[gmpi] Re: Requirements

  • From: Tim Hockin <thockin@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 15:16:06 -0800

On Thu, Nov 13, 2003 at 04:02:20PM -0700, Mike Berry wrote:
> >>>GMPI must define a 'chromed' UI mechanism. Hosts must support this.
> >>
> >>What is a 'chromed' UI mechanism?, can we elaborate?
> >
> >
> >Tim means the kind of GUI most of you are used to, contrasted with the
> >generic GUI built if a VST plugin has no editor, or for all LADSPA
> >plugins (as two contrasting examples). it means, most of the time, a
> >GUI based on pixmaps rather then generic GUI widgets, and typically
> >requires custom images etc.
> >
> 
>       Whoa there......  where did this requirement come from?

Early discussions before we decided to ignore UI for the time being.  It's
drawing layered pixmaps of some sort.

Do we want to make this a non-requirement?

-- 
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?


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