Index: help/contrib_channels.page ================================================================== --- help/contrib_channels.page +++ help/contrib_channels.page @@ -83,25 +83,39 @@
Great Little Radio Player is another Linux desktop radio browser. It comes with a default set of categorized stations. This plugin merely imports that list as static directory.
The compound channel is a meta plugin. It can aggregate categories - from other channel plugins on a per-category basis. You for example - can mash Top40 or Classic genres from Shoutcast, Xiph, InternetRadio, - Tunein, etc. Which avoids switching between channel tabs somewhat.
-You can also browse local files with streamtuner2 using the file browser plugin. It must be configured with your music collection path. It's not a default plugin, because this isn't really what Streamtuner2 is made for. There are way better local music collection managers for Linux. It's just here for convenience, and displays files just as any - other channel list. It has no specific file management features, and - won't receive any.
+ other channel list. It has no specific file management features. (ID3 + editing or file renaming were planned, but never implemented.) +Map-oriented radio station directory.
+Is a continent/country-oriented radio directory. The stream formats + vary wildly however.
+Is a streaming server provider and handles licensing for stations. + Provides a small genre-oriented directory.
+The compound channel is a meta plugin. It can aggregate categories + from other channel plugins on a per-category basis. You for example + can mash Top40 or Classic genres from Shoutcast, Xiph, InternetRadio, + Tunein, etc. Which avoids switching between channel tabs somewhat.
Adds a list of weblinks to other online music services in the "links" category within the bookmarks tab.
Overrides the
Common options are conveniently listed and saveable on a per-station + basis. Which allows to suppress stream editing (record just one long + MP3 file), or file naming schemes.
+Additionally it supports options of following recording backends:
+The plugin provides config options of its own, such as a default + output directory, or how many / how detailed options to show.
+Following plugins are covered more in-depth in the according manual @@ -205,9 +224,16 @@ archive is often just 2-3 MB. Temporary m3u/pls files can also be deleted. → Tick the parts you want to have removed before hitting the reset button.
Introduces small state icons to make higher-quality Vorbis and + Opus stations stand out. (Not all channels provide exact format + information, so you'll mostly notice for Jamendo and Xiph.)
+Great Little Radio Player is another Linux desktop radio browser. It comes with a default set of categorized stations. This plugin merely imports that list as static directory.
The compound channel is a meta plugin. It can aggregate categories - from other channel plugins on a per-category basis. You for example - can mash Top40 or Classic genres from Shoutcast, Xiph, InternetRadio, - Tunein, etc. Which avoids switching between channel tabs somewhat.
You can also browse local files with streamtuner2 using the file browser plugin. It must be configured with your music collection path. It's not a default plugin, because this isn't really what Streamtuner2 is made for. There are way better local music collection managers for Linux. It's just here for convenience, and displays files just as any - other channel list. It has no specific file management features, and - won't receive any.
Map-oriented radio station directory.
Is a continent/country-oriented radio directory. The stream formats + vary wildly however.
Is a streaming server provider and handles licensing for stations. + Provides a small genre-oriented directory.
The compound channel is a meta plugin. It can aggregate categories + from other channel plugins on a per-category basis. You for example + can mash Top40 or Classic genres from Shoutcast, Xiph, InternetRadio, + Tunein, etc. Which avoids switching between channel tabs somewhat.
Adds a list of weblinks to other online music services in the "links" category within the bookmarks tab.
Overrides the ● record button to + not start streamripper right away. Instead it prompts for additional + settings before proceeding.
+Common options are conveniently listed and saveable on a per-station + basis. Which allows to suppress stream editing (record just one long + MP3 file), or file naming schemes.
+Additionally it supports options of following recording backends:
+streamrippper - for radio stations
fPls/fIcy - for radio stations
youtube-dl - video downloads
wget - plain MOD/ZIP files
The plugin provides config options of its own, such as a default + output directory, or how many / how detailed options to show.
+Introduces small state icons to make higher-quality Vorbis and + Opus stations stand out. (Not all channels provide exact format + information, so you'll mostly notice for Jamendo and Xiph.)