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| author | David Robillard <d@drobilla.net> | 2011-03-26 20:31:03 +0000 | 
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| committer | David Robillard <d@drobilla.net> | 2011-03-26 20:31:03 +0000 | 
| commit | 1a661a61925b9ff59947be28ad4be95527079ea1 (patch) | |
| tree | 76f695c2320f19dd90024a9c351256861007af13 /ext | |
| parent | 7a9a84b4cc5a6f2d7fce104de7ff5994cabb4ccb (diff) | |
| download | lv2-1a661a61925b9ff59947be28ad4be95527079ea1.tar.xz | |
Clean up documentation.
Diffstat (limited to 'ext')
| -rw-r--r-- | ext/ui.lv2/ui.h | 420 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | ext/ui.lv2/ui.ttl | 68 | 
2 files changed, 246 insertions, 242 deletions
| diff --git a/ext/ui.lv2/ui.h b/ext/ui.lv2/ui.h index 82c14c0..599ed0e 100644 --- a/ext/ui.lv2/ui.h +++ b/ext/ui.lv2/ui.h @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@   *
   * In-process UI extension for LV2
   *
 - * Copyright (C) 2006-2010 Lars Luthman <mail@larsluthman.net>
 + * Copyright (C) 2006-2011 Lars Luthman <mail@larsluthman.net>
   * 
   * Based on lv2.h, which was
   *
 @@ -27,23 +27,24 @@   *
   ***********************************************************************/
 -/** @file
 -    This file specifies a C API for communication between an LV2 host and an
 -    LV2 UI. The interface is similar to the one used for actual LV2 plugins.
 +/**
 +   @file ui.h C API for the LV2 UI extension <http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/ui>.
 +
 +   This file specifies a C API for communication between an LV2 host and an
 +   LV2 UI. The interface is similar to the one used for actual LV2 plugins.
 -    The entry point is the function lv2ui_descriptor().
 +   The entry point is the function lv2ui_descriptor().
  */
  #ifndef LV2_UI_H
  #define LV2_UI_H
 -
  #include <lv2.h>
 -/** The URI prefix for this extension. */
 +/** The URI of this extension (note this is not the same as the prefix). */
  #define LV2_UI_URI "http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/ui"
 -/** The numerical index returned by LV2_UI_Host_Descriptor::port_index() for
 +/** The numerical ID returned by LV2_UI_Host_Descriptor::port_index() for
      invalid port symbols. */
  #define LV2_UI_INVALID_PORT_INDEX ((uint32_t)-1)
 @@ -58,246 +59,255 @@  extern "C" {
  #endif
 -
 -/** A pointer to a widget or other type of UI handle.
 -    The actual type is defined by the type of the UI defined in the RDF data.
 -    All the functionality provided by this extension is toolkit 
 -    independent, the host only needs to pass the necessary callbacks and 
 -    display the widget, if possible. Plugins may have several UIs, in various
 -    toolkits. */
 +/**
 +   A pointer to a widget or other type of UI.
 +   The actual type is defined by the type of the UI defined in the RDF data.
 +   All the functionality provided by this extension is toolkit independent, the
 +   host only needs to pass the necessary callbacks and display the widget, if
 +   possible. Plugins may have several UIs, in various toolkits.
 +*/
  typedef void* LV2_UI_Widget;
 -
 -/** This handle indicates a particular instance of a UI.
 -    It is valid to compare this to NULL (0 for C++) but otherwise the 
 -    host MUST not attempt to interpret it. The UI plugin may use it to 
 -    reference internal instance data. */
 +/**
 +   Handle for a particular instance of a UI.
 +   It is valid to compare this to NULL (0 for C++) but otherwise the host MUST
 +   NOT attempt to interpret it. The UI may use it to reference internal
 +   instance data.
