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Wimpy MP3 Player
Overview
Quick Start
About Registration Codes
Troublshooting
"DEMO" box still displays
Super basic instructions
No PHP, ASP or ColdFusion
No songs listed
Only see code
406 Error
Windows 2003 Server
Customize
Customize
Installation Folder
Cover Art
External config file
Insert
Overview
Popup
Standard HTML
IFRAME
JavaScript
Tools & Resources
Overview
Customizer
Skin Machine
Playlister
Podcast Scripts
Wimpy SQL
Wimpy Loader
Track Plays / Vote Scripts
Ecommerce
Authentication Scripts
Skin
Overview
Creating custom skins
Applying a skin
Object Editing
Troublshooting
Doesn't display properly
Poor image quality
Customizer can't find skin
Skin doesn't load
Skin files appear in playlist
Playlists
Overview
Automatic
Embedded
SIFT Playlists
Podcasts (RSS)
MySQL
Playlist item order
XML Playlists
Overview
Wimpy XML Playlist Format
About XML
Authoring / Editing
Playlists within Playlists
Custom Playlist Generator
Database Connectivity
Overview
Wimpy SQL
Overview
Setup
Quick Start
Using Customizer
Custom Query
Troubleshooting
Wimpy ED
Overview
Installation
Configuration
Making a Query
Using Customizer
Troublshooting
Javascript Controls
Examples
Overview / Download
Setup - For Pros
Setup - For Newbies
Function Reference
Options Reference
Event Handlers
API
Server side
serveMP3
downloadfile
dir
phpinfo
feedPlaylist
getCoverart
podcast
wimpyConfigFile
wimpy_auth
getMyid3info
ecommerce
ecomWindow
useMysql
defaultVisualBaseName
defaultVisualExt
hide_folders
hide_files
startDir
HTML display
wimpySkin
wimpySwf
bkgdColor
tptBkgd
wimpyHTMLpageTitle
useSysCodePage
Client side
wimpyApp
wimpySkin
startPlayingOnload
randomOnLoad
shuffleOnLoad
displayDownloadButton
autoAdvance
popUpHelp
forceDownload
startOnTrack
trackPlays
voteScript
getMyid3info
forceXMLplaylist
useSysCodePage
ecommerce
ecomWindow
useMysql
scrollInfoDisplay
infoDisplayTime
bufferAudio
theVolume
defaultImage
loopPlaylist
limitPlaytime
startupLogo
Wimpy Button
Overview
Quick Start
About Registration Codes
Customize & Insert
Customize
Insert Overview
Standard HTML
JavaScript
Javascript Controls
Examples
Wimpy Button Bridge
Wimpy Button Bridge API
Tools & Resources
Overview
Online Customizer
URL Encrypt
Wimpy Button Bridge
How To
More than one button
Update WImpy
Use Javascipt to control Wimpy Button
Wimpy Rave
Introduction
Overview
Quick start
Basic Install
About Registration Codes
Customize
Customizer
Options
Cover art
External config file
Insert
Overview
Popup
Standard HTML
IFRAME
JavaScript
Tools & Resources
Overview
Customizer
Skin Machine
Playlister
URL Encryptor
Rave Loader
Skin
Overview
Creating custom skins
Applying a skin
Object Editing
Playlists
Overview
Automatic
Embedded
Podcasts (RSS)
M3U
Simple Text (PLS)
Plug Playlists (Advertisements)
Custom Playlist Generator
Sort Field
Sort Order
XML Playlists
Overview
Rave XML Playlist Format
About XML
Playlists within Playlists
Javascript Controls
Overview
Getting Started
Retrieving information
Trouble Shooting
Examples
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Example 4
Example 5
Example 6
Example 7
Function Reference
Overview
Initialization
makeWimpyPlayer
wimpy_amReady_ask
wimpy_callPlugin
wimpy_updateInfoDisplay
wimpy_setVolume
wimpy_setMuteState
wimpy_setLoopTrackState
wimpy_setRandomState
wimpy_setRepeatState
Event Handlers
handleWimpyInit
handlTrackStarted
handleTrackDone
handleLinkClick
Playback Control
