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                         MP3 Explorer 1.5

                        Author Pierre LEVY

                    Copyright (c) 1998 Pierre LEVY
                         All rights reserved.
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Table of contents
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1. Licensing
2. Change log (updated)
3. Known problems or limitations (updated)
4. Updates
5. FAQ
6. Link to MP3 Explorer homepage

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1. Licensing

This software has been deposed and is protected by copyright laws and
international copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property
laws and treaties.

MP3 Explorer is a Freeware :

You are hereby licensed to make as many copies of this software as you wish;
give exact copies of the original Freeware version to anyone; and distribute
the software in its unmodified form via electronic means.  There is no
charge for any of the above.

You are specifically prohibited from charging, or requesting donations, for
any such copies, however made; and from distributing the software with other
products (commercial or otherwise) without prior written permission. 

To the maximum extent permitted by law, I disclaim all warranties regarding 
this software, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties 
of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.  In no event shall 
I be liable for consequential, special, incidental or indirect damages arising 
out of the use or inability to use this software even if I'm aware of the 
possibility of such damages or a known defect.

By using this software, you are agreeing to the above terms.


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2. Change log

1.5
	- Enter and Tab keys are now handled
	- New list options are available to :
		- define the Enter and Double-Click action 
		- select item from any column of the row
		- left justify or center columns text
	- Redraw and sorting have been optimized
	- The sorted column is now saved between two sessions
	  
1.4.1
	- Copy feature includes now the PC/DOS new line for standard text editor. 
	- All WinAmp genres are now supported and some mismatch in old genres 
	  have also been fixed. (Some changes may occur in your categories ! Sorry about that)
	- Window's last position is now saved
1.4 
	- New Copy feature. Be aware, this function copy only informations in text format
      and not files themself. You can now copy file informations into Word, Excel or whatever.  
	- If your MP3 files are write-protected, you've got now a message box to indicate you
	  that the operation failed.
	- Directories color changed (yellow was no such good idea)

1.3	
	- User options are now preserved between two sessions : View (Artist/Genre)
	- The five last address are saved between two sessions
	- Columns sorting order is now ascendant or descendant (Wow!)
	- Shell command problems are now reported by message boxes.
	- Few status bar enhancements
	- Directories are now represented by a folder icon (What for ? ...to put some yellow!)
	- This release has been compiled with the last C++ Service Pack
	  from Microsoft - This may correct some rare and odd problems.
	
1.2	
	- Titles sorting by columns now available
	- Multiple selection works now with other players that WinAMP 
	  (but not Enqueue).
	- New Status bar

1.1.1	
	- A bug due to new winamp2's genre was corrected.

1.1	- New Address bar
	- New Toolbar with hot/cold buttons  

1.0	- First release


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3. Known problems or limitations

- ** Important ** On some platform, the address bar does not appear and the wonderful animate icon
  is on the left side of the window. It's a known problem reported by Microsoft due
  to a too old version of the comctl32.dll. The easiest way to get a new 
  version (4.71 or upper) is to install Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 (Damned Bill).
  For Netscape users, I can specially deliver this DLL to avoid them this ultimate punishment.

- Because players remove the ID3 tag during the play, informations concerning 
  the currently playing tune at scan time, are wrong.
  
- The command Enqueue does work only with player that support the feature 
  at the shell level. With some player as Sonique for example the Play command
  do the same as Enqueue if you select the 'Append to playlist' option.

- On some platform in very rare cases, the program is crashing (Visual C++ 
  runtime Error - abnormal program termination) at load time. Deleting all 
  MP3 Explorer entries in the registry works in most cases. This problem I've
  not been reported again since v1.3.



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4. Updates

All updated releases can be downloaded at :
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/pierre_levy/


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5. FAQ

Q1. Problem playing MP3 files.

A1. The software don't play himself MP3, it must be associated with a player like
    WinAMP or Sonique.
    The MP3 files are sent to the player using Shell commands 'Play' or
    'Enqueue'  (some players don't support 'Enqueue' eg: Sonique). If you have a
    player, see if it is associated with MP3 files and look if command 'Play'
    exists (first command in the right-click menu of an MP3 file).


Q2. Problem with multiple selections play.

A2. Multiple selections are handle with a temporaly playlist file named '~playlst.m3u' 
    in the TEMP directory. Verify 'm3u' is correctly associated to your player in the Shell. 



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6. Create a link to MP3 Explorer homepage

That's a great idea I will really appreciate !

To link to MP3 Explorer homepage, insert the following code in your page :
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<A HREF="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/pierre_levy/">
	<IMG SRC="http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/pierre_levy/explorer.gif"
		WIDTH="83" HEIGHT="31" BORDER=0	>
</A> 
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