I think theres no doubt that the QC UI is really bad. The app is brilliant, but I've never understood how Apple - a company that is known for innovating UI (FCP, Motion, Shake, Logic, Finder, Itunes are all good examples of taking existing concepts, and adding just that little bit extra user-friendliness) can still release an app with such poor UI, even in version 3!!. Dockable windows please! And yes, Patch Browser window with Tree View and Column View - Finder has it, why not QC!? (Motion's Library Browser is pretty cool too).
On Thu, 29 May 2008 15:40:53 +0100, "Chris Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just discussed this with a friend who's making a similar app to QC but > for images (toolbox.app - toolboxapp.com if anyone is interested) and > has a similar issue to the QC patch creator box - a massive list of > patches to scroll through and find what you need in. For good > interface design, ideally such lists should only contain 10 or less > patches - QC with a few plugins and private patches shown can have > over a hundred. So, a feature request that I guess is good for > discussion here before being put in 'officially': > > Split the patch creator up into a hierarchy. The first level could > just list "Composite, Controller, Environment" etc. Clicking on one of > these would display the actual patches under each category, perhaps in > a pop up box (or maybe something like the panels view in finder, but > this would take too much screen space I think). Or perhaps something > like the finder panels interface, but only showing a single panel with > a 'back' button to go back to a higher level? > > There could also be an extra layer in the hierarchy for any categories > with a lot of patches (e.g. the filters category has a lot, and there > are a lot of blur, tile, light and colour effects). Perhaps in a > second popup? > > For real screen-saving, the whole structure could pop-up from the > patch creator button. That would be great for working on a laptop, but > probably a bit annoying where you have a lot of screen space, so > perhaps both options (like the docked patch settings + separate window > option). > > Any thoughts? Good idea or bad, or is there a better way? > > Chris > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list ([email protected]) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/quartzcomposer-dev/memo%40memo.tv > > This email sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ---------------------------- Mehmet S. Akten [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.memo.tv +44 7958 783 832 +44 20 8123 9986 29 Ironworks Dace Rd. London E3 2NX UK _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/quartzcomposer-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
