X-Git-Url: http://git.tuebingen.mpg.de/?p=paraslash.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=FEATURES;h=17d5051c81647e982e4c713ca09e65b36eb503d0;hp=3dde8e97e13803c8d19fcd7c380e1193f74a93b9;hb=be6da17752ba97c519e313d1d01cca7eed40671a;hpb=2ed89c59f0efcd0a2763f47c7d3455663241e623 diff --git a/FEATURES b/FEATURES index 3dde8e97..17d5051c 100644 --- a/FEATURES +++ b/FEATURES @@ -21,19 +21,33 @@ configurable audio streaming software converts the stream according to the given --filter command line options and writes the transformed stream to stdout. -mysql-based audio file selector: -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - the (optional) mysql database tool manages some statistics on - your audio files. It contacts the mysql server to decide which - song to play next by sending a user-defined sql-query. This - allows rather sophisticated configurations and is explained - in detail in README.mysql. +configurable audio file selectors: +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + There are three audio file selectors (aka "database tools") + available: + + - random + - plm (playlist manager) + - mysql + + The first two of these are rather simple, and they are always + supported. They allow streaming of randomly selected files + or files given by a playlist respectively. + + The (optional) mysql selector is more involved. It manages + statistics on your audio files and audio file selection is + done by sending a user-defined sql-query to the mysql server. + This allows rather sophisticated configurations and is + explained in detail in README.mysql. + + It is possible to switch between all supported selectors at + any time. small memory footprint: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ paraslash is lightweight. The stripped binary of para_server - with all its features compiled in (mysql/dopey dbtool, - mp3/ogg support, http/ortp support) is about 100K on i386 + with all its features compiled in (mysql/random dbtool, + mp3/ogg support, http/ortp support) is about 110K on i386 under Linux. para_audiod is even smaller. command line interface, including shell: @@ -53,7 +67,7 @@ authentication/encryption via openssl: various user interfaces and utilities: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ o para_gui. Curses based interface, displays information in a - curses window and can be used to easily control para_server + curses window and can be used to easily control para_server and para_audiod. o para_sdl_gui. Shows pictures (on a per song basis) and