portable_audio_player.type,access_method

[Jeff Mitchell]

Danny Kukawka wrote:
> On Mittwoch, 2. Mai 2007, Jeff Mitchell wrote:
> [...]
>   
>> portable_audio_player.type right now in my files I have set to
>> (including your values from above):
>>     
> [..]
>   
>> karma
>> iriver
>>     
>
> Which meaning have these both values? Which driver/lib/protocol is needed for 
> them?
>   
iriver is a series in iRiver's line of devices, which are currently 
handled by libifp (and maybe others that I don't know about).
karma is, well, Rio Karma.  Handled by libkarma, as well as some older 
(unmaintained? libraries).

> [...]
>   
>> Just as a recap, the three things I need to get opinions about (plus one
>> bonus):
>>
>> 1) MIME types -- simply enclose all of them in contains_not checks, or
>> make them attributes of a library's namespace (in which case the HAL
>> spec needs updating)?
>>     
>
> You mean MIME types of playable/recordable files?
>   
Yes.

--Jeff