PluggerShell v1.3
Copyright (C) 1998 by SoftechSoftware
Thank you for use this SoftechSoftware! Thanks very much!

This version supports Plugger+ v0.4

PluggerShell has got five stars rating from ZDNet

and five ducks rating from NoNags!

Contact addresses

SoftechSoftware E-Mail:
davide_calabro@yahoo.com
SoftechSoftware homepage:
http://members.tripod.com/~SoftechSoftware/index.html
PluggerShell homepage:
http://members.tripod.com/~SoftechSoftware/pluggershell.html
Plugger+ E-Mail:
albertdh@inrete.it
Plugger+ homepage:
http://members.tripod.com/~mp3nkoder


Description

PluggerShell is simply a front-end for a "WAV to MP3" encoder.
This program is distributed as FREEWARE so no warranty of any type is given for its use.

The encoder is made by Alberto Demichelis and is called Plugger+.
Any question about the encoder should be mailed to the author.

Any question about PluggerShell should be mailed to SoftechSoftware.


Installation

No installation is required for PluggerShell, just unzip it in a directory.
It's obvious that you must have Plugger+ to fully use this front-end. To get your copy of the encoder visit one of the sites listed at the top of this page. You can put the encoder in whatever directory you want, but remember to configure PluggerShell for it (using the Settings button).


Use

Double click on PluggerShell.exe to start the front-end.
Since it's directly derivated from FrontBlade the PluggerShell interface is basically the same.



The interface is as user-friendly as possible.
With the Add button you can choose the .WAV files to encode (you can also just drag & drop files directly into the file list), while with the Remove and Clear buttons you can remove one o more files from the file list. Using the ID3 Tags button you can assign a description at any file you want. This descriptions will be written at the end of the encoding process.
Note: Plugger+ doesn't support batch encoding. Using PluggerShell you can encode how many files you want without worring about the Plugger+ limitations!



So select the files and press the Encode! button. The encoder will start iconized and a progress bar displayed. For informations about the encoder options please refer to the Plugger+ documentation.

If you want to stop the process before its time you have only one choice:

• Press the 'Abort' button. If you use this way and you don't run under Windows NT it's suggested that you restart the system.

You can set your favorite options by pressing the Settings button. If you want PluggerShell to run Plugger+ hidden (not iconized) just check the Hide Plugger+ while encoding option.



To save these options just press the Save button.
Remember to set the directory where Plugger+ is: to do this use the Plugger+ directory button.

History

• v1.3
  .WAV files can be automatically deleted after encoding
  Last ID3 tag entered can be automatically remembered
  A default comment can be automatically inserted into the ID3 tag editor
  It uses class CButtonST v2.31 for "flat" buttons
  It uses class CCheckBoxST v0.9 for custom checkboxes
• v1.2
  New settings window
  Fixed a bug with filename creation
  When files are dropped the Encode! button is now enabled
  Added a confirm message box before aborting
  "Easy-move" feature can now enabled/disabled
  "Save window position on exit" can now enabled/disabled
  Fixed a bug in the "Browse for folder" dialog
  It uses class CButtonST v2.2 for "flat" buttons
• v1.1
  Support for Plugger v0.4
  More accurate progress bar
  Displays encoder's average speed
  Quit PluggerShell and shutdown Windows options
  Now is possible to set a destination directory
• v1.0
  First release, support for Plugger v0.2
  Support for drag & drop
  Horizontal scrollbar to the file list
  Automatically adds ID3 tags
  Batch encoding

Things to do

• Any suggestion?

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Copyright © 1998 by SoftechSoftware.
davide_calabro@yahoo.com