Configuring

The primary configuration window
The primary configuration window for is a tabbed dialog with four major sections.
CD Player
freedb
SMTP
Credits

The CD Player tab
The CD Player tab
The KSCD Configuration tab
The LCD Color and Background Color fields show the color selected for the foreground and background of the status display. Press the color bars to change these colors.
Set the Skip interval box to the desired number of seconds to move ahead or behind when the forward skip or reverse skip buttons in the Control Panel are pressed.
The Show tool tips checkbox turns tooltips (tiny windows that pop up when the mouse is parked briefly over a control) on or off.
Show icon in system tray causes a control to appear in the panel.
Autoplay when CD inserted causes play to start when the tray is closed, with no need to press the Play button.
Eject CD when finished playing causes the to be ejected when playback ends.
Stop playing on exit causes playback to stop when is closed.
You can choose how random play operates, from two self-explanatory options: Shuffle order and play each song only once and Randomly select songs (may repeat).
The CD-ROM Device field contains the name of the device to be used to play audio s. The default value is /dev/cdrom. The permissions on this device must be set to allow opening this device read-only. Changing the permissions on this device file will in almost all cases require superuser privileges and can be done from the command line, or in the Super User Mode of .
The Help button opens the help contents page. OK saves the current settings and exits; Apply saves the current settings without exiting; Cancel exits without saving.

The freedb tab
The freedb tab of the configuration dialog
The freedb tab of the configuration dialog
The freedb tab sets up the CDDB functions of .
The Enable Remote freedb checkbox turns on or off CDDB lookups over the Internet. The time allowed before the lookup attempt times out can be set. To use an proxy, check the Use HTTP proxy to access freedb and enter the in the field below.
Checking Enable autosave to local database causes CDDB information to be stored locally, saving you from having to repeatedly perform lookups over the Internet. The freedb Base Directory: text field lets you choose the directory where you want CDDB entries to be stored locally.
The freedb server: list box shows a list of known freedb servers. Select an entry from this list and it will appear in the text field above the selection box. Press the Update button to update the list of servers in the list box. Press the Defaults button to enter the default value, freedb.freedb.org cddbp 888 -, which will permit you to update the list with a fresh list of freedb servers listed with the master freedb site at freedb.freedb.org. Servers can also be added manually by entering the address in the upper box and hitting the + button. Hit the - button to delete the selected entry from the list.
The Send freedb submissions to: field contains the e-mail address to which to submit CDDB entries. The default address is freedb-submit@freedb.org. As of version 0.8, CDDB entries from are accepted for inclusion in the database. Enter servers manually by entering the address in the upper box and hitting the + button. Hit the - button to delete the selected entry from the list. The Defaults button restores all settings to the default values.The Help button opens the help home page (this document).
The Help button opens the help contents page. OK saves the current settings and exits; Apply saves the current settings without exiting; Cancel exits without saving.

The SMTP tab
The SMTP tab
The SMTP tab sets up connection to a mail server to submit new CDDB entries. This is useful if you do not have your own system configured as a server. Check Enable submission via SMTP to use this feature. Select your preferred email profile in the Current Email Profile box. Enter the address of the SMTP server in the upper left text field and the port number (typically 25) in the upper right field. Enter a different email or reply address in the lower text fields. (Not working at this writing.)
The Help button opens the help contents page. OK saves the current settings and exits; Apply saves the current settings without exiting; Cancel exits without saving.

The Credits tab
The Credits tab displays information about the version of you are using and some copyright information.