I vote for #3, as #1 would be a lot of work for you guys, and #2… well, just about everyone knows what MP3s are. There are a lot of people who don't know what an OGG is. >.>
On 7/23/07, Adam Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
IMO #3 is perfectly acceptable if you can provide a third-party utility that shows you the sampling rate. #2 breaks compatibility and also I hate it. #1... well, I'm fine with that, but I wouldn't be doing the work. On 7/23/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > http://gilgamesh.hamsterrepublic.com/cgi-bin/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=372 > > > > > > ------- Comment #18 from [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2007-07-23 12:45 > ------- > I see no practical way to programatically detect unsupported MP3 files > that > isn't close in complexity to implementing our own full-feature MPEG > decoder > with all versions of ID3 and variable bit rate support in FreeBasic... > which is > not something I desire to do. > > The only simple reliable way to eliminate this crash is to just flat out > forbid > MP3 format... but that really sucks too, and I don't want to do it. > > Which leaves us with the option of ignoring the bug, and clearly > documenting > the fact that only 22050 and 44100 are to be used. If somebody tries to > use an > unsupported version, they crash, read the FAQ, and learn what they did > wrong. > This solution sucks too. > > Which of these three options is least awful? Discussion? > > 1) Re-invent a *VERY LARGE* wheel just to know which mp3 files to refuse > to > play. > 2) Discard support the most popular digital music format, saying > "Convert to > OGG, you n00bz!" > 3) Give up and accept a serious crash, document it, pretend nothing is > wrong. > > > -- > Configure bugmail: > http://gilgamesh.hamsterrepublic.com/cgi-bin/bugzilla/userprefs.cgi?tab=email > ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- > You are the assignee for the bug, or are watching the assignee. > > _______________________________________________ > Ohrrpgce mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.motherhamster.org/listinfo.cgi/ohrrpgce-motherhamster.org > _______________________________________________ Ohrrpgce mailing list [email protected] http://lists.motherhamster.org/listinfo.cgi/ohrrpgce-motherhamster.org
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