Disklavier

I still haven't heard from the author of the paper.

I agree that the wishlist is a good idea, but there is probably work to be done even before that...for example:  I agree that flash is probably not the best choice, so a rewrite in java or something along those lines makes sense.  I also certainly agree that all of the contributors to this project will likely originate on this list.

I did look into the flash script last night.  It is very rough, but it's all there very clearly.  It turns out that flash was probably chosen for all the wrong reasons (maybe).  In the project's current form they are barely using the capabilities of flash, and, because of flash, there is a hokey java server to talk to the database synchronously.  That being said, ultimately, the UI could be amazingly slick due to the use of flash, whereas java will likely look like every other app...  There is also the question of whether or not it should be hosted in a browser or not...it certainly doesn't seem like it needs to be.

My DC3M4t gets here on Monday.  I'll start playing more with this after the initial glow of the new piano wears off. :-)

-Kevin

----- Original Message ----
From: ipermedia <r.fasciani@...>
To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 4:34:20 AM
Subject: [disklavier] Re: Alternative to tablet and PDA for MKIV









  


    
            Maybe something more specific than "Alternative to tablet and PDA for

MKIV" could be easier for newsgroup readers to understand what we are

talking about. But sincerely I can't find a good text for it.



I hope the author will answer to your message soon, even to know if

they are working on the project.



About Sourceforge: good idea. But before to start maybe it's better to

get a wish-list on this topic from this newsgroup to discuss the goals

. And we need to collect a wider support of people before to jump

there. Consider that it's difficult to find people that own DKV (and

interested in this project) outside this newsgroup. 



About Flash: maybe it's the weakest tech in the project. It's a

proprietary language not very fitted to these purpouses, but probably

the easiest way to produce an interface without a deep programming.

The use of Flash inside SourceForge seems a bit off topic.... I'm not

sure it could be allowed there because SourceForge allows only open

languages. Maybe a porting into Java would be better. But we have to

find help from people skilled on it.



Roberto



--- In disklavier@yahoogro ups.com, "kgoroway" <kgoroway@.. .> wrote:

>

> It seems like this topic has already turned into a specific discussion

> on this matter, or were you talking about something else?

> 

> I've tried to contact the author, but have not heard anything back.

> 

> I've asked them if they are willing to move the project to

> SourceForge, for example, so it would be easy for multiple people to

> contribute.  The fact that they "welcome" changes, and provide the

> source makes me think that if they don't respond, we can just go ahead

> and do that anyway (put it on SourceForge) .  I've already started

> gathering information on Flash so that I can make sense of what

> they've done.  

> 

> -Kevin

> 

> 

> --- In disklavier@yahoogro ups.com, "ipermedia" <r.fasciani@ > wrote:

> >

> > It seems that the page from Irvine University and the paper related

> > open a new scenario for people interested (like me) in a wider use

> of DKV.

> > 

> > I have inspected the software of version 1.2 downloadable from Yamaha

> > site and I found only software used to develop the one used inside

DKV.

> > Nothing useful to know how DKV works.

> > 

> > On the contrary the application downloadable at Irvine site is really

> > a giant step forward to control DKV remotely.

> > 

> > Would you consider to open a specific topic discussion on this matter?

> > I hope so.

> > 

> > I hope to contribute to this project.

> > 

> > Roberto

> >

>





    
  

    
    




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