From: Emanuel R. <xb...@gm...> - 2009-02-08 17:10:55
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2009/2/8 Chris Cannam <ca...@al...>: > On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 12:58 PM, <em...@us...> wrote: >> A new device manager is ready. > > That looks promising -- thanks. I haven't had time for a good look > yet though. (Note to other readers: make sure the data/data.o file is > recreated, or you won't get the new menu item to test it from.) > > A few quick notes from a cursory glance: > > * the new dialog came up entirely in some font that wasn't in use > anywhere else in the application, which is a bit weird: is there a > font hardcoded in the designer file or something? > I did not specify any special font. Maybe it's a qt-designer default configuration? > * why do I need to double-click on a connection name to get a device > to connect to it? why can't I just click on the checkbox next to the > connection name? what is the checkbox for? > I could not find a signal definition for the checkState in the qt documentation. So I used it for visual feedback only. I'm open to change it, if it's possible. > * how do I disconnect something? > is it possible to do so without > connecting it to something else? if I only have one connection, I may > still want to be able to disconnect things from it. > Yes. If no better idea appears, I think, I'm going to add a an entry "No port" to the ports list to allow disconnection. Renaming devices isn't implemented too. > * there are two narrow boxes in the middle, between the left and > right tree panes, with "x" at the top and nothing in them. do they > have a purpose? > I made them to have some space for probable new ideas, (as drawing connection lines or so) But I think it is not necessary. So hiding/removing the unnecessary group-boxes is ok. > * no point in putting any hopeful references to lv2 into this dialog > -- we handle plugins quite separately and that certainly isn't going > to change for this release, even if supporting lv2 was a priority, > which it isn't. > No problem with that. I'm going to remove the button. For a quick'n dirty mechanism, would it be possible or helpful, to start an instance of an existing LV2-host from within Rosegarden ? > Also, it looks like we really need to address the question of code > style and layout -- which I'll do in another email. > Sorry, I haven't read nor taken care of the style-guide. - Emanuel |