             "Remove played song", "stop each song" and
             "MD Record Mode" options are NOT be processed
  End song:  Stops current song (simulates the song ended)
             and plays next item
             "Remove played song", "stop each song" and
             "MD Record Mode" options are processed
  Play next: Selected playlist item will be played after
             the current item. To skip a "Play next"
             command, press "Stop" once (does not stop
             current song)

!Drag'n'Drop
------------

  Adds files/directories to playlist end
  Dropping on the form or playlist will insert file(s).
  Dropping on the form or playlist with right mouse
  button will insert file(s) and open a menu for further
  actions.

  Dropping on the default play buttons will insert
  file(s), mark to first file, and:
   - Previous button: dropping not supported
   - Play button:     Play new file(s) immediately
                      (no crossfade support)
   - Pause button:    No additional function
   - Stop button:     No additional function
   - Next button:     Play new file(s) after current song
   - End song button: Ends current song, play new file(s)
                      (e.g. crossfade, stop each song)

  You can also drag items from your playlist to the
  explorer or other programs. (Dragging to the explorer
  will copy files)

!Mouse Gestures
---------------

  (Thanks to Opera Software (http://www.opera.com) for
  using gestures. Once used to gestures, I liked them, so
  I decided to support gestures for QuickPlayer, too.)
  
  Be sure Mouse gestures are activated (General settings)
  
  Mouse gestures allow you to do actions by special
  mousemoves. Do do this, rightclick on the playlist (be
  shure not to click on an marked item), hold down and
  move...

  Left          Previous track
  Left   Up     Pause
  Left   Down   Stop
  Right         Play
  Right  Up     Next track
  Right  Down   End song
  Up            Play next
  Up     Left   Add file(s)
  Up     Right  Add directory
  Down          Restore window
  Down   Left   Maximixe
  Down   Right  Minimize

MP3 Format Icon
---------------

  Be sure "Read MP3 format" is activated (General
  settings, Supported formats)

  Icon          Description
  Red           Low Quality (below 128kbs/44kHz) or mono!
                any Version / Layer/ Bitrate
  Blue          128kbs/44kHz, not Version 1 Layer 3 or
                Variable bitrate
  Blue Checked  128kbs/44kHz, Version 1 Layer 3
                Constant bitrate
  Green         High Quality; below 320kbs/44kHz, not
                Version 1 Layer 3 or Variable bitrate
  Green Checked High Quality (320kbs/44kHz or higher)
                Version 1 Layer 3, Constant bitrate

!Automatic Playback
-------------------

  Be sure "Automatic playback" is activated (General
  settings, Filetypes)

  Whenever you start playback (Play-Button, Menu, IR,...),
  and playback will be stopped (error, empty playlist),
  QuickPlayer automatically will retry playback after one
  minute. Pressing "Stop" will disable automatic playback
  (When "Play next" is set, QuickPlayer will not stop /
  disable "Automatic Playback", but remove your "Play
  next" command.), pressing "Play" will reactivate it.

Audio CDs
---------

  Multiple CD-Drives:
  QuickPlayer does not detect CD-Rom drives. Whenever you
  specify a CDA file, CD playback for the according drive
  will be started.
  Crossfading is disabled when both current and next item
  are audio CD tracks, wether on the same device (drive
  letter) or not.
  Be sure the CD drive you use for audio cds is connected
  to the "Audio CD" input on your soundcard (not Dat In,
  or Auxilary). Otherwise volume changes wont work
  (affects fading / crossfading / volume / ...).
  Whenever using audio CDs, this may change the global
  volume setting for Audio CDs.

!Kiosk mode
-----------

  When starting QuickPlayer with the "/locked" command
  line parameter, QuickPlayer will use the Kiosk mode.
  This mode is designed when using QuickPlayer for
  playback on public computers to prevent the user from
  aborting playback but give him the possibility to see
  the Player. The user can search songs in the playlist,
  change between playlists found in QuickPlayer directory
  choose the next song, depending on "Playlist
  doubleclick" setting, even skip or end songs. Therefor,
  QuickPlayer will hide most menus and overwrite some
  settings.
  
