--------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the README file of TkMidity Ver.1.5, Tcl/Tk interface for TiMidity MIDI Converter/Player. TkMidity realizes the Tk interface panel communicating with true TiMidity program. By using Tk, you can enjoy a beautiful Motif-like window without Motif libraries. * WHAT'S NEW in 1.5 - Trace window using timer callback - Forward/backward buttons - A couple of bug fixes.. * CONTENTS This archive contains the following files: README.tk - this file tk_c.c - tk-interface control source file tkmidity.ptcl - main tcl/tk source to be preprocessed tkpanel.tcl - main control panel tcl/tk script browser.tcl - file browser misc.tcl - miscellaneous subroutines tkbitmaps/*.xbm - bitmap files for TkMidity * USAGE There are four modes newly featured to TiMidity; repeat, shuffle, auto-start and auto-exit modes. Repeat mode plays musics after all files are finished repeatedly. Shuffle mode means the random pick-up playing. When Auto-start is on, the TkMidity begins playing music as soon as program starts. Auto-exit means to quit TkMidity automatically after all songs are over. Each setting can be saved by Save Config menu. You can change the display configuration in Displays menu. This configuration also can be saved on the start-up file by Save Config menu. From ver.1.3, File Open/Close menues and direct keyboard controls are supported. You can append arbitrary files from file browser. The shortcut key actions are as follows: [Enter] : Start Playing [Space] : Pause / Start Again [c] : Stop Playing [q] : Quit TkMidity [p] or [Left] : Previous File [n] or [Right] : Next File [v] or [Down] : Volume Down (5%) [V] or [Up] : Volume Up (5%) [F10] : Menu Mode [Alt]+[Any] : Select Each Menu From this version (1.4), trace mode window is realized. You can see a funny movements of volume and panning of each channel if you specify the option flag in command line (see manual). * PROGRAM NOTES This version requires Tcl7.5/Tk4.1 libraries. Unlike the older tk interface, timidity links the tcl/tk libraries on its binary, not using wish program. Also, shared memory access must be permitted. * TROUBLE SHOOTING +The present script verifies the existence of the file before pass to TiMidity, but occasionally this could happen... Takashi Iwai <iwai@dragon.mm.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp> <http://bahamut.mm.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~iwai/>
