[gmpi] Re: Decision Time: 8.3

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From: "Tim Hockin" <thockin@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "GMPI list" <gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 3:20 AM
Subject: [gmpi] Decision Time: 8.3


> Ahh, our old friend DATATYPES!
>
>
> 8.3: What data types can be used for parameters?
> -----------------------------------------------
>
> It has been suggested that parameters only need one type.  It has been
> suggested that we need extensible arbitrary types.  Some ideas:
>
> a) Every parameter is a float
> b) Every parameter is a float or a blob
> c) Every parameter is a real (float on FPU, fixed on non-FPU) or blob
> d) Real, int, string, blob, bool, enum, ...
> e) A more limited subset - what is NEEDED vs. what can be built out of
>    others?

Maybe we could remind what for will be a parameters...
(i guess we are talking about public parameters , that can be handle by the
host)
- Will The host be able to let the user edit this parameter with something
else than the plug-in user interface. (so what the host need in term of
information to do that in a good way) !?
- Will the host use that kind of parameter to make automation sequencing !?
- Will the host use that to propose an alternate user interface or a grouped
used interface with different parameters of different plug-in (e.g. a button
to control the bypass of the reverb aux 1, reverb aux 2 and chorus aux 3....
or a knob to set the gain of the EQ track 1,3, and compressor on track
4,5... in absolute mode or relative mode ) !?.

Well , can we define the target of this parameter before defining parameters
?
Thanks you.
Vincent Burel




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