[gmpi] Re: lost-n-found #3 parameter stuff

On Mon, Oct 25, 2004 at 09:44:09AM -0400, Ron Kuper wrote:
> One important thing we need, based on personal experience with VST and
> DX, is the ability to format and parse value strings from parameter
> values.  Quite often a plugin will expose a parameter as a linear 0-1
> float value, but in fact some non-linear mapping is applied to produce
> the actual value for DSP or whatever.

Is this because it is convenient for them, or because they are abiding by
some other limitation, such as normalized values.  If the parameter really
is in dB, shouldn't the input be in dB?

I mean, I don't have a problem with a callback to get a displayable value,
but I am curious why it would really be needed in this brave new world?

> Instead of flagging a string as a file name, I'd rather break out an
> explicit file name parameter type.  I assume we would require these to
> be URLs?

Hadn't thought of URLs, but I suppose URLs would be a valid input.  When
I said flag it as a filename, I guess I really meant to subclass a String
parameter.  So we're saying the same thing.  

Would it make the detractors less opposed if it were indicated as a
parameter datatype?

Tim

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