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Comments requested on a user interface mockup


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I'm making a minimalist audio CD burner (ala Burrrn) on top of the IMAPI API and looking for feedback on the UI. Mostly, if I've forgotten anything, but also specifically in regard to laying out GUI elements.

The main use case is:

  1. User decides they want to burn an audio CD
  2. They launch my app, which shows the window I've attached below.
  3. The user selects a burner.
  4. The user drags their audio files onto the window, which appends them to the compilation.
  5. The user clicks burn, and a dialog is shown containing the status of the burn.

I'm trying to stick to regular controls (this will be a tiny, self-contained native Win32 executable), so the progress bar isn't great yet, but it seems to get the job done. The location of the burner dropdown is a bit suspect, though it looks more strange at the bottom of the dialog. I'm trying to make the interaction flow from top to bottom. I'm just not sure if burner selection is something that one would expect to do before or after adding tracks.

My other idea is to defer burner selection to a secondary dialog after all the user clicks burn. The app kind of looks like a toy when it is like that, though. :)

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I used to be very involved in the optical drive community, so I would suggest that you also visit one of the forums (e.g., CD Freaks) dedicated to ODDs to see what kind of input they might have; people there care deeply about their burning software and would have a lot of suggestions. And if you ever branch out to more advanced features, the people at rpc1.org have a lot of technical expertise...

Once I have something semi-usable, I will get in touch with them. They'll probably push me to write my own burning engine. :) I was also going to talk to the guys at Hydrogenaudio since they have an affinity for software like this. I know some people on there are a fan of apps like Burrrn (which I was inspired by) so they probably have more esoteric suggestions.

Segoe is the new system font, is it not?

Correct. I think that is what is set in the screenshots.

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