Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Knobs, the reply
From: Tim Hockin (thockin_AT_hockin.org)
Date: Thu Jun 10 2004 - 23:37:12 EEST
On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 02:53:56PM -0400, Paul Winkler wrote:
> > > 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.
> >
> > OH! Hrrm, yes, well. I see the point, but I don't think it will work.
> > Differing semantics for similar-looking widget is the worst of all possible
> > choices.
>
> Not if the pan sliders are laid out horizontally :-)
I was speaking of knobs. A horizontal slider is obviously visually
different from a vertical one. A horizontally-linear knob is not
obviously different from a vertically-linear knob :)