

QUIMUP
Frequently Asked Questions


q. Quimup?
a. [Q]t [U]ser [I]nterface for the [Mu]sic [P]layer Daemon (0.12.0 or above). A
   very Linuxian name indeed, and one you can Google for!

q. MPD?
a. MPD is a daemon that runs in the background, plays your music and maintains a
   database of your music files. MPD does a great job, but can only be controlled
   through a client: it is as useless without the client as the client is without
   MPD. More information about mpd can be found at www.musicpd.org

q. Will this QT program work with GNOME or XFCE?
a. Yes. Just Install the QT4 library (and preferably the 'qtcurve' QT theme).
   Quimup does not depend on, or integrate with, KDE in any way.

q. Where does the album art come from?
a. From the directory where the audio file is located. It is recommended to put
   a 200x200 pixel bitmap named *.jpg in every album directory. The program looks
   for a filename that matches *albumart* *folder* *front* or *cover* (in that
   order), and an extension that matches .jpg .png .gif or .bmp.

q. Quimup can't find album art.
a. Make sure ~/.mpdconf (or /etc/mpd.conf) is set up correctly and that Quimup has
   access to mpd's music directory and its contents.

q. How does 'Purge' work?
a. Purge removes all played items from the playlist. Note that the property
   'played' is monitored by Quimup, not by MPD. If you restart Quimup, or when MPD
   signals to reload the playlist, all 'played' marks are lost.

q. Can I make a feauture request?
a. Of course you can. You can contact me trough quimup@coonsden.com. But do keep
   in mind that Quimup is a no-bells-or-whistles music player - not a tag editor,
   ipod manager or sound converter.