  It's recommed to check all playlists in the QuickPlayer
  directory are functional. Additional, you may want to
  define QuickPlayer as windows shell and start with the
  "/SHELL" command (QuickPlayer will show the Windows
  shutdown dialog instead of quitting).
  You may also startup with other settings, using the
  "/BASE=..." command line parameter
  Infrared Remote Support depends on settings

!IR Support
-----------

  So QuickPlayer can receive commands from WinLIRC, I
  cannot promise it works on any hard-/software.
  (I currently use a Packard Bell remote control /
  receiver with WinLIRC 0.6 on Windows 98 SE)

  This version will NOT work with Microsoft Windows XP
  Media Center Edition Remote Control (if it really
  supports IR Controls). You need a Infrared remote
  control and receiver that are compatible with and has
  been setup in WinLIRC. As WinLIRC uses network inter-
  face, you may need either virtual or hardware ethernet
  adapter. (WinLIRC fails to initialise on my computer
  untill my ethernet adapter is installed). To use your
  IR, QuickPlayer requires MSWinSck.ocx (in QuickPlayer
  or Windows system directory).

  Open QuickPlayer Setup page, check "Infrared remote
  support (via WinLIRC)". On success, you can click on
  "..." to setup your remote. If you use a "firewall", you
  will have to permit both QuickPlayer and WinLIRC:
   - QuickPlayer: Outbound TPC/IP connection, port 8765
                  [to your computer (Name or IP)]
   - WinLIRC:     Inbound TPC/IP connection, port 8765
                  [from your computer (Name or IP)]
  Please note that QuickPlayer may "stop responding" for
  some time when trying to enable IR (waiting for
  WinSock). It's not a QuickPlayer problem (not my fault).

!Settings / Presets / Playlist
------------------------------

  The INI-file is compatible with most previously saved
  files and may be compatible with future QuickPlayer
  versions. Some settings, of course, may be ignored
  when using different versions

  The playlist (m3u-file) is compatible, but when using
  QuickPlayer playlists with other players / other
  QuickPlayer versions (or versewise), only the playlist
  itself (filelist) will be loaded. Any additional
  settings will get lost.

  Preset files (ps0-ps9) are similar to the INI-file.
  Use them to quickly changes multiple settings at once.
  You can use up to 10 presets.
  (Please note that presets do not support all settings
  found in the INI-file, and versewise. Unsupported
  settings will be ignored, and get lost when saving)

  The following settings are stored in the playlist (m3u):
   - Autorefresh directory count and refresh interval
   - Autorefresh directories
   - Last played song (ignored on random mode)
   - Playlist (non-refresh songs only)
   - Remove missing songs (*)
   - Remove played songs (*)
   - Repeat mode (*)

  The following settings are stored in the INI-file or
  preset file(s):
   - Allow file delete (DeleteFiles)
   - Automatic playback (AutoPlay)
   - Check for accurate streams (CheckAccurate)
   - Crossfading / MD Record mode / Stop after each song
     (EndSongMode) (0=off, 1=XFade, 2=MDMode, 3=StopMode)
   - Disabled file types (DisabledFiles)
   - Fading (Fading)
   - Follow current song (FollowSong)
   - Get MP3 Format (GetMP3Format)
   - Ignore files/directories beginning with # or _
     (IgnoreUnderscored)
   - Mouse gestures (MouseGesture)
   - Playlist doubleclick action (PlaylistDoubleClick)
   - Remove missing songs (*)
   - Remove played songs (*)
   - Repeat mode (*)
   - Show elapsed time (ShowElapsedTime)
   - Show titles when minimized (AlwaysShowTitle)
   - Skip songs after ... minutes (SkipAfter)
     (0 if disabled)
   - Spectrum analyzer (ShowSpectrum)
   - Tray icon settings (ShowTrayIcon, MinimizeToTray,
     TrayLeftClick, TrayRightClick)
   - Show additional file infos (GetFileInfos)
   - Volume (Volume)
   - Mouse gestures (MouseGesture)

  The following setting is stored in presets only:
   - Name (Name) (must be first line in file)

  The following settings are stored in the ini-file only
   - Global Keys (Ctrl+Alt+KEY) (GlobalPlayKeys)
   - Shutdown on IR-Sleep timer (IRTimerShutdown)
   - Window position (Player) and size (WindowLeft,
     WindowTop, WindowWidth, WindowHeight)

  The following settings are stored in the INI-file but
  will be removed if any error occur:
   - Infrared remote support (IRSupport)
   - Output device settings (OutPutMode, SoundCard)

  The following settings are stored in the IRC-file:
   - All IR asignements / buttons

  The following setting is stored in the Windows
  regestry:
   - Register playlists / Default playlist program
   - Run at windows startup (HotKey_LocalMachine,
     Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run,
     QuickPlayer)

  (*) These settings are stored in both ini-file and
  playlist (m3u-file). The settings in the ini-file will
  be used on startup if no playlist is loaded / playlist
  loading fail.

