On Nov 3, 2007, at 7:28 PM, Jamie Bullock wrote: > > On Sat, 2007-11-03 at 14:24 -0400, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: >> I think there is a lot that could be done to the look and feel of Pd >> that would make it much more efficient and usable. I think it is >> crucial to avoid flashiness, one of Pd's strengths is its lack of >> flashiness (no segmented patch cords! ;) But small things can make a >> big difference. >> > I really like some of these ideas, and I do agree that a few subtle > visual nuances would bring Pd's UI into the 21st century! I always > thought that om/ingen (http://wiki.drobilla.net/Ingen) had a a really > nice UI - just the right combination of minimalist simplicity and > graphical niceness (anti-aliased splines!). Maybe we can steal some > ideas from that. > > Can I put a vote in for _not_ putting arrows on the end of patch > chords. > This is one of the features of Desire Data that I really don't like > since it adds no additional information to the patch (it isn't > possible > to connect from inlets to outlets), and it adds visual noise. > > Jamie > > -- > www.postlude.co.uk
I'm going to try to get a version of this into the Pd-extended auto- build for tonight: http://eds.org/~hans/pdsketch/solidboxes+color.png I'll made the colors settable in the pd.tk so people can make it look the "old way" without too much trouble. Perhaps it could be a command line flag, something like: -orthodox ;) .hc ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- The arc of history bends towards justice. - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
