wmusic - a remote-control DockApp for xmms

wmusic [options]

This manual page documents briefly the wmusic command. wmusic is a dockapp that remote-controls xmms. Features include VCR-style controls, Time and Playlist display, supa stylee rotating arrow, hiding of the xmms windows and reactive interface.

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below. For a complete description, see the Info files.

-h, --help

Show summary of options.

-v, --version

Show version of program.

-b, --volume-slider

Show a graphical volume slider.

-c, --command <program>

Use <program> as the command to launch XMMS. You can start XMMS by a double-click into the status part of wmusic.

-d, --display host:display[.screen]

specifies the X server to contact; see X(1).

-r, --run

Run XMMS on startup.

-R, --run-excusive

Run XMMS on startup and close XMMS on exit.

-s, --session <number>

Wich XMMS Session to use.

-t, --title

Shows title instead of kbps by default.

-u, --hide

Hide XMMS windows on startup.

-V, --volume

Stepping of the wheel volume control (in percent).

-x, --wmxmms

Use wmxmms-like show and hide. Just hide the main XMMS window. If you do not use this parameter, wmusic show and hide the main, playlist and equaliser windows. You can toggle the hide function by pressing with the middle button into the status part of wmusic.

-w, --windowed

Run in windowed mode. Use this, if you want to run wmusic in the AfterStep wharf.

-a, --rotate-arrow

Stop the rotating arrow when wmusic is paused.

-l, --time-left

Start wmusic with the display showing time left instead of time elapsed.

xmms(1x),wmaker(1x)

wmusic was originally written by Bastien Nocera <hadess@hadess.net> and it is now maintained by John Chapin <john+wmusic@jtan.com>. This manual page was written by Alain Schroeder <alain@debian.org>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).