RE: Blackboard

> 
> On Monday 15 July 2002 15:59, CARVALHO Luis Passos wrote:
> > Hello!
> >
> > In the plugin api, each plugin could have two indicators: 
> plugin type and
> > plugin name.
> >
> > So, a plugin for import/export in povray format can have 
> the type "IO
> > Plugin" and name "Povray v3.x"
> > A plugin for a new object could have plgin type "New 
> Object" and name "Lens
> > Flare" for instance.
> 
> I don't think we should limitate a plugin to only add objects 
> or only add 
> serialisation functionality.
> We should support some kind of registration point for each type of 
> functionality. The PMPrototypeManager for new objects, a 
> PMIOManager for 
> additional formats and so on.
> 

That's what I think as well. I guess I wasn't that clear with that first
paragraph.
I haven't looked at the plugin architecture yet, but the same binary has to
implement all functionalities needed by the objects, that includes IO,
editing, previewing on the GL View if needed, etc, registering it self in
all the managers for things it does.

Regards,
Luis

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