[PD-dev] seeking advice on Pd gui overhaul
Hans-Christoph Steiner
hans at at.or.at
Tue Feb 23 21:14:35 CET 2010
Did you try the current GUI rewrite?
http://puredata.info/dev/PdGuiRewrite
.hc
On Feb 23, 2010, at 2:43 PM, Paul Kohlhoff wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am looking for some advice on a possible rewrite of the PureData
> GUI. I am a member of a team of student developers at Virginia Tech.
> We are looking to improve the usability and reliability of Pd for
> integration with Virginia Tech's Linux Laptop Orchestra ("l2ork," if
> you like witty acronyms). The creator and director of the orchestra,
> Dr. Ico Bukvic, has expressed to us his dissatisfaction with the
> current TCL/TK GUI. One possible solution we are discussing is to
> rewrite the GUI using either the Juce toolkit or the QT toolkit.
>
> It would be very helpful to us if anyone could offer any
> suggestions, criticism, or comments on this project. Does anyone
> know of any similar projects? What could be some possible issues/
> consequences?
>
> Some basic info about the Laptop Orchestra can be found at http://l2ork.music.vt.edu/
> . A goal of the project is to be as cost-efficient as possible, so
> commercial software like Max/MSP is not an option. PureData is being
> used as an interface for the performers and also as a compositional
> tool.
>
> Again, any input or comments would be much appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul Kohlhoff
> Senior, B.S. Computer Science
> Virginia Tech
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