zinf tips please

[Kenny Hitt]

Hi.

You are correct that you need to make some changes to the preferences
file for best results with zinf.

I'll attach a preferences file that uses the command line interface and
oss for output.
I also have a file that uses the ncurses interface and alsa for output.
Let me know if you also want it for comparison.

Hope this helps.
          Kenny
	  
On Fri, Oct 14, 2005 at 07:11:26AM -0400, Charles Hallenbeck wrote:
> I know lots of folks use and like zinf, so I thought I would give it a 
> test run here.
> 
> I installed zinf, zinf-extras, and zinf-plug-in-alsa on this Debian 
> system, and then looked in vain for clues in the documentation as to how 
> to get started. I found the "preferences" file which seems strategic, 
> but I don't see anything in it that I should obviously change. The man 
> page is not helpful, and there seems to be no help option in the 
> software itself. 
> 
> When I do this:
> 
> zinf file.mp3
> 
> I get this:
> 
> The Download Manager cannot run as the primary ui
> The musicbrowser cannot run as the primary ui
> No UI plugin in '.:~/.zinf:/usr/lib/zinf' matched 
> 'plugins/musicbrowser.ui' or 'plugins/musicbrowser.ui.ui.'
> Zinf will quit.
> 
> 
> I would appreciate some tips or references as to what to read to make 
> this thing work. Are the Debian packages the wrong way to go? Should I 
> get the sources and build it locally?
> 
> TIA
> 
> Chuck
> 
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InstallDirectory: /usr/lib
LibraryPath: .:~/.zinf:/usr/lib/zinf
UI: zinf.ui
TextUI: cmdline.ui
PMO: soundcard.pmo
ALSADevice: 0:0
EsounDHost: localhost
DatabaseDirectory: /home/kenny/.zinf/db/
SaveMusicDirectory: /home/kenny/MyMusic
WatchThisDirectory: /home/kenny/MyMusic
InputBufferSize: 64
OutputBufferSize: 160
StreamBufferInterval: 3
DecoderThreadPriority: 5
UseDebugLog: false
LogMain: false
LogDecode: false
LogInput: false
LogOutput: false
LogPerformance: false
SaveStreams: false
SaveStreamsDirectory: .
PreBuffer: 0
UseProxy: false
ProxyHost: http://proxy.yourdomain.com:8080
MBServer: http://www.musicbrainz.org:80
UseAlternateNIC: false
AlternateNICAddress: 192.168.1.1
UseTitleStreaming: true
ThemePath: ~/.zinf/themes/zinf.fat
MainWindowPos: -1,-1
WindowMode: MainWindow
ThemeDefaultFont: Helvetica
MusicBrowserUI: musicbrowser.ui
DownloadManagerUI: download.ui
ToolbarUI: toolbar.ui
SecondaryUI: 
CheckForUpdates: false
PlaylistRepeat: 0
PlaylistShuffle: true
TimeDisplay: 0
Volume: 85
UserName: 
CDDevice: /dev/cdrom
ReclaimFiletypes: true
AskToReclaimFiletypes: true
UsersPortablePlayers: 
ShowToolbarTextLabels: true
ShowToolbarImages: true
SaveCurrentPlaylistOnExit: false
ViewMusicBrowser: true
Welcome: true
PlayImmediately: true
SetLastResume: true
SoftMixer: false
LastDir: /
NumberOfURLsToRemember: 10
ConvertUnderscoresToSpaces: true
AllowMultipleInstances: true
AudioCDLength: 4440
WatchThisDirectoryTimeout: 600000
WriteID3v1Tags: true
WriteID3v2Tags: true
WriteVorbisTags: true
CloseDLMOnComplete: false
EqualizerSettings: 0,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50
SavedPlaylistPosition: 0
MusicBrowserPosition: -1,-1,-1,-1,-1
MusicBrowserHeaderWidths: -1,-1,-1.-1
PerformDBCheck: true
AutoUpdateCD: false
PlaylistHeaderColumns: Title|Artist|Album|Time|Genre
UseAdvancedRelatableFeatures: false
DisplayMetadata: 1
ContributeMB: false
ContributeBitzi: false
LastZinfVersion: 2.2.5
WebBrowser: mozilla
DatabaseDir: /home/kenny/.zinf/db
SaveMusicDir: /home/kenny/MyMusic
AdvancedRelatable: false
Browser: mozilla
ESOUNDHost: localhost
EnableBitzi: false
EnableMusicBrainz: false
InstallDir: 
LiveInTray: 
Logging: false
MetadataDisplay: 1
NICAddress: 69.1.42.5
OpenSaveDir: 
SaveStreamsDir: .
StayOnTop: false
Theme: Zinf.fat
UseNIC: false
VorbisTags: true
WatchThisDirTimeout: 600000
WriteID3v1: true
WriteID3v2: true
CDDevicePath: /dev/cdrom
CheckCDAutomatically: false
SoftMixerLeft: 85
SoftMixerRight: 85
DefaultID3Charset: ISO-8859-1