Thanks Alex, that's exactly what I meant. Here I was thinking that my wording
was bad, but I look back, and realize it wasn't. Although I could have added
a little bit more to it for the laymen.
>On Saturday 14 July 2001 19:06, Carsten Neumann wrote:
>> On Sat, 14 Jul 2001, Alex Miller wrote:
>> > On Saturday 14 July 2001 08:47, Carsten Neumann wrote:
>> > > On Sat, 14 Jul 2001, Trenton D. Adams wrote:
>> > > > Is it possible for Audio Track names to automatically appear when
>> > > > inserted into a computer CD-ROM drive? If so, how do I set this up
>> > > > for writing the WAV files to CD?
>> > >
>> > > Sounds like:
>> > >
>> > > Q: Am I able to delete files on a computer?
>> >
>> > No, the question asked does not sound like that question.
>>
>> But it's pretty near.
>>
>> I don't know what Trenton means by:
>>
>> 1) "automatically appear"
>
>Well, I do. It means, when you insert the CD, let's
>say, "Oops, I did it again" by Britney Spears, the
>album title and track label automatically appear
>on the screen of your CD Player app, say the
>gnome CD Player.
>
>>
>> 2) "a computer"
>
>Exactly what everyone else means.
>
>Since obviously I and every other reasonable
>person understands the original question I
>ask:
>
>Can you, Carsten, contribute any information about
>about CDText or CDDB that would complement,
>what has already been written here?
>
>Because I certainly don't know all the answers, my
>answer (understanding the original question correctly,
>of course) was not complete and only represented
>my limited knowledge, so I'm reading this thread
>looking for actual answers.
>
>>
>> Speculations to 1 - assuming "appear" means displayed on a monitor:
>> a) A window (modal/non-modal) dialog is opened somewhere on the screen
>> showing the CD content. b) A filemanager(-like) window will be opened with
>> the track names of the inserted Audio CD. c) A program (e.g. a CD player)
>> is started from which you can select audio tracks. d) The track names will
>> be printed onto your text console (shell) like "You have mail."
>>
>> Speculations to 2 - assuming it's a desktop computer:
>> a) He has some U*X machine:
>> i) Some daemon which polls the CD drive is running and will do one from
>> 1a - 1d. ii) No daemon is running - he failes, or has to install a daemon.
>>
>> b) He has a Mac:
>> i) At least until MacOS 8 audio CDs are handled just like a harddisk by
>> the finder. You have a CD folder icon and when you open it there are files
>> `Track 1', `Track 2', etc. A CD player application will be opened when you
>> double-click on one of these. But no track names are displayed.
>> ii) I don't know later versions of MacOS
>>
>> c) He runs Gates-ware:
>> I don't know anything of that.
>>
>> d) There may be other OSes which also support audio CDs. BeOS, etc.
>>
>> And the final question is what software supports CD-TEXT and does this his
>> unknown computer? If not, is he able to update his CDDB database if CDDB
is
>> supported by his CD-player program?
>>
>>
>> And all these questions haven't touched the capabilities of his CD-writer.
>> If it's able to write CD-TEXT and how he can accomplish this.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kind regards
>>
>> Carsten
>>
>>
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