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<name>Paul Cutler</name>
<email>pcutler@gnome.org</email>
</credit>
+ <credit type="editor">
+ <name>Aruna Sankaranarayanan</name>
+ <email>aruna.evam@gmail.com</email>
+ </credit>
<!--
<copyright>
<year>2010</year>
@@ -25,81 +29,84 @@
<p>Last.fm is a popular online service that offers both free and paid
versions. Last.fm offers information on music artists and albums and if you
- create a user profile Last.fm allows you to track the music you listen to
- in Banshee for free. If you subscribe as a paying member, you can also
- listen to streaming music from Last.fm in various music clients, including
- Banshee. Last.fm offers multiple channels to stream, including recommended
- music for you based on your listening habits, your favorites and more.</p>
+ create a user profile Last.fm allows you to track the music you listen to in
+ <app>Banshee</app> for free. If you subscribe as a paying member, you can
+ also listen to streaming music from Last.fm in various music clients,
+ including <app>Banshee</app>. Last.fm offers multiple channels to stream,
+ including recommended music for you based on your listening habits, your
+ favorites and more.</p>
<section id="enable-lastfm">
<title>Enable Last.fm</title>
- <p>To get the most out of Last.fm, you will want to create a Last.fm profile.
- Visit <link href="http://www.last.fm/join">http://www.last.fm/join</link>
- to create an account or choose
- <guiseq><gui style="menu">Edit</gui>
- <gui style="menuitem">Preferences</gui></guiseq> from the Banshee menu. Once
- in the preferences select the <gui style="tab">Source Specific</gui> tab,
- press the <gui style="menu">Source</gui> drop down menu, choose
- <gui style="menuitem">Last.fm</gui> and finally select the
- <em>Sign up for Last.fm</em> link.
- </p>
-
- <p>To enable Banshee to report the songs you play on your computer to
- Last.fm, sign in to Last.fm in Banshee in the
- <gui style="tab">Source Specific</gui> preferences. Enter your username and
- press the <gui style="button">Log in to Last.fm</gui> button. You will be
- directed to a Last.fm webpage in your browser to grant Banshee access. Press
- the <gui style="button">Yes, allow access</gui> link in your browser
- and you will be redirected to a webpage that displays a message that Banshee
- now has access to Last.fm. Return to Banshee and press the
- <gui style="button">Finish Logging In </gui>button to complete the
- process.</p>
+ <p>To get the most out of Last.fm, you will want to create a Last.fm
+ profile. Visit <link
+ href="http://www.last.fm/join">http://www.last.fm/join</link> to create an
+ account or choose <guiseq><gui style="menu">Edit</gui>
+ <gui style="menuitem">Preferences</gui></guiseq>
+ from the <app>Banshee</app> menu.
+ Once in the preferences select the <gui style="tab">Source Specific</gui>
+ tab, press the <gui style="menu">Source</gui> drop down menu, choose
+ <gui style="menuitem">Last.fm</gui> and finally select the <em>Sign up for
+ Last.fm</em> link.</p>
+
+ <p>To enable <app>Banshee</app> to report the songs you play on your
+ computer to Last.fm, sign in to Last.fm in <app>Banshee</app> in the
+ <gui style="tab">Source Specific</gui> preferences. Enter your username
+ and press
+ the <gui style="button">Log in to Last.fm</gui> button. You will be directed
+ to a Last.fm webpage in your browser to grant <app>Banshee</app> access.
+ Press the <gui style="button">Yes, allow access</gui> link in your browser
+ and you will be redirected to a webpage that displays a message that
+ <app>Banshee</app> now has access to Last.fm. Return to <app>Banshee</app>
+ and press the <gui style="button">Finish Logging In</gui> button to complete
+ the process.</p>
</section>
<section id="songreporting">
- <title>Enable Last.fm Song Reporting From Banshee</title>
+ <title>Enable Last.fm Song Reporting From <app>Banshee</app></title>
- <p>After you have successfully linked Banshee to your Last.fm profile you
- must ensure that you have enabled Banshee to report your songs. To enable
- Banshee to report the songs to your Last.fm profile go to Banshee's
- preferences, select the <gui style="tab">Source Specific</gui> tab, select
+ <p>After you have successfully linked <app>Banshee</app> to your Last.fm
+ profile you must ensure that you have enabled <app>Banshee</app> to report
+ your songs. To enable <app>Banshee</app> to report the songs to your Last.fm
+ profile go to <app>Banshee</app> and select preferences, then select the
+ <gui style="tab">Source Specific</gui> tab, select
<gui style="menuitem">Last.fm</gui> from the dropdown, and press the
- <gui style="checkbox">Enable Song Reporting From Banshee</gui> checkbox.
