Volume Dial

[Myriam Schweingruber]

Hi Frank,

This is a mail that has gone to the wrong list, the discussion is on
the development list. Please do not discuss this here.
Thank you


Regards, Myriam

On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 01:00, Frank Steinmetzger <Warp_7 at gmx.de> wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, 11. Februar 2010 schrieb Thomas Lübking:
>> I tried to address the worries about QDials by forcing a dial usage, i.e.
>> the dial cannot "jump around" anymore and wider steps are reduced.
>>
>> The drawback is that (while you can point & click to any position
>> instantly) the dragging behaviour feels a bit slower (esp. if you try to
>> pick the dial and wipe it to the opposite position)
>>
>> I'd like to know whether you feel this makes the usage easier/better.
>>
>> (Notice that you also cannot turn a mute toggling click into the center
>> into a slidermove anymore. This is unrelated to the above)
>
> There's also the fact that there are different ways of using such dials.
> Should I click+hold on the dial, then use up and down (or left and right)
> movement to lower/raise it?
> Or click and drag into the direction where the dial should point?
> For the latter way, when I click into the middle and then pull the mouse
> pointer outwards, will it jump around?
>
> I’d find it better to do linear mouse movements, they are easier and faster to
> do. You can just click and swipe the mouse.
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