[linux-audio-dev] Re: UI stuff

[torbenh at gmx.de]

On Wed, Jun 09, 2004 at 11:21:25AM +0100, Steve Harris wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 08, 2004 at 05:06:16 -0500, Jan Depner wrote:
> > 	This is exactly the point I was trying to get across.  Do something
> > different.  I've been toying lately with the idea of zoomable sliders
> > when you have too little real estate or pop up sliders that are larger
> > than their normal graphic representation when you enter their focus
> > area.  The Soundplay approach also seems like a good way to do it.  But,
> > when you're speaking of BeOS, wouldn't that be "took" a novel approach
> 
> Heh. I have to speak up for my favourite implementation, the one in the
> Nord Modular control app. When a knob has focus a little spinbutton
> appears obove it (up/down arrows and a text entry widget) and the right/up
> v's radial control is ocnfigurable.

galan has:
left click -> up down movement
right click -> knob points to mouse

middle click is still undefined ... what shall i add here ?


> 
> Of course it helps that the app is tightly bound to a control surface, so
> theres a real alpha-dial thats also bound to a knob when it has focus.
> 
> I like the popping-up-slider approach too though.
> 
> - Steve
> 

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