[gmpi] Topic 8 breakdown (time to focus)

Here is the summary of issues I see for topic 8 from this past week's
discussion.  Please add on to this, if I missed anything.

I'd like to get this list complete before we delve too deeply into the
topics, so we're all clear on the scope of the questions - some are not quite
crystal clear.

Lastly, I'd like to propose that we call the things to which I think we are
all referring 'controls' instead of 'parameters'.  To my mind, anyway, it is
much easier to imagine most of these 'parameters' as knobs and switches on a
piece of hardware.  'Parameters' is a very abstract word, and is also
overloaded.  If these things are not behaviorally the same as 'parameters'
in other plugin systems, let's clarify that.

Tim



Topic 8: Parameter Representation
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8.1) What is a 'parameter'?

8.2) How do parameters fit into saving and restoring of a plugin's state?

8.3) What data types can be used for parameters?

8.3) How are parameters identified within a plugin? (e.g. by index,
     by name, etc.)

8.4) How are a plugin's parameters discovered by the host?

     -- maybe this is too low level?

8.5) How are properties of a parameter discovered by the host? (e.g. type,
     range, etc.)

     -- maybe this is too low level?

8.6) Do parameters use normalized or natural ranges?

8.7) Is there a heirarchy of parameters, or is there a single per-plugin
     namespace?

8.8) Can the parameter list change dynamically?  How?

8.9) Are parameters the things that the user automates?  Are all parameters
     automatable?

8.10) Is there a distinction between a time-varying parameter and a
     non-time-varying parameter? Is this a fixed characteristic, or can it
     be changed?

    -- I still don't understand this question - can we get clarification?

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