Is it possible to have pages within a modular module? :)

Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 10:36 am

IE:- not pop-ups, but pages within a module which function as the rest of the paged devices on the platform do.

Lima · Post by **Lima** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 11:30 pm

I think the Djmicron's Host do the job. Or I've missed the question?

Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 1:17 am

Hi Lima, I meant multiple pages accessable by pressing page 'tabs' or buttons. This would mean a relatively small module could be packed with extra controls without enlarging the size.

at0m · Post by **at0m** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 4:09 am

...and there's flexor's Wavedraw which has a switch to change panels - here just for showing/muting the drawn wave, don't know if it could do different control panels. I guess so, but don't ask me how eh.

Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 4:31 am

I'm thinking if it's possible it would need to be done in such a way that the patch connection sockets remain in place while a paged section above or to the side of the sockets allows skipping through pages of controls (pots/sliders)

at0m · Post by **at0m** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 4:36 am

That's exactly how it is on WaveDraw...

Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:05 am

Thanks Atom. Looks like it's possible then...

Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 5:57 am

gimme a year

johnbowen · Post by **johnbowen** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 10:36 pm

On 2006-06-05 02:17, Shroomz wrote:
Hi Lima, I meant multiple pages accessable by pressing page 'tabs' or buttons. This would mean a relatively small module could be packed with extra controls without enlarging the size.

Shroomz,

Preliminary tests tonight showed that one <em>can</em> put page 'tabs' on a module surface, and have them work on objects.

Will look more at it tomorrow.

cheers,
John B.

ChrisWerner · Post by **ChrisWerner** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 10:41 pm

Together with the sub-modules we are nearing us to a comfort of Reaktor.
Great ideas and work are happen here the last days. Great.

Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 2:13 am

Thanks very much for testing that John, tabs will be fine. With this help from you guys it's looking like a lot of new things are possible.

astroman · Post by **astroman** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 3:48 am

the only useful thing I know for tabs are electric dish washers (and even those I can't stand)
please, keep that annoyance off the surface

a 'one-row' line of tabs is as good (or bad) as any row of buttons, 'multi-rows' are confusing and drive me nuts every time I have setup to something in Office.
... but maybe I'm just old-fashioned

(while I'm at it) Shroomz, you might want to re-consider your ultra-realistic layouts regarding screen ergonomy.
One item may look great, but it generates a lot of eyestress when the screen fills.
There isn't enough screen estate anyway to fill in the equivalent of a square meter of 'classic' dials.

In particular this applies to evenly spaced rows and columns instead of functionally organized groups.

Maybe something in Ableton's style, possibly with (faint) color grouping or feedback - it's much(!) more difficult than any pseudo-3d-animation.
Remember the Bauhaus design classics, for example

This is meant in a positive sense.

cheers, Tom

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johnbowen · Post by **johnbowen** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 6:00 pm

Hi all,

Cross-posting here...please have a look at my Prophet Plus Modular idea here:
http://www.planetz.com/forums/viewtopic ... t=0#146084

cheers,
John b.

Shroomz~> · Post by **Shroomz~>** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:56 am

Nice one John, that's the first device I've seen with tabs or buttons for multi page navigation in modular. Very nice work!!