It is used to perform basic playback functions.
The Player bar has two modes: normal and minimized. The
minimized mode allows you to hide some control items that
are rarely used and thus save space taken by the player
on the taskbar.
In the normal mode the following items are available:
|
Item
|
Purpose
|
|
 Minimize/restore
button
|
Used for switching between the restored and minimized
modes
|
|
 Time
display
|
Displays the playback time for the current track
(hidden by default)
|
|
 Previous track button
|
Plays the previous track in the current playlist
|
|
 Play / Pause button
|
Starts or pauses the playback
|
|
 Stop button
|
Stops the playback
|
|
 Next track button
|
Plays the next track in the current playlist
|
|
 My Media button
|
Depending on the settings, either opens the window
of the My Media browser or shows the My
Media menu
|
|
 Open button
|
Shows the Open dialog box (hidden by default)
|
|
 Show player
button
|
Shows or hides the Player window
|
You can use the Player options dialog box to set
the visibility of the enumerated items in the normal and
minimized modes.
Along with the buttons for controlling the player, the
Player bar has a popup menu opened with a right click on
it. It contains items allowing you to perform the above
operations and also:
|
Menu item
|
Purpose
|
|
Step forward
|
Fast-forwards the current track 5 seconds ahead
|
|
Step backward
|
Rewinds the current track 5 seconds back
|
|
Volume: Up, Down, Mute
|
Turns the volume up and down and temporarily turns
the sound off respectively
|
|
Shuffle
|
Enables (disables) the random playback mode
|
|
Repeat
|
Enables (disables) the repeat playback mode
|
|
Properties
|
Opens the Properties dialog box for the current
track
|
|
Player options
|
Opens the Player Options dialog box
|
|
Work offline
|
Forbids (permits) playing streams and files from
the Internet
|
|
Close
|
Closes the player
|
See also:
