


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. Will this QT program work with GNOME or XFCE?
a. Yes. Just Install the QT3 library (and preferably the 'Polymer' QT theme). Quimup does not depend on, or integrate with, KDE in any way. Screenshots are all from Quimup running on GNOME.


q. I ran 'make install' and still can't find Quimup in my menu.
a. Correct. You'll have to add it yourself (Use 'Alacarte' with Gnome).


q. Quimup can't find... (my music/album art/playlists).
a. Make sure .mpdconf is set up correctly and, if necessary, add the path in the Settings window. Make sure MPD and Quimup are using the SAME MPD config file!


q. Comment tags in mp3's are not displayed.
a. That's a bug in MPD. Ogg-Vorbis is handled OK (and a better format anyway). (fixed in MPD 0.14.x)


q. The program conks out at start up.
a. MPD is not set up correctly (was started by a different user / is not using the mpd configuration file Quimup is using / has an empty database). Version 1.2.0 and above handle these situations much better.


q. The volume slider does not work.
a. To set the volume Quimup just calls MPD, which in turn calls ALSA (or OSS etc.). Please check there. (Issues with clicking, rather than dragging, the slider were fixed in version 0.3.0 and above.)


q. How do I use audio streams?
a. Support for audio streams is very basic, but quite functional. Icecast: Save the stream (.m3u format) and put it in MPD's playlist dir. Shoutcast: Save the stream (.pls format). Remove EVERYTHING but the URLs from the file and save as .m3u in MPD's playlist dir.
A script that uses mpc to open pls files in mpd can be downloaded from the online FAQ page (instructions inside the script).


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. The 'Mark Played' check-box only toggles the display of the marks.


q. How come the 'played' marks keep disappearing?
a. You are probably playing an audio stream which triggers MPD to reload the (supposedly new) playlist every time the song changes. When that happens all 'played' info is lost.


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 folder.jpg in every album directory. The program looks for a filename that matches *folder. *album* *front* or the actual album name (in that order), and an extension that matches .jpg .png .gif or .bmp. An additional custom search-string can be added in the options window (Client tab). This string will be used first.


q. Why does a dragged playlist replace the existing one?
a. Because such is the nature of a playlist: a separate selection of songs. Playlists just don't get along very well. Press Ctrl during the drag if you disagree (the dragged list will be appended).


q. The sound is terrible with 2 devices selected. How comes?
a. Mpd's output devices are virtual and defined in .mpdconf. In turn they can refer to virtual alsa output devices, defined in .asoundrc. These virtual devices point to one or more real, hardware devices. The problems occur when a combination of mpd's output devices uses the same hardware device twice.


q. How can I remove tracks from a playlist?
a. Hitting 'Delete' will remove all selected tracks. No questions asked.


q. Can I make a feauture request?
a. Of course you can. You can contact me trough the email page at www.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.


