Quick References

This sections contains the quick start guide for those who want to jump straight in and start using Freevo and it also contains frequently asked questions on Freevo.

• QuickStartGuide: How to get start for first time users

• FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions

Generic user Documentation:

This section gives an overview of Freevo's features and allows users to add to a wishlist of features they'd like to see. It also contains some gallerys of Freevo screenshots and images of users HTPCs or hardware setups.

• Features: Main features of Freevo

• WishList: User ideas and roadmap

• FreevoInAction: Screenshots and videos of Freevo

• MediaCenterGallery: Gallery of Freevo Media Centers

Installation and Usage

This is the main user documentation section for installing, configuring and using Freevo.

• Installation: How to install Freevo for your Linux distribution

• Configuration: How to configure Freevo

• Plugins: Descriptions of the various plugins available for Freevo

• Usage: How to use Freevo

• TipsAndTricks: Tips, Tricks and useful Scripts

• MediaTipsAndTricks: Tips, Tricks and useful Scripts for different media sources

• TroubleShooting: Logfiles

• Uninstallation: How to completely remove Freevo from your system

File Format Descriptions

This section provides information on Freevo's skin architecture including how to design your own skins. It also provides information on Freevo's FXD file format which is widely used throughout Freevo. FXD files are used to store information on recorded TV shows (obtained automatically from the xmltv data), user can customise them with data on their own video files, build lists of web radio and TV stations and lots more. For example in each of these uses just described it can store multiple attributes such as cover images, links, player settings, language settings etc. FXDs allow great customisation of the features and media sources for Freevo.

• Skins: Skin format description

• FXDFiles: Description of the FXD file format

Hardware

This section has information and configuration details on hardware that Freevo is compatible with.

• Hardware: Reports on different hardware running Freevo

Release Information

Here you will find information on the latest and past releases of Freevo

• ChangeLog: have a look here to see the latest developments from the 1.x releases

• ReleaseNotes: Here's the release notes from the 1.x releases, take a look for some important install notes.

Contributing - info for users and developers

• HelpNeeded: Get information here about helping with skin design, the wiki, docs etc.

• CodingStandard: How the Freevo source should look like

• Contributing: What you need to know to send a patch

• DevelopPlugins: An introduction to writing plugins

• Translations: What you need to know to maintain a translation

• WishList: User ideas and roadmap