29 Apr
2016
29 Apr
'16
9:40 p.m.
On 29.04.2016 16:34, Len Ovens wrote:
+1 on that. The advantage of differently sized and arranged icons is
the recognizability of the state it is set to. With icons of faders
it will use a lot more screen real estate when trying to convey a
topological structure though.
I guess the question between icons resembling either pots or faders
doesn't fully cut to the essence.
While I might prefer knobs for an envelope to use in a live context,
I concur that the faders in the additive synth totally make sense
and would be ridiculous with knobs.
hth,
tee
For some
reason, I find sliders easier to operate, physically and
onscreen, but I like knobs for some functions. I find onscreen
knobs less easy to operate. Guess I'm weird.
In my opinion... knobs and sliders should operate the same. The
mouse moves in a straight line either sideways or vertical.
In other words, the widget's most
important goal is to show the control's position. The mouse movement
to change that control can be independant of that.
My favourite knobs are operated with either/or right to left, down
to up. There is also no reason a horizontal slider needs to be
locked to only horizontal mouse movement or a vertical slider to
only vertical movment. (don't knock it till you've used it for a month)