 +*/
  typedef void* LV2_UI_Handle;
 -
 -/** An object of this type is passed to the UI's instantiate() function,
 -    and the UI must in turn pass it as the first parameter to the callbacks
 -    in LV2_UI_Host_Descriptor. The host may use it to reference internal data,
 -    such as the plugin instance that the UI is associated with. The UI
 -    MUST NOT interpret the value of an LV2_UI_Host_Handle in any way. */
 +/**
 +   Handle for host functions and data provided to a UI.
 +   An object of this type is passed to the UI's instantiate() function, and the
 +   UI must in turn pass it as the first parameter to the callbacks in
 +   LV2_UI_Host_Descriptor. The host may use it to reference internal data, such
 +   as the plugin instance that the UI is associated with. The UI MUST NOT
 +   interpret the value of an LV2_UI_Host_Handle in any way.
 +*/
  typedef void* LV2_UI_Host_Handle;
 +/**
 +   Host-provided functions that the UI can use to control the plugin instance.
 +   
 +   A pointer to an object of this type is passed to the lv2ui_descriptor()
 +   function.
 -/** This struct contains pointers to the host-provided functions that the
 -    UI can use to control the plugin instance. A pointer to an object of this
 -    type is passed to the lv2ui_descriptor() function.
 -
 -    The host must provide non-NULL values for all the function pointers.
 +   The host MUST provide non-NULL values for all the function pointers.
  */
  typedef struct _LV2_UI_Host_Descriptor {
 -  /** This is a function that the UI can use to send data to a plugin's
 -      input ports. The @c buffer parameter must point to a block of data,
 -      @c buffer_size bytes large. The contents of this buffer and what the
 -      host should do with it depends on the value of the @c port_protocol
 -      parameter.
 +	/**
 +	   Send data to one of the plugin's input ports.
 +
 +	   The @a buffer parameter MUST point to a block of data @a buffer_size
 +	   bytes large. The contents of this buffer and what the host should do
 +	   with it depends on the value of the @a port_protocol parameter.
 -      The @c port_protocol parameter should be a numeric ID for a 
 -      ui:PortProtocol. Numeric IDs for PortProtocols are retrieved using the 
 -      port_protocol_id() function.
 +	   The @a port_protocol parameter MUST be a numeric ID for a 
 +	   ui:PortProtocol. Numeric IDs for PortProtocols are retrieved using the 
 +	   port_protocol_id() function.
 -      The @c buffer is only valid during the time of this function call, so if 
 -      the host wants to keep it for later use it has to copy the contents to an
 -      internal buffer.
 +	   The @a buffer is only valid during the time of this function call, so if 
 +	   the host wants to keep it for later use it has to copy the contents to an
 +	   internal buffer.
 -      @param host_handle The LV2_UI_Host_Handle that was passed to the UI's 
 -                         instantiate() function.
 -      @param port_index The index of the port that the data should be written
 -                        to, as returned by port_index().
 -      @param buffer_size The size of the data pointer to by @c buffer, in
 -                         bytes.
 -      @param port_protocol The numeric ID for the Port Protocol to use,
 -                           as returned by port_protocol_id().
 -  */
 -  void (*write_port)(LV2_UI_Host_Handle host_handle,
 -		     uint32_t           port_index,
 -		     uint32_t           buffer_size,
 -		     uint32_t           port_protocol,
 -		     void const*        buffer);
 +	   @param host_handle The @a host_handle that was passed to the UI's 
 +	   instantiate() function.
 +	   @param port_index The index of the port that the data should be written
 +	   to, as returned by port_index().
 +	   @param buffer_size The size of the data pointed to by @a buffer, in
 +	   bytes.
 +	   @param port_protocol The numeric ID of the Port Protocol to use,
 +	   as returned by port_protocol_id().
 +	*/
 +	void (*write_port)(LV2_UI_Host_Handle host_handle,
 +	                   uint32_t           port_index,
 +	                   uint32_t           buffer_size,
 +	                   uint32_t           port_protocol,
 +	                   void const*        buffer);
 -  /** Returns a numerical index for a port. This index is used when writing
 -      data to ports using write_port() and whe receiving data using 
 -      port_event(). If @c port_symbol is not a valid port symbol for @c plugin
 -      the host it MUST return LV2_UI_INVALID_PORT_INDEX.
