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DevonB · Post by **DevonB** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:47 pm

The GUI's general flow and feel is fine, to me. It's quite easy to follow. What's a pain is some of the anti-aliasing on some of the lettering make in a righteous pain in the rear to read though, which to me, is distracting. It needs better clarity (and no label should be hidden behind switches as it is on the bottom left hand side.) I run my monitor in 1280x1024, so it's hard to make it too big for me.

Devon

runagate · Post by **runagate** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:49 pm

AdmiralQuality wrote:Oh... IS there something about FL that makes Poly-Ana difficult to use? (If so, blame tony tony chopper )

But really, if there is, please let me know.

Although apparently it'll change somehow in the next version of FL, really big GUIs are stuck "within" FL's screen-size in a way I can't really describe well but the bottom of giant plugs hangs out down below the viewable area and you can't "pull it up" high enough to get at everything.

Couple of the Dev contest ones are like that so, since I don't have polyanna to grab a screenie with I'll try to find something comparable in sie and show you a screenie here in a minute.

AdmiralQuality · Post by **AdmiralQuality** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:52 pm

runagate wrote:Couple of the Dev contest ones are like that so, since I don't have polyanna to grab a screenie with I'll try to find something comparable in sie and show you a screenie here in a minute.

Why don't you have Poly-Ana? She's free for a week!

And I guess I haven't noticed this because I work on an apparently HUGE 1280x1024 LCD.

LBN · Post by **LBN** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:54 pm

I like the interface. It's a little bigger than my current screen but I think this is a forward-looking synth also judging from its CPU use. This is a very indulgent synth.

I'll be checking the change in my couch.

inverseroom · Post by **inverseroom** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:56 pm

Like I said over on the other thread, it's an amazing GUI. But how hard would it be to either allow the synth to be skinnable, or, perhaps more workably, issue an alternate, more simple GUI, for smaller screens?

runagate · Post by **runagate** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:57 pm

Here ya go:

Hope that helps you a little.

And the reason I don't demo it is

1) I have 1000 plugs and I don't demo stuff anymore lest I'm gonna buy it cuz it gets lost in there amongst the mess

2) I know how wicked your stuff is and I don't need the temptation atm.

Really, scamp was pretty much irresistable after I tried it. Shit sounds good

3) you have any idea how many plugs I'm testing this month?
It's over 50 but I lost count!

AdmiralQuality · Post by **AdmiralQuality** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:58 pm

inverseroom wrote:Like I said over on the other thread, it's an amazing GUI. But how hard would it be to either allow the synth to be skinnable, or, perhaps more workably, issue an alternate, more simple GUI, for smaller screens?

If you read the Coming Soon list, you'll see I've already promised different color schemes.

It won't be user skinnable (mostly because we don't want our branding changed) but I could even see making custom backgrounds for a reasonable fee.

AdmiralQuality · Post by **AdmiralQuality** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:00 pm

runagate, how big's your screen? Are you running VSTis on your wrist watch?

.jon · Post by **.jon** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:00 pm

AdmiralQuality wrote: .jon, does your graphics card driver have a gamma control?

Yes, actually they both have.

runagate · Post by **runagate** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:02 pm

Dammit, that's the first time that a man has made fun of my "viewable area"

It's like an iceberg, most of it's hidden beneath the surface

AdmiralQuality · Post by **AdmiralQuality** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:11 pm

Teehee.

runagate, sorry man, but you can always upgrade! (BTW, where in my profile does it say I'm a man?)

.jon, there WILL be other backgrounds available, soon. The controls themselves wont get any less contrasty though, but we'll provide backgrounds that are. I think I'll also do a "pixel font" version for people who don't like the antialiased text.

I find it a bit odd that people complain about readability and then in the same post say it's too contrasty. What is more readable than pure black on pure white (or reverse)? My word processor seems to think that's the way to go.

.jon · Post by **.jon** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:30 pm

.jon, there WILL be other backgrounds available, soon. The controls themselves wont get any less contrasty though, but we'll provide backgrounds that are. I think I'll also do a "pixel font" version for people who don't like the antialiased text.

That's great, the dark knobs are not impossible to work with, it's mainly just the maximum contrast between the red background and the other stuff.

The font is readable IMO, just a little bit soft but that's nothing new in VSTs or other anti-aliased targets. A less saturated background probably helps the readability as well anyway.

lex_strooder · Post by **lex_strooder** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:45 pm

shamann wrote: So, Poly-Ana!
...
This is pure, unadulterated, crazy synthesizer fetish porn.

these two sentences and a blured eye vision...

shamann · Post by **shamann** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:19 pm

lex_strooder wrote:blured eye vision...

Aye, after a while (what with the visual overstimulation and all), my eyes felt like I was looking at Urs' keygen-fighting trick:

http://www.u-he.com/img/ZMelt.png

flippya2000 · Post by **flippya2000** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:20 pm

I like the way it looks, but it is too big practically speaking. Also, alot of the knobs are too big. It should fit on 1024x768 monitor & preferably come with more than one skin so everyone is happy (or as happy as every1 can get)

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