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Ok the beta14 is on its way, but since it will among other things have all the soundcard configurations available it takes more time than the last ones.

Still, Paul (the graphist) and I have spent the last few days wondering where to put the BeatLock button on the default skin, but we have come to no good result yet.

So if any of you had a wonderful idea, that would help :)

In fact, the BeatLock button need to be moved somewhere where it catch eyes at first sight, since it is one of the most important feature of the software.
One good exercise you can make to know if the skin is well design is: close your eyes, then open it and look at the skin, and try to follow where your eyes will go and in which order.
Or better, take a friend who don't know the skin by heart as we all do, and make him made this exercise.

For example, in the atomix default skin, almost everybody will see: the logo, the crossfader, the magic button, the automix button, the play button, the stop button...
Which is obviously the order we wanted them to discover the skin in :)

In vdj, we would like them to see: the vinyls, the logo, the crossfader, the beatlock, ..., which is obviously not the case actually :(

So if anyone has good ideas...

Stef.
 

Posted Fri 16 May 03 @ 3:03 pm
DJ RickPRO InfinityMember since 2003
The best spot for it when I look at it as you say, is to put the beat lock (a little biger than it is) right where the 5 sample buttons are. Of course that leaves you now wondering where to put the sample buttons.
Otherwise, you can leave it right where it is, just perhaps re-color it so it stands out more, and enlarge it both a little taller, and a little wider.

Best I can come up with...
 

Posted Fri 16 May 03 @ 3:53 pm
DJ CocoPRO InfinityMember since 2003
I have tested it with 2 friends of mine and they said one of the first things they saw is the "virtual dj" logo..
Maybe you can put the beatlock buttom there and write "virtual dj" behind the waves and the playlist !

Coco
 

Posted Fri 16 May 03 @ 10:17 pm
Yes, that's a good idea Coco :)
 

Posted Sat 17 May 03 @ 8:59 am
OK finally the beatlock button will replace the actual sync buttons (yes that makes two beatlock button. Both of them act the same way).
The beatlock has become automix, and the automix has been splitted in two sync.

Now the problem is to find an icon for the beatlock.
Since it's next to the triangle for play and square for stop, it needs to be very simple.

Any idea?
 

Posted Sat 17 May 03 @ 6:11 pm
DJ RickPRO InfinityMember since 2003
How about a small lock shaped Icon...
or a key...
Like VDJ is the key to great mixing :-)
 

Posted Sat 17 May 03 @ 8:36 pm
DJ CocoPRO InfinityMember since 2003
Yeah ! !
I was thinking the same !
Good idea Rick ! ! !
 

Posted Sat 17 May 03 @ 8:52 pm
a small lock shaped Icon... !!
great idea !

Nico
 

Posted Sun 18 May 03 @ 2:38 am
Yan-XPRO InfinityHonorary memberMember since 2003
i think we have to add a suggestion topic in case of as this topic is really old now (beta 14!!)
 

Posted Wed 28 May 03 @ 1:00 pm


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