[linux-audio-dev] Knobs, the reply

[Tim Hockin]

On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 02:53:56PM -0400, Paul Winkler wrote:
> > > No, I did not mean 2 axes for one widget. Only that a linear widget has 
> > > to indicate it's direction even before interaction happens, and that it 
> > > makes sense to use vertical for volume and horizonal for pan in the 
> > > same interface.
> > 
> > OH!  Hrrm, yes, well.  I see the point, but I don't think it will work.
> > Differing semantics for similar-looking widget is the worst of all possible
> > choices.
> 
> Not if the pan sliders are laid out horizontally :-)

I was speaking of knobs.  A horizontal slider is obviously visually
different from a vertical one.  A horizontally-linear knob is not
obviously different from a vertically-linear knob :)