Hi *, Some good points, and interesting points of view. @Thijs van Severen: I completed various UX / UI modules during my undergrad - that, together with the most obvious lacks (IMO) of Linux Audio UX is what prompted my composing of that exact list.
> Tracey Hytry wrote: > a brief splash screen gives me <snip> feedback > if the program is not working correctly <snip> debug it Yes - both very good points. The latter (crashing on open) is particularly important, because if no splash exists, users expect the app is broken. > Fons wrote: > Using a splash screen to fix that is at best a bandaid Agreed, it is not the ideal situation, but it is much improved over no indication of feedback. Although a power-user probably won't care much for a splash screen, to novice users it does provide "visibility of system status", #1 from Nielsens UX heuristics. > Paul Davis wrote: (about the GUI Lock feature) - nice touch, and certainly something to be concidered for any "live use" software - noted as important. No synth or DAW should bomb out on Ctrl^Q during recording / playback, perhaps even with a confirm dialog when RE Dial Interaction: @Vytautas JanĨauskas - For on stage use, I concider anything except "slider" style interaction with dials completely useless. I propose to any project using "radial interaction" style widgets to switch to "slider style" interaction. If moving 4px can cause a value jump by 50%, it is not safe to interact with that dial during a performance. Gain knobs are common offenders here - particuarly in Distortion / FX plugins. "Slider" style interaction has no disadvantage in the on-stage usecase, hence any OpenAV software (and AVTK) have the slider style interaction. > Thorsten >> RE Blender UI: Its very complex yes - its also pretty cool in the features it provides. Hotkeys to hide and show parts of the UI are a nice touch for power users, and a lot of work and thinking has been put into the UI. I'm a fan - but I'm a long term Blender user, so I can't objectively comment on how UX freindly it is for novices.. >> Re Radial Dials: Is there a disadvantage to "slider" style interaction here? Set a middle rate of change, and allow the user to use various hotkeys to increase / decrease it? This avoids the "4px 50% jump" issue, which is IMO catastrophic for live-use. Cheers, -Harry -- http://www.openavproductions.com _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev