SingIT Lyrics Displayer --------------------- Copyright (C) IT! Software E-mail: anal0gue@wanadoo.fr web: http://www.altern.org/analogue Purpose: This software displays the lyrics of a song played by any mp3/cd/wav SingIT compatible player in a funny way ;) It's compatible with .lrc file format and you can change the look'n'feel of SingIT by using one of the many SingSkins availables. Lyrics setup: Create a lyrics directory (e.g c:\music\lyrics) and select it in the configuration dialog of SingIT If the sound file is: C:\Songs\MySong.mp3, then rename your lyrics MySong.lrc or MySong.txt and copy it in your Lyrics_Dir or in the same directory as your sound file. (but i'd like you to use the .lrc extension because of possible confusion with other formats) SingSkins setup: A directory called "singskin" must have been created when you've installed SingIT but you can move it everywhere... You just have to select it in the configuration dialog of SingIT. Each SingSkin must be put in their own directory like the "base" one. You can modify files in "singskin\base\" to create your own skins. To select a SingSkin, just click on the "look" button and select the name you want. Setup: 1. Extract the singxxx.zip file in a directory, a singskin directory must have been created in this directory 2. Execute the SingIT.exe file and configure it by using the "cfg" button 3. Now you can start your player and enjoy the lyrics ;) Tips and Restrictions: -As default, this software would display a .LRC lyrics file with the same filename as the sound file. If some of your lyric file got .TXT extensions, you can rename all those files by typing under MS-Dos prompt within their directory: "ren *.txt *.lrc" (you can keep your .txt files too) -If you can't get it working, try it with "c:\1.mp3" and "c:\1.lrc" The "c:\1.lrc" MUST include timestamps like "[00:15]example" !!! Legal issues: This Software is freeware. But use it at your own risk. I am not responsible for any damage that may appear in using this program. Updates: You can check last version at http://www.altern.org/analogue History: * v0.6e (12/05/1998) - increase/decrease value of each song is now kept in a file - portuguese support * v0.6d (05/05/1998) - added an "uppercase only" option - SingIT no longer takes so much cpu-usage when it's minimized - increase/decrease value is now kept in memory when docked mode is used * v0.6c (30/04/1998) - Hebrew support - Hungarian support * v0.6b (27/04/1998) - the zoom is now adjustable (x.5 x1 x1.5 x2 x2.5 x3) - optimized the code for the interface (buttons are drawn faster) - fixed the SingSkin name in dock-mode * v0.6a (22/04/1998) - NAD compatible (but only NAD v0.94+) !!! - Added a priority option - Deutsch support * v0.6 (20/04/1998) - SingIT is no longer a Winamp plugin... nad-compatible soon !!! - New docked mode !!! - Final improved SingSkin support... Everything is configurable now - Decreased the cpu-usage by 2 - Now displays upper/lowercase letters - Windows98 buttons style - Cleaner design - Displays a logo when it can't find any lyrics file - Added an "Always on Top" option - The title can now be put on the right-part of your SingSkin - Smarter text-centered option - Many bugfixes (maybe some bugs added too) * v0.5h (01/04/1998) - stupid bugfix * v0.5g (01/04/1998) - Winamp v1.9 compatible engine * v0.5f (30/03/1998) - SingSkin Title Bar item fixed - Fixed the Winamp-stopped bug - Added a SingSkin * v0.5e (29/03/1998) - Added a config button - Added some id3-tags * v0.5d (28/03/1998) - Added synchronize buttons - Norwegian bug fixed - SingSkin window no longer hide Winamp * v0.5c (27/03/1998) - Big improvement in the singskin support: everything is customisable now !!! - Redesigned the singskin dialog box - Keep the Skin_Dir (You may select it in the config box) - Title bar highlighted when Sing IT! get the focus - Bug fixed in the .lrc load engine * v0.5b (26/03/1998) - Stupid bug in the skin support fixed * v0.5a (25/03/1998) - More realistic buttons - Experimantal skin support - Norwegian support - Now displays numbers in hebrew lyrics (sorry hebrew fans ;) * v0.5 (18/03/1998) - Auto-minimize option added - The Sing IT! window is no longer rectangular ;) - X2 Zoom added - Nasty title bar removed - Center-align feature added - Show ID3 tags - Show lyrics author ( [by:xxxx] tag ) - Keep selected features for next restart - Bug fixed with [00:00] time-tag on the first line - Hebrew bug fixed * v0.4e (10/03/1998) - Multi-tags per line bug fixed * v0.4d (09/03/1998) - Empty-lines support added - Minimize/Restore bug fixed * v0.4c (08/03/1998) - Hungarian Support - Minor bugfixes * v0.4b (03/03/1998) - Now you can put your .lrc/.txt files in your mp3's directory - Display the author of the lyric near the end of the song played (You have to use Sing IT! Editor in order to sign you lyrics) * v0.4a (01/03/1998) - French support - Winamp-Mangled bug fixed * v0.4 (26/02/1998) - ID3 tags support !!! - Better Lyric-Load engine - Easy to use Config Box - Hebrew support - Small icon added * v0.3a (24/02/1998) - Added a Config Box to select the Lyrics directory - Displays helpfull information when the lyric file can't be found - Added a space char at both extremity of the Scrolling-text - Last scrolling bug fixed - another close-bug fixed - display bug fixed * v0.3 (23/02/1998) - Autosize itself with the longest sentence of the lyric - Scroll bug fixed - the line to sing is now highlighted - Some other bugfixes and optimizations (the size is smaller than v0.2!) * v0.2 (22/02/1998) - new Winamp look * v0.1e (21/02/1998) - Totally converted from Delphi to C++ (now i can make many visual effects You have to wait the next release to appreciate the new gfx) * v0.1d (19/02/1998) - Keep last window position - Close Bug fixed (but there is still one!) - Last Sentence Bug fixed * v0.1c (18/02/1998) - Added a minimize button - Added support for a Lyrics directory - Some bugfixes * v0.1b (17/02/1998) - Added a smart scrolling (you need to see it to understand what i mean) - Added support for repeated lines/several time-tags - Some bugfixes * v0.1a (16/02/1998) - First public release of the Winamp plugin - SingIT Editor is out !