[gmpi] Re: lost-n-found #5 - GUI windows

On Tue, Nov 23, 2004 at 09:50:22PM +0100, Koen Tanghe wrote:
> > I am opposed to multiple editors.  What does it mean for a plugin to
> > have 2 editors open at the same time in the same host?  The user can
> > only interact with one at a time anyway, so it seems like a needless
> > generalization.  Allowing it also means a plugin has to manage keeping
> > multiple GUIs in sync for updates -- again, needless complexity.
> 
> I tend to agree with Ron, but maybe I'm missing something.
> Can someone bring up a use case for having multiple editors, so we can "see
> the light"?

Well, one way to think of a motorized MIDI unit is as a UI.  This "editor"
isn't GUI visible, but is a bi-directional communication with a plugin's
parameters.

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