Re: [bongo-devel] Re: Stream metadata

[Daniel Brockman]

address@hidden (Daniel Jensen) writes:

> Daniel Brockman <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> We could have a variable for turning on or off the whole
>> system of features related to stream metadata.  Do you
>> think it it good to call it `bongo-use-stream-metadata'?
>
> That is not a bad name.

Agreed.

>> We could have a toggle variable for the feature that puts
>> stream metadata in the player infoset.
>
> Fine, but this one I think is more "core" than the others.
> It is also not obviously visible to the user.

I guess we don't need it if we add the format options I
talked about.

>> As for the buffer-changing feature, I would like to consider
>> the possibility of putting the title of the currently playing
>> track (N.B., not `track' in the Bongo sense) into the buffer.
>
> Yeah, I like that.
>
> You may very well be on the right track with the
> customization options for the infosets.

Thank you.  That's reassuring.

> I want to comment on those names, though:
>
>>    (defcustom bongo-player-stream-title-format
>>      '(bongo-stream-title
>>        (when bongo-stream-currently-playing
>>          '(bongo-field-separator bongo-stream-currently-playing)))
>>
>>    (defcustom bongo-buffer-stream-title-format
>>       'bongo-player-stream-title-format)
>
> I think we really need to figure out good names for the metadata from
> a stream. I'm not happy with "title", because it is in use for tracks.
> It requires extra brain cycles to separate them.
>
> How about stream name to replace stream title?

I like that.  Good idea.

> Stream "currently playing" is a little better, but it's a
> bit long and not really English. Maybe use stream song here?
> It's not good either, I know. Do you have suggestions?

How about `current-stream-part'?

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Daniel Brockman <address@hidden>