wimpy_play
wimpy_stop
wimpy_pause
wimpy_gotoTrack
wimpy_next
wimpy_prev
wimpy_getPlayheadPercent
wimpy_setPlayheadPercent
wimpy_getPlayheadSeconds
wimpy_setPlayheadSeconds
wimpy_getLoadPercent
wimpy_getLoadState
wimpy_getPlayerState
Playlist
wimpy_clearPlaylist
wimpy_appendPlaylist
wimpy_loadExternalPlaylist
wimpy_getTotalPlaylistItems
wimpy_returnPlaylistItem
wimpy_getPlaylistXML
wimpy_getPlaylist
wimpy_getTrackInfo
WordPress
Screenshots
Installation Overview
Easy Install
Manual Install
Activate
Players Overview
Setup Widget
Adding Rave to Posts / Pages
Linking media items to an
external URL or shopping cart
API
Overview
Registration
wimpyReg
Core
wimpySwf
wimpyJS
Playlist
wimpyApp
playlist
plugPlaylist / plugEvery
Start Up
startPlayingOnload
startOnTrack
autoAdvance
loopTrack
repeatPlaylist
randomPlayback
randomOnLoad
sortField
sortOrder
bufferSeconds
theVolume
limitPlaytime
Interactivity
fsMode
clickWindowAction
infoButtonAction
linkToWindow
popUpHelp
enableDownloads
debugMode
Display
wimpySkin
setAspectRatio
scrollFormat
infoDisplaySpeed
timeFormat
startupLogo
defaultImage
onTrackComplete
useSysCodePage
wimpyHTMLpageTitle
tptBkgd
bkgdColor
size / width / height
Server Side
getMyid3info
findAllMedia
hide_folders
hide_files
coverartBasename
Troublshooting
Doesn't display properly
Poor image quality
Customizer can't find skin
Skin doesn't load
Skin files appear in playlist
Super basic instructions
No PHP, ASP or ColdFusion
No songs listed
Only see code
406 Error
Windows 2003 Server
Wimpy Wasp
Getting Started
Introduction
Quick Start
About Registration Codes
Customize
Overview
Wasp Publisher
Insert
Overview
Inserting Wasp
Using an external config file
Source code explained
Skins
Overview
Editing skins
Skin strings explained
Skin string vs config option
Tools
Overview
Wasp Publisher
Javascript Controls
Overview
Using Javascript
Function Reference
Event Handlers
How To
Update WImpy
Pre-Roll ad
Video Overlay
Using MPEG-4 Video
Skinning For Audio Only
Clear Cache
Click Twice (to activate - IE)
Dynamic URLs
Relative and Absolute URLs
Understanding Quotes
XHTML compliant code
Sound is too fast / slow
Choppy / Skipping playback
Stopping other sounds
No Sound
Doesn't display properly
Works in IE but not Firefox
Seamless looping
Special Characters
API
Media
Registration Code
Media File
Force File Kind
Poster Graphic
Video Overlay
Pre Roll
Options
Start Playing Immediately
Popup Help On
Loop track
Limit Playtime
Time Format
Startup Volume
Buffer Seconds
Full Screen Mode
Click Video Window
Link Button
On Track Complete
Window Target
Style
Player Size
Background Color
Aspect Ratio
Toolbar Location
Skin
Help Tag
Publish
Encrypt File Names
Render with JavaScript
Use External Config File
Publish to Web Site
Publish to Local Folder
Get HTML code
FAQs
Installation
How do I install Wimpy?
Does my server need anything special?
What do I need to do (or know) to install Wimpy?
No songs are listed
All I see is a bunch of code.
Can I still use Wimpy if I don't have PHP, ASP or ColdFusion?
Nothing shows up
Embedding Wimpy into an existing HTML page
Known Issues
Upgrade Flash / Player Disappears
Click to activate
Some characters do not display properly
File size limitations
FLV problems
FrontPage issues
Windows 2003 server and FLV files.
Can't navigate through sub-folders ( PHP 406 - Not Acceptable )
Only two or three files will play
Customizer tool "Preview" button doesn't work
Audio plays too fast or too slow
.
