Re: [Canorus-user] First posting

[<can...@li...>]

Agreed. The first context now always gets automatically selected when
doing new document, open document and import. R521.


Regards.
- Matevž

can...@li... pravi:
> Martin wrote:
>   
>> But personally I think a user should be able to enter "Mary had a little 
>> lamb" without the need to read any docs. If he can't, something is wrong 
>> with the design of the GUI. For more complex operations I don't mind 
>> reading some docs.
>>
>> Can anyone help me getting started ? I have sucesfully compiled and 
>> installed canorus-0.3.1 on fedora core 6.
>>   
>>     
>
> Instructions:
>
> - Start up Canorus
> - Click on Staff
> - Select "Playable" from side tool bar (third icon from top)
> - Enter notes on staff
> - You can select different note lengths from the an icon on the top tool 
> bar.
>
>
> Discussion:
>
> One of the problems with the the current interface is the most important 
> items are not visible at the initial start up. Probably the first thing 
> a new user will ask is "where are my quarter notes?" or half notes, etc.
>
> A simple fix would be to have the top staff selected by default at start 
> up. This would present the user with the most common tools from the 
> beginning.
>
> I do think there are some more changes that can be made to improve 
> usability. I am currently reading Donald A. Norman's classic text on 
> usability, "The Design of Everyday Things." I hope to share some 
> thoughts in the coming weeks about the interface and design. Although 
> I'm not a Canorus developer, I am interested in its development.
>
>