That comes up in the install as well -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matt Sent: 25 August 2004 09:31 To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: Re: Winamp 5.04 accessible?
Yes, it can be made accessible, but it's pretty tricky. You have to switch in to Classic Winamp in order for everything to work as it did before. To do this, you need to access the preferences dialogue, and arrow down to the skins area of the tree view. In the options panel, you will find that you have a choice between Classic Winamp, and Modern Winamp. It defaults to Modern Winamp. Jaws will also go a bit weird at this point, but don't panic. If it says, List box Winamp Modern 2 of 2, then obviously you just up arrow once to select Classic Winamp. Then rather than trying to figure out where it's thrown your cursor, just exit Winamp completely and re-open it. Your changes should have taken effect, and you should now be able to turn off the various bits of the screen you don't want. You should also be aware that they have now introduced a new component called the Media Library. This can be turned off in a similar way to the mini browser, equalizer and play-list editor. I would like to point out however, that if someone could modify the existing Winamp scripts to take advantage of the new Winamp layout, it would be an incredibly powerful tool for most of us. This is largely because it can now support practically any audio/video playback, burn and rip CD's, and even play DVD movies as far as I can tell. What's more, if we could use the Media library screen, everything is right there ready to use. No messing around with menus and trying to remember a billion hotkeys! Everything ready to go in one place. But there are parts of the screen that do not work out of the box, and I for one, refuse to mouse around using the Jaws Cursor! That's a cop-out, and it isn't a reliable way of accessing software really because you end up hearing every last graphic, symbol and character on every line, and somewhere amongst all that babble is the one tiny thing you're looking for! LOL! One other catch however, is that if you wish to rip tracks from a CD in to MP3 format, you actually have to buy Winamp Pro! What a surprise! I expect there are a number of other features which are not accessible in the basic version, but I believe that Pro is not very expensive. Certainly not as expensive as say, Real Player Pro would be. Hope this helps. Regards, Matt --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.736 / Virus Database: 490 - Release Date: 09/08/2004 _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
