Hello people,
I've updated the design for the pro version. Made a black leather look (for those who want it as dark as possible).
What do you think of this?
Some explanation and thoughts:
The buttons were just for design purposes. Black Out could be one of them, but I also like a
Fade In and
Fade Out and maybe a speedslider with that.
I combined the
channel number and label in a
button. The idea is that for example OptionClick could be used to set the label. Clicking without a key would make it a
bump button. As the
button is bumped, (through
midi, keystroke or onscreen) the
edge lights up (green in my example here).
The percentages on the
channel faders can be displayed as actual
dmx value or percentage and they display the actual output. If for instance the
fader is completely up, but the master
fader is 50%, then the percentage on the
channel fader also shows 50%.
Also the channelfader could be down, but if there's a
preset active, the percentage could display for instance 65%.
The same applies to the green
VU meter in the
fader track. The
fader button has a hole inside, so the
vu-meter will shine through.
The
preset and (sub)master faders don't have a
VU-meter, because they are not coupled to actual
dmx output. The percentage corresponds with the
fader.
Derek, I don't agree on putting numbers along the scale, I think it clouds up the available space. I could use different indent levels for 0,25,50,75 and 100%. And make a small tooltip appear right above the
fader button with the actual
fader position (in
dmx or percentage, depending on the preference setting).
I divided the faders in groups of 8, which conforms to most
midi controllers i know.
I think I'd also like a show/hide 25-48 possibility for a small
venue, so it can fit on a 13" laptop
screen at 1280x800.
This is still just an
image yet, there's no programming for it. It can change without notice
Joey, I think the tape is off the table. Because I integrated the label in the
bump button now. Besides,you don't stick tape to a leather background
(I could know, my girlfriend is a bag designer. (
http://kristas.nl).