On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 20:03 , Chris Cannam <cannam(a)all-day-breakfast.com> sent:
 On Tuesday 08 Jun 2004 7:16 pm, Frank Barknecht wrote:
  eviltwin69(a)cableone.net hat gesagt: //
eviltwin69(a)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