show ControlPotmeter and EffectParameter values in skins

Bug #1740372 reported by Be
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Mixxx
Confirmed
Medium
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Bug Description

We describe the scales of effect parameters in parameter tooltips, but it is impossible to know exactly what value a knob is at. It would be really helpful to show this beside the knob. I think Traktor does this quite well. In Traktor, the value of a knob replaces its label while the knob is being adjusted. Watch this video for an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRg0fXlYYDI&t=4m40s

Related: Bug #1419949

Tags: usability
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Be (be.ing) wrote :

For effect parameters, we should create a way for effects to specify human readable formats of their values, for example dB, percentage, or beat fraction.

Changed in mixxx:
assignee: nobody → Be (be.ing)
milestone: none → 2.2.0
importance: Undecided → Medium
tags: added: usability
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ronso0 (ronso0) wrote :

This would be extremely helpful for sync'ed paramters like Echo's Time.
Until now I didn't dare to touch these knobs when Sync is On because it's lacking the feedback when snapping to a value.

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Be (be.ing) wrote :

Pushing this to 2.3.0 so I can focus on the library redesign branch.

Changed in mixxx:
milestone: 2.2.0 → 2.3.0
Be (be.ing)
Changed in mixxx:
assignee: Be (be.ing) → nobody
milestone: 2.3.0 → none
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ronso0 (ronso0) wrote :

The way Traktor does it is really elegant. I guess this works well for mouse and controller usage, but we should also consider touch screens where fingers might cover the parameter name.
We could show the value in a small popup, using the tooltip mechanisms for placing it appropriately (left or right).

ronso0 (ronso0)
Changed in mixxx:
status: New → Confirmed
milestone: none → 2.4.0
Be (be.ing)
Changed in mixxx:
milestone: 2.4.0 → none
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Swiftb0y (swiftb0y) wrote :

Mixxx now uses GitHub for bug tracking. This bug has been migrated to:
https://github.com/mixxxdj/mixxx/issues/9022

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