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+//
+// $Id: MediaPrefs.java,v 1.1 2003/01/15 00:47:29 mdb Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.media;
+
+import com.samskivert.util.Config;
+
+/**
+ * Provides access to runtime configuration parameters for the media
+ * package and its subpackages.
+ */
+public class MediaPrefs
+{
+    /** Used to load our preferences from a properties file and map them
+     * to the persistent Java preferences repository. */
+    public static Config config = new Config("rsrc/config/media");
+}