----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Hockin" <thockin@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "GMPI list" <gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 3:20 AM 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? Maybe we could remind what for will be a parameters... (i guess we are talking about public parameters , that can be handle by the host) - Will The host be able to let the user edit this parameter with something else than the plug-in user interface. (so what the host need in term of information to do that in a good way) !? - Will the host use that kind of parameter to make automation sequencing !? - Will the host use that to propose an alternate user interface or a grouped used interface with different parameters of different plug-in (e.g. a button to control the bypass of the reverb aux 1, reverb aux 2 and chorus aux 3.... or a knob to set the gain of the EQ track 1,3, and compressor on track 4,5... in absolute mode or relative mode ) !?. Well , can we define the target of this parameter before defining parameters ? Thanks you. Vincent Burel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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