Argh...just thought of something.
If the APLs have path info in them it would be invalid if burnt to a CD or copied elsewhere. As the APLs would only reflect where the media files reside on the host system.
Do ppl see what i'm geting at ?
If you want to have 'virtual' selections, there is going to have to be a way to associate the pointer with the target file.
I have no player, save my computer, that can use APL/APE files. The two players I use handle an APL having a path in them.
Would that path need updated if the APE was moved? Yes. Could it be done? Yes. Is it worth the pain of development? Well...
I think so, but I have a need/desire for this. I think it would be one more unique cool thing that MC does.
I can also see though that the maintenance of it would be intensive if the capability were used greatly.
Example
I have a single APE. I create entries for 10-20 'selections' from it using APL files.
MC keeps the path info for everything in its library.
I move the APE.
MC has to find that it was moved, then find all files the reference it, then update all those files.
Impossible? Naaah. Hard? Maybe, I don't know.