hey david!
if you want to collect some ideas how a real usable and pretty interface for a modular environment could look like, have a look at http://synthmaker.co.uk/about.html it's got bendable links... you never have to leave edit mode... and have a look at how ALL interface elements as bitmap & vector knobs, sliders or wavedraw display consist of modules themselve. the environment is off course not as powerful as pd, but the interface is just a joy to work with.
greetings, fabb
On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 6:04 AM, David Golightly davigoli@gmail.com wrote:
Hey PD gurus,
I used to use PD a lot but haven't much for the last year or more. Now I'm getting back in to it and finding that the UI is just really clunky and awkward and makes the workflow really painful. I build website UIs professionally in JavaScript (see http://www.zillow.com/search/RealEstateSearch.htm for an example of a UI I built, everything except the Flash). I also have on-the-job experience in design and usability, as well as coding skills in Python and some exposure to C, C++ and Java. I'd like to start pitching in specifically on GUI and chrome improvements in the trunk for the core PD UI. How would I go about getting started? I noticed the page at http://puredata.info/dev/GuiIdeas has some outstanding requests from the community, it seems like the best thing is to start there. I'd also like to integrate with the developer community to ensure that UI improvements (specifically, better keyboard support and smoothing out some glaring dialog/chrome issues) don't have a negative impact on realtime audio performance.
Best,
David
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