Hi Jeff
I think you said you had unzipped it in the music folder you have.
When you go to that folder using Windows Explorer there is a file menu
option.
When you are in the files menu there is an option to create a short cut and
or send to option and in that menu list there is an option to send to the Desk
Top.
What I was saying for you to do was to use either option while hovering
over the Player.exe or Music.exe file and the shortcut will either be in that
folder if just making shortcut, or it will be on your desktop if you selected
send to desk top.
Now that shortcut in either place you can use the same file selection in
Windows Explorer while hovering over that shortcut file.
When in the files menu there is a property selection and you click on that
option. Inside that property option you are first taken to a target edit field
in which the path to that .exe files resides. "Don't touch that edit field,
instead, tab once into the next edit field. There in that field you enter the
path of your media folder. You can get that path off from the title bar if you
have the full path displayed.. Copy from there and paste it into the properties
start in edit field you just tabbed to.
This allows you to use that short cut from any folder or the desk top once
you have made this modification. It is best to have that short cut made using
the send to method I described above. Then go back to the desk top and hover
over that shortcut and open up the properties option I described above...
This will fix the problem you are having at the moment. This procedure is
made easy inside the WE app for all stuff points to the default directory. What
I am doing here is just making sure the program I gave is always pointed to and
you have the option to select the other folder in which you wish to start in
for playing music files or other stuff...
I hope this helps.
Bruce
Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: new Music Menu app
Hi Bruce,
I started working on this app several weeks ago--before the GWAudioKit came out.
At that time, I was only able to play .wav files and I was looking for ways to
play additional file types.
I was glad to see your program to play additional file types, but I couldn't
figure out how to get it to work.
Keep in mind that your programming skills are far beyond mine. I have a little
background programing in Basic on the Apple II e years ago. Since that time, I
have been trying to learn all I can about VBScript--I still consider myself a
student. I enjoy the work that I've done with Window-Eyes apps, but I doubt
that my apps will be the profound ones that will make a lot of difference in
making things accessible which aren't at present.
Jeff Weiss
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From: bb
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: new Music Menu app
Hi Jeff,
I sent you and other my python app that almost does the same thing but
only did the simple queue without drawing from a list.
Besides that app, if it runs I am going to compile it as a com object to
be allowed to run inside the WE apps and be used on the global object list as
this one is run.
Maybe it will only play MP3, OGG and WAV, but it is all about learning.
My attempt is to bind the Python library into WE usage and if it works, then a
lot more powerful stuff can also be run.
At this point I will mention a comment made weeks ago, about selling the
apps. An interesting comment, which was asked when Mike was on the Chip Orange
tutorial Sunday night. I did not ask the question, but it has become an
interesting discussion by some, saying, "We do the work and another person
sells it..."
When I get my 7.5 computer back, and probably purchase a second, I will
keep on developing in hopes of comments as I have mentioned don't poison the
atmosphere...
Sincerely
Bruce
Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 12:24 AM
Subject: new Music Menu app
I have just posted a new app called
MusicMenu
This app will play files from a list and it uses the new GWAudioKit to play
several file types.
If the GWAudioKit is not installed, the app will still work, but it will only
play .wav files, and some functions will not be available.
The help text follows:
Press Alt-Shift-M to play music files.
Select a file from the list and press play to hear the file.
Press next to hear the next selection.
Pres previous to hear the previous selection.
Press pause_resume to stop and resume a selection.
Press repeat_song to keep playing the same song repeatedly.
Press stop to stop a file or just select another file and press play.
Press close to close the app. If A song is playing when you close the app,
it will continue to play.
Press help to go to the standard help dialog.
Press up arrow and down arrow on the volume control.
The volume can be adjusted from 1 to 10--the default is 5.
The new volume will take effect any time a song starts playing--using play,
next, previous, or pause_resume.
The short-cuts for the options are listed below:
Play--enter
Next--n
Previous--p
Pause_Resume--a
Repeat_Song--r
Stop--s
Close--escape
Help--h
Volume--v
All of the music files that you want included in the list
must be in a subfolder of the folder where the MusicMenu app resides.
The subfolder which is created is called "MusicMenu"
This app requires the GWAudioKit to be fully functional.
If the GWAudioKit is not installed, the app will still work;
however, only .wav files will be played.
Also, pause_resume, repeat_song, and volume will not be available!
note: when using previous or next, the keys must be pressed twice in a row to
get things started--then continuing in the same direction will work as expected.
Jeff Weiss
