ascd(1)                                                   ascd(1)

NAME

       ascd - An AfterStep and WindowMaker CD player

SYNOPSIS

       ascd [ -help ]
       ascd [ -version ]
       ascd  [  -geometry  geometry  ] [ +/-withdrawn ] [ -device
       device ] [ +/-a ] [ +/-t ] [ -cue time ] [ -ti  time  ]  [
       -volume volume ] [ -mvolume volume ] [ -maxvolume volume ]
       [ -minvolume volume ] [ -fadestep value ]

DESCRIPTION

       ascd is CD player written to play audio CD's integrated in
       afterstep's Wharf module or WindowMaker's dock.  ascd han­
       dles mounted volumes, and opens and closes the tray.

CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

       -help, -h
            print a list of commandline options and exit.

       -version
            print the version number and exit.

       -geometry <geom>
            specifies the geometry of ascd. The Geometry
            works like the standard X-Window geometry option.

       +/-withdrawn, +/-w
           Turn on and off withdrawn mode. Use this option if
           you use ascd with WindowMaker.

       -device <device>
            specifies the CDROM device which should be used by
            ascd. If "-DNO_DEFAULT_DEVICE" was set at
            compilation time this option will have no effect.

       -cue <seconds>
            specifies the time -in seconds- for intro scan
            and cue modes.

       -ti <seconds>
            specifies the timeout for the help texts. The
            default is 1 second.

       +/-autoplay, +/-a
            Turn on or off autoplay mode. When this is
            turned on, ascd always wait for a CD, and play it
            automatically when inserted.

       +/-autorepeat, +/-t
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            last track, the CD is not stopped and first track
            is played.

       -maxvolume <value>
            Set the CD driver max volume.

       -minvolume <value>
            Set the CD driver min volume.

       -volume <value>
            Set the CD driver volume, between 0 and maxvolume.
            Note that the -volume option in independant from
            the mixer. It controls the drive, not the sound
            card.

       -mvolume <value>
            Set the CD driver volume for the mute mode.

       -fadestep <value>
            Set the fade in/out speed. Default is 5. Greater
            values accelerate the fade.

       -save
            Save all the settings and exit. Usefull to 'make' a
            new configuration file: set all the stuff you want
            to set and put -save as last commandline option.
            Example:

            ascd +w +a -device /dev/cd0c -save

            Then, you just call ascd without arguments, it will
            use the settings you just saved.

INVOCATION

       ascd can be called from one of many ways.  The most common
       invocation is the command line:

            % ascd -device /dev/wcd0a +w +a &

       With  Afterstep, another way to call ascd is from the win­
       dow manager:

            *Wharf - - Swallow "ascd" ascd&

       This line, when placed in the .steprc file  in  the  users
       home directory will cause ascd to use the shape extensions
       so that it will be a button on the Wharf  (1)  button  bar
       under the afterstep (1) window manager.

COPYRIGHTS

       Copyright  1999, Rob Malda and Denis Bourez. No guarantees
       or warranties or anything are provided or implied  in  any



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       way  whatsoever.   Use this program at your own risk. Per­
       mission to use this program for any purpose is  given,  as
       long as the copyright is kept intact.

AUTHORS

       Denis Bourez <denis@rsn.fdn.fr>
            application since 0.7
       Rob Malda <malda@slashdot.org>
            application until 0.6
       Dirk Foersterling <milliByte@DeathsDoor.com>
            WorkMan maintainer
       Steven Grimm <koreth@Hyperion.COM>
            WorkMan maintainer until 1.3
       Erik O'Shaughnessy <eriko@austin.ibm.com>
            AIX platform device driver
       Michael Kurz <mkurz@rzws.fh-aalen.de>
            changes and man page until 0.6

MORE INFORMATION

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