[gmpi] Re: wrap up 3.8 - gesture start/end

Sorry I am so behind - was out of the country..

On Fri, Jan 16, 2004 at 09:09:10AM -0500, RonKuper@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> "gesture" -> "capture/release"
> 
> I'm not sure why you need a noun?  To describe the notion of a gesture ID?

For example:

        Multiple events are part of a gesture. 

What is the analog in terms of "capture/release"?

> I have a question and possible objection to using gesture IDs.
> 
> Suppose all we said was that the host (or anyone who cares about capture
> release) simply needs to track a counter on any captured parameters.  Then
> all the plugin needs to do is make a capture/release call a la DirectX,
> passing in the parameter IDs that are being captured.  The host knows the
> final release has happened to a parameter when its count goes to zero.

How does timestamping fit in here?  Assume a buffer which has an event for
ParamX, followed by a gesture-start, then more events.

Tim

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