[Just Talk] Re: [linux-audio-user] Why we need graphic designers

Dave Griffiths dave at pawfal.org
Thu Jan 23 08:30:01 EST 2003


> I think ArtsBuilder had this last time I used it - GUI elements were 
> treated just like modules. Positioning them was a pain though, but 
> it's been about a year since I looked at it - things may have improved.

gAlan has a nice GUI builder (but on a seperate window) It much more usable
than aRts when I looked at it, IMHO.
 
> I quite like the separation of the wiring (which really only for initial
> setting up) and the control (which is used when performing). I don't 
> like, for example, the way the Nord Modular does things, by having 
> wires/connections at the front: What if you slip and pull out a wire 
> instead of turning a knob during a performance? Same result as 
> tripping over a cable on stage: Oops!

True, but it would make controlling the patch much easier to navigate like
that - just everything would be much bigger :( I think some experimentation is
going to be neccesary.

dave



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