 +	/**
 +	   Return the numerical index for a port.
 +	   This index is used when writing data to ports using write_port() and whe
 +	   receiving data using port_event(). If @a port_symbol is not a valid port
 +	   symbol for @a plugin the host it MUST return
 +	   LV2_UI_INVALID_PORT_INDEX. For performance reasons it may be a good idea
 +	   to cache port indices in the UI at instantiation time.
 -      @param host_handle The LV2_UI_Host_Handle that was passed to the UI's 
 -                         instantiate() function.
 -      @param port_symbol A port symbol, as defined in the RDF data for
 -                         the plugin.
 -  */
 -  uint32_t (*port_index)(LV2_UI_Host_Handle host_handle,
 -			 char const*        port_symbol);
 +	   @param host_handle The LV2_UI_Host_Handle that was passed to the UI's 
 +	   instantiate() function.
 +	   @param port_symbol The port's symbol, as defined in the RDF data for
 +	   the plugin.
 +	*/
 +	uint32_t (*port_index)(LV2_UI_Host_Handle host_handle,
 +	                       char const*        port_symbol);
 -  /** This function is used by the UI, typically at instantiation, to get
 -      the numeric IDs that are mapped to certain ui:PortProtocols (see
 -      ui.ttl for details). If the host does not support the given
 -      ui:PortProtocol it MUST return LV2_UI_INVALID_PORT_PROTOCOL_ID.
 -
 -      As a special case, when @c port_protocol_uri is LV2_UI_FLOAT_CONTROL_URI
 -      and ui:floatControl is listed as a required Feature for the UI, this
 -      function MUST return 0. The UI may assume this and skip the call.
 +	/**
 +	   This function is used by the UI, typically at instantiation, to get
 +	   the numeric IDs that are mapped to certain ui:PortProtocols (see
 +	   ui.ttl for details). If the host does not support the given
 +	   ui:PortProtocol it MUST return LV2_UI_INVALID_PORT_PROTOCOL_ID.
 +
 +	   As a special case, when @a port_protocol_uri is LV2_UI_FLOAT_CONTROL_URI
 +	   and ui:floatControl is listed as a required Feature for the UI, this
 +	   function MUST return 0. The UI may assume this and skip the call.
 -      @param host_handle The LV2_UI_Host_Handle that was passed to the UI's 
 -                         instantiate() function.
 -      @param port_protocol_uri The URI of the ui:PortProtocol.
 -  */
 -  uint32_t (*port_protocol_id)(LV2_UI_Host_Handle host_handle,
 -			       char const*        port_protocol_uri);
 +	   @param host_handle The @a host_handle that was passed to the UI's 
 +	   instantiate() function.
 +	   @param port_protocol_uri The URI of the ui:PortProtocol.
 +	*/
 +	uint32_t (*port_protocol_id)(LV2_UI_Host_Handle host_handle,
 +	                             char const*        port_protocol_uri);
 -  /** Add a port subscription. This means that the host will call the UI's
 -      port_event() function when the port value changes (as defined by
 -      the PortProtocol).
 +	/**
 +	   Subscribe to updates for a port.
 +	   This means that the host will call the UI's port_event() function when
 +	   the port value changes (as defined by the PortProtocol).
 -      Calling this function with the same @c port_index and @c port_protocol
 -      as an already active subscription has no effect.
 +	   Calling this function with the same @a port_index and @a port_protocol
 +	   as an already active subscription has no effect.
 -      @param host_handle   The LV2_UI_Host_Handle that was passed to the UI's 
 -                           instantiate() function.
 -      @param port_index    The index for the port, as returned by port_index().
 -      @param port_protocol The numeric ID for the PortProtocol, as
 -                           returned by port_protocol_id.
