[linux-audio-user] Linux Audio Human Interface Guidelines 0.01 (was Re: mouse wheel behavior and RFC: human interface guidelines)

[Paul Winkler]

Correcting myself:

On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 01:32:55PM -0400, Paul Winkler wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 10:54:55PM -0400, Ruth A. Kramer wrote:
> > Paul Winkler wrote:
> > > +----- gain reduction ------+
> > > 20  16  12  8   6   4   2   0
> > > *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
> > 
> > I may have this backwards, but, iiuc, higher output is still on the
> > right.  If so, it would seem to still meet the standard if expressed as
> > something like "higher levels of output to the right".
> 
> that might do.
>  
> > (Higher numbers of gain reduction on the left correspond to lower levels
> > of output -- not??)
> 
> yep.

No no no!  See how confusing this all is? :-(
As the input signal increases, the gain is reduced more.
So the meter moves to the left.

With silent input, there is no gain reduction, so the meter will be all 
lit up (i.e. "to the right").

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Paul Winkler
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