Thank you for your interest in GeoPlayer. Please read this page completely before downloading.
Newest version is 0.3.3.

Quick beta 0.4 notes

beta four contains fixes for use with Geoshell betas, and a stable, yet incomplete, multi input module system.

First, third-party winamp plugins have been known to cause problems while recycling, therefore plugin bypass code has been added. If a given type of file is no longer playable after a shell recycle it is more likely a flaw in the plugin, not my player.

Second, the memory usage of Geoshell has been running high on my system. I cannot comment on if this is my plugin or the Geoshell beta. Remember this plugin will load all winamp in_*.dll's in the plugin path you give it. If memory usage is a consern, use it at your own risk. I will be testing weather this excessive memory is my plugin or geoshell before releasing the final 0.4 GeoPlayer.

Good luck and let me know of any problems.

Usage

The GeoPlayer plugin, for GeoShell, allows you to play mp3 files, via m3u files, using winamp plugins without having to run winamp itself.
Currently it uses plugins from winamp 2.x. Just place GeoPlayer.dll into your plugins directory and load it.

New to 0.3.3

• Hot Keys
• Repeat
• Right-click menu
• Access to File Info dialog
• Access to the mp3 plugin config dialog
• Auto-start
• Song continues through local recycle if
  path
  and
  outmod
  are unchanged.
• Accepts dropped files & directories
• Autoloads m3u files dropped onto it

Settings

The following table lists all the registry entries for GeoPlayer and discribes what they are for. Entries marked with an * are new to this release.

Requirements

GeoPlayer requires plugins from winamp 2.x. The easiest way to obtain these plugns is to install winamp. If your winamp was not installed via its installer make sure that the path entry is pointing to the plugins.

Image formats

The new image settings use a "weird" format to look proper on the button control. Since GeoShell's buttons dislike images any size but 16x16, the icons used by the buttons are offset. They are standard 16x16 icons, but the image itself must not be larger then 12x12. The upper left corner of the image needs to start at point 12x12 in the icon. you might get away with 11x11 :)
If this is confusing, and it probably is, take a look at btnsample.ico in the zip file. If you have the programs and the know-how, resource hack the plugin itself to see the other images.

History:

• 0.3.3
• the good:
  - added right-click menu
  - added auto-start
  - continuous playback through local recyycle
  - dropping of directories adds to playliist
  - dropping m3u files loads the list
• the bad:
  - eject still not working

• 0.3.2 (internal release)
• the good:
  - stablized recycle - added hot keys - added repeat - added use of shlwapi.h - dropping of files adds to playlist.
• the bad:
  - broke eject button

• v0.3.1
• the good:
  - fixed pause bug
  - added track selection box
• the bad:
  -same

• v0.3
• the good:
  - complete rewrite, started from scratchh and reimagined the whole system.
     sounds grandiose doesn't it :) Overall the plugin should work better.
  - recycles well
  - more stable, doesn't crash geoshell whhen an item is selected from geo menus.
  - output module is user definable
  - button images are customizable
  
• the bad:
  - input module still static to in_mp3.dlll
  - no visualizations
  

• v0.2a
• the good:
  - playlists are loaded correctly (ie nott backward)
  - should recycle (when not playing)
  - added tooltip for current file
  - a bit more tolerent of incorrect regisstry settings.
  - saves song position
  
• the bad:
  - winamp plugins are still static to in__mp3 and out_wave
  - crashes geoshell if recycled while plaaying
  - no hotkeys
  

• the good:
  - initial release, plays!
• the bad:
  - playlist is backward
  - crashes on recycle
  - no hotkeys, or tooltips