[linux-audio-user] png graphics library for sound apps

Brian Redfern bredfern at calarts.edu
Mon Jan 27 23:09:01 EST 2003


Anyone tried using SDL for UI? Its designed for games but has some
interesting possibilties with having an animated interface or a full
screen interface for the audio. The SDL audio libs are too playback
oriented to be useful for most music software, but you could combine an
SDL gui with an ALSA backend.

http://www.brianredfern.org

On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, iriXx wrote:

> doh i meant stylised not abstracted
> late night loss of adjectives....
> 
> m~
> 
> iriXx wrote:
> > Rick Taylor wrote:
> > 
> >>  What about iconic/language type stuff like live uses?
> >>
> >>  ...more of an audio alphabet than fancy graphics. You could get some
> >> standardization going and make things easier and a little more object
> >> oriented.
> >>
> >>  If you get that in place then folk can start messing with the symbols.
> > 
> > 
> > hmm... im not entirely sure i understand what you're getting at....
> > 
> > i've used Live... do you mean their use of abstracted, symbol-like icons 
> > intsead of realistic looking knobs?...
> > 
> > bw
> > m~
> 
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