Re: [LAD] GUI for audio application

On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 6:20 PM, Emanuel Rumpf <xbran@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> 2009/12/29 Arnold Krille <arnold@email-addr-hidden>:
>>>
>>> Very shiny. However, pretty useless as far as screen real-estate goes.
>>> 100 or so pixels either side for 'screws' is not necessary either.
>>
>> And pixel-based guis are _so_ last century.
>>
>> When you want good guis, that is usable and scalable and good looking, its not
>> about doing in gui what you do in gimp, but doing in gui what you do in
>> inkscape...
>>
>
>
> I disagree.
> 1. rendering complex SVGs can be very time-consuming
> 2. scaled SVG can look worse than scaled px graphics (depends on
> design, renderer)
> 3. some graphic-effects cannot (yet) be achieved with vector graphics
> (think of all the gimp plugins..., photo realism)
>
> SVG has benefits for some areas,
> but it is not a replacement for pixel art.
>
>
> Two can have different opinions about a certain design,
> but should not be against design as a process of thinking about
> beauty, attraction and usability.
> Even the CML is a kind of design, if you want to see it as that...
> neither the worst, nor the best.
>
> In software, usability has priority over beauty (usually).
> IMO, the screws are totally acceptable here, as design elements,
> since they don't prevent usability nor introduce optical overload.
>
> Possible interpretation:
> The screws add imaginary value, by offering the user something known,
> "real", by pretending materiality.
>
> If we only did the necessary, our world would look poor -- ?
>
>
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Taking a step back here, i think this a good effort, and a long way
forward of where we've been.

I don't really care where the screws are, the controls are clear and
distinct, and understandable.

As always, those who can critique from an experienced skillset have
the opportunity to contribute their own ideas.

The de-esser looks good.

As a long time, full time, user of audio apps and plugins in the
commercial environment before i got to linux, i've seen plenty of
plugins that are far worse looking than the de-esser pic, and were
really crap to use as well, with functionality a distant second to
what seemd a quest for poor design, slathered in flourescent rubbish.

A bit of perspective.

Nice effort.

I'd only add my usual workflow mantra, that all controls be
keybindable, and where possible midi CC message assignable, to use
from a control surface, or midi keyboard controller with midi cc
assignable knobs and buttons.

Alex.

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