<?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ <!ENTITY kappname "&dragonplayer;"> <!ENTITY dragonplayer "<application>Dragon Player</application>"> <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE"><!-- change language only here --> ]> <book id="dragon" lang="&language;"> <bookinfo> <title>The &dragonplayer; Handbook</title> <authorgroup> <author> <firstname>Mike</firstname> <surname>Diehl</surname> <affiliation> <address><email>madpenguin8@yahoo.com</email></address> </affiliation> </author> <author> <firstname>Ian</firstname> <surname>Monroe</surname> <affiliation> <address><email>imonroe@kde.org</email></address> </affiliation> </author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> <copyright> <year>2004</year> <holder>Mike Diehl</holder> </copyright> <copyright> <year>2007</year> <holder>Ian Monroe</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice> <date>2013-05-11</date> <releaseinfo>2.0 (&kde; 4.11)</releaseinfo> <abstract> <para> &dragonplayer; is a simple video player for &kde;. </para> </abstract> <keywordset> <keyword>KDE</keyword> <keyword>Codeine</keyword> <keyword>Phonon</keyword> <keyword>Dragon</keyword> <keyword>Player</keyword> <keyword>Dragon Player</keyword> <keyword>video</keyword> <keyword>multi-media</keyword> </keywordset> </bookinfo> <chapter id="introduction"> <title>Introduction</title> <screenshot> <screeninfo>&dragonplayer; Screenshot</screeninfo> <mediaobject> <imageobject><imagedata fileref="main.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> <textobject><phrase>Screenshot</phrase></textobject> </mediaobject> </screenshot> <para> &dragonplayer; is a simple media player using &phonon; technology. &dragonplayer; is a no frills media player that excels at playing DVDs and movie files without getting in your way. </para> </chapter> <chapter id="select-media"> <title>Select a Media</title> <para>If you start &dragonplayer; from the application launcher or use <guibutton>Play Media</guibutton> (<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>O</keycap></keycombo>) from the toolbar or from the <guimenu>Play</guimenu> menu this window is displayed:</para> <screenshot> <screeninfo>Play Media</screeninfo> <mediaobject> <imageobject><imagedata fileref="playmedia.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> <textobject><phrase>Play Media</phrase></textobject> </mediaobject> </screenshot> <para>There are three ways to play a video file:</para> <para><guibutton>Play File</guibutton> opens the file dialog and allows you to select a file to play.</para> <para><guibutton>Play Disc</guibutton> to play a &CD; or DVD.</para> <para><guibutton>Play Stream</guibutton> opens a dialog to enter an address of some <ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streaming_media">multimedia stream</ulink>.</para> <para>Double click on an entry in the play list with recently opened files to start playing it. The context menu of the play list shows actions to remove a selected entry or clear the whole play list. Any file you played will be automatically added to the list.</para> </chapter> <chapter id="features"> <title>Features</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term> <guimenuitem>Full Screen Mode</guimenuitem> </term> <listitem><para> While playing a movie, you can enter full screen mode. This uses the entire monitor to display the movie. Moving the mouse shows a toolbar at the top of the screen in full screen mode. Toggle the full screen mode using the <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> menu, the action in the toolbar, double click on the video or use the shortcut <keycap>F</keycap>. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <guimenuitem>Video Settings</guimenuitem> </term> <listitem><para>Select this action from the <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> menu to adjust <guilabel>Brightness</guilabel>, <guilabel>Contrast</guilabel>, <guilabel>Hue</guilabel> and <guilabel>Saturation</guilabel>. These settings are stored together with the playback position for each video file. This enables you resume playing a video with the selected video settings and the position where you stopped playing. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> Navigation </term> <listitem><para>The shortcut <keycap>PgUp</keycap> brings you 10% forward, <keycap>PgDown</keycap> 10% backward. Use <menuchoice><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Menu Toggle</guimenuitem></menuchoice> (<keycap>R</keycap>) to switch to the video menu and select another chapter to play. <menuchoice><guimenu>Play</guimenu><guimenuitem>Play/Pause</guimenuitem></menuchoice> (<keysym>Space</keysym>) allows you to pause and resume playback if a movie is loaded. <menuchoice><guimenu>Play</guimenu><guimenuitem>Stop</guimenuitem></menuchoice> (<keycap>S</keycap>) stops playback. Go to the previous or next chapter of a video with <guimenuitem>Previous Chapter</guimenuitem> (<keycap>,</keycap>) or <guimenuitem>Next Chapter</guimenuitem> (<keycap>.</keycap>) from the <guimenu>Play</guimenu> menu. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <guimenuitem>Volume control</guimenuitem> </term> <listitem><para>If you play videos with a hidden toolbar, you can use the shortcut <keycap>M</keycap> to mute or unmute the sound; and the shortcut <keycap>V</keycap> to toggle the display of the volume slider right to the video. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><menuchoice> <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Aspect Ratio</guisubmenu> </menuchoice></term> <listitem><para><action>This menu lets you pick the aspect ratio of the playing movie. The aspect ratio is width of movie compared to the height.</action></para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <guisubmenu>Subtitles</guisubmenu> and <guisubmenu>Audio Channels</guisubmenu> </term> <listitem><para> These menu items from the <guimenu>Settings</guimenu> menu are active if there are any subtitles or additional audio channels (⪚ with different languages) available from the currently playing movie. Note that it may take a few seconds of playback before the subtitles or audio channels become available. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </chapter> <chapter id="credits"> <title>Credits and License</title> <para> &dragonplayer; </para> <para>Program copyright 2004 Max B. Howell <email>max.howell@methylblue.com</email></para> <para>Program copyright 2007 Ian A. Monroe <email>imonroe@kde.org</email></para> <para> Documentation copyright 2004 Mike Diehl <email>madpenguin8@yahoo.com</email> </para> <para> Documentation copyright 2007 Ian Monroe <email>imonroe@kde.org</email> </para> <!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS --> &underFDL; &underGPL; </chapter> &documentation.index; </book> <!-- Local Variables: mode: sgml sgml-minimize-attributes:nil sgml-general-insert-case:lower sgml-indent-step:0 sgml-indent-data:nil End: -->
