[lastbash-cvs] blis_pages Usage,1.1,1.2
Status: Beta
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From: Costin S. <cs...@us...> - 2006-12-06 13:52:58
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Update of /cvsroot/lastbash/blis_pages In directory sc8-pr-cvs6.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv18558 Modified Files: Usage Log Message: Reviewed. Index: Usage =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/lastbash/blis_pages/Usage,v retrieving revision 1.1 retrieving revision 1.2 diff -u -d -r1.1 -r1.2 --- Usage 6 Dec 2006 12:31:38 -0000 1.1 +++ Usage 6 Dec 2006 13:52:54 -0000 1.2 @@ -4,42 +4,47 @@ (:DESCRIPTION:) Using LastBASH (:REVISION:) $Id$ -Please see the [[Install]] page for quick instructions about how to install and launch LastBASH. You must have a compatible terminal (linux or xterm are supported at the moment) and, if you wish to use the backend player, you should have MPlayer. For now. +Please see the [[Install]] page for quick instructions about how to install and launch LastBASH. +You must have a compatible terminal (linux or xterm are supported at the moment) and, if you wish to use the backend player, you should have MPlayer. +For now. After you have donwloaded, extracted and installed the program, run it. You do not need to pass any command line parameters, at least at first start. - lastbash + $ lastbash It will ask your Last.fm username and password. You should have one. If not, hmmm... go and create an account on [http://www.last.fm|Last.fm] -You can also pass the Last.fm station name to tune directly into it. For now, the url must be %-escaped (replace the SPACE characters with @@%20@@). +You can also pass the Last.fm station name to tune directly into it. - lastbash lastfm://globaltags/rock - lastbash lastfm://globaltags/classic%20rock - lastbash lastfm://user/cstroie/neighbours - lastbash lastfm://artist/Rammstein/similarartists + $ lastbash "lastfm://globaltags/rock" + $ lastbash "lastfm://globaltags/classic rock" + $ lastbash "lastfm://user/cstroie/neighbours" + $ lastbash "lastfm://artist/Rammstein/similarartists" -Then, the program will try to connect. If it succeeds, it will save a playlist in @@~/.lastbash/playlist.m3u@@, for you to open with some external player, if you don't want to use the backend it provides. +Then, the program will try to connect. +If it succeeds, it will save a playlist in @@~/.lastbash/playlist.m3u@@, for you to open with some external player, if you don't want to use the backend it provides. -If you have MPlayer (for the moment, this is the backend), it will start playing automatically. If not, you will have to tell LastBASH not to try to run it by creating the @@~/.lastbash/config@@ file and adding this line: +If you have MPlayer (for the moment, this is the backend), it will start playing automatically. +If not, you will have to tell LastBASH not to try to run it by creating the @@~/.lastbash/config@@ file and adding this line: USE_PLAYER="n" -Then, open your favourite mp3 player, load the above-mentioned playlist and start playing. LastBASH will show you the current playing track, will keep a history of last played tracks and will allow you to control the stream. +Then, open your favourite mp3 player, load the above-mentioned playlist and start playing. +LastBASH will show you the current playing track, will keep a history of last played tracks and will allow you to control the stream. For example, to run MPlayer manually (just an example), run it this way: - mplayer -cache 512 -playlist ~/.lastbash/playlist.m3u + $ mplayer -cache 512 -playlist ~/.lastbash/playlist.m3u If you like xmms, run it this way (or just run it and open the playlist): - xmms ~/.lastbash/playlist.m3u + $ xmms ~/.lastbash/playlist.m3u To use mpg123, the command is the following: - mpg123 -C -v -@ ~/.lastbash/playlist.m3u + $ mpg123 -C -v -@ ~/.lastbash/playlist.m3u Enjoy! @@ -47,13 +52,13 @@ If one instance of LastBASH is already running, a second call can send commands to the first one, for example: - lastbash -c LOVE - lastbash -c SKIP - lastbash -c BAN + $ lastbash -c LOVE + $ lastbash -c SKIP + $ lastbash -c BAN Or you can change the station this way. - lastbash lastfm://group/LastBASH + $ lastbash "lastfm://group/LastBASH" = Mozilla Firefox integration = @@ -83,4 +88,7 @@ :r:Refresh track metadata (refresh is automatic, but if you need to, you can use this key to force a refresh) :p:Toggle ''"Record to Profile"'' (the '''P''' led will change status) :d:Toggle ''"Discovery mode"'' (the '''D''' led will change status) +:s:Toggle history scrolling direction +:^L:Redraw the interface :q:Quit (and stop the backend player too) + |