 
   /\___/\___/\___/\___/\
     m  | |  p  | |  l  | |  a  | |  y  
   \___/\___/\___/\___/\___/
 
 
 _____________
  Global Keys 
 

 (Use up/down keys to navigate in this help)

- Raise context menu: a
- Browse through the playlist: Up/Down
- Seek 5 seconds forwards/backwards: Right / Left
- Seek to percent position ( from 0 to 90 % ): 0,1,2...9
- Raise volume: .    Reduce volume: ,     
- Mute: m     Pause: p
- Seek 1 min for- / backwards: k / j
- Next / previous track: n / b
- Jump 10 track for- / backwards: > / <
- Delete a file from playlist: [Del]     
- Clear playlist: [Alt+Del]
- Delete a File from Harddisk: [Ctrl+d] 	
- Refresh screen: [Ctrl+r]
- Switch to playlist 1 - 4: [F1] - [F4]		
- Switch to bookmarks playlist: [F5]
- Save playlist: [Ctrl+s]
- Show numbers in playlist: i
- Switch compact mode on/off: z		
- Repeat once on/off: r
- Repeat all on/off: R
- Equalizer: d (see at the bottom for more info)
- Seek mode:[Ctrl-f] (see at the bottom)
- File info: e   - Mixer: x   - Change colors: c
- Add files: <TAB>   - Sort Playlist: s
- Record a radio-stream with streamripper: @
- start shoutcast internet radio: o (see below)
- Preferences: [Alt+p] (see below)
- Quit: q,[ESC]
 
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  Enter ID3-mode: e 
 
 in this mode you can view the ID3- OGG-tags and
 and information of other supported file types.
 And can edit the ID3-tag of MP3-Files.
 
 Edit ID3-tags:
 Select wiht up/down keys what you want to edit.
 Then just enter your text and confirm with Return.
 To save your changes durably, press [CTRL+S] or
 [ESC] to leave without saving.
 leave this mode: [ESC] 

 _____________________________________________
  Enter file browser mode to add files: <TAB> 
 
 
 Browse through your files: up/down 
 Enter a directory: <ENTER>
 Add a file or directory to your playlist: a
 Add files recursiv from a directory: r
 Add a playlist-file (e.g. m3u) to playlist: p
 Add an 'url' to playlist: u (and then the 'url')
 Jump to file/directory which begins e.g. with 'K': [ALT]+K
 leave this mode: <TAB>,q
 
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  Enter color mode: c 
 
 in this mode you can change the colors of:
 	
 	 progressbar
 	 mp3 tag
 	 file informations
 	 trackinfo
 	 volume
 	 playbar
 	 browser
 	 playlist
 	 clock
 	
 With the up/down keys you browse through the items
 of which you want to change the color and with 
 right/left you change the color of the item.
 leave this mode: c,q
 
 _____________________
  Enter mixer mode: x 
 
 here you can change the volume of the following channels:
 
 	 master
 	 pcm
 	 bass   (if available)
 	 treble (if available)
 
 With the up/down keys you switch the channel
 of which you want to change the volume and with 
 right/left you can change volume of the channel.
 (If you want more channels just let me know ;)
 leave this mode: x,q
 
 _____________________
  Enter sort mode: s 
 
 in this mode you can sort playlist:
 
	 by Date - ascending
	 by Date - descending
	 by Path + Filename ascending
	 by Path + Filename descending
	 by Filename ascending
	 by Filename descending
	 randomize

 	
 leave this mode: s,q

 ___________________________
  Enter seek mode: [Ctrl+f]
 

 here you can enter a search-string. The browser
 jumps to the next track which contains this string.
 With [F3]-button you can jump to next hit as
 long as there is something matching the string. 
 
 
 _________________________________
  Enter equalizer mode: d
 

 this is a common equalizer in good quality.
 You should know how an equalizer works. To shitch it on
 press the 'Space-Bar'. If you changed some values, Mplayer
 has to be restarted to take effect. Therefore just press 'r'

 __________________________________________________
  Start shoutcast-streambrowser(internet radio): o
 
 that is a independent shoutcast-streambrowser.
 (Shoutcast list very much internet radio-streams. If you
 don't know: www.shoutcast.com)
 So in this mode I use the site www.shoutcast.com generate
 a list witch radio streams. There you have got a very huge
 choice of streams.

 Press 'h' to see the help for this mode

 ______________________
  Preferences: [Alt+p]
 

 Here you can change some preferences. Using this dialog 
 is quite simple. With space-bar you switch things on/off.
 Setting "cache" is made witch right-/left key resp.
 witch PgUp/PgDn.
 The function to set the tag-definition is not yet implemented.
 ___________________________________________________________________
 
 See also:	mplay --help
		man mplay
 
 
 BUGS: there surely gives still some :) 
       I would be delighted if you send me an E-Mail.
 
 
 
 Many thanks to Fabian Mohren who tested mplay 
 and also gave me some nice tips.
 
 Written by Romulus Pfeiffer <romuluspfeiffer@users.sourceforge.net>
                  
