def, format: Document how to leave PCM parameters to be decided by the server

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Tanu Kaskinen 2013-12-04 06:17:11 +02:00
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@ -232,20 +232,50 @@ typedef enum pa_stream_flags {
* specified manual buffer metrics it is recommended to update
* them with pa_stream_set_buffer_attr() to compensate for the
* changed frame sizes. Only supported when the server is at least
* PA 0.9.8. It is ignored on older servers. \since 0.9.8 */
* PA 0.9.8. It is ignored on older servers.
*
* When creating streams with pa_stream_new_extended(), this flag has no
* effect. If you specify a format with PCM encoding, and you want the
* server to choose the sample format, then you should leave the sample
* format unspecified in the pa_format_info object. This also means that
* you can't use pa_format_info_from_sample_spec(), because that function
* always sets the sample format.
*
* \since 0.9.8 */
PA_STREAM_FIX_RATE = 0x0080U,
/**< Use the sample rate of the sink, and possibly ignore the rate
* the sample spec contains. Usage similar to
* PA_STREAM_FIX_FORMAT.Only supported when the server is at least
* PA 0.9.8. It is ignored on older servers. \since 0.9.8 */
* PA_STREAM_FIX_FORMAT. Only supported when the server is at least
* PA 0.9.8. It is ignored on older servers.
*
* When creating streams with pa_stream_new_extended(), this flag has no
* effect. If you specify a format with PCM encoding, and you want the
* server to choose the sample rate, then you should leave the rate
* unspecified in the pa_format_info object. This also means that you can't
* use pa_format_info_from_sample_spec(), because that function always sets
* the sample rate.
*
* \since 0.9.8 */
PA_STREAM_FIX_CHANNELS = 0x0100,
/**< Use the number of channels and the channel map of the sink,
* and possibly ignore the number of channels and the map the
* sample spec and the passed channel map contains. Usage similar
* to PA_STREAM_FIX_FORMAT. Only supported when the server is at
* least PA 0.9.8. It is ignored on older servers. \since 0.9.8 */
* least PA 0.9.8. It is ignored on older servers.
*
* When creating streams with pa_stream_new_extended(), this flag has no
* effect. If you specify a format with PCM encoding, and you want the
* server to choose the channel count and/or channel map, then you should
* leave the channels and/or the channel map unspecified in the
* pa_format_info object. This also means that you can't use
* pa_format_info_from_sample_spec(), because that function always sets
* the channel count (but if you only want to leave the channel map
* unspecified, then pa_format_info_from_sample_spec() works, because it
* accepts a NULL channel map).
*
* \since 0.9.8 */
PA_STREAM_DONT_MOVE = 0x0200U,
/**< Don't allow moving of this stream to another