Keyboard shortcuts
------------------

  All functions (except special IR commands) are
  available via menu. The keyboard command / shortcut
  is mentioned there, e.g.:

  Play (x)         -> Pressing x will start playback
  Find...   Ctrl+F -> Pressing Ctrl+F will open the find
                      window

  When using Ctrl+[key], be shure to release [key]
  before releasing Ctrl, or QuickPlayer may react on
  [key]

  If keyboard commands don't work, you may have to press
  tab once or click once on your playlist.

!Skip songs after ... minutes
-----------------------------

  The "Skip songs after ... minutes" setting affects the
  time the current song really has been played, not the
  current position.
  It's designed to prevent tracker/midi/CD Audio from
  playing continous.

!Generate playlist
------------------

  This tool helps you to recreate a playlist, that means
  that you know the artists / titles (e.g. you have a
  tape or CD and want to record them to MiniDisk)
  Simply type one search expression for each song, and
  this tool will add the requested songs at playlist end.
  When multiple songs are found, a new "folder" is
  created for that seach request.

!Recording support
------------------

  QuickPlayer does not (yet) support recording itself,
  but as it supports full drag'n'drop, you can simply
  drag any song(s) to your favourite recording software.

!Command line parameters
------------------------

  <Playlist>
  /DEFAULT          Skips loading settings, uses defaults
  /FAILSAVE         Skips loading settings, uses defaults
  /FS               Player starts fullscreen
  /BASE=<path\file> Instructs QuickPlayer to use another
                    filename for settings, playlist and
                    presets. Filename should not have an
                    extension.
  /LOCKED           Everything is disabled
  /NOFAILSAVE       Disable automatic failsave
  /NOLOADLIST       Don't load playlist (use a new one)
  /NOLOADSETTINGS   Skips loading settings, uses defaults
  /NOPLMENU         Hides the "Load playlist" quickmenu
  /NOQUIT           QuickPlayer cannot be quitted
  /NOSAVELIST       Don't save playlist
  /NOSAVESETTINGS   Don't save settings
  /SHELL            Quitting will quit windows or log off
  /VISIBLE          Prevents to start QuickPlayer
                    minimized

Credits
-------

  Jan Vorel (thats me):
   - Programming
   - Layout (design)
   - Testing
   - Readme file
   - Homepage (Text, screenshots, ...)
   - IR Support & testing
   - Lots of features
   
  Christian Falk:
   - Beta tester
   - Nerved me to add crossfade features
     Most removed since beta 21
   - Found bugs that occured on special settings
   - Tested QuickPlayer with different sound cards
   - The idea to use a shutdown dialog to give the user
     the possibility to abort the shut down. (One of his
     programs used such a shutdown dialog)

  Ali Chaudry:
   - Missed the possibility to delete a song ("Remove
     and delete file")
   - lots of discussions resulting in better
     performance / compatiblity,
   - Showed me UPX

  Thomas Vorel:
   - Convinced me to add a shut-down feature to save
     power when using QuickPlayer to fall asleep
     ("Timer settings").

  Firelight Technologies:
   - developing fmod.dll
   - Support requests (especially Visual Basic API
     related)

  Jim Paris:
   - WinLIRC

  ------------------ General Credits: ------------------

  ULEAD System:
   - Photo Impact (best image editing programm)

  PlanetSourceCode:
   - Visual Basic Source Codes to see how to use API

  Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer & Laszlo Molnar:
   - UPX

  Grennady Feldman
   - Win32Pad (Notepad replacement)

  Toshi:
   - ExeScope: Additional resource operations / checking

  Lothar Rossipaul:
   - Wörterbuch (For some translations)

  Microsoft:
   - Windows 95/98
   - Visual Basic
   - MSDN

