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Subject:acid 4
Posted by: brux
Date:7/28/2002 2:21:04 AM
If Acid still has that same boring interface when it FiINALLY comes out, I am not bothering, its SO archaic. Other music software interfaces are so much more inspiring to work with now, come on ACID KEEP UP! |
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Subject:RE: acid 4
Reply by: Chienworks
Date:7/28/2002 6:26:25 AM
Please don't confuse "boring" with "nonfunctional". ACID's interface is a breeze to use. Eye candy is totally unecessary and would mostly likely make it slower and more difficult to use. Keep the interface simple and straightforward. Make your music exiciting! |
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Subject:RE: acid 4
Reply by: Vocalpoint
Date:7/28/2002 8:09:03 AM
I agree with Chien. Save the eye candy. Hey - Windows Notepad is nothing to look at but has it ever crashed on you? It is the worlds most perfect app. Does exactly what it is supposed to and does it very well. Same interface since 1992. Cuzin B |
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Subject:RE: acid 4
Reply by: Spirit
Date:7/28/2002 10:09:47 AM
Interface ?! I think it holds up very well. Perhaps some sort of improved palette arranging or docking feature, but otherwise I think it's fine. |
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Subject:RE: acid 4
Reply by: Chienworks
Date:7/28/2002 10:32:36 AM
CuzinB: LOL! Interesting you should pick notepad for an example. I agree that it's about as perfect as you can get. However, i have found myself lately wishing it supported Ctrl-F for find as most other Windows-based apps do. *sigh* But if that's my only complaint about it, then i won't complain too loudly. ;) |
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Subject:RE: acid 4
Reply by: Vocalpoint
Date:7/28/2002 10:44:35 AM
Chein - adding CTRL-F would just introduce a plethora of new bugs that would kill the spirit of good ole Notepad :) I often sit back and wonder what the Notepad Development Team is working on right now....must be a lonely existance.... Cuzin B |
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Subject:RE: acid 4
Reply by: Jacose
Date:7/28/2002 5:01:55 PM
Notepad Development Team ---- lmao!! |
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Subject:RE: acid 4
Reply by: Jessariah
Date:7/28/2002 5:08:19 PM
I see a new special interest group on the horizon: "SPELL CHECKERS FOR A BETTER NOTEPAD" I agree about ACID -- leave it alone. SoFo has kept the learning curve down, which (IMHO) shows how brilliant their programmers are. I'd rather have them spending their time making the app RUN better, not LOOK better. |
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Subject:RE: acid 4
Reply by: waynegee
Date:7/28/2002 5:56:52 PM
no doubt...I don't use ACID cuz' it's purty...I use it cuz' I don't have to dig thru umpteen menus to do anything. Logic and Cubase look purty but I can't use 'em. Plus, all those graphics mean higher cpu/RAM usage and we don't want that. |
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Subject:RE: acid 4
Reply by: cyberbeat
Date:7/28/2002 8:46:31 PM
Sorry, but that's crazy to say "oh I wont use acid if the interface doesn't change". If it ain't broke why fix it. Btw, I'm using NotePad under Win XP Home and I can press ctrl-F for find. It's not there in earlier versions, however the latest version does support that key combination. |
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Subject:RE: acid 4
Reply by: brux
Date:7/29/2002 1:43:22 AM
OK guys youre right, it iS solid as a rock, always has been, since day one, and because Ive been using it since day one, it just looks a little dusty now. I think the notepad development team are thinking about background colour and theme choices? heh... |
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Subject:RE: acid 4
Reply by: Jacose
Date:7/29/2002 9:28:58 AM
the interface is great. Its simple, and thats the best part about sonicfoundry.. they keep there shiznit simple. BUT WITH LOADS OF USEABLE FEATURES. this is why I dont care about the interface. |
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Subject:RE: acid 4
Reply by: Jessariah
Date:7/29/2002 9:40:14 AM
Eye candy only takes you so far. ROBOTRON is one of the most intense video games ever, and look at how basic it is... (no, I'm NOT trying to start a debate on video games :)) |
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Subject:RE: acid 4
Reply by: Ted_H
Date:7/29/2002 2:05:37 PM
F3 is "Find" in Notepad. Ted |
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Subject:RE: acid 4
Reply by: Chienworks
Date:7/29/2002 2:20:07 PM
Ted, exactly. And that's the problem. It's almost universally Ctrl-F now. Heaven forbid i should have to stop and think about something like that when switching from one application to another! |
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Subject:RE: acid 4
Reply by: vanblah
Date:7/29/2002 2:35:08 PM
Notepad would take you half an afternoon to write in Visual Basic with any Visual Basic Textbook. Then you could add your own CTRL-F for find ... :) |
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Subject:RE: acid 4
Reply by: Jessariah
Date:7/29/2002 3:11:00 PM
The real question is, could you build a new ACID interface and find it in Notepad? |
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Subject:RE: acid 4
Reply by: Vocalpoint
Date:7/29/2002 3:54:49 PM
Maybe I should alert the Notepad Development Team to take part in Acid 4.0. Hey - a notepad would be handy in Acid to save session notes etc...hmmmm Cuzin B |
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Subject:RE: acid 4
Reply by: brux
Date:7/29/2002 4:30:58 PM
.... well, thats what I meant all along, a notepad to save session stuff.... ah well.. |