[slinkelist] Re: Begging for great GUI for CDJ!
Greg Young
gregy@pdq.net
Mon, 13 Mar 2000 09:20:11 -0600
I agree 100% - I would pay for such an application. Although my technically
minded 13 year old son and I have no trouble with CDJ, the overall interface
is too complex for my wife. Although she's competent with the applications
she needs to use (word processing, email, web browsing), she has complained
about the jukeboxes and would just as soon go back to our 5 CD carousel. A
visual application would suit her needs.
Greg
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Subject: [slinkelist] Re: Begging for great GUI for CDJ!
For what it's worth - having a GUI that could work on Windows CE or a Palm
Device would be very helpful (and profitable if one chose to charge for it).
Even a Windows based one would be great now that TV outs and Digital TV's
are becoming more popular. Any programmers out there that are considering
whether this would be worthwhile, I for one would pay for a good GUI that
could be used on a handheld ( and I don'th think I am alone.
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> As a brand-new user of Nirvis' products (and one hoping to eventually =
> integrate almost 3,000 CDs into the system), I've read each and every =
> archived post on the BBS. Since July of 1998 to the present, there has =
> been consistent interest in a slick and easy to use GUI for CDJ that =
> would be approachable by spouses, guests, etc. and would be more suited =
> for display on television screens or even on touchpad LCDs (when that =
> becomes affordable). Something just like Escient's user interfaces =
> comes immediately to mind (there are Flash demos of two different GUIs =
> at: http://www.escient.com/products.htm). They could even be further =
> customized with "skins," and ultimately a "GUI builder" application that =
> would enable the user to customize button positions, etc.
>
> Aside from some Nirvis users who have written front ends that are very =
> specific to their own home automation setups (e.g., Barry Gordon), and =
> others like Keith Alexander, who has taken a first step with PartyGUI =
> (which admittedly is extremely limited, both in terms of functionality =
> and visual slickness), there appears to have been virtually no progress =
> in making this become a reality for the Nirvis user base.
>
> I feel guilty complaining, rather than doing something about, but I have =
> no programming skills, only ideas. In an old archived post, Colby =
> himself mentioned that he was going to take care of this but apparently =
> later decided that he would leave it to the rest of us.
>
> Colby, I realize that you are immensely busy supporting CDJ, the =
> Slink-e, and the DXS as it is, but would you please consider taking on =
> this much-needed task (either as a separate program or as a GUI "mode" =
> or "view" of CDJ itself)? This feature seems to be eagerly desired by a =
> great majority of your users.
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> Thanks for your consideration and support,
>
> Brent
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