Subject: [Fwd: Re: [linux-audio-user] Why we need graphic designers]
From: iriXx (m@iriXx.org)
Date: Thu Jan 23 2003 - 16:59:20 EET
> Hi,
>
> This stuff is done by bypassing the toolkit, they tend not to support
> bitmaps.
ahhh.... thanks... now its beginning to make sense :)
>
> There are some example bits I'm using here:
> http://inanna.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~swh/pixmaps/
>
> But basicly any alpha blended image will work. The UI is made up by
> compositing the images much like you would in gimp or photoshop. Which is
> how I test them actually, just hiding and revealing layers to check the
> transitions look OK.
ahhhh.... right :)...
>
> Sliders are a bit odd cos there done with a piece of image for the part
> the slider moves over, the two ends and the slidy part as seperate
images,
> but it doesn't have to be done that way. I'm sure people will be able to
> write UI code for anything you happen to come up with.
cool :)
actually im used to doing sliders that way in Flash - i've done a bit of
Flash coding as you've probably seen by the mini-mixer thing in my
incomplete website interface! ;-)... theres no sound as yet on that
page, the idea was that you could load sounds and the mixer would
function, but i never got quite that far.... still to do!
if i keep things in layers, i'd be able to draw up a slider and then
slice it up into the sections you need....
>
> If you could produce some widgets that look better than my hamfisted
> gimpings then that would be fantastic. I copied things around my studio
> because I'm lazy and can't draw :)
hey, they dont look at all bad though!
i've grabbed a copy of your code for swh (only just reinstalling
mandrake on my laptop so i've gotta recompile everything!)
i'll have a look at them and have a go... the principle from what i see
is pretty straightforward - and i like your approach with the pixmaps
too, the metal-look background seems to be an essential thesedays!
i'll have a go maybe doing some pixmaps and post them up :)... i'll need
a little time tho, i've not been well and book deadlines are looming in
front of me :-/.... maybe i can come up with something on the weekend :)
bw
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