[QLab] Trimmin' the fat

[Rory Dale]

I think you're doing a great job. I've not been a user long enough to  
really play with the matrix, so I'm not really sure of its function  
at the moment. What you've done so far has been great, you're totally  
on the right tracks for what I need. Have at it!

On Nov 30, 2006, at 9:39 PM, Christopher Ashworth wrote:

> So now that the whole MOTU thing has been taken care of, and that
> batch of Sound Cue enhancements released, I'm trying to take a moment
> to step back and evaluate the current state of affairs.
>
> In particular, I feel it's a good time to do a little review of
> what's confusing, complex, or just too many choices.  There's that
> saying in GUI design: "don't add one button without taking a
> different one away".
>
> Now, I don't propose to go chopping things out left and right, but I
> do think there's a little fat that can be trimmed.
>
> Here's two candidates:
>
> 1)  Master Level crosspoints.  It's good to have the master levels,
> but do we actually need the crosspoint matrix?  Now that the
> crosspoint channel routing is in the right place--the initial fade
> levels--wouldn't it clarify things a *lot* to have that be the *only*
> crosspoint matrix?  Why not limit the master levels to the sliders?
> I'm fairly keen on this idea.  Unless someone can paint a real
> convincing picture for why you'd want to tweak the crosspoints of a
> cue, I'm inclined to cut them.
>
> 2)  "Behave as a cue list" mode for groups.  Ever since I added it,
> I've been unconvinced it was wise for me to do so.  I know of only
> one semi-persuasive use for it, and the complexity introduced by
> having cues that maintain an internal state is just asking for
> trouble.  Again, unless people can describe good uses for it, I think
> I need to axe it.
>
> 3) General GUI polish and cleanup.  There's some bits that have
> gotten klunky.
>
> 4) Anything else?
>
>
> Like I said, I'm not going to be doing massive adjustments here, but
> before I get too deep into the next round of features, I want to make
> sure I'm not creeping away from my original goal of both power AND
> simplicity.  Gotta keep this baby toned.  No pudge allowed.
>
> Chris
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