[...] > Why do typedefs like uint8, uint16, etc. make sense to you but float32, > float64, and float80 do not? Most hardware supports IEEE floats. So the meaning of float and double is clear in that case. If float/double are _not_ IEEE, than there may be a lot more you want to know about it than just the size... --ms ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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