CDList Help Index

Outline

This application lists all discs in all CD-ROM drives connected to the computer. It lets the user easily check which discs are available.

Disc Eject function

Clicking the drive letter button at the left of the display window ejects the disc in that drive.

Start Application function

An application on a disc can be started by moving the cursor to the line with the desired disc and pressing the Enter key. Double-clicking anywhere on the line for a disc also has the same effect.

For details, see Start Application.

Commands

File menu

View menu

Option menu

Help menu

Notes


Start Application function
Start Application

Move the cursor to the line with the desired disc and press Enter. This will start the application associated with the disc. Double-clicking anywhere on the line for a disc has the same effect.

The resulting action will differ depending on the type of disc inserted. To check the type, use Detailed View.

Audio	Start MJAudio

CD-I	Start Media Player

CD+	Start application

Data	Start application

Mix	Start application

Video	Start Media Player

MJAudio, a utility used in conjunction with CDList, serves for playing music CDs. It comes up with the selected disc in standby for playback. For details, please refer to the documentation or the help of MJAudio.

Media Player is an applet for handling multimedia files that comes with Windows. For playback of CD-I or Video CDs, MPEG playback capability must be installed. When such discs are selected, Media Player is activated, but playback does not start automatically.

The Application Start function works as follows. First, the file dialog box is displayed, allowing you to select a desired file. If an executable file (program) is selected, it will run. If another type of file is selected, the program associated with that file will run. If no program is associated with the file, nothing will happen. When a program runs, the drive selection for (MCI) CD Audio automatically is changed to the drive of the selected disc. This solves a problem that Windows has with playing audio CD tracks if two or more CD-ROM drives are present.

If Autorun in the Option menu is checked, the program looks for a file called AUTORUN.INF in the root directory of the selected disc. If the file is found, the application is started according to the information in the file. If no AUTORUN.INF file is found, the dialog box as described above appears.


(MCI) CD Audiio
(MCI) CD Audio

(MCI) CD Audio is a program for playing music CDs in Windows. It comes standard with Window, and most applications such as Media Player use it to access and play music tracks on a CD.

When a CD changer is used in a computer running Windows, Windows recognizes the multiple discs as additional drives. It is therefore necessary to specify which drive (MCI) CD Audio should use. Otherwise problems may occur when trying to play a music track on a disc which has both data tracks and music tracks (indicated by "Mix" or "CD+" in the Type column when Detailed View is used).

This problem does not occur when starting the application using CDList. We recommend using CDList for discs which contain both data tracks and music tracks.

(MCI) CD Audio can only play music tracks from up to eight drives, starting with the first CD-ROM drive. For this reason, you should insert discs which have both data tracks and music tracks (indicated by "Mix" or "CD+" in the Type column when Detailed View is used) in one of the first eight drives.

MJAudio by Nakamichi Corporation does not have the 8-drive limitation and can play music tracks from discs in any CD-ROM drive of the computer.

Detailed problem description

When Windows has recognized two or more CD-ROM drives, (MCI) CD Audio needs to know beforehand in which drive the audio CD is inserted. Normally, there are two ways of specifying the drive for (MCI) CD Audio. The two ways are outlined below. For details, please refer to the Windows documentation.

(1)	Select (MCI) CD Audio from the Control Panel, choose "Settings..." and specify the drive.

(2)	Select the drive for playback in Media Player.

When starting a playback-only application such as Media Player without first specifying the drive for (MCI) CD Audio, the program will pause and the user has the opportunity to select a drive. This applies only to audio CDs. Problems can occur with other types of discs.

Some discs have both data tracks and music tracks (indicated by "Mix" or "CD+" in the Type column when Detailed View used). This is used for example for special effects on some discs. With such discs, (MCI) CD Audio will not recognize the drive it should use for playback of the audio tracks. If two or more CD-ROM drives are present and an application was started for example from drive E, (MCI) CD Audio may try to play music tracks from drive D. This can lead to an error message or to a totally unrelated music track being played.

The reason for this problem lies in the fact that some applications do not check the playback drive, working from the assumption that only one CD-ROM drive exists in the system.

This problem is not limited to CD-ROM changers. It also occurs if two single-disc CD-ROM drives are connected to a computer.

If music is recorded on a disc as MIDI or WAV files, this problem does not occur, because such files are regarded not as music tracks but as data files. The problem occurs only with discs that use standard audio CD tracks that can also be played on a regular CD player.

How CDList solves the problem

When opening a selected file, CDList automatically sets (MCI) CD Audio to the selected drive. The problem therefore does not occur. We recommend using CDList for discs which contain both data tracks and music tracks.


