A control is a virtual object that the user manipulates to cause an action in, or change the internal state of, the plugin. A parameter is the data that indicates the action of the control. This data can be a scalar, vector, matrix, tensor, text, structure, message, stream, or blob of data but it must reflect one "action" on the part of the user. =========================================== Michael Gogins gogins at pipeline period com Irreducible Productions Silence, a language for programming music and sound Available at http://www.csounds.com =========================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Hockin" <thockin@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "GMPI Mailing list" <gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 6:34 PM Subject: [gmpi] Decision time: 8.1 > Topic 8.1: What is a 'parameter'/'control' ? > ------------------------------------------- > > We need a good, simple definition of what a parameter is, why they exist, > and what they are for. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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