 -   */
 -  void (*add_port_subscription)(LV2_UI_Host_Handle host_handle,
 -				uint32_t           port_index,
 -				uint32_t           port_protocol);
 -
 -  /** Remove a port subscription that has been added previously using
 -      add_port_subscription, i.e. tell the host to stop calling port_event()
 -      when the port value changes.
 +	   @param host_handle The @a host_handle that was passed to the UI's 
 +	   instantiate() function.
 +	   @param port_index The index of the port, as returned by port_index().
 +	   @param port_protocol The numeric ID of the PortProtocol, as
 +	   returned by port_protocol_id().
 +	*/
 +	void (*add_port_subscription)(LV2_UI_Host_Handle host_handle,
 +	                              uint32_t           port_index,
 +	                              uint32_t           port_protocol);
 +
 +	/**
 +	   Unsubscribe to updates for a port.
 +	   This means that the host will cease calling calling port_event() when
 +	   the port value changes.
 -      Calling this function with a @c port_index and @c port_protocol that
 -      does not define an active port subscription has no effect.
 +	   Calling this function with a @a port_index and @a port_protocol that
 +	   does not refer to an active port subscription has no effect.
 -      @param host_handle   The LV2_UI_Host_Handle that was passed to the UI's 
 -                           instantiate() function.
 -      @param port_index    The index for the port, as returned by port_index().
 -      @param port_protocol The numeric ID for the PortProtocol, as
 -                           returned by port_protocol_id.
 -   */
 -  void (*remove_port_subscription)(LV2_UI_Host_Handle host_handle,
 -				   uint32_t           port_index,
 -				   uint32_t           port_protocol);
 +	   @param host_handle The @a host_handle that was passed to the UI's 
 +	   instantiate() function.
 +	   @param port_index The index of the port, as returned by port_index().
 +	   @param port_protocol The numeric ID of the PortProtocol, as
 +	   returned by port_protocol_id().
 +	*/
 +	void (*remove_port_subscription)(LV2_UI_Host_Handle host_handle,
 +	                                 uint32_t           port_index,
 +	                                 uint32_t           port_protocol);
  } LV2_UI_Host_Descriptor;
 -
 -
 -/** This struct contains the implementation of an UI. A pointer to an 
 -    object of this type is returned by the lv2ui_descriptor() function. 
 +/**
 +   This struct contains the implementation of an UI. A pointer to an 
 +   object of this type is returned by the lv2ui_descriptor() function. 
  */
  typedef struct _LV2_UI_Descriptor {
 -  /** The URI for this UI (not for the plugin it controls). */
 -  char const* URI;
 +	/**
 +	   The URI for this UI (not for the plugin it controls).
 +	*/
 +	char const* URI;
 -  /** Create a new UI object and return a handle to it. This function works
 -      similarly to the instantiate() member in LV2_Descriptor.
 -      
 -      @param descriptor The descriptor for the UI that you want to instantiate.
 -      @param plugin_uri The URI of the plugin that this UI will control.
 -      @param bundle_path The path to the bundle containing the RDF data file
 -                         that references this shared object file, including the
 -                         trailing '/'.
 -      @param host_descriptor A pointer to an object that contains function
 -                             pointers that the UI instance should use to
 -                             control the plugin instance. This pointer MUST
 -			     be valid until cleanup() is called for this UI
 -			     instance.
 -      @param host_handle A handle that the host may use to reference internal
 -                         data. It should be passed as the first parameter
 -                         to the function pointers in @c host_descriptor, and
 -			 MUST NOT be interpreted in any other way by the UI.
 -      @param features   A NULL-terminated array of LV2_Feature pointers. The
 -                        host must pass all feature URIs that it and the UI
 -                        supports and any additional data, just like in the
 -                        LV2 plugin instantiate() function. Note that UI
 -                        features and plugin features are NOT necessarily the
 -                        same, they just share the same data structure - this
 -                        will probably not be the same array as the one the
 -                        plugin host passes to a plugin.
