MiniWAV  v1.2 - 32-bit WAV player for Windows 95 & NT
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Description:
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Adds three small audio control buttons (play, stop, rewind) 
and three application control buttons (mode, minimize, 
exit) to the Windows desktop. 

If selected, displays a progress slider below the buttons.

Starts playback of a wave file if the name of the file is given as 
a command line argument. 

If no file name is given as a command line argument, a file open 
dialog is displayed.

Floats on top of other windows on the desktop, is movable.  

Can save files (use the pop up menu activated by pressing the right mouse
button above the button bar), and load files. 

Very useful with a web browser, and as an associated viewer in Windows
Explorer.

Installation:
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Copy the file ctl3d32.dll to your Windows\system32 (WinNT) or \Windows\system (Win95)
directory and the file miniwav.exe to the directory of your choice. Create a new 
program item for MiniWAV.exe into one of the groups in Program Manager (e.g. multimedia).


Registered vs. unregistered
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- The registered version uses an INI file to save the location
  of the program window every time the program shuts down. So, the program
  'remembers' it's previous location.
- In the registered version there is an INI file setting that makes the 
  program shut down automatically after playing through a WAV if none of the
  buttons is pressed during the playback.
- A mixer (volume control) application can also be specified in the INI file 
  of the registered version. The mixer is started from the pop up menu.
- Of course, there is no message box appearing at the end
  of the program.
- If you use the program beyond a 30 day trial period, you must register. There
  is more information on registering and registration benefits in the file
  REGISTER.TXT.


Changes from version 1.0
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- fixed problem with filenames that contain spaces
- added inifile settings for startup screen mode (movable vs unmovable, slider visible)
- added automatic close feature to registered version
- added progress indicator slider for moving around the WAV file
- fixed misc bugs

Also available:
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- as a 16-bit version for Windows 3.1x.
- Don't forget to check out the original MiniAPP, MiniCD, now at version2.0!!!! It's
  available e.g. at ftp.winsite.com as mcd32_20.zip. Information conserning the 
  MiniAPPs can be found at http://www.utu.fi/~seaavi/minicd.html

The Author:
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Seppo Virtanen, student, dept. of physical sciences (electronics and
computer science), University of Turku, Finland.
Internet e-mail: Seppo.Virtanen@utu.fi  - feel free to give me any feedback!

If you decide to evaluate this program, please let me know - it would be 
interesting to know how many people have tried this program out.


How to get the latest information on MiniWAV:
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Go to http://www.utu.fi/~seaavi/minicd.html for information on development,
release plans for newer versions, and downloading!


MiniWAV 1.2: (C)Seppo A. Virtanen 1996, 1997. All rights reserved. Information
             subject to change without notice and all that stuff.


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