[LAD] Standalone resources browser - mockup, near of publishing, need discussion

[Zlobin Nikita]

Pushed: https://repo.or.cz/w/resorg.git

> Goal of this tool is to allow to search for audio plugins and for other
> resources types (sampler banks, instrument definitions, probably more)
> independently of application, needing it. I'm still thinking about final
> name for it, before to publish (since it should support not only plugins,
> but also instruments), and unsure even where to create home page for it
> (will describe in bottom).
> 
> As for plugins: currently each audio application has own plugin browser. In
> some cases it is very handy (ingen, carla), sometimes awful (audacity, may
> be more). My hope is to make it external with filemanager-like workflow.
> 
> Currently there is one implemented way to select plugins: dragging. Drag
> object is some resource URL, which should be enough for drag receiver to
> exactly find pointed resource. But unlike file managers, it is threated as
> text - text editors just paste it instead of try to open and konsole - same,
> instead of to ask, what to do, as it always does for dropped files. Of
> course, applications are free, how to threat such resources, and apps could
> check for content before to decide, what to do with it - i.e., check, is it
> url, etc.
> 
> Dragging to jack patchbay canvas may be used to load plugin in single host
> (not sure, what about instrument, since there is usually separate sampler
> engine, usually managing all instruments).
> 
> Proposals about drag object format and url types for each resources are
> welcomed. I have idea, how to implement for ladspa/dssi, but unsure for lv2.
> Currently there are following formats:
> LADSPA: ladspa:/<path to library>/<label>
> DSSI: same, but begining with "dssi:/"
> LV2: lv2 plugin url (i don't know, is it possible to load plugin from
> specific library, and they recommend to identify plugins only by URL - at
> least remember URL's for database, used across sessions).
> 
> Not implemented:
> Just have to learn VAMP and  somehow try VST - for some completeness.
> For soundfonts, gig banks, and instrument definitions there may be same way
> as for ladspa/dssi. Sampler banks mode should be handy for
> linuxsampler/fluidsynth gui, not providing any instrument browser (qsampler
> doesn't have it, and linuxsampler database supports only gig format).
> 
> Screenshot: http://wstaw.org/m/2014/06/05/plasma-desktopau6238.png
> 
> About publishing. I have account on savannah, and want to publish it there.
> But i'm going to add vst support, and i'm not sure, is it possible (even if
> licensing is kept, how about fact itself, that it supports this feature)?
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