Re: [Traverso-devel] Input Themes?

[Nicola Döbelin]

> I was thinking that it could be really cool to have the interface's
> keymap be themable the same way that the display of the interface is
> themable.
> 
> That way, we could have a default/traverso theme, and also themes to
> emulate other audio apps.  There could be an Acid-like theme, a
> ProTools-esque theme, etc.
> 
> Plus then each person who thinks that they know how the interface
> should work (ahem... :]  ) could include their theme with the app,
> without necessarily making everyone else start off with the same
> keymappings.
>
> Plus, it could make it easier for others to try out different keymappings.
> 
> Would a well-designed, well-implemented method of theming the
> keymap.xml file be considered for inclusion in traverso?

AFAIK this is a planned feature (in the mid- to long-term ;-) ). It's also 
important for users with different keyboard layouts. E.g. the zoom actions 
involving the Z key are almost unusable on german keyboards, because Y and Z 
are swapped. (Although personalized (aka "messed up") keymaps could be horrible 
from a supporter's point of view.)

Btw. may I ask you what GUI experts think of mouse gestures? My experience is 
that it takes some days to get used to, but then it's just so intuitive that 
I've performed them accidentally in all kinds of programs. But I can also 
imagine that absolute beginners would not be able to use them at all, because 
it's something they have to remember by heart, and a certain speed and 
precision with the mouse is required.

IMO soft selection is very similar to mouse gestures. It also takes time to 
learn the commands by heart, and both concepts are just too much for beginners 
;-) but great for skilled users. Maybe the soft selections should co-exist with 
the traditional point-and-click concept just as mouse gestures do? (That would 
require lots of new control widgets...)

Last week I started Samplitude for the first time after some weeks, and the 
first thing I did was press [D] to move a clip. Well, that's a good sign I 
guess :-D

Best,
Nic

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