Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Knobs, the reply
From: Mike Rawes (mike_rawes_AT_yahoo.co.uk)
Date: Thu Jun 10 2004 - 22:01:24 EEST
On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 20:02:48 +0200
Thorsten Wilms <t_w__AT_freenet.de> wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 10:19:10AM -0700, Tim Hockin wrote:
> > > Oh, and about linear needing 2 directions, up/down for gain
> > > and right left for pan (Uwe): Sure. And the widget has
> > > to be clear about that in advance.
> >
> > This is such a bad idea, unless the control is an X/Y control to
> > start with.
>
> No, I did not mean 2 axes for one widget. Only that a linear widget
> has to indicate it's direction even before interaction happens, and
> that it makes sense to use vertical for volume and horizonal for pan
> in the same interface.
For visual hinting, how about:
O
/ \ Horizonal (e.g. pan control)
min at south west
max at south east
>O Vertical (e.g. Whatever else)
min at south west (or east)
max at north west (or east)
-
Myk
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