[S1mp3-devel] [content redesign] the ready "Swan" page

[Wladston V. F F. <wla...@gm...>]

This page was easy to make, all I had to do was to paste some of the
proposal.

I think it will cheer up the users and call more developers to the project!
:)

Now, only the S1ice page is missing (Legolas is making it) till the end of
the "About us" category.

I only got help from Ali and Legolas - I expect you guys to participate more
on the coming categories ...

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Swan is a project which aims to completely replace the S1mp3 firmware with
an open source alternative. This will allow users to add any features they
can imagine.

See Development(link) for more information about our development efforts and
for how to join us.

===Planned features==

==Automated Installation Process===
One firmware for all - To remove any risk during the installation or
upgrade, the process will be controlled and monitored by a user-friendly and
intelligent PC utility. This means that no matter which player the user
owns, he always downloads the same SWAN Firmware Installation Program.

===Easy Updates===
New Applications may be added by simply dropping the Application into the
system folder on The Player.

===Skinnable===
The system will be fully skinnable and configurable by means of a plain text
configuration file.

==While Playing Screen (WPS)===
When an audio file is being played, a screen displaying details about the
track will be displayed.  This screen is user configurable and can display
information such as: Tag information from ID3v1, ID3v2, APEv2; bitrate;
channel information; time elapsed; peak meter; etc.

===Multitasking===
The Swan firmware will work on a different concept - the WPS will always
run. When music is playing the user may execute any Application without
disturbing playback. By example, a user may listen to music while playing a
game or reading his email, and easily swith between the WPS and the
application.

===Plugins===
Applications which add visual or audio functionality to The Player. Such as
'Synchronised Lyrics Display' ('Karaoke Mode') or 'Graphical
Visualisations'.
Plugins will not be directly executed by The User, but by the Kernel, based
upon the data stream being decoded, and the way in which The User has
configured The SWAN Firmware to behave.

===Speech Interface===
It will be possible to enable speech-guided Menu and Music navigation. This
is especially useful for in-car entertainment or to offer accessibility to
blind users.

===Player Customisation===
All basic behaviours of The Player will be controllable from a plain text
file on The Player.  This will include such options as:
Startup Application (AppMain); Default Play Mode; Language; Screen Contrast;
Power-on Volume; etc.

===Scripting Language===
The SWAN Firmware will offer an user-friendly Scripting Language.  This will
allow The User to write simple Applications without learning 'C' or Z80
Assembler.

===Audio File Formats===
We will support as many audio formats as possible.  The list will depend on
a number of factors.
At present we expect to include full support for the following list: WAV;
ADPCM; MOD; XM; S3M; FAR; MP3 Layer 2 & 3; WMA; OGG Vorbis; more...


===Planned applications===
Address Book, DTMF tone generator / Autodialer, Offline RSS Reader, Offline
EMaiL Reader, Tetris (clone), Othello (clone), Klondike Solitaire, and many
more...

==Free==
The SWAN Firmware is being developed using the Free-BSD licencing model. It
means that any user will be able to use Swan on anyway.

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-- 
Wladston Viana Ferreira Filho
Belo Horizonte - MG, Brasil
Visit the project: s1mp3.org