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For missing extension name, use consistent attributes syntax

A more consistent approach to missing extension name ( missing .mp3) is to just use the currently discussed consistent attributes syntax like:

![ cat meowing ]( example.com/meow ){ mediatype=audio/mpeg }

http://talk.commonmark.org/t/consistent-attribute-syntax/272

Why/Purpose of type field?

Purpose of the type field. The purpose of the type field is to indicate to the renderer how to deal with missing content. E.g. If it cannot find meow.mp3, then display a missing audio icon or show ::warning: Audio File Missing:: . If no type is specified, it will try to infer by extention name or mediatype.

e.g.

![ cat meowing ]( meow.mp3 ){ type=audio }

or

!audio[ cat meowing ]( meow.mp3 )

And hey, if the viewer program is smart enough, it could have a button saying "Search online for similar audio files for cat meowing"

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