Re: [Osw-users] Tcl install problem on WinXP

[Anton R. <an...@wi...>]

Yes, I understand - the user interface is the trickiest part.
Is there a beta or any design docs for the new interface ?
Maybe you can tell us what are the differences from the old interface ?
Will it be more stable ?

I wonder about posting bugs when your efforts are moving to a new
version. Should I really bother ?

About "/default0" : I didn't like the first time experience because the
program threw up all this new stuff at once (including an auto-close
splash image which was partly covered by the help tip window).
It's too much for a new user to usefully absorb at once.
I think less is more. Let the user drive the interface.
(Propellorheads Reason 3.0 also opens a blank document on start.. grr..)
If the user is lost they will notice the "help" menu sitting there.
Maybe my case wasn't typical because I spent quite a few hours
reading the online docs before trying to run the program.
But those things become more annoying when the program is unstable
and you want to shutdown and restart often. Anyway, a preference option
would be good.

I already noticed that double-click opens properties,
but I'll have to play with that more.

Regards,

Anton.

> I actually haven't been posting too many fixes of late, in part because I
> am working on a new user interface (which tends to be the source of many
> of the bugs).
> 
> In the meantime, I encourage you to enter the ones you find into 
> the system.
> 
> A couple things that might help.
> >   - There is apparently no option to not open the "/default0" patch on
> > startup
> If you start by double-clicking a patch from Windows, there won't be a
> /default0 - it will just load your patch directly.  A preference to turn
> off /default0 might not be a bad idea (though I would still like it to
> default to on because it lets first-time users have something to work on)
> 
> >   - playing with Comb feedback delay gives strange "delay 
> exceeds length"
> > messages
> 
> The Comb filter (and Delay, for that matter), have a parameter for the
> maximum delay length (in samples).  You should be able to reset it by
> double-clicking, or right-clicking and choosing "Properties..."
> 
>   -Amar