In a knee-jerk reaction, I quickly downloaded the patch from Redmond and fired it up...
Once I saw the messages saying "Pardon me while I inspect your system...
Then some dialog box popped up with some message about third party blah blah blah.
I came to my senses. Wait just a darn minute. I have not seen the effects of this worm/virus.
So I killed the process. Bring on the RPC crap - it has to be alot better than Bill drilling any deeper into my vanilla laptop used only for browsing the web.
Whew - dodged another one...
Windows & security - the double bind theory of computing.
Perhaps I should have explained the elements I found intuitive.
The thickness of the lines in the main (score) window change when you modify the volume (by right clicking and dragging vertically on a speaker icon).
When you change the composition lines to play notes from a bowed manner to pizzacatto, the texture would change from smooth to bumpy.
When you draw a line slanting in an upward or downward fashion, the pitch follows the trend of the line.
The lack of text was probably a goal since the target audince is kids but by avoiding text you create a trans-national interface as well.
I found this little project to be a welcome change from the listbox hell I am used to fighting in user interface design groups I participate in.
I have one subcontractor who has a well designed interface that uses pictorial icons, mouseover text and the usual ricght click context focussed controls. Another development group I deal with for our systems integration hates this design.
Know what their UI looks like? Square buttons with text on them with minimal contextual organization.
It looks like a standard state-of-the-art RV on the road. Then it goes sploosh into the water to become a no-performance water vessel. Me-thinks the approach is all wrong since it is easier to design a wheeled land interface than a hydologic one - why not start with a decent boat design and figure our how to deploy the land_wheels? Sheesh, I looked at a bunch of links offered in this thread and saw alot of boxy road vehicles modded for the water. Paradigm change time - build me a fast boat that rolls up the 405....
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Once I saw the messages saying "Pardon me while I inspect your system...
Then some dialog box popped up with some message about third party blah blah blah.
I came to my senses. Wait just a darn minute. I have not seen the effects of this worm/virus.
So I killed the process. Bring on the RPC crap - it has to be alot better than Bill drilling any deeper into my vanilla laptop used only for browsing the web.
Whew - dodged another one...
Windows & security - the double bind theory of computing.
Grok reports from Caveland Enterprises:
All automobile owners are to be advised SCO is suing CE for IP rights to the wheel .
Those who still have the original stone models are grandfathered.
Be advised, SCO intends to collect a fee for each and every wheel.
/. wants to know - does this include the steering wheel? >;-)
The thickness of the lines in the main (score) window change when you modify the volume (by right clicking and dragging vertically on a speaker icon).
When you change the composition lines to play notes from a bowed manner to pizzacatto, the texture would change from smooth to bumpy.
When you draw a line slanting in an upward or downward fashion, the pitch follows the trend of the line.
The lack of text was probably a goal since the target audince is kids but by avoiding text you create a trans-national interface as well.
I found this little project to be a welcome change from the listbox hell I am used to fighting in user interface design groups I participate in.
I have one subcontractor who has a well designed interface that uses pictorial icons, mouseover text and the usual ricght click context focussed controls. Another development group I deal with for our systems integration hates this design.
Know what their UI looks like? Square buttons with text on them with minimal contextual organization.
What's on your desktop? >;-)
OK, I am sold.
W3C compliance not a factor in this survey eh?
Go ahead and mod me - this survey is just lunacy in my book.
I deal with so many ugly/cluttered interfaces at work, this is like a breath of fresh air.
Take a look at the tutorial to see the screenshots. The use of colors, shapes, textures, and sizes give feedback that is very intuitive.
To reply to KewlPC's question as to why this stuff should be at Siggraph - Hyperscore is all about intelligent use of graphics.
Kudos
OK,
It looks like a standard state-of-the-art RV on the road. Then it goes sploosh into the water to become a no-performance water vessel. Me-thinks the approach is all wrong since it is easier to design a wheeled land interface than a hydologic one - why not start with a decent boat design and figure our how to deploy the land_wheels?
Sheesh, I looked at a bunch of links offered in this thread and saw alot of boxy road vehicles modded for the water. Paradigm change time - build me a fast boat that rolls up the 405....
Thankyou for your support.