carTunes: Ignition Version 0.1.5 2004-11-07 Copyright 2004 Joe DeStazio TeamJD http://www.teamjd.net joe@teamjd.net ------------------------------------ Description: Ignition is part of a collection of applications entitled carTunes. The primary purpose of these applications is to provide a better interface to Apple's iTunes when used in car installations. Ignition can start iTunes when Windows boots and play songs automatically without any user intervention. ------------------------------------ How to use: Ignition displays as a system tray icon located near the clock. Right click its icon and select Preferences to configure the program. Preferences: 1) Open carTunes: Ignition on Windows startup This adds a new value to the run registry key that causes Ignition to load when Windows is finished booting. 2) Open iTunes on carTunes: Ignition startup When selected, iTunes will load when Ignition is loaded 3) Play Automatically After iTunes loads, it will play the first song in the playlist. 4) Random Song This turns on Shuffle and causes iTunes to play a random song. 5) Close carTunes: Ignition after iTunes has launched. This will close the program once the startup sequence has been completed. Allows you to free up some memory. NOTE: Selecting this option effectively prevents you from opening the preferences window in the future. To change this, you'll need to open the config.ini file in the program's directory and change autoCloseIgnition to false. ------------------------------------ Version History --Version 0.1.5 -Cleaned up code, much easier to manage -Documented code -Added "Close carTunes: Ignition after iTunes has launched" option --Version 0.1 -First Release -Known Issues +Restarting iTunes immediateley after quitting it results in a long pause ------------------------------------ License carTunes: Ignition is licensed under the General Public License. A copy of this license has been included with the program. Please read LICENSE.txt for more information.