Tutorial on creating your own MP3 player

Video demo

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Want a quick lesson on how easy it is to create your own media player? Check out this video tutorial that's less than 5 minutes long using DesktopX 3. And if you have DesktopX Pro, you can export your media players as stand alone programs to send to anyone with Win2K/XP.

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LOL

why did I think you ment an actual mp3 player?
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I made my first one after reading your tutorial Brad........ it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. So now I will try and produce some decent graphics for a more polished version. What i WOULD like to know, is how to make the song title scroll across the player, or if it's even possible in DX? ( I just know you are going to say that it can be done with CODING.....aaargh!!)   
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Check out this video tutorial that's less than 5 minutes long

Ironically it will take me close to an hour to download this "little 5 minute video"

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I seem to be missing something. I've watched the video 4 times, and I still don't know how you loaded any songs. (It appears they were already loaded as soon as you created the object.) All I can get mine to do is open WinAmp, which isn't my default player in the first place. Why is it doing that?
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Right click and choose your default player.
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ahhhh... beginning to make more sense of it. WinAMp, and QCD (my default) are grouped together in the player list, and it seems QCD forgot. I had to set it as default again, and now I'm able to use the Open Folder button. I may actually make my first working DX widget before I'n through.
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Go QCD!

I might try DesktopX soon too. I'll give this a go...
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Is there a way to have it play just one specific file (making it similar to a flash player you find on some bands' websites)? Basically in effect, bundle the track into the .exe and have it play only that song?
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LOL

why did I think you ment an actual mp3 player?


I thought the same thing.