Media/Device Type Spec???

[Waldo Bastian]

Yes, I think this is a valid approach.

Cheers,
Waldo

On Wednesday 18 August 2004 18:38, Jerry Haltom wrote:
> ...(reposted from Gnome Utopia list)...
>
>
> I am just posting this to clear up my idea in the "we need a spec for
> handling mediums" thread. What do people think?
>
> We add new mime types to the shared mime package, for example (and just
> an
> example):
>
> device/cd-reader
> device/dvd-reader
> device/cd-writer
> device/dvd-writer
> device/audio-cd
> device/data-cd
> device/dvd
> device/blank-cd
> device/blank-dvd
> device/svcd
> device/camera
> device/flash-card
> ...etc (these names could be better)
>
> A application's .desktop file declares that application as handling one
> or
> more of these mime types.
>
> The .desktop file has a DeviceExec= line, accepting various substitution
> values. %d = Unix device file, %u = HAL udi. Or other stuff.
>
> Associations between a device/media type and it's application is handled
> EXACTLY as an association between a normal mime type and it's
> applications.
>
> Some program (GVM) sets these.
>
> GVM launches the correct program when it needs to.
>
> Maybe these types could be retrieved from the device by HAL, for
> instance
> using volume.fstype, volume.is_disc, volume.is_rewritable... etc. Or
> maybe
> we add info.types as a list of supported mime types.
>
> Of course, a device could be more than one mime type at the same time.
> Like, a CD drive could be both a cd-reader and a cd-writer. Whatever. ;)
>
> ... added this ...
>
> This doesn't seem to be hacking mime to me. It just alters the general
> definition of MIME from "type of data stream" to "type of resource".
> Isn't this appropriate?
>
>
> Also. DeviceExec is not needed, as somebody on Utopia pointed out:
>
> ... quote .. .Sean Middleditch
> If a single application is intended to handle two totally different
> types of devices using two totally different device identification
> methods, then use two .desktop files, just like we have multiple non-
> menu-entry .desktop files now for the new MIME system.
> ... end quote ...
>
>
> Sorry for the general disorder of this post. Busy day. ;)
>
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