About Winamp 5.5
- Winamp 5.5 features the new Bento Skin that's easier to use and more powerful than ever.
- Easily access the Media Library, Playlist Editor, Video, Visualizations, Media Monitor Browser, EQ, Skin Options and Color Themes all from one single user interface.
- Includes over 20 color themes that suit nearly every mood or occasion!
- Winamp 5.5 carries forward the unobtrusive "Window Shade" mode.
- Drag and drop media directly into a Playlist from Windows Explorer or the Media Library
- Jump directly to an item within the list by double clicking it or selecting the item and pressing Enter
- Sort Playlists by title, file name, or path and file name
- Easily Open and Save Playlists from the Manage Playlist button
- Organize and find your favorite songs and videos in ONE place
- Rip your favorite music CDs into AAC, MP3, WMA, WAV or FLAC (Ripping limited to ~6x speeds for free users. MP3 encoding is only available in Winamp Pro)
- Burn your favorite music compilations to Audio CD (limited to 2x speed for free users)
- Media Library "Smart Views" allow you to easily create rule based lists of your media
- Easily modify your music collections tags (Artist, Album, Genre, Title, etc.)
- Download and view cover art for all of your albums
- Online Services
- Easily tune into user created Internet TV and Radio stations
- Over 10,000 SHOUTcast Radio stations and 250 Internet TV channels to choose from
- Bookmark your favorite stations and channels for future access
- Hundreds of Winamp Music and AOL Videos for your viewing pleasure
- Other integrated features include: In2TV, Games, Winamp Remote, and more.
- Now Playing
- View album art, artist biographies, discographies
- Keep track of your favorite artists by browsing fan sites and news articles presented in the client
- Easily buy your favorite CDs, memorabilia, or just sell your own
Wine configuration
This is with a clean configuration directory and running in a 1024x768 virtual desktop.
$ winecfg
Once the .wine directory is built the configuration tool will start and you can set a virtul desktop in the graphics tab if you wish.
Installing Winamp 5.5
tom@tom:~$ wine winamp55_full_emusic-7plus_en-us.exe
During the installation process do not select the "Winamp Agent" or "Modern skins" under User Interface Extensions.



Winamp 5.5 first run
tom@tom:~$ cd /home/tom/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/Winamp
tom@tom:~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Winamp$ wine winamp
fixme:shdocvw:PersistStreamInit_InitNew (0x123d98)
fixme:midi:OSS_MidiInit Synthesizer supports MIDI in. Not yet supported.


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