[gmpi] Re: lost-n-found #5 - GUI windows
- From: "Koen Tanghe" <koen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 21:50:22 +0100
On Tuesday, November 23, 2004 3:58 PM [GMT+1=CET],
Ron Kuper <xxxRonKuper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> IMO GMPI requirements should say a plugin can have at most ONE editor.
> The editor is hosted a la VST or DirectX, you give it a "parent window"
> the plugin does what it wants within.
>
> I am opposed to multiple editors. What does it mean for a plugin to
> have 2 editors open at the same time in the same host? The user can
> only interact with one at a time anyway, so it seems like a needless
> generalization. Allowing it also means a plugin has to manage keeping
> multiple GUIs in sync for updates -- again, needless complexity.
I tend to agree with Ron, but maybe I'm missing something.
Can someone bring up a use case for having multiple editors, so we can "see
the light"?
Koen
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