Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Audio s/w ui swallowing
From: David Olofson (david_AT_olofson.net)
Date: Mon Dec 09 2002 - 23:56:08 EET
On Monday 09 December 2002 21.00, Paul Davis wrote:
> ps. just how big is a 19" lookalike going to be?
Well... While XMMs looks very tiny in 2048x1536 even on a 22" screen,
all text is still completely readable. (Yes, this monitor produces a
pretty sharp image.)
19":1U ratio is 1:9.82.
XMMS is 275 x 116 pixels, which means it's pretty close to a "2U
half-rack" unit. (Ever seen one of those?)
I think XMMS is a bit on the small side - but OTOH, you would
probably not want to make these things too wide. Can we assume that
most users have at least 800x600 screens, and that 640x480 can be
considered an absolute minimum display resolution?
If so I would suggest 624 x 64 for a 1U 19" window. The ratio is
1:9.75; just half a pixel away from 19":1U on the height. 624 gives
you some room for window borders even in 640x480, and height
shouldn't be an issue as long as units stay below 7U. 64 is also a
nice figure for 1U, IMHO. :-)
Hmm... Looking at that and thinking about an exact replica of my
JV-1080 implemented in that size, the display would be just fine -
but the text under the buttons would be *really* small.
Then again, we'd probably have to use 1248x128 instead, if we were to
make *exact* copies of existing rack devices. One can use acronyms or
icons, and optional hint flashes or something to give the full names
+ brief explanations.
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