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diff --git a/help/C/lastfm.page b/help/C/lastfm.page index 0516d40f8..a8f1f09cc 100644 --- a/help/C/lastfm.page +++ b/help/C/lastfm.page @@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ <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> |