Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!jarthur!uunet!esseye!jdbbs!wybbs!telstr!dlnghrst From: dlnghrst@telstr.UUCP (David Langhorst) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio Subject: Re: Trackers. Message-ID: Date: 28 Mar 91 04:37:34 GMT References: <79PcZ1w164w@undrground.UUCP> Organization: Not an Organization Lines: 20 The reason trackers in general (especially MED) don't use the traditional intuition interface is the fact that they contain 100s, even 1000s of functions. Using pull-down menus for such functions would be tragic...there wouldn't be enough room, and only 1/2 as much as a overscan screen (the lo-rez is used to conserve chip RAM)...Windows would be useless...the only real thing you could re-size would be the sequence window, and it's nice to always have it as large as possible (as it is in MED)...MED's setup is the most logical so far in my opinion...having tried to use others (noisetracker, future composer etc) I have given up before actually writing anything...MED on the other hand, I used before even noticing the doc file...the 10 catagorized menus couldn't be done any other way and still retain their functions...(like variables...imagine having a window pop up and ask you what tempo you'd like) But, of course, this is just MY opinion... /| _ |\ --- My opinions are better than your opinions! --- /_||\/| | / _|_\ --- David Langhorst..... AKA Ivan D Terrible --- / || | | \_/| \ / ___----------___ \ -- --