On 29.04.2016 16:34, Len Ovens wrote: >> For some reason, I find sliders easier to operate, physically and >> onscreen, but I like knobs for some functions. I find onscreen >> knobs less easy to operate. Guess I'm weird. > > In my opinion... knobs and sliders should operate the same. The > mouse moves in a straight line either sideways or vertical. > > In other words, the widget's most > important goal is to show the control's position. The mouse movement > to change that control can be independant of that. > > My favourite knobs are operated with either/or right to left, down > to up. There is also no reason a horizontal slider needs to be > locked to only horizontal mouse movement or a vertical slider to > only vertical movment. (don't knock it till you've used it for a month) +1 on that. The advantage of differently sized and arranged icons is the recognizability of the state it is set to. With icons of faders it will use a lot more screen real estate when trying to convey a topological structure though. I guess the question between icons resembling either pots or faders doesn't fully cut to the essence. While I might prefer knobs for an envelope to use in a live context, I concur that the faders in the additive synth totally make sense and would be ridiculous with knobs. hth, tee _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
