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<h3 class="section">6.3 Usage questions</h3>
<p><strong>Q:</strong> <em>Ok, I compiled gmerlin and started the player, now how do I play a file?</em>
<p><strong>A:</strong> The easiest way is to open the Incoming or Favourites album
and use one of the buttons at the bottom to open a file or URL. Or drag the
file from a filemanager into an album. Later you might want to create
your own albums.
<p><strong>Q:</strong> <em>Can I play a VCD image from harddisk before burning?</em>
<p><strong>A:</strong> Yes. If you use vcdimager, you have 2 files: a .bin file and a .cue
file. If you load the .cue file with the avdecoder plugin, you'll be
able to play the VCD image.
<p><strong>Q:</strong> <em>Can I play a DVD image from harddisk or from a mounted DVD drive?</em>
<p><strong>A:</strong> Yes, in the dvd directory, go to the subdirectory <code>video_ts</code> and load the
file <code>video_ts.ifo</code>.
<p><strong>Q:</strong> <em>Can I play an audio CD image from harddisk before burning?</em>
<p><strong>A:</strong> Not yet.
<p><strong>Q:</strong> <em>How can I make gmerlin the default audio CD player on my Desktop environment?</em>
<p><strong>A:</strong> First, find out how to configure the default audio CD player on your system.
Usually, you can set a command, which is executed, when a new audio cd is inserted.
Assuming your cdrom device is <code>/dev/hdd</code>, the command for opening and playing
an audio cd is:
<p><code>gmerlin_remote -launch -openplay cda:///dev/hdd</code>
<p>If you just want ot open the CD (without starting playback), use:
<p><code>gmerlin_remote -launch -open cda:///dev/hdd</code>
<p><strong>Q:</strong> <em>How can I make gmerlin the default DVD player on my Desktop environment?</em>
<p><strong>A:</strong> Same as for audio CDs, but replace <code>cda://</code> with <code>dvd://</code>.
<p><strong>Q:</strong> <em>How can I configure gmerlin as a Mime handler for media files on my Desktop environment?</em>
<p><strong>A:</strong> Find out how to set up mime handlers (e.g. right click onto a file and select “Open with...”).
Then, enter the command <code>gmerlin_launcher</code>.
<p><strong>Q:</strong> <em>How can I map multimedia keys on my keyboard to gmerlin functions?</em>
<p><strong>A:</strong> You need some way to configure custom shell commands for multimedia keys. Check the
documentation of your Desktop system. To remote control gmerlin, use the commandline program
<code>gmerlin_remote</code>. Type <code>gmerlin_remote -help</code> for supported options and commands.
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