Re: [LAU] State of the art GUI

Am 28.01.2011 14:09, schrieb allcoms:
> I'm surprised Alex included RG in that list as to be honest, powerful and
> fully-featured program as it is, I think RG is really let down by its clunky
> (mainly too big) GUI and I was hoping for a complete overhaul when it got
> ported to QT4 but sadly that didn't happen. Attractive GUIs are definitely
> great but are always secondary to functionality and stability, Besides, most
> people on this list are quite happy to work with apps that have NO gui ie
> ecasound or minimal, archaic GUIs ala PD.

Really? Most people on this list?

Well, while I am using CLI-apps for administration and to compile code
frequently, for music-making I only use sox and the like to convert formats.

Wave-editing and composing of sequences are best done in a graphical
program. Manipulating settings of FX or synths may be done best using
controller-hardware but next to that a graphical interface is best.

And it is not very surprising, that software for a complex task like
recording and editing a song with a band, comes with a complex UI.

>
> For me, the biggest turn off in a GUI is if its too big- ZASFX/Yoshimi,

Despite all the common criticism: I find the GUI of Zynadd to be the
best GUI I ever have had the fun to use. It is extraordinary impressing,
how such a complex software:

a.) allows the user to lay his/her hands on about 600 parameters per
instrument.

b.) allows any user, who has a minimum basic knowledge on synths to
produce exiting, interesting sounds a few minutes after he/she has
started the prog the first time.

> RG
> and to a lesser extent Ardour all suffer from GUI's that are a nightmare for
> smaller displays such as netbooks and older/budget laptops. I do like the
> look of Ardour but I still believe it needs to go on a bit of a diet. There
> are still many perfectly good laptops (Core 2 Duos etc) that can't do any
> better than 1280x800 but I'd encourage devs to try and get their apps to fit
> nicely onto 1024x768 to be even more inclusive.

In this I agree. 1024x768 should be possible.

>
> On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 12:10 PM,<fons@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 07:27:55AM +0300, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote:
>>
>>> Speaking of pretty interfaces, both MusE and OOM2 need a revamp. OOM2
>>> is a step in the right direction, but it's still in late 90s (as well
>>> as way too many other apps). Sadly, there is only one Thorsten Wilms,
>>> and whoever did Wired is not around anymore. IMO, only Calf from Git
>>> has state of the art UI today, with Ardour 3 next to it and Rosegarden
>>> trotting along.
>>
>> I'd be interested to know what, in your opinion, makes a GUI 'state
>> of the art' as opposed 'late 90s'. In other words, a list of features,
>> properties etc. as opposed to just an example to look at.
>>
>> P.S. I'm not trolling. I really want to know.
>>
>> Ciao,
>>
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>> FA
>>
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