[linux-audio-dev] PTAF link and comments

[Steve Harris]

On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 10:31:07 -0800, Tim Hockin wrote:
> > > 1) none - host can autogenerate from hints
> > > 2) layout - plugin provides XML or something suggesting it's UI, host draws
> > >    it
> > > 3) graphics+layout - plugin provides XML or something as well as graphics -
> > >    host is responsible for animating according to plugin spec
> > 
> > These three are not useful, because it doesn't allow custom UI objects to
> > be drawn, eg. compressor curves, meters etc, which is the whole point.
> 
> simple plugins will get by using the first two, and 'l33t h4x0rz' will dig
> the third because they can make some eye-candy.

This really isn't true, look at the good UIs available for MacOS and
Windows, very few of them could be handled well by XML+graphics.
 
> I agree - but JIT is pretty powerful nowadays.  Not saying it is a road we
> should embark upon.  I think a portable GUI lib is the right answer, myself.

A portable lib would be useful, but the important thing is that it should
support out-of-process UIs.

- Steve