Re: Viewing a .wmv file

[Nathan E Norman <nnorman@incanus.net>]

On Tue, Apr 29, 2003 at 10:33:01PM +0200, Mark Janssen wrote:
> On Tue, 2003-04-29 at 22:08, Carl Fink wrote:
> > I like the fact that the mplayer GUI (gmplayer) lets me see the length of
> > the clip, and the volume control in gmplayer is the remarkably inappropriate
> > dial.  Who turns a dial using a mouse?
> 
> You don't have to actually turn it... sliding from left to right (or
> reverse) will do... And it's only a dial because of the theme... select
> another theme and you'll have either a slider or maybe even +/- buttons

<humor>
The dial must be a good idea; it's borrowed from Windows CD player!
</humor>

Here we see another example of why blindly copying an existing UI may
not be the best idea.

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Nathan Norman - Incanus Networking mailto:nnorman@incanus.net
  Never tell people how to do things.  Tell them WHAT to do and
  they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
          -- Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.