 -  */
 -  LV2_UI_Handle (*instantiate)(struct _LV2_UI_Descriptor const* descriptor,
 -                              char const*                      plugin_uri,
 -                              char const*                      bundle_path,
 -			      LV2_UI_Host_Descriptor const*    host_descriptor,
 -                              LV2_UI_Host_Handle               host_handle,
 -                              LV2_Feature const* const*        features);
 -
 -  /** Return the widget pointer for the UI object. This MUST return the
 -      same value during the entire lifetime of the UI object.
 -  */
 -  LV2_UI_Widget (*get_widget)(LV2_UI_Handle ui);
 -
 -  /** Destroy the UI object and the associated widget. The host must not try
 -      to access the widget after calling this function.
 -   */
 -  void (*cleanup)(LV2_UI_Handle ui);
 +	/**
 +	   Create a new UI object and return a handle to it. This function works
 +	   similarly to the instantiate() member in LV2_Descriptor.
 +	   
 +	   @param descriptor The descriptor for the UI to instantiate.
 +	   
 +	   @param plugin_uri The URI of the plugin that this UI will control.
 +	   
 +	   @param bundle_path The path to the bundle containing the RDF data that
 +	   references this shared object file, with trailing separator (e.g. '/').
 +	   
 +	   @param host_descriptor A pointer to an object that contains function
 +	   pointers that the UI instance should use to control the plugin
 +	   instance. This pointer MUST be valid until cleanup() is called for this
 +	   UI instance.
 +	   
 +	   @param host_handle A handle that the host may use to reference internal
 +	   data. It MUST be passed as the first parameter to the function
 +	   pointers in @a host_descriptor, and MUST NOT be interpreted in any other
 +	   way by the UI.
 +	   
 +	   @param features A NULL-terminated array of LV2_Feature pointers. The
 +	   host must pass all feature URIs that it and the UI supports and any
 +	   additional data, just like in the LV2 plugin instantiate()
 +	   function. Note that UI features and plugin features are NOT necessarily
 +	   the same; @a features will probably not be the same array as the one the
 +	   plugin host passes to a plugin.
 +	*/
 +	LV2_UI_Handle (*instantiate)(struct _LV2_UI_Descriptor const* descriptor,
 +	                             char const*                      plugin_uri,
 +	                             char const*                      bundle_path,
 +	                             LV2_UI_Host_Descriptor const*    host_descriptor,
 +	                             LV2_UI_Host_Handle               host_handle,
 +	                             LV2_Feature const* const*        features);
 +
 +	/**
 +	   Return the widget pointer for the UI object.
 +	   This MUST return the same value during the entire lifetime of the UI
 +	   object.
 +	*/
 +	LV2_UI_Widget (*get_widget)(LV2_UI_Handle ui);
 +
 +	/**
 +	   Destroy the UI object and the associated widget.
 +	   The host must not try to access the widget after calling this function.
 +	*/
 +	void (*cleanup)(LV2_UI_Handle ui);
 -  /** This is called by the host when something happens at a plugin port that
 -      a subscription has been added for using
 -      LV2_UI_Host_Descriptor::add_port_subscription().
 +	/**
 +	   Notify the UI that something has happened to a subscribed port.
 +
 +	   This is called by the host when something happens at a plugin port that
 +	   has been subscribed to using
 +	   LV2_UI_Host_Descriptor::add_port_subscription().
 -      The @c buffer is only valid during the time of this function call, so if 
 -      the UI wants to keep it for later use it has to copy the contents to an
 -      internal buffer.
 +	   The @a buffer is only valid during the time of this function call, so if 
 +	   the UI wants to keep it for later use it has to copy the contents to an
 +	   internal buffer.
 -      @param ui            A handle for the UI object.
 -      @param port_index    The index of the port for which something has 
 -                           happened as returned by 
 -                           LV2_UI_Host_Descriptor::port_index().
 -      @param buffer_size   The size of the data buffer in bytes.
