Drag Drop onto plugin windows...

[sl23]

I created a new VST3 plugin that hosts other plugins for chaining synths / FX and allows saving as a preset. I managed to get drag and drop from Windows OS working, but cannot get drag and drop from MuLab's browser to work. I can only assume it is because of the MuLab limitation that doesnt allow dropping plugins onto other plugin windows?

Is there anything I can do about this? If not and it is solely due to MuLab limits, would you consider allowing this? To be fair, it would also allow users to replace plugins by dropping onto an existing open plugin window, so it benefits everyone, not just my use case. Obviously, this drop would require a confirmation dialogue, but think it is a worthy functional improvement.

If you wish to test my plugin, it is on github. It is unfinished, as there are several features to add as well as more compatibility. But this is essentially the first functional plugin version. Though I cannot afford Github fees at present, so will be a while until I can expand it further. The standalone version was made first, and isnt as good imho, though it also works well, it is included in the download.

[MuTools]

I created a new VST3 plugin that hosts other plugins for chaining synths / FX and allows saving as a preset. I managed to get drag and drop from Windows OS working, but cannot get drag and drop from MuLab's browser to work. I can only assume it is because of the MuLab limitation that doesnt allow dropping plugins onto other plugin windows?

Indeed.
MuLab supports drag-drop between its own windows and also drag-drop from the OS to MuLab. But not yet from MuLab to the OS.

would you consider allowing this?

I can only say it's not yet planned on short term.

[sl23]

ok, understood, thanks for the quick reply.

[sl23]

Sorry, just wanted to be clear... When you say from MuLab to os, but the plugin is loaded inside a MuLab window, does that still count as an os task then? Maybe because I've used JUCE, then perhaps it does?

So drag from MuLab browser to PolyHost plugin means same as drag from MuLab to os, is that what you're saying? Just a yes would suffice. If not, then maybe you misunderstood my intent? Likely not, just want to be sure.

My primary concern was that the drag and drop from MuLab browser to the plugin version works, not from MuLab to the standalone app version.

[MuTools]

Sorry, just wanted to be clear... When you say from MuLab to os, but the plugin is loaded inside a MuLab window, does that still count as an os task then?

Yes because a plugin editor uses its own child window, and thus it's about a drag-drop upon a non MuLab window.

[sl23]

Ah, OK, thanks for clarifying.