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<TITLE>Xmcd Local Discographies</TITLE>
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<FONT FACE="times">by <A HREF="http://metalab.unc.edu/tkan/">Ti kan</A></FONT>
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<FONT SIZE="+4" FACE="times">Local Discographies</FONT>
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<B>Browse Local Discographies by category:</B><BR>
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<A HREF="blues/index.html">Blues</A> |
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<A HREF="classical/index.html">Classical</A> |
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<A HREF="country/index.html">Country</A> |
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<A HREF="data/index.html">Data</A> |
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<A HREF="folk/index.html">Folk</A> |
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<A HREF="jazz/index.html">Jazz</A><BR>
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<A HREF="newage/index.html">New Age</A> |
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<A HREF="reggae/index.html">Reggae</A> |
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<A HREF="rock/index.html">Rock</A> |
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<A HREF="soundtrack/index.html">Soundtrack</A> |
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<A HREF="misc/index.html">Misc</A><BR>
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Welcome to xmcd <I>Local Discographies</I>. This is a storage area on
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your system that can be used to collect and organize files related to
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each CD you own. The files can be text, HTML or other documents,
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image or animation files, sound clips, etc. Examples are music reviews,
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artist interviews, photographs, fan information, MP3 sound files etc.
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You can download these from fan sites on the Internet, or create your own.
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You can make local web pages that contain links to Internet
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sites, or links to files associated with other CDs in Local Discographies.
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These files can be viewed, played and/or printed using the <I>wwwWarp</I>
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feature of xmcd. Xmcd will drive an external web browser to access
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<H2>Directory Organization</H2>
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The top-level Local Discographies directory is <B>$DISCOGDIR</B>
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on your system. This was created when xmcd was installed.
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Under this directory there are directories for each music category
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(i.e., <I>rock, classical, jazz,</I> etc.). These categories match those
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of the CD database. Under each category, xmcd maintains directories
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pertaining to each CD. The directory names are the 8-digit
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disc ID of each CD. The category and disc ID are both shown on the
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xmcd <I>CD Database / Program</I> window. In the directory you can
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store files related to the CD.
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For example, if you have a CD whose category is <B>jazz</B> and the
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disc ID is <B>c00fc60e</B>, then the directory for this CD is:
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$DISCOGDIR/jazz/c00fc60e
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<H2>Setup Instructions</H2>
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Here is the information on how to set up Local Discographies.
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<H4>wwwWarp configuration</H4>
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Xmcd must be configured properly for <I>wwwWarp</I>. This means that
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there is a supported web browser on your system (<B>Netscape Navigator</B>,
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<B>Netscape Communicator</B> or <B>NCSA Mosaic</B>).
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When xmcd was installed the correct browser must be configured.
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If your xmcd was not configured correctly for <I>wwwWarp</I>, you can
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re-configure it by logging in as <B>root</B>, and then running the
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<B>$XMCDLIB/config/config.sh</B> script.
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Of course, in order to reach Internet sites, your system must be connected
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to the Internet. However, the Local Discographies feature does not require
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an Internet connection.
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Once configured, re-start xmcd and check the wwwWarp feature by choosing
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"<B>Browse the official Xmcd web site</B>" and clicking "<B>Go!</B>".
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<H4>Local Discography directories</H4>
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When xmcd is installed for the first time, the top level Local Discographies
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directory as well as the music category subdirectories are created for you.
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When you use wwwWarp to view a CD's Local Discography, the directory for
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that CD is automatically created for you if it doesn't already exist.
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The path name of the directory is described in the
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<B>Directory Organization</B> section above.
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An HTML index file is also automatically generated by xmcd and installed
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in each CD's Local Discography directory. This is the file that xmcd will
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point your web browser to, when you view a CD's Local Discography.
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You can put other related files in each CD's Local Discography directory,
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such as images and sound clips. These files will automatically appear
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in the CD's Local Discography when you use xmcd's wwwWarp system to
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You can set up <B>cron</B>(1M) on your system to run the
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<B<$XMCDLIB/scripts/genidx<B> script periodically (for example,
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once every night) to re-generate the per-category Local Discography
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HTML index page ($DISCOGDIR/<I>category</I>/index.html). This allows
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you to browse the categories using your browser.
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You are now ready to use Local Discographies!
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To use Local Discographies, start xmcd and load a CD in the drive.
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Click on the <B>wwwWarp</B> button on xmcd's main window (this is
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the button with the world symbol). A <I>wwwWarp</I> window will pop up.
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Choose the "<B>Local Discography for this CD title</B>" entry,
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then click "<B>Go!</B>" to make your web browser go to the
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appropriate directory.
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The web browser will display the artist, disc title and track title information
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about the currently loaded CD, as well as other information from the
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If there are other files in the directory, the browser will also
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display a directory listing of the directory. You can click on a
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file to view or play it. Note that your web brower may need certain
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plug-ins in order to play some file formats.
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The page will also display web links (URLs) associated with each CD,
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if any are found in the extended information portions of the CD
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database information.
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Please be aware of possible legal implications when sharing music-related
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files with others. Some of the information, including album cover art,
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graphics and photos, lyrics and other data are likely to be protected by
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copyright. Xmcd and its author are not liable for the users' actions.
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<H2>Related Links</H2>
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<LI><A HREF="http://metalab.unc.edu/tkan/xmcd/">Xmcd</A>
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- Motif CD player by Ti Kan
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<LI><A HREF="http://metalab.unc.edu/tkan/xmmix/">Xmmix</A>
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- Motif audio mixer by Ti Kan
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<LI><A HREF="http://www.cddb.com">CDDB</A>
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<LI><A HREF="http://www.hubbe.net/~hubbe/plugger.html">Plugger</A>
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- Streaming multimedia plug-in for UNIX Netscape by Fredrik H�binette
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<LI><A HREF="http://www.spies.com/Sox/">Sox</A>
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- Sound eXchange: sound file format conversion utility by Lance Norskog
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<LI><A HREF="http://www.opensound.com/">Open Sound System</A>
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- Sound driver for UNIX
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