AOL for the Mac - Flash 6 issue
Flash player in popup window stops
Flash players at the bottom or the page disappear
.
Click twice to play
& ' ? å ä ö and other characters
Two playbars appear
Force download issues.
Downloading to Real Player
Maximum items in playlist
Stutters and skips
General
Click to activate
No audio plays
Nothing shows up
Audio always playing while people surf my site?
All I see is a bunch of code.
How does Wimpy stream audio and video?
What does "streaming" mean?
Creating MP3 files
Creating FLV files
Creating and editing ID3 tags
Recording audio
Other audio and video files (OGG, WAV, MPEG)
Special plugins or codecs required?
Changing the skin
Preloading audio and video
Showcase submissions
Displaying properly across different browsers.
Using non-western characters
(e.g. Chinese)
Embedding Wimpy into an existing HTML page
Protecting files
XHTML compliance
Click twice to play
Icecast and ShoutCast (and Live Broadcasts)
Myspace.com
Using Wimpy on a CD, DVD or Local Hard Drive
Audio plays too fast or too slow
"Choppy" playback
Stopping other sounds
Seamless looping
Hiding files or folders
Playing files that are not in the Wimpy installation folder.
Multiple players on one page
Relative and Absolute
Using Wimpy MP3 Player like Wimpy Button
Embedding Wimpy into an existing HTML page
& ' ? å ä ö and other characters
Using Wimpy within an existing Flash project
Wimpy on top / z-index
Playlists
Using XML playlists
Creating your own playlist generator
Manually creating and editing playlists
Embedded Playlist + JavaScript = Nice
Playlists within Playlists
Dynamic URLs (scipt.php?foo=bar)
Using PLS or M3U playlists
Reordering the playlist order
Maximum items in playlist
Masking file names
Do I need PHP, ASP or ColdFusion to use XML playlists?
& ' ? å ä ö and other characters
Skin files show up in the playlist
Wimpy MP3 Player
Javascript
Controlling the player with JavaScript (AJAX).
Multiple JavaScript requests within a single function
Skins
Skin doesn't load
Skin background image quality looks degraded
Skin works on some browser, but not all
Customizer tool can not locate skin file
Skin files show up in the playlist
Click to activate
Image / Cover art issues
Extracting cover art from ID3 tag
Creating and editing ID3 tags
Using SWFs as cover art
Load Wimpy into an existing Flash project
Using the ecommerce feature
Changing the default browser's window title
Scrolling the Artist and Track Title.
Prevent local caching
Some external Podcasts won't load or play
About RSS in Podcasts
Files do not play completely
Using Wimpy MP3 Player like Wimpy Button
Changing the start up logo
& ' ? å ä ö and other characters
Using Wimpy within an existing Flash project
Rave & Wasp
FLV issues
FLV playback problems.
FLV video files don't work
Minimum size (in pixels)
Video is "off center" or squished.
Video quality
FLV compression settings.
Seeking to a point is choppy / freezes the video
Click to activate
Encoding Video
Two playbars appear
Wimpy Button
Using the "JavaScript Button"
Multiple buttons on one page.
Play audio when the page loads.
Using Wimpy MP3 Player like Wimpy Button
How To
Advertisment "Plugs"
Ecommerce / Shopping Cart
Video Overlay
Using MPEG-4 Video
Link to specific track
Update WImpy
Direct links to JavaScript
Track Plays / Vote
Use Wimpy in a Flash project
Ecommerce
Hide files and folders
Podcast
Masking File Names
Make MP3 files
ID3 tags
Multiple players on one page
MySpace
Change the startup folder
Protecting files
Play Shoutcast / Icecast Streams
Render with JavaScript
Use on a CD, DVD or PC
Use like Wimpy Button
iWeb / MobileMe and Wimpy
Troubleshooting
Clear Cache
Icecast
Click Twice (to activate - IE)
Dynamic URLs
Relative and Absolute URLs
Understanding Quotes
XHTML compliant code
Sound is too fast / slow
Choppy / Skipping playback
Stopping other sounds
No Sound
Doesn't display properly
Works in IE but not Firefox
Seamless looping
Special Characters
Changing the skin
Use Skin Machine to generate a custom skin.
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