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Re:Audacity 2.2.0 Released by ericdykstra on Saturday November 04, 2017 @02:23AM (#15624042)
Good UI is overrated in utility apps. Audacity, for the people who use it, use it very frequently. It's a powerful tool with a specific purpose. The initial few minutes of confusing UI are trounced by the hundreds of hours people spend in the program after they have all the UI and keyboard shortcuts memorized. Could it be better? Yes. Should it be a priority? Nah.
Re:Audacity 2.2.0 Released by pastelsky on Saturday November 04, 2017 @04:54PM (#15626854)
If you're talking about tech folks, then maybe yes, but I see a lot of popular appeal for such tools comes from ease of use. My assumption is that a lot of designers would reject a tool like GIMP / Inkscape because it appears "clunky" and rather pick paid alternatives Sketch / Photoshop instead.
Re:Audacity 2.2.0 Released by jhasse on Saturday November 04, 2017 @09:07PM (#15627657)
I think GIMP could have the best GUI in the world and still no designer would use it since it lacks non-destructive editing.
Re:Audacity 2.2.0 Released by andai on Saturday November 04, 2017 @02:06PM (#15626168)
What should the priority be?
Re:Audacity 2.2.0 Released by jhasse on Saturday November 04, 2017 @09:08PM (#15627660)
Fixing bugs and adding important features.