8.3. Cartwall

On this configuration page, you can activate and customize the built-in cartwall. The following options can be set:

Player count

Select the desired number of cart players (slots).

Output device and PFL device

Just like the ordinary players, you can assign a sound card for the on air signal and the PFL signal of the cart players. For details, see Section 8.2.1, “Output Devices”.

EOF warning

Choose the number of seconds before the end of file the cart players should flash. Setting this option to 0 disables EOF warning.

Favorite cart sets

You can save the assignment of the cart wall (currently loaded files) to a *.mlc file from within mAirList. The most frequently used cart sets can be added to this list, and later be quickly accessed through the drop down box above the cartwall.

Default cart set

Specify a cart set to be loaded automatically at startup. If left blank, mAirList will look for a file named standard.mlc, or keep the cartwall empty if that file does not exist.

Save along with playlist files (.mlp)

If checked, the cart player assignments are included in the playlist files. When you open such a playlist later, the cartwall will restored.

Save along with template files (.mlt)

If checked, the cart player assignments are included in the playlist template files. When you open such a template later, the cartwall will restored.

Keep open when starting a new file

If checked, the cart players will stay open when you click “New” in the tool bar. Otherwise, all cart players will be closed.

Write played items into log file

Usually, only the items played in the ordinary players get logged in the global log file(s) (cf. Section Section 8.7, “Logging”). If this option is set, also elements played in the cartwall will be logged.

Simultaneous playback and PFL

This enables simultaneous PFL and playback, which is only useful if you have distinct sound cards configured for PFL and playback. See Section 8.2, “Player” for further information about this option.

On an additional configuration page, you can set the display options for the cartwall. Choose whether the cartwall should be displayed embedded in the main window (below the playlist(s)) or in its own window. If the latter option is set, you can additionally choose whether the cartwall window should be open at startup, maximized, and on which screen it should appear (in case you own more than one monitor).

Display options

On an additional configuration page, you can set various display options for the cartwall.

Show PFL/START/PAUSE/STOP buttons

Disable this option to hide the PFL/START/PAUSE/STOP buttons inside the cart players. This is useful when you do not want to control the players with the mouse but only through other remote control mechanisms like hotkeys, gameport closures etc. (see Section 8.5, “Remote Control”).

Mouse click START/STOP

If checked, the cart players can be started and stopped with a single left button mouse click.

Show time in seconds (instead of 1/10 s)

If checked, the elapsed/remaining time will be displayed in full seconds, otherwise in 1/10th of a second.

Show ramp in seconds (instead of 1/10 s)

If checked, the ramp time countdown will be displayed in full seconds, otherwise in 1/10th of a second.

Auto-truncate time

If checked, leading 0s will be stripped from the elapsed/remaining time if it is less than one hour.

Furthermore, you can choose whether the cartwall should be displayed embedded in the main window, or in its own window. In the latter case, you can specify whether it should be displayed maximized and/or in the foreground at startup. Furthermore, if you own multiple monitors, choose which screen to display the cartwall on initially.