[gmpi] Re: 3.15 MIDI (goals)

  • From: Steve Harris <S.W.Harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 09:24:14 +0100

On Sun, Jun 20, 2004 at 06:49:12 -0700, Chris Grigg wrote:
> Mike B. said:
> >     Thoughts?
> 
> Good post.  This is about making MIDI safe for GMPI by allowing the 
> host to parse the MIDI so it can understand the MIDI semantically in 
> the same way the plug can, to ease Total Recall/Undo... but the 
> assumption that Total Recall/Undo is universally necessary 
> functionality seems to be unexamined.  So, what about the 'Implements 
> Total Recall/Undo' flag idea, Mike?

That would allow people to write plugins that can't be automated, which
seems like an enourmous handicap to me, and a big step back from LADSPA
where /all/ plugins can be automated.

- Steve

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