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                      xPlay

 2000 Xavier Laut
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xPlay is a simple and easy to use audio player,
which plays sevral audio formats.
It is motly intended to be used to play music
while you work.

xPlay will load audio files from any folders you
specify and play those files randomly.

Must have Windows Media Player or DirectShow
installed to run.

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* Adding audio files to the playlist.

You can add audio files such as .mp3 and .wav
files by dropping them onto the player interface.
For this you can open Windows Explorer, select the
files you wish to add and then drag and drop them
onto the xPlay interface.

To remove files you loaded, select them in the
playlist and press [DELETE].

Note: Just adding audio files to the list won't
      reload them the next time you start xPlay
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* Adding audio files to the autoLoad entries

It is possible to add entire folders to xPlay in
order to load all audio files they contain.

Dropping a folder onto the interface will also add
it to the autoLoad entries: the audio files
contained in this folder will be reloaded the next
time you start xPlay.

To remove a folder from the autoLoad entries, just
re-drag and drop it onto xPlay. A message-box will
pop up, asking you whether to delete the folder
from the autoLoad list.
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* Using the playlist

You can show up the playlist by clicking on the
'music note' button.

This playlist contains all audio files currently
loaded.

Note: The playlist won't pop up if you have no
      files currently loaded.

You can remove particular files from the list by
selecting them and pressing [DELETE].

To play a specific file, simply double-click on
it or select it and then press [ENTER]
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* Playing files

xPlay will start playing files automatically
whenever you add them to the playlist or once
loaded from the autoLoad entries.

To switch to another file press the forward button
or hit the space-bar.
This will start playing another randomly chosen
file.

To play a specific file, simply double-click on
it or select it and then press [ENTER]
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* Adjusting the volume

In case you have a wheel-mouse, you can use its
wheel to adjust the volume.



Thanks for using xPlay,


For any questions, comments and problems please
contact me at xavier_leaute@yahoo.com

For updates, please visit my website:
http://www.crosswinds.net/~hexon