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<CENTER><H1>Help for RiscAMP</H1></CENTER>

<h3>Running RiscAMP and Loading a playlist</h3>
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<li>Run !RiscAMP as you would any other Risc OS application<br>
<li>Drag a directory containing AMPEG's, the AMPEG's themselves or a playlist to the iconbar icon or any of the windows.  This will add them onto the playlist.  If you just want to play one song then you can double click on it's icon in the filer.
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<h3>The user interface</h3>
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<h4>The control window(s)</h4>
The skins allow a large variety of control "looks" so I recommend you use the extensive interactive help.<p>
To find out about creating skins <a href="skins.html">click here</a><p>&nbsp;<p>

  <li><h4>The playlist window(s)</h4>
  Double clicking on a song:
  <ul>
    <li>With select:
    <ul>
      <li>If it is the song scheduled to be played next will play that song.
      <li>Otherwise that song will be scheduled to be played next.
    </ul>
    <li>With adjust will remove the song from the playlist
  </ul>
  Dragging:
  <ul>
    <li>With select will start drag 'n' drop playlist editing.
    <li>With adjust will move the playlist window.  The playlist will snap
        to an edge of the controls window. The playlist will stay open even
        after the controls window is closed if not connected.
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  <li><H3>The quick control menu</H3>
  This menu is opened by adjust clicking on the iconbar icon. It's use is self
  explanatory.
  <p>&nbsp;<p>

  <li><H3>The playlist menu</H3>
  Is again self explanatory and allows the playlist to be emptied, saved, and
  the random and repeat options to be toggled.
  <p>&nbsp;<p>

  <li><H3>The options window</H3>
  Is accessed from the iconbar menu.
  <ul>
    <li><strong>Display: Year</strong> Will add the ID3 year to the album icon
    <li><strong>Display: Comment</strong> Will add the ID3 comment to the album
        icon
    <li><strong>Display: Time remaining</strong> instead of total time
    <li><strong>Skin: menu</strong> will show a list of the installed skins.
        If you change the skin you will have to save the options and re-run
        RiscAMP.
    <li><strong>AMPEG dir</strong> is a directory that the system variable
        &lt;AMPEGs$Dir&gt; will be set too when RiscAMP is booted. This
        is opened from a button on the control window in a lot of skins but
        could be used for other purposes.
    <li><strong>Cancel, Use and Save</strong> do what you'd expect.
    <li><strong>Window states and positions</strong> enables you to set up default window positions and states for the main four windows.<br>
    <ol>
    <li>Place the window where you want it
    <li>Attach the panes as you want them on start up
    <li>Close it unless you want it to open when the program is run
    <li>Click on its icon.
    </ol> 
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