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