For me, The VST approach is a real pain (all parameters are normalised floats). There's no way to store filenames, no easy way to represent enums ( a choice of 3 things for example). My bare minimum would be: -float -int -text Mayby int could be represented by a float, still need text though. Best Regards, Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Hockin" <thockin@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "GMPI list" <gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 1:20 PM Subject: [gmpi] Decision Time: 8.3 > Ahh, our old friend DATATYPES! > > > 8.3: What data types can be used for parameters? > ----------------------------------------------- > > It has been suggested that parameters only need one type. It has been > suggested that we need extensible arbitrary types. Some ideas: > > a) Every parameter is a float > b) Every parameter is a float or a blob > c) Every parameter is a real (float on FPU, fixed on non-FPU) or blob > d) Real, int, string, blob, bool, enum, ... > e) A more limited subset - what is NEEDED vs. what can be built out of > others? > > Tim > -- > Notice that as computers are becoming easier and easier to use, > suddenly there's a big market for "Dummies" books. Cause and effect, > or merely an ironic juxtaposition of unrelated facts? > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Generalized Music Plugin Interface (GMPI) public discussion list > Participation in this list is contingent upon your abiding by the > following rules: Please stay on topic. You are responsible for your own > words. Please respect your fellow subscribers. Please do not > redistribute anyone else's words without their permission. > > Archive: //www.freelists.org/archives/gmpi > Email gmpi-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx w/ subject "unsubscribe" to unsubscribe > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Generalized Music Plugin Interface (GMPI) public discussion list Participation in this list is contingent upon your abiding by the following rules: Please stay on topic. You are responsible for your own words. Please respect your fellow subscribers. Please do not redistribute anyone else's words without their permission. Archive: //www.freelists.org/archives/gmpi Email gmpi-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx w/ subject "unsubscribe" to unsubscribe