D6 GUI is great.
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ditto on the vertical track zooming in the tracks window.
i don't think anyone will dispute that...
When I speak of how I enjoy the new GUI I speak of where they laid things out, cleaned things up---I really could give a moop about the color and shade and how it looks. As long as it's functional and does what I want it to do quickly and with ease. To me DP 6 is a marked improvement over 5 in functionality of the GUI, that's why I like it. The white doesn't bother me, actually it makes lines and sections more defined than before which makes things easier to find.
i don't think anyone will dispute that...
When I speak of how I enjoy the new GUI I speak of where they laid things out, cleaned things up---I really could give a moop about the color and shade and how it looks. As long as it's functional and does what I want it to do quickly and with ease. To me DP 6 is a marked improvement over 5 in functionality of the GUI, that's why I like it. The white doesn't bother me, actually it makes lines and sections more defined than before which makes things easier to find.
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Hmmm... looks like it's time to start a new thread on being happy with the new GUI as this one has been sandbagged... LOL. Maybe "Post here ONLY if you like the DP6 GUI!" It may not get a lot of posts, but we can have a little tiny gathering there. 

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At the risk of going o/t here, James, since you are now the director of the country club, can we get Pat Boone in to do the new DP tutorials? In a white suit and shoes, he would look like a head and hands floating over the screen. That would be a cool effect - especially for those of us on crack.James Steele wrote:Hmmm... looks like it's time to start a new thread on being happy with the new GUI as this one has been sandbagged... LOL. Maybe "Post here ONLY if you like the DP6 GUI!" It may not get a lot of posts, but we can have a little tiny gathering there.


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I think some are taking things a little too seriously and have lost any sense of humor with this release. Really, the GUI is very bright. The cracks about it are funny.
I like the new GUI - except my eyes start to hurt after about 20 minutes and my cornea's are burned through. Seriously, who thought that a white GUI was a good idea???
I'm on an Apple LCD by the way.
I like the new GUI - except my eyes start to hurt after about 20 minutes and my cornea's are burned through. Seriously, who thought that a white GUI was a good idea???
I'm on an Apple LCD by the way.
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Agreed.
My eyes burn just looking at snapshots of DP! Crikey!
Oh, and it's more-or-less instant, too.
My eyes burn just looking at snapshots of DP! Crikey!

Oh, and it's more-or-less instant, too.

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CRTs are a part of the issue, but the real gorilla in the room (sorry MM) is that the human eye was simply not designed/evolved/(insert politically correct adjective here) to stare intently at tiny characters in a single location on a small 2 dimensional screen for hours on end. The eye was designed/evolved/whatever to be in dynamic motion, alternating focus on near, mid-field and far objects. Focusing on near-field, stationary, 2D objects for long periods of time causes eye strain. CRTs exacerbate this problem because they have more glare/reflections coming off the screen that LCDs, but CRTs are not the root cause of the problem.......excessivly bright screens, apps, also exacerbate the problem......slicerecords wrote:Also, for those who are "blinded by the light", do you use an LCD monitor (not CRT)? My guess is you are, but if you aren't there's your problem. LCD monitor's do not damage our eyes as CRT's can.
One of the "tests/recommendations" from the American Optometric Association is that if you turn off the room lights, and you are still able to "comfortably" read a book solely from the light generated by your computer screen, then it is too bright, and can be a contributing factor to medical problems caused by eye strain.
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Re: D6 GUI is great.
As John Lovitz used to say: "I was only ACTING"James Steele wrote:Hmmm... ridicule the person who doesn't like the new GUI and you'd be called a jerk. But ridicule someone who does and it's all cool, huh? I just knew this guy would get totally jumped for having a different opinion. Gee... that's nice, huh?RecordingArts wrote:You must be on crack. Add some other items to that Koolaid cocktail and you'll really enjoy the sequence editor.slicerecords wrote:Does anybody else agree? I enjoy the changes, especially the soundbite graphics, makes editing much easier on the hands + eyes.
I was trying to write that with a straight face and dry sense of humor.
Besides, I was told he stopped doing crack last week.
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