 -      @param port_protocol The format of the data buffer, as returned by
 -                           LV2_UI_Host_Descriptor::port_protocol_id().
 -      @param buffer        A pointer to the data buffer.
 -  */
 -  void (*port_event)(LV2_UI_Handle ui,
 -                     uint32_t      port_index,
 -                     uint32_t      buffer_size,
 -                     uint32_t      port_protocol,
 -                     void const*   buffer);
 +	   @param ui A handle for the UI object.
 +	   @param port_index The index of the port that has changed, as returned by
 +	   LV2_UI_Host_Descriptor::port_index().
 +	   @param buffer_size The size of the data buffer in bytes.
 +	   @param port_protocol The format of the data buffer, as returned by
 +	   LV2_UI_Host_Descriptor::port_protocol_id().
 +	   @param buffer A pointer to the data buffer.
 +	*/
 +	void (*port_event)(LV2_UI_Handle ui,
 +	                   uint32_t      port_index,
 +	                   uint32_t      buffer_size,
 +	                   uint32_t      port_protocol,
 +	                   void const*   buffer);
 -  /** Returns a data structure associated with an extension URI, for example
 -      a struct containing additional function pointers. Avoid returning
 -      function pointers directly since standard C++ has no valid way of
 -      casting a void* to a function pointer. This member may be set to NULL
 -      if the UI is not interested in supporting any extensions. This is similar
 -      to the extension_data() member in LV2_Descriptor.
 -  */
 -  void const* (*extension_data)(char const*  uri);
 +	/**
 +	   Return a data structure associated with an extension URI.
 -} LV2_UI_Descriptor;
 +	   This facility can be used by extensions to extend the LV2_UI_Descriptor
 +	   API. This function adheres to the same rules as
 +	   LV2_Descriptor::extension_data, except it applies to UIs rather than
 +	   plugins.
 +	*/
 +	void const* (*extension_data)(char const*  uri);
 +} LV2_UI_Descriptor;
 +/**
 +   Prototype for UI accessor function.
 -/** A plugin UI programmer must include a function called "lv2ui_descriptor"
 -    with the following function prototype within the shared object
 -    file. This function will have C-style linkage (if you are using
 -    C++ this is taken care of by the 'extern "C"' clause at the top of
 -    the file). This function will be accessed by the UI host using the 
 -    @c dlsym() function and called to get a LV2_UI_UIDescriptor for the
 -    wanted plugin.
 -    
 -    Just like lv2_descriptor(), this function takes an index parameter. The
 -    index should only be used for enumeration and not as any sort of ID number -
 -    the host should just iterate from 0 and upwards until the function returns
 -    NULL or a descriptor with an URI matching the one the host is looking for.
 +   This function follows the same rules as lv2_desciprotr(), except it applies
 +   to UIs rather than plugins.
  */
  LV2_UI_Descriptor const* lv2ui_descriptor(uint32_t index);
 -
 -/** This is the type of the lv2ui_descriptor() function. */
 +/**
 +   Type of the lv2ui_descriptor() function in a UI library.
