Lyrics Editor Pro 2000
version 1.2
Copyright  1998-2000 Alex Yakovlev

Description
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Lyrics editing, formatting, customizing and converting program that makes 
designing and storing a lyrics collection just a pretty easy thing.
Lyrics Editor Pro uses HTML-format for lyrics documents, has RichEdit-
based text processor, can export from/import to ANSI-text, OEM-text, 
RTF and HTML file formats. With Lyrics Editor Pro you can apply to lyrics
documents visual effects, color schemes, graphics, sounds at one touch. 
Also support of additional meta-info for quick access via Internet search
engines provided.

Latest version is available on my home page:

        http://members.xoom.com/sergekol
        (click Download Area, then select Lyrics Editor Pro from the list)

Additional CDDB Discovery module provides universal information exchange
interface between Lyrics Editor Pro and common CD players file formats, 
such as CDPlayer.ini (Windows local CDDB), DeluxeCD.mdb (Microsoft DeluxeCD
local CDDB) and in_cdda.cdb (Nullsoft CD/Line Input Player plugin local CDDB).
This module can be downloaded directly from my home page:

        http://members.xoom.com/sergekol
        (click Download Area, then select Lyrics Editor Pro from the list
         and choose Download CDDB Discovery Module)

This program product is freeware and distributed as is.

Requirements
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- Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4+/2000

Additional requirements
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- Pentium 100+ because of rather slow text-processing operations
  performed by the Rich Edit control
- RichEdit control DLL v2.0 (RICHED20.DLL)
- Internet browser version 4+ installed (such as IE 4+ or Netscape 4+)
- Borland Database Engine (BDE) 5.0 or higher (for the CDDB Discovery DLL)
- 800x600 or higher screen resolution

Main program features (historical order)
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2000 (v1.2)
* now called "Lyrics Editor Pro" due to program naming conflict
+ special national symbols (&ouml, &ntilde, etc) support
+ added font customization support to lyrics document (this feature is 
  100% IE-compatible, but could be not supported by many other browsers,
  for example Netscape v4.5)
+ design schemes support for quick management of lyrics documents interface
+ provided external CSS-file handling to share design settings
  between several linked lyrics documents
+ handling of external files linked to lyrics document: logo and background
  pictures, background sound file
+ multiple browsers preview
+ song list drag&drop feature
+ added new file path selection mode: copy to document's folder and use 
  short name
* docking toolbars
* changed album date format
* fixed e-mail dispatching via "Microsoft Mail"
* fixed bug: error message after sending mail via "Simple MAPI"
* many parts of program kernel and interface implementation code rewritten 
  and optimized
* multiple bug fixes

v1.1
+ hyperlink support for complete integration with the Internet (in case of
  RichEdit 2.0 installed); hyperlinks are available in comments only
+ support for search engines such as AltaVista for easy and immediate access
  to the lyrics document from the Internet
+ support for backgrounds, color schemes and other design features for
  lyrics document
+ added possibility to specify artist/album-related images (such photos,
  cover images, and all you like)
* fixed bugs in text-to-lyrics recognition engine
* rearranged some menu and toolbar items, added new items
* fixed bugs in HTML2RTF conversion module

v1.0
+ powerful RichEdit-based text processing
+ user-friendly text-to-lyrics autorecognizing technique
+ HTML (according to 3.2 specification), RTF, OEM- and ANSI-text
  export and import
+ auto-hiding Album Explorer panel

Features of the CDDB Discovery module
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v1.1
+ extended CDPlayer.ini keys support: album date, album cover picture
+ added WinAMP 2.5 local CDDB format handling
* fixed bug: error querying tracks from CDPlayer.ini when CD identification
  code less than 7 hex digits

v1.0
+ full support of CD Player, Deluxe CD & WinAMP CDDB formats

Author contact info
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Hello! I'm Alex Yakovlev,

e-mail: alex__yakovlev@hotmail.com
home page: http://members.xoom.com/sergekol

Feel free to contact me. Please report all found bugs and your notes, wishes
and reproofs about Lyrics Editor Pro. 

Note: your support makes a better product for you !
