From ad884aa5fd06c516b62fb5c6c7e9ba5997e12368 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 Message-Id: From: Mark Wooding Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 14:09:51 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Bring change/update docs up to date a bit Organization: Straylight/Edgeware From: rjk@greenend.org.uk <> --- CHANGES | 10 ++++++++++ README | 2 ++ README.upgrades | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 29 insertions(+) diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES index 3bc13de..c87e713 100644 --- a/CHANGES +++ b/CHANGES @@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ additions to these need be mentioned in the configuration file. The default inter-track gap is now 0s. +How sound is played is now controlled via the new 'api' configuration +command. This also controls how the volume is set, which now works with +ALSA as well as OSS. + ** Web Interface The web interface now uses cookies to remember user identity, and allows @@ -18,6 +22,12 @@ online registration of new users. Also it is no longer necessary to manually specify the URL of the web interface (but you can override it if you don't like the value it figures out). +It is possibe to allow users to register via the web interface. + +The web interface's browser support has been improved. It has been +tested with Firefox 2, Safari 3, Konqueror 3, Internet Explorer 7 and +Opera 9. + * Changes up to version 2.0 ** General diff --git a/README b/README index 267025d..d1e235e 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ You need to configure a number of things to make this work: smtp_server mail.example.com + Use 'disorder reconfigure' to make sure the server knows these settings. + 2. The web interface depends on a 'guest' user existing. You can create this with the following command: diff --git a/README.upgrades b/README.upgrades index a042ee5..13a435b 100644 --- a/README.upgrades +++ b/README.upgrades @@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ upgrading between particular versions. Minor versions are not explicitly mentioned; a version number like 1.1 implicitly includes all 1.1.x versions. +If you install from .deb files then much of this work is automated. + * 2.0 -> 2.1 ** Authentication @@ -34,6 +36,8 @@ after the first run you should remove these directives and (optionally) add a but for now they will generate harmless error messages. Remove them and the error messages will go away. +See README for new setup instructions for the web interface. + ** Other Server Configuration Sensible defaults for 'stopword', 'player' and 'tracklength' are now built into @@ -42,6 +46,10 @@ configuration files then you can remove them. 'gap' now defaults to 0 seconds instead of 2. +The sound output API is now configured with the 'api' command although +'speaker_backend' still works. If you use 'api alsa' then you may need to +change your 'mixer' and 'channel' settings. + ** Web Interface The web interface no longer uses HTTP basic authentication and the web server @@ -50,6 +58,15 @@ in using their main DisOrder password and the one in the htpassed file is now obsolete. You should revisit the web interface setup instructions in README from scratch. +** Checklist + + * delete default 'stopword', 'player' and 'tracklength' directives + * set 'gap' if you want a non-0 inter-track gap + * set 'api' and maybe 'mixer' and 'channel' + * perhaps add 'default_rights' directive + * delete 'allow', 'restrict' and 'trust' directives after first run + * follow new web interface setup in README + * 1.4/1.5 -> 2.0 ** 'transform' and 'namepart' directives -- [mdw]