# &app; Manual V&manrevision;

## Introduction

The &app; application enables you to write and manipulate different types of CD recording media. &app; depends on cdrecord, so basically if your writing device works with it, &app; will work flawlessly.

## Getting Started

### To Start &app;

You can start &app; in the following way:

Command line

- Execute the following command: `gnomebaker`

### When You Start &app;

When you start &app;, the following window is displayed:

#### &app;'s Window

Shows &app; main window.

The &app; window contains the following elements:

Menubar

- The menus on the menubar contain all of the commands you need to work with &app;.

Toolbar

- The toolbar contains a subset of the commands that you can access from the menubar.

File Browser

- The File Browser contains the files on your system which you can write on the CD.

Compilation Browser

- The Compilation Browser shows the files and directories to be written on the CD.

Media Size

- The Media Size dropdown menu let's you adjust the CD capacity.

## Usage

### Create a Data CD

To create a Data CD choose Data CD from the Compilation Browser. Then drag the files you want to burn on the CD from the Filesystem Browser to the Compilation Browser. Then press the Create Data CD button in the lower right corner. After clicking it, you will see the following dialog:

Use the Writer dropdown menu to select your writer.

Select the speed that you want to burn the CD.

Select the Eject CD option so &app; would eject the CD-RW dics after finishing the writing.

Select the Dummy Write option to simulate CD writing.

Select the Burn Free option turn on the BurnFree protection.

### Create an Audio CD

To create an Audio CD choose Audio CD from the Compilation Browser. Then drag the music files you want to burn on the CD from the Filesystem Browser to the Compilation Browser. Then press the Create Audio CD button in the lower right corner. After clicking it, you will see the following dialog:

Use the Writer dropdown menu to select your writer.

Select the speed that you want to burn the CD.

Select the Eject CD option so &app; would eject the CD-RW dics after finishing the writing.

Select the Dummy Write option to simulate CD writing.

Select the Burn Free option turn on the BurnFree protection.

### Copy a Data CD

To copy a Data CD, choose Actions Copy Data CD. The application will show the following dialog:

Use the Reader dropdown menu to select the reader from which the data will be copied.

Use the Writer dropdown menu to select your writer.

Select the speed that you want to burn the CD.

Select the Eject CD option so &app; would eject the CD dics after finishing the writing.

Select the Dummy Write option to simulate CD writing.

Select the Burn Free option turn on the BurnFree protection.

### Copy an Audio CD

To copy an Audio CD, choose Actions Copy Audio CD. The application will show the following dialog:

Use the Reader dropdown menu to select the reader from which the data will be copied.

Use the Writer dropdown menu to select your writer.

Select the speed that you want to burn the CD.

Select the Eject CD option so &app; would eject the CD dics after finishing the writing.

Select the Dummy Write option to simulate CD writing.

Select the Burn Free option turn on the BurnFree protection.

### Blank a CD-RW

To erase a CD-RW, choose Actions Blank CDRW. The application will show the following dialog:

Use the Writer dropdown menu to select your writer.

Select the speed that you want to burn the CD.

Select the Eject CD option so &app; would eject the CD-RW dics after finishing blaking it.

Select the Fast blank option to activate this method of blanking.

### Burn an ISO Image

To burn an ISO image, choose Actions Burn CD Image. The application will show the following dialog:

Navigate through the directories and after selecting the ISO file which you want to burn, press OK.

## Preferences

To configure &app;, choose Edit Preferences . The Preferences dialog contains the following sections:

- gnomebaker-prefs-main

### Main Preferences

Temporary Directory

- #### &app;'s Temporary Directory Options

  Shows &app; main window.

  Use the edit box to specify the location where &app; will place its temporary files.You can also use the Browse button for easier navigation to the directory.

  Select the Clean temporary directory on exit option to instruct &app; to delete the temporary files created during its operation.

Filebrowser

- #### &app;'s File Browser Options

  Shows &app; main window.

  Select the Show hidden files option to view the hidden files in the Filebrowser while creating CD compilations.

## Future

Fortunately, &app; has a bright future :-) Here are some of the planned improvements and additions:

- Creating of mixed mode CDs
- Creating Video CDs from existing video and stills
- On-the-fly burning
- Multisession capability

## References

Useful links for obtaining more information:

- GnomeBaker's homepage
- cdrecord's homepage
- Luke Biddell's homepage
- Milen Dzhumerov's homepage