Notes

Windows 3.1/Windows 95/Windows NT

(1)	When playing music tracks with another application besides MJAudio, or when playing discs which have both data tracks and music tracks (indicated by "Mix" or "CD+" in the Type column when Detailed View is used), refer to the Notes about (MCI) CD Audio.

Windows NT

(1)	When using the eject button on the CD-ROM drive itself to eject and change a disc, the display of disc type, track number, and disc size will not be correct, even if the Refresh command is used. (The information displayed will still be for the old disc.) To update the information, perform Refresh once after the disc has been ejected (drive slot empty) and then once more after inserting the new disc.

There is no complete solution because this problem is related to the way Windows NT handles the 16-bit environment.

(2)	Windows NT limits the functions that can be executed by 16-bit programs. Therefore CD-I and Video CD discs are not recognized correctly, and disc titles are not displayed. For all types of discs, volume labels longer than 11 characters cannot be displayed.

Windows 95

(1)	Windows 95 limits the functions that can be executed by 16-bit programs. Therefore CD-I discs are not recognized correctly, and their titles are not displayed. For CD Plus (CD Extra) discs, volume labels longer than 11 characters cannot be displayed.

(2)	The number of tracks for multi-session discs is not displayed correctly. This is a limitation imposed by Windows 95, and there is no workaround.


File menu commans
File menu commands

The File menu offers the following commands:

Refresh	Reads information from CD-ROMs and updates the display.
Exit	Exits CDList.


Refresh command
Refresh command (File menu)

Reads information from CD-ROMs and updates the display.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	CTRL+R


Exit command
Exit command (File menu)

Use this command to end your session.  You can also use the Close command on the application Control menu.

Shortcuts

Mouse:	Double-click the application's Control menu button.

Keys:	ALT+F4


View menu commands

The View menu offers the following commands:

Details	Toggles the display between Detailed View(option checked) and Normal View.
Font	Selects the display font.
Background Color	Select background color.
Toolbar	Shows or hides the toolbar.


Details command
Details command (View menu)

Toggles the display between Detailed View(option checked) and Normal View.

Shortcut

Toolbar:


Normal View

This is the default used when the application starts. It is shorter and shows less information than the Detailed View. In this mode, the Disk column does not show correct information for CD-I discs. The display contents are as follows.

Item	Meaning

Dr	Drive letter

Device	Device name. This is the name assigned to the CD-ROM device driver at startup. In Windows 3.1, the name can be specified in CONFIG.SYS. In Windows 95 and Windows NT, the name is assigned automatically.

No	Unit number in the device driver. When one device driver controls several drives, these are numbered starting with 1, 2, 3 etc.

Disk	Volume label of the disc. For audio discs, only "Audio CD" is shown. If no disc is inserted, the column shows "-".

Tr	Number of tracks on the disc

Size	The data size in bytes or the playing time. Playing time is shown for the following types of discs: audio, CD Plus (CD Extra), CD-I, video CD. For other discs, data size is shown.


Detailed View

In this mode, CD-I and video CDs are detected and their titles are shown. Volume labels and titles longer than 11 characters can also be displayed. When the mode is activated, the changer briefly loads each disc to read the information. The display contents are as follows. (For information on the Device and No columns, see the section on Normal View.)

Item	 Meaning

Dr	 Drive letter

Device	 Device name.

No	 Unit number in the device driver.

Type	 Disc type

Audio	Audio CD

CD-I	CD-I disc

CD+	CD Plus (also called CD Extra or CD+)

Data	Data disc (CD-ROM)

Mix	Disc containing both data and audio tracks

Video	Video CD

-	No disc

Label	 Volume label (CD+/Data/Mix) or title (CD-I/Video) of the disc.

Tr	 Number of tracks on the disc

Size	 The data size in bytes or the playing time. Playing time is shown for the following types of discs: audio, CD Plus (CD Extra), CD-I, video CD. For other discs, data size is shown.


Font command
Font command (View menu)

Calls up the Font dialog box which lets the user specify a font to be used for the display. If the selected font size is too small or too large, the application automatically adjusts it to a suitable value.


Font dialog
Font dialog box

Serves to select the display font.


Background Color command
Background Color command (View menu)

Calls up the Background Color dialog box to select the window background color from a list.


Background Color dialog

Select background color of window.


Toolbar command
Toolbar command (View menu)

Use this command to display and hide the Toolbar, which includes buttons for some of the most common commands in this applicaion.  A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Toolbar is displayed.

See Toolbar for help on using the toolbar.


Toolbar

The toolbar is displayed across the top of the application window, below the menu bar.  The toolbar provides quick mouse access to many tools used in this application.

To hide or display the Toolbar, choose Toolbar from the View menu (ALT, V, T).

Click	To

Executes the Refresh command.

