[linux-audio-user] i'm a graphic designer - use me! ;-)

Carles Barrobes carles at barrobes.com
Wed Jan 22 18:49:01 EST 2003


> > The advantage of knobs (that actually work in a rotary fashion) is that you
> > get built in fine tuning, by dragging the mouse further away from the centre
> > of the dial. 
> > 
> the problem i find though with knobs is that a mouse just isnt a 
> fine-tuned enough tool to drag a knob around - this might just be the 
> apps i'm using currently though, and the way they've coded their 
> knobs... if i use my graphics stylus, things improve, but i've only got 
> one usb port and cant run it concurrently with my usb-quattro...
> 

one option would be a knob control that uses the wheel in a wheel mouse
for moving the knobs. you put the mouse pointer on a knob and then use
the wheel... with a fine-tuned precision, i think that'd be much better
than other types of knobs i've seen based on mous movement.

C A R L E S 





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