[LV2] Control ports vs lv2:Parameter

[David Robillard]

On Thu, 2024-06-06 at 12:05 +0200, Stefano D'Angelo wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Is there a way to provide "graceful degradation" for hosts that do
> not
> support lv2:Parameter but still use lv2:ControlPort? Should/could
> both
> mechanisms be used to refer to the same parameter?

Both mechanisms can be used to refer to the same "conceptual" parameter
in a sense, by giving ports an lv2:designation.  This doesn't amount to
a graceful degradation mechanism for old hosts, though (it could be
useful for version and/or state migration among other things, but it's
not a mechanism).

I guess you could invent one - a message to disable actually using the
value of the control ports or something - but it seems like it would be
quite a mess.

I'd suggest just being the chicken or the egg instead, so to speak.

-- 
dr