

On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 20:03 , Chris Cannam <cannam@all-day-breakfast.com> sent:

>On Tuesday 08 Jun 2004 7:16 pm, Frank Barknecht wrote:
>> eviltwin69@cableone.net hat gesagt: // eviltwin69@cableone.net 
>wrote:
>> >     Aaaaaarrrrrggghhhh - knobs.  One of my pet peeves.
>>
>> I actually wrote a knob GUI element for Pd, which normally only has
>> sliders. I see one good application for knobs: Visualizing things
>> that must not take up much screen space.
>
>They also have the advantage of a more obvious centre position than a 
>slider, I believe they can be significantly quicker to read, although 
>not to edit, and they can be placed in meaningful groups more easily.  
>I think they're a much better GUI element than people give them 
>credit for.
>

    Right click on any slider in JAMin and it immediately goes to the default
position, whether center or zero.  I did this to give you something that works
like a detent.  They can be easier to read and they may take up less space than a
slider but why limit yourself to knobs and sliders.  There are other ways to
graphically handle controls.

Jan





