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Donations/Disclaimers (please read!)
There are multiple purposes for this general plug-in for WinAmp.
This was written for multiple purposes:
The first purpose was so that I could learn to write DLL's, as well as WinAmp plugins.
The second was to provide a simpler manner to cut-and-paste to the clipboard the song currently playing in WinAmp.
The third was to automatically update the signature file that I use for my email and usenet clients.
The fourth was to maintain a play list log of songs I've played through WinAmp.
The fifth was to provide easier access to basic WinAmp controls without having to "dig" for them when using other applications. I added a new tray icon with it's own menu to allow quicker control of WinAmp's basic track positioning functions. Also, by simply left-clicking on the new tray icon, you can toggle pause/play for WinAmp.
Installation is fairly simple; copy gen_iw.dll into WinAmp's plugin directory. For most users, this will be c:\program files\winamp\plugins. If WinAmp is already running, you'll need to restart it. Make sure you use WinAmp's General Purpose Plugins Preferences dialog to configure DWPj's WinAmp Email Signature Writer to configure the plug-in.
2004-11-06 11:55:50 Saturday Another test build for Win98 debugging; this one for timer issues. Marquee is evidently displaying on Win98 (and I assume other Win9x) boxes, but not being updated; I'm assuming it's due to a failure of SetTimer(), this release displays error information in the event SetTimer() fails.
2004-11-05 19:56:56 Friday Test build for Win98 debugging. There are known issues with Marquee mode and Win9x boxes.
2004-10-28 00:37:44 Thursday Moved current track position (elapsed time/remaining time) to their own line on the display, and made displaying this information optional. Added an error handler for the Marqee Window creation procedure as part of a debug procedure; perhaps we'll learn why the window is not being created on Win9x.
2004-10-22 03:15:06 Friday This build supports individual color selections for the displayed information. It also currently cycles the current track position with the album display every two seconds.
2004-10-20 17:47:57 Wednesday This version includes the ability to select which information is displayed about the currently playing track, as well as passes hotkeys back to WinAMP's main window.
2004-10-19 19:26:20 Tuesday This version seems to properly save and restore the marquee font and colors selected. Still a bit of work to do here, but at least you don't have to set the font every time.
2004-10-18 20:20:00 This version now contains an experimental feature that I am calling “Marquee Mode”. As of this writing, it’s far from complete. I thought I would post it anyway, so that those following it would be able to provide comments, criticisms, and complaints.
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