[Kst] parameters for plugins

[George Staikos]

Plugins can support parameters via the <paralist> node.  It seems like these 
would be important.  How does the function signature take these?   It seems 
to me that we would need some sort of map structure to get these to the 
plugin.  I can make the dialog generate an interface for these but I don't 
see a point right now if there's no way to use them.

An alternative approach would be to require that the "name" of each parameter 
is a global symbol in the plugin.  Then we could pull out that symbol and set 
it accordingly.  We would manage the memory, cleaning up as necessary.  Then 
it would be narrowed to a problem of setting int/double/char* values before 
calling the plugin, and clearing them after calling the plugin.  No data 
structure is needed then.

How do other apps using these plugins handle the parameter list?

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George Staikos
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