On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 11:16:16AM +0100, Vincent Burel wrote: > > can do ANYTHING IT WANTS, as long as it doesn't break the rules of GMPI. > It > > might not work in all hosts or in all circumstances, but it should be > > possible to work. For example, a host MAY decide to implement > audio-inputs > > and outputs as plugins. > > don't like this idea. I don't want to deal with a full generalist plug-in > SDK like Direct-X. There is two main issue in programming job. To know who > do what (what components or part of the software takes care about this or > that) and to find a compromise between the full generalist architecture and > a dedicated one. I would like to let the GMPI plugger, be focused on the > significant task : audio processing according incoming parameters (again to > improve the plug-in production process). Yes, agreed - some hosts may want to reflect i/os of this kind as GMPI plugins, but thats up to them, as long as they play within the rules. The extra mechanic for handling generic i/o plugins seems like a lot of overhead for very little gain. - Steve ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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