If there is any interest in changing how song or playlist is represented internally, and I do not think this is the case, why not just use milliseconds? Conversion to other display formats ought to be the responsibility of the client.
On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 12:43 PM, zw g <pekingmas...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, indeed. I agree with Stefan. > And i hope we can have this 'seconds.milliseconds' form/feature in the > future MPD release. > > > Gui > > > > On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 11:14 PM, Stefan Monnier <monn...@iro.umontreal.ca> > wrote: >> >> > Yes, seconds is enough accuracy. Especially for large playlists! >> >> It depends on 2 things: >> - whether you care about absolute error or relative error (the relative >> error will not increase with the number of sings, but the absolute >> error might). >> - whether each error is biased. >> The second point is important: is the number of seconds reported rounded >> or truncated? If it is rounded, then the relative error is likely to >> diminish with the number of songs, but if it is truncated it won't. >> >> >> Stefan >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Live Security Virtual Conference >> Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and >> threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions >> will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware >> threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Musicpd-dev-team mailing list >> Musicpd-dev-team@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/musicpd-dev-team > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Musicpd-dev-team mailing list > Musicpd-dev-team@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/musicpd-dev-team > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Musicpd-dev-team mailing list Musicpd-dev-team@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/musicpd-dev-team