[linux-audio-dev] Re: [linux-audio-user] mouse wheel behavior and RFC: human interface guidelines

[Lee Revell]

On Sat, 2004-08-21 at 11:35, Steve Harris wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 21, 2004 at 01:30:59 -0400, Lee Revell wrote:
> > I just installed jack-rack and find the mouse wheel behavior a bit odd. 
> > The sliders are horizontal, and turning the wheel 'up' (away from you)
> > decreases the slider value, and vice versa.
> > 
> > This seems backwards to me.  What does everyone else think?  This is one
> > of those things that will *have* to work the same way in every app,
> > otherwise it's maddening for users, so we had better agree on it now. 
> > Alternatively, there has to be one place where this behavior can be set
> > for all apps.  What is not acceptable is for 50% to do it one way and
> > 50% the other.
> 
> In jack-rack I would expect it to scroll the window. I generally have
> enough plugins in the window that it wont all fit on one screen.
> 

I agree, unless you are mousing directly over the 'grabbable' part of a
slider.

Lee