From: IOhannes m zmoelnig zmoelnig@iem.at To: pd-list@iem.at Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 3:11 AM Subject: Re: [PD] Fwd: right angle connections
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On 2013-06-13 00:51, mike.jt@centrum.cz wrote:
Now - straight lines or terrible messy.
or a structured patch.
i haven't yet come across a patch that has been more readable because of rounded corners or bezier lines.
Segmented patch cords don't have to have rounded corners nor be made of bezier curves.
As for segmented straight lines...
They improve readability in situations where a straightforward, structured patch ends up with a line crossing over and obscuring text. Obscuring text with lines makes it harder to read words. Making it harder to read words causes eye strain. That ultimately wastes the time of everyone who reads the patch who doesn't have a fresh memory of how the patch got created. (Which, after more than a few hours away from the patch, includes the patch author, too.)
If a cord can make a 90-degree turn to route around text _and_ avoid introducing a visual ambiguity _and_ avoid complicating the dataflow, then it's helpful. If you think a single 90-degree turn in a patch cord cannot achieve all three then you must have a hard time reading flow diagrams in general.
-Jonathan
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