[mpris] Playlist extension

[Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)]

On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 11:28 PM, Ian Monroe <ian at monroe.nu> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 3:54 PM, 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.
>>>
>>> Well you can't.
>>
>>  And you don't see that as a problem at all?
>
> Yes, I see the problem, just no solution outside of having separate
> APIs. Having a list of tracks that you intend for someone else to play
> is different then a music player providing a set of playlists that it
> can play.

  True but as a user I would definitely the ability to 'browse and
play selected songs from a playlist' in both cases.

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Regards,

Zeeshan Ali (Khattak)
FSF member#5124