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--- faq:general [2010/04/15 15:22] – created camille
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 =?==== General FAQ ======
+??? How can I contact the author of this software?
+!!! If you need support on how to use OSCulator, the recommended way of contacting the author is [[http://www.osculator.net/forum|through the community's forum]].  You will receive a quick answer that will also benefit to all the users that could come across the same question.
+If you have a more personal query, you can also send an email to Camille (camille at osculator dot net).
 ??? Is there a Windows version and if not, are there plans to make one?
+!!! Osculator currently is only available on Mac OS X (10.4 and higher), this means it doesn't run on Windows.\\
+Next major version will be compatible with Mac OS and Windows. I will communicate on the availability of this new version as soon as something is ready, but not before.
+??? How do I completely uninstall OSCulator and its components?
+!!! Please follow these instructions:
+  - Launch OSCulator and open the Preferences, click on the Inputs tab
+  - Uncheck the "Enable Perfect Pairing extension" box, this will uninstall the kernel extension ;
+  - Quit OSCulator ;
+  - Delete the following folders if they exist:
+      * ''/Applications/OSCulator ƒ''
+      * ''/Users/''//<your user name>//''/Library/Application Support/OSCulator''
+      * ''/Users/''//<your user name>//''/Library/Preferences/net.osculator.OSCulator.plist''
+      * ''/Users/''//<your user name>//''/Library/Preferences/net.osculator.OSCulator.LSSharedFileList.plist''
+      * ''/Library/Application Support/OSCulator''
+??? Is there any documentation about the routing arguments? i.e. what does "bref" or "uref" exactly do?
+!!! Short answer: you should not use them manually and therefore they are not documented.\\
+Long answer: (bref means 'by reference' and uref 'update reference.)\\
+These are internal routing arguments to handle the case of bi-directional routing with message having multiple arguments.
+They are used when an OSC message with at least 2 arguments are configured with two MIDI CC.  When the MIDI host replies, the received message (/midi/ccXY/Z) only have 1 argument.  Therefore, in order to send the correct message back to the OSC device, we must build a OSC routing for each MIDI CC that will use and/or update the current values of the OSC device.
+The most simple way to demonstrate this automatic configuration is to use TouchOSC with the X/Y controller, and assign two MIDI CC on each arguments.  Then map these control changes to a MIDI compatible software that has bi-directional features (like Ableton Live).  When Osculator receives the MIDI replies, you will notice how the OSC routings are built.
-!!! Osculator is only available on Mac OS X (10.4 and higher), this means it doesn't run on Windows.
-However, the idea of porting the application to another platform is not excluded.
-This currently considered as a long term project that would target the next major version of Osculator.