Re: OCTAL and LADSPA

[Fredrik Roos]

On Sat, Jan 20, 2001 at 08:03:58PM +0000, David O'Toole wrote:

> LADSPA does contain an extension mechanism to attach
> "properties" to a plugin's parameters, but it doesn't specify any GUI
> properties yet. The group is working on adding this, but it revolves
> around creating a general XML DTD for user interfaces and even support
> for pixmap-based skins. The skins argument is another email ... suffice
> it to say that I think they are usually a waste of time especially if your
> toolkit supports consistent themes. To implement them you essentially have
> to create a new toolkit.
> 

Well i think their approach is the only viable (IMHO), if you don't let plugins
draw their own control boxes. One of the most annoying things about Buzz 
is that the control boxes start to get confusing when you have to deal with
more than 5-6 parameters per plugin. So far the only improvement over that
i have seen in octal-api is the selection box. What about triggers, vertical 
range widgets or layout features? Is there any good reason why plugins can't/
shouldn't provide their own gui?

Anyway, i like what you have done so far, and i am looking forward to a first
usable release. 

        --fredrik