                             Multimedia Clock for Windows
                                          version 1.20

This  version  is  freeware.  The  distribution  is welcome. Program is copyright by NacreWare and was programmed by Mike Crash with Borland Delphi 3.

Any comments send to mikecrash@geocities.com

Thanks  to  my  family,  Marci, Tom,  Ober, David, Peter
and to all my other friends.


Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Alarm
3. Stop-watch
4. Timer
5. CD Player
6. Mp3 Player
7. Volume control
8. Events
9. Options
10. File associations





1. Introduction

In this time there is no product, that serve many usefull features while working on your computer. Multimedia clock can be one. In future many more will be integrated in.
Modes of operation is selected with right-click on mouse at display.
The window can be moved with pressing left mouse button on display and dragging to new location.

2. Alarm

While working on computer, sometimes is needed to do some actions at specified time. For this purposes is usefull alarm. Notice is done via sound, selectable by WAVe file. Setting is done to one minute accurancy. Button SLCT selects between numbers and with UP and DOWN buttons is possible to set desired number. Button SET turns alarm om/off. The keyboard is not needed.


3. Stopwatch

Classical stop-watch is turned on/off with button SET. SLCT has two functions. While stop-watch running, it paused it, but in background runs it still. When stop-watch is stopped, SLCT clears it. The range is up to 1 day.


4. Timer

Timer is usefull for notice after any time. It can be auto-reloadable (refer to options). Setting up time is same as with alarm. SET button turns timer on/off.


5. CD Player

While working on PC, is possible to listen to CD's. New buttons appear on display - eject, play, stop, previous track, pause, next track. The usage is evident.

CD Player has this features: 
shuffel - randomizes playing tracks
repeat - repeats playing after last track
autoplay - when CD is inserted and loaded to CD-ROM, it automaticly starts playing (independend on "auto insert notification" on CD-ROM settings)

... and can show time as track position, track elapsed, CD position and CD elapsed.


6. Mp3 Player

Mp3 Player can play layer 2 and 3 files. The same buttons appear as in CD Player. The eject button has another function - customizes playlist. playlist has the same structure like winamp and can open and save it. The list can be sorted by name or filename (with directory) or randomized.
Time can be shown as track position or track elapsed. The playlist may be repeated. The priority can be set in seven steps (idle - time critical). 


7. Volume control

With Volume control can be adjusted all sources (Master, CD, Wave, ...), that computer has (except recording controls). The source is selected with right mouse button click on volume bar.


8. Events

Select Edit events from menu and type in any events. The Borland database engine (BDE) is required. You must type in date, year is ignored, but is usefull for name-date or birthday. It's not calendar, but only for events, that repeats every year.


9. Options

Many options is adjustable:

System:
Task speed - time in miliseconds
Days to event - number of days, the events are shown
Event Delay - delay in seconds from starting multimedia clock to check for events.
Start with - mode to automaticly select after start
Stay on top - if checked, multimedia clock stays always on top
Use events - if checked, events are shown
Check for events only once per day - if checked, only first run in one day are events shown
Timer autoreload - if checked, the timer starts again after reaching zero

Wave files:
Type in WAVe files, that should be played and check right box to activate it. If you let it free and check the right box, is used output on pc speaker.

Colors:
Select colors to many components on display with double click on colorpanel.

CD Player:
Repeat - repeats playing, if checked
Shuffel - randomizes playing of tracks, if checked
Autoplay, if CD loaded - if checked, CD starts playing after CD is inserted.
Display mode - the type of time to show

Mp3 Player:
Repeat - repeats playing, if checked
Priority - sets system priority
Display mode - the type of time to show


10. File associations

You can associate this extensions: mp3 mp2 m3u cdt
Program uses DDE.

for mp3 and mp2 extension type in My computer/View/Folder Options/File Types this lines:
Application: "full path and name to multimedia clock"
then select Use DDE and write in:
DDE message: mp3 %1
Application: mclk
Topic: control

and for m3u:
Application: "full path and name to multimedia clock"
then select Use DDE and write in:
DDE message: m3u %1
Application: mclk
Topic: control

and for cdt:
Application: "full path and name to multimedia clock"
then select Use DDE and write in:
DDE message: cda %1
Application: mclk
Topic: control
