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[DerMixD] [Partyman] [Random] [Display] [Global] [Command Line]

DerMixD Settings:

Start/Stop via Partyman:
Check this if you want DerMixD to be started during the initiation of the connection.
Command:
The command to run DerMixD.
Parameters:
The parameters to start DerMixD with
(Note: "-c" and "-p port" will be always added.)
Hostname:
The name of the host DerMixD runs on.
Port:
The port DerMixD listens on.
Log Communications To stdout:
Write the communication of Partyman and DerMixD to stdout (mainly used for debugging purposes).
Normalization:
DerMixD, starting with version 1.4.0, can analyse the volume of a track, either by peak or by a power algorithm. Using this feature, Partyman can automatically set the volume, so that each track is played at the same volume level.


Partyman Settings:

Connect On Startup
Check this if you're too lazy to press the "Connect" button.
Crossfade Time:
The number of seconds both player should play at the same time.
Show Tray Icon:
The tray icon serves two purposes: first it'll let you start, stop, pause, or skip without the need on bringing the window to a visible place; second when you move your mousepointer over it, it'll show the currently played track. Click on it to play, pause and resume, double-click on it for skipping to the next track.
With Bubble:
Additionally the track can also be displayed when it starts to play as a bubble from that tray icon.
External Logger:
Each action like playing a track, stopping, pausing and skipping can be logged though an external application. Here it can be specified. See the Partyman webpage (external link) for a more detailed explanation.
Increase Track Played Counter On Skip:
When you press "Next", the track will be counted as played, if this option is checked.


Random Settings:

These settings only have an effect if the playlist is empty and a track is chosen randomly from the database. If no tracks are found corresponding to the settings, they will be ignored one by one.
Play Favorite Tracks Only
Only select tracks that are marked as favorite from the database.
Play Least Played Tracks Only
Each time a track has been played it is counted inside the database. This settings only selects tracks that have the lowest count.
Play Folder:
Only select tracks that are in this folder.
Number Of Tracks An Artist Is Not Played Again:
The artists of the last played tracks are remembered. This option makes sure that you don't hear too much from a few artists only.

Display Settings:

Title Display Pattern
Set the pattern on how the window title is display when a track is played.
Tray Icon Display Pattern
Set the pattern on how the tool tip and bubble of the tray icon should be displayed. The use of "|#n|" for a newline is strongly recommended (see Pattern).
Player Display Pattern
Set the pattern on how a track is displayed in the top left or top right player.
List Display Pattern
Set the pattern on how a track is displayed in the playlist or searchlist.
Use A Vertical Splitter Line
Decides if the moveable splitter between playlist and tabs (Help, Info, Search, Browse) is vertical or horizontal.
Update Browser Tab
This button initiates a rescan of the database for the filesystem tree displayed "Browse"-Tab. Since this can be time consuming and also resets the contents unfold state, it is not done automatically.
Start Kiosk Mode
Enter a password and the player will be locked, so that the track that's currently playing can not be interrupted or skipped. The settings and quitting program are also locked. To regain full functionality, click on the "Settings" button and enter the password you used during locking or kill and restart Partyman.

Global Settings:

These settings are shared between all SLART applications.
Use Clipboard:
Clicking on a track name copies the filename of the track automatically to the clipboard or the selection buffer, according to this setting.
Animate Views:
This activates the animation of the tree in the browse window.


Command Line Arguments:

If Partyman is run with any command line arguments these will be appended to the playlist.


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