On Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 10:09:43AM +1300, Jeff McClintock wrote: > >My question is why should the GMPI spec enforce _that_ when plugins > > can only see/use one transport controler anyway? > > That's a very good point. There's no compelling reason to enforce only one > transport controller. > > Why not allow a plugin to simply have a 'Tempo' parameter, and a 'Current > Bar' parameter etc..I think we called these "well known controls" i.e. the > host automatically connects these controls up to it's transport controller. Jeff, I think you're on to my (well, XAP's + my own internal embelishment) grand unified theory of GMPI. Ooh! We can rename GMPI to GUPI - the Grand Unified Plugin Interface. GUPI reads so much better than GMPI :) (that was OT, and only half serious. If we get into a naming discussion again I'll be very embarrased :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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