2007/10/4, Phil Frost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > It seems that in many cases, the thought that a patch other wants to > convey is, "here is a number, which can be manipulated." Usually, how > that manipulation takes place doesn't matter; it might be by mouse, > multitouch, MIDI, an external process, telepathy, or whatever. Since it > doesn't matter how, it doesn't make sense to put it in the patch.
when performing you don't need it in a patch, but while creating the patch it is nice to have a number storage with a visible state to test the inputs and a way to manipulate it directly if needed. I agree, and i guess most people will, that numberboxes aren't necessarily the best visual feedback while performing, but that's not the point here, is it? I really think one has to differentiate the needs while performing from those while patching... i guess that is also the point of using the kernel and the gui separately, especially when we are talking about input devices from hardware faders to telepathy, as those could communicate with the kernel via osc and a the graphical user interface would degenerate to some kind of visual feedback that only receives data from the kernel... _______________________________________________ nova-dev mailing list [email protected] http://klingt.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nova-dev http://tim.klingt.org/nova
