28 Jan
2011
28 Jan
'11
3:35 p.m.
Am 28.01.2011 14:09, schrieb allcoms:
I'm surprised Alex included RG in that list as to
be honest, powerful and
fully-featured program as it is, I think RG is really let down by its clunky
(mainly too big) GUI and I was hoping for a complete overhaul when it got
ported to QT4 but sadly that didn't happen. Attractive GUIs are definitely
great but are always secondary to functionality and stability, Besides, most
people on this list are quite happy to work with apps that have NO gui ie
ecasound or minimal, archaic GUIs ala PD.
Really? Most people on this list?
Well, while I am using CLI-apps for administration and to compile code
frequently, for music-making I only use sox and the like to convert formats.
Wave-editing and composing of sequences are best done in a graphical
program. Manipulating settings of FX or synths may be done best using
controller-hardware but next to that a graphical interface is best.
And it is not very surprising, that software for a complex task like
recording and editing a song with a band, comes with a complex UI.
For me, the biggest turn off in a GUI is if its too big- ZASFX/Yoshimi,
Despite all the common criticism: I find the GUI of Zynadd to be the
best GUI I ever have had the fun to use. It is extraordinary impressing,
how such a complex software:
a.) allows the user to lay his/her hands on about 600 parameters per
instrument.
b.) allows any user, who has a minimum basic knowledge on synths to
produce exiting, interesting sounds a few minutes after he/she has
started the prog the first time.
RG
and to a lesser extent Ardour all suffer from GUI's that are a nightmare for
smaller displays such as netbooks and older/budget laptops. I do like the
look of Ardour but I still believe it needs to go on a bit of a diet. There
are still many perfectly good laptops (Core 2 Duos etc) that can't do any
better than 1280x800 but I'd encourage devs to try and get their apps to fit
nicely onto 1024x768 to be even more inclusive.
In this I agree. 1024x768 should be possible.
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 12:10 PM,<fons(a)kokkinizita.net> wrote:
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 07:27:55AM +0300,
Alexandre Prokoudine wrote:
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need a revamp. OOM2
is a step in the right direction, but it's still in late 90s (as well
as way too many other apps). Sadly, there is only one Thorsten Wilms,
and whoever did Wired is not around anymore. IMO, only Calf from Git
has state of the art UI today, with Ardour 3 next to it and Rosegarden
trotting along.
I'd be interested to know what, in your opinion, makes a GUI 'state
of the art' as opposed 'late 90s'. In other words, a list of features,
properties etc. as opposed to just an example to look at.
P.S. I'm not trolling. I really want to know.
Ciao,
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