My software, X-MP3Pad, is designed to be run in an MP3Car, displayed on a full screen (optomized for 5.6" LCD), controlled by a pointing device (optional) and a 17-key numeric pad.
Features include:
- Entire MP3Car solution; no additional software needed
- Powerful 'album' list format for playlists/etc.
- Freeform queue structure enabling on-the-fly list creation
- COMPLETE control of music: Pause, rewind/f-forward, track skip,
- Upon shutting down and restarting, continues same song from same exact position in the song as well as loads all previous lists and settings
- Built-in support for running as Windows shell (runs instead of Windows) and switching back
- Custom startup image, sound, etc.
- Dynamic graphical display of left/right levels, as well as song position (click on bar to jump to any point in a song)
- MOVIE SUPPORT: Full .avi playback support, with many other formats to come (YES DiVX works!)
- LOTS of other features!
I need beta testers! I've got a few (thanks to all of you!), but I need more, and more importantly, I need beta testers who will give lots of feedback. I've already released Beta #1, and I'm on the brink of releasing Beta #2 to my beta list.
To get on the list, drop me an E-Mail with a description of your MP3Car setup, if you have one. Also provide your name, E-Mail address, and briefly, why you want to be a beta tester.
Screenshot:
http://www.xak.us/images/x-mp3pad/screenshot.jpg
To get an even better idea, here is my development revision history:
Alpha #1: 03/28/2002 (Sent to Tim)
· First release
Alpha #2: 03/30/2002 (Internal release)
· Add splash screen
· Bug fixes/feature implantation
Alpha #3 03/31/2002 (Sent to Tim)
· Add application startup sound
· Add application icons
· Fix Album List focus string retrieval bug
Alpha #4 04/03/2002 (Sent to Tim & installed on Porsche system)
· List Maker: Add up/down song list position movement
· List Maker: Fix Alterable Value bugs
· List Maker: Add version display
· List Maker: Add right-click exit menu
· Add support for list album files ("L- " albums)
· Fix related bugs for album files
· Add right-click menu (for exiting and running List Maker)
· Reorganize event structure (replace comment groups with event groups)
· Add detail to comments
Alpha #5 (aka Version 0.5 (beta)) 04/09/2002 (Internal release)
· Change right-click functionality to popup menu
· Add support for setting SYSTEM.INI shell
Alpha #6 (aka Version 0.6 (beta)) 04/10/2002 (Sent to Tim)
· Fix bug not displaying time elapsed when fast-forwarding/rewinding when paused
· Fix bug displaying previously played song's total time instead of new song
· Fix bug displaying total time on load previous song
· Re-did method of capturing keystrokes (to allow normal Windows repeat rate)
· Rearrange screen layout to be more efficient
· Change progress bar coding to reflect new screen layout
· Add more functionality to popup menu
· Add refresh songs/albums functionality
Alpha #7 05/07/2002 (Sent to Tim & installed on Porsche system)
· Rearrange layout (move currently selected display to top of screen)
· Fix bug not saving last playing song position when closed via ALT+F4
· Clean up look of text boxes (disable on start to keep mouse arrow over them)
· Song jumping to song number (Song List and Queue List)
· Change functionality of many keys
· Change internal text display from text boxes to string objects
· Re-do all events that could be consolidated into fewer events
· Started implementing new button system
· Re-do all comments
· Add version number to application name
· Rename application from MP944 to X-MP3Pad
Alpha #8 06/19/2002 (Internal release & installed on Porsche system)
· List Maker: Fix infinite loop bug with Global Values
· Fix name of buttons to indicate new name of application
· Fix bug on Song List box (removed Sort property)
· Enhance startup splash screen
· Make screen larger than 640x480 & have mouse scroll screen (WA style)
· Custom startup sound and image (from .INI file)
· Add preferences screen for settings & existing button functions
· Add screen for first time users
· Make Shell=xxx buttons enable/disable
· Make song timer count down from -XX:XX:X (total song length) (FINALLY!)
· Add ability to change time display (-XX:XX:X/XX:XX:X) & save in INI file
· Add "Load From File" button to Movie screen
· Add movie playback (with Movie Folder in .INI file with preferences)
Alpha #9 07/13/2002 (Sent to Tim & installed on Porsche system)
· Make splash screen slide move faster if slow machine detected
· Hold NumLock to shut down
· Swap visualization bar colors (to make red the right channel)
· Create 4 pixel margin at top of screen
· Flash time text when paused
· Add keyboard control for Movies
· Make default text when jumping (Key: Enter) current line number
· Add "~» " to beginning of playing song
· Keep currently playing song # when moving/adding/deleting (for advancement)
Beta #1 07/14/2002 (FIRST PUBLIC RELEASE! Sent to beta mailing list)
· Remove debugging code
· Add queue list limit 10 entries (on public test version)
Beta #2 8/20/2002 (Sent to Tim & Matt)
· Add option to exit to Windows (run explorer.exe) when run as shell
· Layout improvements (add Startup section; larger song time; channel vis.)
· Add queue list repeat
· Add option for string in front of playing song (such as "~» ")
· Add 4 pixel margin at top of Movie screen
· Hold NumLock in Movie screen shuts down
· Auto-save song info (every 5 mins)
· Remove Config Folder (save Queue data to app dir)
· Add Movie Folder selector in music screen
· Add 7+ splash screen settings (incl. no splash for full version)
· Change E-Mail and webpage domain to xak.us
· Fix bug with new playing prefix string display of playing song
· Add Help button to view readme.txt file
FUTURE ADDITIONS
· 1-TO DO: Add user-customizable keys
· 1-TO DO: Add volume control
· 1-TO DO: Fix bug leaving playing prefix text in front of songs
· 3-TO DO: Album Maker: Rename List Maker to Album Maker
· 3-TO DO: Album Maker: Improve interface (add Save, Save As, etc.)
· 3-TO DO: Add walkthrough of Queue concept to ReadMe
· 3-TO DO: Add user-customizable colors
· 4-TO DO: Auto-Update (search for new MP3s, Albums, program versions, etc.)
· 4-TO DO: Add numeric-to-text song searching
· 4-TO DO: Add picture viewer - display while music playing
· ?-TO DO: Grow/shrink list boxes depending on focus state
X-MP3Pad: Beta testers needed... Please read!
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