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Subject: [9fans] toys
From: "Russ Cox" <rsc@plan9.bell-labs.com>
Date: Wed,  9 Aug 2000 03:15:24 -0400
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i just posted a crossword player (xword.tar.gz)
and an acme cd player (acd.tar.gz) at
www.eecs.harvard.edu/~rsc/plan9.html.

the crossword player is just fun to use.
a converter for across lite puzzles is included.

the cd player serves a need (at least for me),
but is also (imho) a neat example of how clean some 
programs can get when you use communicating
processes to your advantage, and of how much
acme does for you.  i really like that because it runs
under acme, you get playlist editing for free
(from the readme):

	A window with a track list will appear, with
	tracks named Track 1, Track 2, etc.:
		1/ Track 1
		2/ Track 2
	If they can be found in the freedb.org CD database,
	real track names will replace the boring
	ones before long.
	
	To start playing a track, right click the number
	at the left of the line.

	A "> " marks the currently playing track.
	When that track finishes, acd plays the track
	on the next line.  This means you can edit
	the window as though it were a play list.
	
	If the next line is "repeat", acd will start again
	at the first song listed in the window.

enjoy.
russ