Executes the Detailed View command.

Executes the Autorun command.

Executes the About command to display the application version.

Executes the Context Help command.


Option menu commands

The Option menu offers the following commands:

Autorun	Toggles the Autorun feature on and off.


Autorun command
Autorun command (Oprion menu)

Toggles the Autorun feature on and off. A check mark next to the item means that Autorun is active. When a disc which contains an AUTORUN.INF file is selected, the application is started automatically according to the information in the file.

Shortcut

Toolbar:


Help menu commands

The Help menu offers the following commands, which provide you assistance with this application:

Index	Offers you an index to topics on which you can get help.
Using Help	Provides general instructions on using help.
About	Displays the version number of this application.


Index command
Index command (Help menu)

Use this command to display the opening screen of Help.  From the opening screen, you can jump to step-by-step instructions for using this applicaion and various types of reference information.

Once you open Help, you can click the Contents button whenever you want to return to the opening screen.


Using Help command
Using Help command (Help menu)

Use this command for instructions about using Help.


About command
About command (Help menu)

Use this command to display the copyright notice and version number of this application.

Shortcut

Toolbar:


Context Help command

Use the Context Help command to obtain help on some portion of this applicaion.  When you choose the Toolbar's Context Help button, the mouse pointer will change to an arrow and question mark.  Then click somewhere in the application window, such as another Toolbar button.  The Help topic will be shown for the item you clicked.

Shortcuts

Toolbar:

Keys:	SHIFT+F1


Title Bar

The title bar is located along the top of a window.  It contains the name of the application and document.

To move the window, drag the title bar.  Note: You can also move dialog boxes by dragging their title bars.

A title bar may contain the following elements:

Application Control-menu button

Document Control-menu button

Maximize button

Minimize button

Name of the application

Name of the document

Restore button


Scroll bars

Displayed at the right and bottom edges of the document window.  The scroll boxes inside the scroll bars indicate your vertical and horizontal location in the document.  You can use the mouse to scroll to other parts of the document.


Size command
Size command (System menu)

Use this command to display a four-headed arrow so you can size the active window with the arrow keys.

After the pointer changes to the four-headed arrow:

1.	Press one of the DIRECTION keys (left, right, up, or down arrow key) to move the pointer to the border you want to move.

2.	Press a DIRECTION key to move the border.

3.	Press ENTER when the window is the size you want.

Note:  This command is unavailable if you maximize the window.

Shortcut

Mouse:	Drag the size bars at the corners or edges of the window.


Move command
Move command (Control menu)

Use this command to display a four-headed arrow so you can move the active window or dialog box with the arrow keys.

Note:  This command is unavailable if you maximize the window.

Shortcut

Keys:	CTRL+F7


Minimize command
Minimize command (application Control menu)

Use this command to reduce the applicaion window to an icon.

Shortcuts

Mouse:	Click the minimize icon [image] on the title bar.

Keys:	ALT+F9


Maxmize command
Maximize command (System menu)

Use this command to enlarge the active window to fill the available space.

Shortcuts

Mouse:	Click the maximize icon [image] on the title bar; or double-click the title bar.

Keys:	CTRL+F10 enlarges a document window.


Next Window command
Next Window command (document Control menu)

Use this command to switch to the next open document window.  This applicaion determines which window is next according to the order in which you opened the windows.

Shortcut

Keys:	CTRL+F6


Previous Window command
Previous Window command (document Control menu)

Use this command to switch to the previous open document window.  This applicaion determines which window is previous according to the order in which you opened the windows.

Shortcut

Keys:	SHIFT+CTRL+F6


Close command
Close command (Control menus)

Use this command to close the active window or dialog box.

Double-clicking a Control-menu box is the same as choosing the Close command.

Shortcuts

Keys: 	CTRL+F4 closes a document window

ALT+F4 closes the applicaion window or dialog box


Restore command
Restore command (Control menu)

Use this command to return the active window to its size and position before you chose the Maximize or Minimize command.


Switch command
Switch to command (application Control menu)

Use this command to display a list of all open applications.  Use this "Task List" to switch to or close an application on the list.

Shortcut

Keys:	CTRL+ESC

Dialog Box Options

When you choose the Switch To command, you will be presented with a dialog box with the following options:

Task List

Select the application you want to switch to or close.

Switch To

Makes the selected application active.

End Task

Closes the selected application.

Cancel

Closes the Task List box.

Cascade

Arranges open applications so they overlap and you can see each title bar.  This option does not affect applications reduced to icons.

Tile

Arranges open applications into windows that do not overlap.  This option does not affect applications reduced to icons.

Arrange Icons

Arranges the icons of all minimized applications across the bottom of the screen.


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