[linux-audio-dev] Knobs / widget design

[Jan Depner]

On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 19:39, Dave Robillard wrote:
> On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 19:16, Tim Hockin wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 09, 2004 at 10:38:49PM +0200, Thorsten Wilms wrote:
> > > If you ask me, radial is the only right way of mouse control for 
> > 
> > I have to disagree.  Sometimes I close my eyes to ensure that I am only
> > using my ears to make adjustments, and a radial knob just SUCKS at that.
> > IMHO< the right way is left or down = decrease, up or right = increase.
> > In fact, I am not convinced left/right should even factor.
> > 
> > Tim
> 
> But then you either have to click and drag up, click and drag up, click
> and drag up and so on because the motion is too slow, or you can't make
> fine adjustments.  Unless someone can think of something clever that
> hasn't been though of before, you can't have both with faders.
> 

	How about shift left click to zoom the fader in and shift middle or
right click to zoom it out.  Center around the current value.  I'm
thinking about trying this with JAMin soon (if I ever get time).

Jan