[Bf-taskforce25] Sound UI

[William Reynish]

I agree with Campbell here. Having a whole section dedicated to sound  
in the Properties is wasteful - as you point out there are only a  
couple of options to set per sound strip.

The old Game Listener panel can go nicely in the game Scene  
properties, and the Sequencer sound panel can go in sequencer.

I'd also advocate against re-implementing the audio window. The only  
thing it was useful for was to visualize sound waves, but this fits  
much better within the sequencer UI, where you can offset it and scrub  
to hear the sound itself.

-W

On 26 Aug, 2009, at 9:57 PM, Campbell Barton wrote:

> 1+ for...
> * As a single line (like for Image) in both the VSE and Logic Window
>
> EXCEPT. not quite in a single line, take the image properties as an  
> example.
> Look at the top 3 lines, something like this could work for both  
> panels.
> The texture image type shares the same interface.
>
> 2-4 lines is enough for filename, name, load, pack + some options can
> be made into a template. If it ends up needing to be bigger its no
> problem (think of the motion actuator!)
>
> In both cases with the sequencer and game logic Id prefer not to have
> to go to another area to load in the sound, then switch back.
>
> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 12:35 PM, neXyon<nexyon at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi there.
>>
>> We had a lot of discussion about the Sound UI in IRC and there were
>> loads of suggestions and nothing really seems to fit 100 %.
>>
>> What we are talking about is what is currently the Sound Tab in the
>> Sound Block Buttons in 2.4x, in 2.5 you should be able to do there:
>>
>> * Sound File Loading
>> * Sound Editing (ID Name, Path, Caching and Packed File packing/ 
>> unpacking)
>> * Playback (A button for Play/Stop)
>>
>> For the 2.4x version see:
>> http://www.tutorialsforblender3d.com/GameDoc/LogicBricks/images/Sound_Load_File.PNG
>> The simple difference is that the Copy Sound, Load Sample, Loop,  
>> Volume
>> and Pitch UI elements would be removed and a checkbox for caching  
>> added.
>>
>> Ok, now the suggestions on where to put that UI:
>>
>> * A seperate Tab in the Buttons Window (My favourite)
>> * In the Scene Tab in the Buttons Window
>> * In the Audio Space (reviving it)
>> * As a single line (like for Image) in both the VSE and Logic Window
>>
>> So what do the UI design gurus say?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jörg
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