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author | Daniel Stenberg <daniel@haxx.se> | 2003-10-27 08:28:01 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Stenberg <daniel@haxx.se> | 2003-10-27 08:28:01 +0000 |
commit | c6acb58a82a054bf6972dd2fbf01cc5336c71216 (patch) | |
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parent | c4ac99c38bf35cccefb9dfa8bab6eb3879abd16a (diff) | |
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spellfix and riddance of old crap that is not valid anymore
git-svn-id: svn://svn.rockbox.org/rockbox/trunk@3990 a1c6a512-1295-4272-9138-f99709370657
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@@ -394,43 +394,14 @@ A53: We have answered this question numerous times. It is mentioned in the | |||
394 | 394 | ||
395 | Q54: Okay, I understand your 400 file limit. But why hardcode? Why not | 395 | Q54: Okay, I understand your 400 file limit. But why hardcode? Why not |
396 | have this be dynamically allocated? | 396 | have this be dynamically allocated? |
397 | A54: Because it's useless. Dynamic memory is only ever useful if you have | 397 | A54: Newsflash! This limit is now configurable in the daily (post-2.0) builds. |
398 | memory consumers (tasks) that run at different points in time, and thus | ||
399 | can reuse the same memory for different purposes. | ||
400 | |||
401 | We don't have that. We must be able to show a big dir, index a big | ||
402 | playlist and play a big mp3 file, all at the same time. They cannot use | ||
403 | the same memory, and thus dynamic memory buys us nothing but extra | ||
404 | complexity. If we used dynamic memory for this, we would get all kinds | ||
405 | of odd bugs. Playlists that only got half-loaded if placed in certain | ||
406 | directories. Parts of the disk you couldn't go to if playing a certain | ||
407 | playlist etc. | ||
408 | |||
409 | We have a number of tasks that consume memory. They can all run at the | ||
410 | same time, using all of their allotted memory. Therefore it is much better | ||
411 | to allocate that memory to them beforehand and not pretend that anyone | ||
412 | else is able to use it. This is standard practice in memory-limited | ||
413 | systems. | ||
414 | |||
415 | Newsflash! This limit is now configurable in the daily (post-2.0) builds. | ||
416 | 398 | ||
417 | Q55: Why is there a 10,000 song limit on playlists? | 399 | Q55: Why is there a 10,000 song limit on playlists? |
418 | A55: This is another hardcoded limit. We feel that as bigger disks arrive | 400 | A55: Newsflash! This limit is now configurable in the daily (post-2.0) builds. |
419 | that this limit will increase. Because of the way that playlists are | ||
420 | stored, it tends to be a bit more malleable than the directory file limit. | ||
421 | For further detail, look at questions 53 and 54 and replace any instances | ||
422 | of '400' with '10,000'. | ||
423 | |||
424 | Newsflash! This limit is now configurable in the daily (post-2.0) builds. | ||
425 | 401 | ||
426 | Q56: You don't understand! I _really_ need to have more then 400 files | 402 | Q56: You don't understand! I _really_ need to have more then 400 files |
427 | in a directory! | 403 | in a directory! |
428 | A56: The use of really big directories was a workaround for the poor playlist | 404 | A56: Newsflash! This limit is now configurable in the daily (post-2.0) builds. |
429 | capabilities of the original Archos firmware. With Rockbox, you no longer | ||
430 | need this workaround. Organize your files in directories, then build | ||
431 | playlists for all collections you want to shuffle-play. | ||
432 | |||
433 | Newsflash! This limit is now configurable in the daily (post-2.0) builds. | ||
434 | 405 | ||
435 | Q57: How can I make playlists on my PC? | 406 | Q57: How can I make playlists on my PC? |
436 | A57: There are many programs that can create .m3u playlists. WinAmp is one. | 407 | A57: There are many programs that can create .m3u playlists. WinAmp is one. |
@@ -739,7 +710,7 @@ A75: The same way you subscribed, but you send an 'unsubscribe' request to the | |||
739 | mail unsubscribe requests to the mailing list itself. That will only | 710 | mail unsubscribe requests to the mailing list itself. That will only |
740 | annoy more than 400 readers and will have no effect on your subscription. | 711 | annoy more than 400 readers and will have no effect on your subscription. |
741 | 712 | ||
742 | In fact, you NEVER unsuscribe to ANY mailing lists by mailing unsubscribe | 713 | In fact, you NEVER unsubscribe to ANY mailing lists by mailing unsubscribe |
743 | to the list's address. You might as well take the opportunity to learn | 714 | to the list's address. You might as well take the opportunity to learn |
744 | this right away. | 715 | this right away. |
745 | 716 | ||