Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Knobs / widget design
From: Dave Robillard (drobilla_AT_connect.carleton.ca)
Date: Thu Jun 10 2004 - 19:34:13 EEST
On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 10:22, torbenh_AT_gmx.de wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 09, 2004 at 04:25:15PM -0700, Tim Hockin wrote:
> > On Wed, Jun 09, 2004 at 11:56:59PM +0200, Arnold Krille wrote:
> > > Still the question is: What toolkit to use for a
> > > standard-LAD-Gui-elements-set? Or just define the graphics and the handling
> > > and then let everyone implement it in his/her preferred toolkit? The last
> > > would be my suggestion, and maybe I am volunteering to create on for Qt...
> >
> > Other way around? Define a graphics system so I can add my own
> > knob-graphics, and you make them work.
> >
>
> ok... small history of my experience with knobs:
>
> i used a gif animation for the galan knob.
> seemed nice because i know the size and the number of frames.
> dawback: only 1 transparancy bit.
>
> knob looks ugly on black background.
>
> now i moved the code to use png which has real alpha information.
> put all frames in a row.
>
> but i have to hardcode the size or the number of frames.
> (dont remember what i hardcoded (perhaps both :( ) )
>
> [snip]
What about MNG? It's basically just animated png, is it not?
I know there's a libmng, but I've never used it so I don't know if it's
any good.
-DR-
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