Re: [Chicken-users] ANN: Binding for libsdl-mixer available

[Moritz Heidkamp]

Christian Kellermann <address@hidden> writes:
>> A question regarding the API: Is the "music" term inherited from SDL?
>
> Yes.

OK, best to keep it this way then.


>> And what's the difference to "sample"? Looks like the "music" functions
>> play samples asynchronously. If so I'd vote for renaming it (to
>
> Both play asynchronously. Samples are mixed together in
> channels. Output is always the channels plus 1 music channel.

I see, thanks for the clarification!


>> something like play-sample/async, only better) since music isn't
>> necessarily the only thing one would want to play in background :-)
>
> I think the /async is redundant...

Right, if both are asynchronous it is. That suggestion was under the
assumption that play-sample was synchronous. Then all is well :-)

Moritz