[haiku-development] Re: How to Identify a file?
- From: "Axel Dörfler" <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:59:06 +0200 CEST
Fredrik Modéen <fredrik@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm looking for a "easy" way of identify what type of file a specific
> entry_ref are. thought BFile could give me that but didn't find it.
There is BNode::ReadAttr() and BNodeInfo::GetType() - if a file doesn't
have a MIME type yet, you can identify it using update_mime_info()
first.
> I want to make the Media Player "see" different files. If I drop
> files on
> the Media Player I don't want png files etc to be added to the play
> list
> and If I drop a saved play list on the Media Player I want different
> things happen than with mp3 file.
>
> I was thinking of suporting
> - m3u list
> - Zeta play list
> - perhaps our own? don't know how that one would look like..
I would only add support for m3u lists, as they are more or less
common.
Bek wrote:
> To be honest, I like the idea of being able to display pictures as
> "fake" movies inside of the
> Media Player on Windows for instance. It should be easy implementable
> and I can take care
> of this if you like me to.
What would that be good for? IMO that would just cause lots of
completely superfluous changes, or am I missing something?
Bye,
Axel.
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