[slinkelist] Re: Begging for great GUI for CDJ!
Tom Speight
tomspeight@home.com
Mon, 13 Mar 2000 14:18:30 -0700
me too --- Tom
Michael Cody wrote:
>
> 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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> > 1. Begging for great GUI for CDJ! (Brent P. Kolitz)
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> > From: "Brent P. Kolitz" <bkolitz@bellsouth.net>
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> > Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 08:56:58 -0500
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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.
> >
> > Thanks for your consideration and support,
> >
> > Brent
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