 +*/
  typedef LV2_UI_Descriptor const* (*LV2_UI_DescriptorFunction)(uint32_t index);
 -
 -
  #ifdef __cplusplus
  }
  #endif
 -
 -#endif
 +#endif /* LV2_UI_H */
 diff --git a/ext/ui.lv2/ui.ttl b/ext/ui.lv2/ui.ttl index 00f4f4b..fdd9ed6 100644 --- a/ext/ui.lv2/ui.ttl +++ b/ext/ui.lv2/ui.ttl @@ -1,8 +1,7 @@ -# In-process UI extension -# +# LV2 UI Extension  # Copyright (C) 2010-2011 Lars Luthman <mail@larsluthman.net>  # -# based on lv2.ttl, which is +# Based on lv2.ttl, which is  # Copyright (C) 2006-2008 Steve Harris, David Robillard  #  # This extension should be considered a replacement for the earlier @@ -29,7 +28,7 @@  # ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR  # OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. -@prefix ui:  <http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/ui#>. +@prefix ui:    <http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/ui#>.  @prefix lv2:   <http://lv2plug.in/ns/lv2core#>.  @prefix rdf:   <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#> .  @prefix rdfs:  <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> . @@ -38,7 +37,7 @@  <http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/ui> a lv2:Specification ;  	doap:license <http://usefulinc.com/doap/licenses/mit>; -	doap:name "LV2 in-process UI" ; +	doap:name "LV2 UI" ;  	doap:release [  		doap:revision "0.1" ;  		doap:created "2011-03-26" @@ -53,48 +52,43 @@  plugins. The UIs are code that reside in shared object files in an LV2  bundle and are referenced in the RDF data using the triples  <pre> -  @prefix ui: <http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/ui#> . -  <http://my.pluginui>  a             ui-gtk:GtkUI ; -                        lv2:appliesTo <http://my.plugin> ; -                        ui:binary     <myui.so> . +  @prefix ui:     <http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/ui#> . +  @prefix ui-gtk: <http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/ui-gtk#> . +  <http://example.org/my-ui>  a             ui-gtk:GtkUI ; +                              lv2:appliesTo <http://example.org/my-plugin> ; +                              ui:binary     <my-ui.so> .  </pre> -where <http://my.plugin> is the URI of the plugin,  -<http://my.pluginui> is -the URI of the plugin UI and <myui.so> is the relative URI -to the shared  -object file. While it is possible to have the plugin UI and the plugin in  -the same shared object file it is probably a good idea to keep them  -separate so that hosts that don't want UIs don't have to load the UI code. -</p> +where <code>http://example.org/my-plugin</code> is the URI of the plugin, +<code>http://example.org/my-ui</code> is the URI of the plugin UI and +<code>my-ui.so</code> is the relative URI to the shared object file. While it +is possible to have the plugin UI and the plugin in the same shared object file +it is probably a good idea to keep them separate so that hosts that don't want +UIs don't have to load the UI code.</p>  <p>A UI MUST specify its class in the RDF data and the class MUST be a proper -subclass of ui:UI, in this case ui-gtk:GtkUI. The class defines what type the UI -is, e.g. what graphics toolkit it uses. There are no UI classes defined in -this extension, those are specified separately (and anyone can define their  -own). -</p> +subclass of ui:UI, in this case ui-gtk:GtkUI. The class defines what type the +UI is, e.g. what graphics toolkit it uses. There are no UI classes defined in +this extension, those are specified separately (and anyone can define their +own).</p>  <p>It's entirely possible to have multiple UIs for the same plugin, or to have -the UI for a plugin in a different bundle from the actual plugin - this -way people other than the plugin author can write plugin UIs independently -without editing the original plugin bundle. It is also possible to have one -UI that works with several different plugins. -</p> +the UI for a plugin in a different bundle from the actual plugin - this way +people other than the plugin author can write plugin UIs independently without +editing the original plugin bundle. It is also possible to have one UI that +works with several different plugins.</p>  <p>UIs should also be written in such a way that the host may load several  instances of an UI, or different UIs, and use them with the same plugin -instance. -</p> +instance.</p>  <p>Note that the process that loads the shared object file containing the UI -code and the process that loads the shared object file containing the  -actual plugin implementation do not have to be the same. There are many -valid reasons for having the plugin and the UI in different processes, or -even on different machines. This means that you can <b>not</b> use singletons -and global variables and expect them to refer to the same objects in the -UI and the actual plugin. The function callback interface defined in the -header lv2_ui.h is all you can expect to work. -</p> +code and the process that loads the shared object file containing the actual +plugin implementation do not have to be the same. There are many valid reasons +for having the plugin and the UI in different processes, or even on different +machines. This means that you can <b>not</b> use singletons and global +variables and expect them to refer to the same objects in the UI and the actual +plugin. The function callback interface defined in the header ui.h is all you +can expect to work.</p>  """.  ############## |