PopCD! readme (English)

PopCD!
Pop Up CD-ROM Object Utility

Pretty Pop Music and Software
Readme - Japanese edition

PopCD!

This OS/2 application requires Watcom VX-REXX runtime module (VROBJ.DLL) and EMX runtime modules. You can get a copy from...

Download VROBJ.DLL 2.1d (vrobj21d.zip)

Install

Unzip the arihived file into any unique local directory.
Run INSTALL.CMD by either OS/2 full screen or OS/2 session.
The PopCD! program object will automatically be created in Startup Folder.

Usage

Basic setup
- PopCD! detect CD-ROM media automaticaly, so you only do following items for basic usage.
  1. Check `Enable' check box to enable PopCD!
  2. Set delay time
- If you want to pop up other removable media...
  1. Check `Other Removable Media' check button.
  2. Set removable drive letter imediatery at removable drives entry field.
    For example, you uses removable media as drive J:, K: and L:, then set `JKL' in other removable drives entry field.
Icon Position
- Check `Auto Position' radio button, if you want to manage icon position on the desktop. You can set icons inside the area you set with following parameters.
  1. Start Point X
  2. Start Point Y
  3. Rows
  4. Intervals X
  5. Intervals Y
- Minus(-) is also valid.
Other parameters
1. Volume label as object title
  - Check `Use Volume Label' check box if you want to use volume label as object title.
2. Open folder when mount object
  - Check `Open Folder' check box if you want to open folder when mount object.
3. Open folder view mode
  - Check `Folder View Mode' check box if you want to use `Folder View Mode' Function.
  - You can select folder open view mode from ICON/TREE/DETAILS view, and you can set some parameters of each view.
4. CD-ROM Last Drive
  - You can set last CD-ROM drive.
5. Ignore CD-ROM Drive
  - You can set CD-ROM drive name that you don't want to search.
    For example, you want to ignore drive P:, Q: and R:, then set `PQR' in ignore drives entry field.
6. Caption
  - You can set defalt drive name pattern in this area.
  - `%d' will set the drive letter.
    For example, If you are a English OS/2 Warp user then set as `Drive %d' (default).

Audio CD

Basic setup
1. Set CD Player Device ID (1-6).
2. Check `Audio CD' check box.

PopCD! CD Player

PopCD! has internal tiny CD player. PopCD! CD Player is enabled automaticaly when you set Audio CD, and disabled when eject Audio CD.

Functions

Visible CD Player
Check `Visible CD Player' check box, if you want to pop up PopCD! CD Player.
Auto Play
Check `Auto Play' check box, if you want to play Audio CD automaticaly.
Always on Top
Check `Always on Top' check box, if you want to stay PopCD! CD player at top of the desktop.

Key Commands
PopCD! CD player supports following short-cut key commands.

`P' or Right key	:	Play
`S' or Left key	:	Stop
`N' or Up key	:	Play Next Track
`P' or Down key	:	Play Previous Track
`E'	:	Eject
`T'	:	Hide/Show Title Bar
`V'	:	Hide/Show Volume

External CD Player
- You can use not only internal CD Player, also external CD Player.

How to Eject CD-ROM/Removable media/Audio CD media?

Working Conditions

OS/2 Warp V4

Distribution

Please ask a written consent of the author before distributing this software in any manner. You may not modify PopCD! in any way nor may you reverse assemble, reverse compile, or otherwise translate or reverse engineer its executable codes or datas.

Registration information

For registration:
If you like this software, please transfer your payment by undersigned method after making the sufficient evaluation of this software.

BMT Micro

License Agreement

PopCD!, its executables and documentation, is the copyrighted property of Ken Kinoshita. It is licensed, not given, for your personal use.

Warranty...

This program is AS IS CONDITION and the writer should not have any responsiblities but hold the copyright. Testing and bug reports are welcomed.

Reports

Email:

Ken Kinoshita <kinop@sakura.email.ne.jp>

Pretty Pop Software Home Page

Pretty Pop Music and Software

History

Version 1.00

This is first version.

Version 1.10 (16.Jan.1999)

Macintosh like eject CD-ROM function.
Other minor parts are also modified.

Version 2.00 (11.Feb.1999)

Automaticaly search CD-ROM Media (FileSystem:CDFS)
Support more than 2(two) CD-ROM Drives.
Support Other (Removable) Media (Optical Disk, etc).
Support Audio CD.
Become to select default folder view mode and set some parameters.
Add tiny Audio CD Player function.
Support External CD Player.
Become to Shareware.

Version 2.01 (11.Feb.1999)

Fixed the inconveniences occures when check `Audio CD' check box.

Version 2.05 (18.Mar.1999)

Add Ignore CD-ROM Drives Function.
Add Last CD-ROM Drive Parameter.
Fixed the inconveniences occures when shutdown.
Other minor parts are also modified.

Version 2.10 (01.Apr.1999)

Add Auto Positioning Function.
Change CD Audio Icon name (and include in package).
Other minor parts are also modified.

Version 2.15 (21.Apr.1999)

Tune up.
Add `Internal CD Player Always on Top' function.
Add `Enable/Disable Folder View Mode' function.
Also maitained other minor inconveniences and designs.

Version 2.15a (14.Jun.1999)

Expand Audio CD's device ID (3 to 6).

Version 2.16 (13.Aug.1999)

Specification changed to be set the object name as default name when the media is removed. You can set default name at `Caption' parameter.

Version 2.17 (21.Aug.1999)

Add context menu on Tiny CD Player.
Fixed the inconveniences of CD Audio Device ID (could not use except for device 1).
Also maitained other minor inconveniences.

Version 2.18 (26.Sep.1999)

Fixed the inconveniences of Tiny CD Player.
Also maitained other minor inconveniences and designs.

Version 2.19 (29.Nov.1999)

Add CD Track List Menu on Tiny CD Player.
Add short-cut key commands on Tiny CD Player.