- If you have an active internet connection Banshee will now send Last.fm
- information regarding the songs you play. To view your play history visit
- your profile on the Last.fm website. Last.fm will automatically update your
- music metadata if any of your artist, song title, or album information is
- incorrect (although we recommend that you use the Metadata Fixer extension
- to correct your files instead).</p>
+ <gui style="checkbox">Enable Song Reporting From <app>Banshee</app></gui>
+ checkbox. If you have an active internet connection <app>Banshee</app> will
+ now send Last.fm information regarding the songs you play. To view your play
+ history visit your profile on the Last.fm website. Last.fm will automatically
+ update your music metadata if any of your artist, song title, or album
+ information is incorrect (although we recommend that you use the Metadata
+ Fixer extension to correct your files instead).</p>
</section>
<section id="devicesongreporting">
<title>Enable Last.fm Song Reporting From Your Device</title>
- <p>After successfully linking Banshee to your Last.fm profile and enabling
- Banshee to report songs to Last.fm you can also enable scrobbling from a
- connected device. Banshee will, upon connection of your device, attempt to
- scrobble the songs you have played since the device was last connected and
- submit them to Last.fm.</p>
+ <p>After successfully linking <app>Banshee</app> to your Last.fm profile and
+ enabling <app>Banshee</app> to report songs to Last.fm you can also enable
+ scrobbling from a connected device. <app>Banshee</app> will, upon connection
+ of your device, attempt to scrobble the songs you have played since the
+ device was last connected and submit them to Last.fm.</p>
- <p>To enable scrobbling of a connected device go to Banshee's preferences,
- select the <gui style="tab">Source Specific</gui> tab, select
- <gui style="menuitem">Last.fm</gui> from the dropdown, and press the
+ <p>To enable scrobbling of a connected device go to <app>Banshee</app> and
+ select Preferences, select the <gui style="tab">Source Specific</gui> tab,
+ select <gui style="menuitem">Last.fm</gui> from the dropdown, and press the
<gui style="checkbox">Enable Song Reporting From Device</gui> checkbox. If
- you have an active internet connection Banshee will, upon connection of your
- device, now attempt to gather information regarding the songs that you have
- played since it was last connected.</p>
+ you have an active internet connection <app>Banshee</app> will, upon
+ connection of your device, now attempt to gather information regarding the
+ songs that you have played since it was last connected.</p>
- <p>As with regular Banshee scrobbling submissions Last.fm will automatically
- update your music metadata if any of your artist, title, or album information
- is incorrect (although we again recommend that you use the Metadata Fixer
- extension to correct your files instead).</p>
+ <p>As with regular <app>Banshee</app> scrobbling submissions Last.fm will
+ automatically update your music metadata if any of your artist, title, or
+ album information is incorrect (although we again recommend that you use the
+ Metadata Fixer extension to correct your files instead).</p>
- <p>Please note that currently Banshee only supports this feature with Apple
- products that are supported by the AppleDevice extension.</p>
+ <p>Please note that currently <app>Banshee</app> only supports this feature
+ with Apple products that are supported by the AppleDevice extension.</p>
</section>
@@ -112,14 +119,14 @@
also receive premium radio features: listening to playlists and stations of
music you've loved or tagged.</p>
- <p>In Banshee's sources pane on the left hand side, you will now have a
- Last.fm section, including your Last.fm radio stations. You will need an
- active internet connection to listen to Last.fm radio. Choose the radio
- station you wish to listen to and Banshee will communicate with Last.fm
- to populate songs for that radio station. Press the
- <gui style="button">Play</gui> button in Banshee or <key>Spacebar</key> to
- start streaming a Last.fm radio station. You can also press the
- <gui style="button">Next</gui> button in Banshee,
+ <p>In the sources panel on the left hand side of <app>Banshee</app>, you
+ will now have a Last.fm section, including your Last.fm radio stations. You
+ will need an active internet connection to listen to Last.fm radio. Choose
+ the radio station you wish to listen to and <app>Banshee</app> will
+ communicate with Last.fm to populate songs for that radio station. Press the
+ <gui style="button">Play</gui> button in <app>Banshee</app> or
+ <key>Space</key> to start streaming a Last.fm radio station. You can also
+ press the <gui style="button">Next</gui> button in <app>Banshee</app>,
<key>N</key> or choose <guiseq><gui style="menu">Playback</gui>
<gui style="menuitem">Next</gui></guiseq> to play the next song in your radio
station queue.</p>