On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:43:45 +0000 Damon Chaplin <damon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I think there is a middle-ground here. > > When an application runs for the first time, I think it should show a > configuration dialog allowing the user to choose connections for the > input & output ports. These can default to the first available ports, so > most users can simply hit "OK". > > When the application runs in future, it automatically connects to the > same ports. Though the user can run the configuration dialog again if > needed. > > (This is pretty much what many Windows apps do, and it works pretty > well.) > > > While qjackctl may be handy for advanced users, I don't really think it > is suitable for normal users. (I find it pretty painful to use myself.) > > Damon I disagree. I use ZynAddSubFX and Rosegarden very heavily. Sometimes I want the sound from Zyn. only to go to the mains, sometimes I want it to go via jamin. The same is true for the Rosegarden audio. I also use external synths and very occasionally a microphone. Again the routes I take could be many and various. Each project I build has its own script for making the necessary connections when I run it. Autoconnect is just a nuisance to me. Similarly, sometimes when trying things out, I run MIDI direct from my external keyboard to a soft (or hard) synth. Other times I route through Rosegarden. I value the choice! -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
