[mpris] Playlist extension

[Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)]

On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 5:50 PM, Ian Monroe <ian at monroe.nu> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Zeeshan Ali (Khattak) <zeenix at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Ok you make a good point. If we can use this API to just show a list
>>> of playlists without items, then it could be used.
>>
>>   You could use it for that purpose, yes! But whats the use-case?
>
> Well you might not know the contents of a dynamic/online/smart
> playlists before you start playing it.

  Hmm.. then how would one play individual tracks from playlists?
IMHO, thats a use-case that we must address.

  Although, I've tried (and still am trying) to keep the MediaServer
spec generic but I would still want to satisfy the UPnP use-case at
the very least. Problem is that such dynamic containers AFAICT do not
fit the UPnP/DLNA world. Based on our discussions in the past, I'm
under the impression that you would want to have UPnP support (whether
its through this spec or not) in Amarok so you'll have to address this
issue at some point anyway.

> [sniped your suggestion, it makes sense to me]

   Glad to know that I'm making some sense. :)

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Regards,

Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)
FSF member#5124