AstAmp ver 1.0 Beta 4
 1999-2004 Gladiators Software

DESCRIPTION:
  AstAmp  is  a media player control component for Aston Shell 1.9 and
above.  With this plugin you can visualize and control the playback of
your  music  while  running  Aston.  Plugin is highly customizable and
flexible enough to be a part of any Theme.

Using:
  Player  control  is  intuitive:  using  of the fast forward, rewind,
play, pause, stop and open buttons doesn't need any explanation. Skins
may  also  have  a volume bar, position bar and other control elements
you're  already  familiar  with.  Right-click  plugin  to  reach  some
controls.

Configuration:

SETTINGS:
Items: Skin's name and configuration.
Player  path:  Define  path  to one of the supported players manually.
   Leave  blank if you have Winamp 2 or 5 installed and want to use it
   as a default player.
Z-Order:  defines player position. You can select one of these values:
   Desktop  (AstAmp  is  build-in into Desktop), Normal (AstAmp window
   behaves, like an ordinary window), and Always on top modes.
Lock Mode:
-  Lock Window enable this mode if you need to lock plugin's window
-  Hide  on  mouse  over  enable  this mode if you need to hide AstAmp
   window, when you place mouse cursor over it
-  Ghost mode is a completely new feature, that allows you not only see
   through  your  AstAmp, but make it completely "transparent" for the
   user:  you  can  even  click  "through" it; if you need to access a
   plugin, hold down SHIFT button before clicking plugin window

MAIN WINDOW OPTIONS
X, Y: Plugin's horizontal and vertical coordinates
Font: A font name and settings for displaying informations on plugin's
   display.
FontColor: Display's text color in HEX
FontShadow: enable or disable the shadow below displayed text.
TimeFont: A font name and proterties for displaying time.
TimeColor: A time indicator's text color in HEX.
TimeFontShadow: enable or disable the shadow below time display.
MusicnameRect:   coordinates  (X1Y1X2Y2)  of  a  rectangle,  used  for
   displaying playback information (artist, title, etc...)
TimeRect:  coordinates  (X1Y1X2Y2) of a rectangle, used for displaying
   time information.

PLAYLIST OPTIONS:
Show: shows or hides playlist
X, Y: coordinates of playlist window
TextRect:  coordinates  (X1Y1X2Y2) of a rectangle, used for displaying
   playlist items.
Font: A playlist's font name and properies.
TextColor: A playlist's text color.
SelectColor: The selected playlist item color.
FontShadow: enable or disable shadow below playlist items.

OTHER SETTINGS: 
Transparency: A plugin's window transparency level.

Skinning:
  There  are  two  ways of skinning this plugin. The first one implies
simple  tree item configuration in the Settings. However you can do it
even easier using build-in skin editor.
  Right-click  free  plugin's  area  and go to Change Skin menu. Click
Skin Editor to enter skin editing mode.
  The  skin  editor  allows  you  to  use simple WYSIWYG interface for
modifying  existing skins or creating new ones. Just use your mouse to
position  elements  and  modify their properties with few clicks. Exit
skin  editor (Right click->Close skin editor) to continue using plugin
in the normal mode.

Note about transparency:
  Like  most  Aston  1.9  plugins  AstAmp can use 32 bit PNG images to
create truly freeform skins of almost any complexity.
