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thanks. I don’t want to criticise code-work, but I did see an example of how the on button used to be…and…why??
the PCef interface above is more…standard? it can’t actually be resized, but it’s more regular layout (less blank space more interface). I guess the coders want to create a sort of brand image? but…brand image ‘less important than’ a practical layout 
if I was recommending an EQ program to someone, I wouldn’t say fx sound has a distinct layout, I’d have to say ‘excuse the layout but it can be a useful program’ “doh”
just minor suggestion…the dancing lights display is cool. but…winamp (classic layout) has a sort of stack system where components (playlist/EQ etc) can be reduced to a bar. in fact there is another downside of the dancing lights layout above the EQ. if you’re watching a movie, you don’t want a distracting sine wave display, but you might want the sliders on hand. there’s actually no way of displaying the app with the sliders but no dancing lights.
just some random thoughts
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ps. I don’t want to be too luddite. I know everything is getting skinned now (personally I hate it) but I grew up on 90’s gui’s, where the interface looked like this (soundblaster mixer on Windows 98) as far as I’m concerned this is what things can look like
this is what my winamp looks like
that winamp skin is from 2005 I think, I’m still using it now
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thank you - by the way another small suggestion
standard interface has the two diagonal arrows for compact interface, and the x which sends it to the taskbar. could this x be a different symbol or something - x is usually close application, but the x actually sends it to the system tray, just slightly confusing as you think you’re going to be closing the app but it doesn’t, and also it’s hesitant to press the x, because if you do want to send it to the system tray, you need to click an icon that your brain tells you closes it 
in fact is it possible to have 3 symbols in the top right…one to change between standard/compact, one to send to taskbar and another one to actually close it. actually that’s 4 icons…std/compact, minimise, system tray, close.
at the moment unless I’m not aware of it, the only way to close the app is to x to system tray, and then find the icon in the system tray, right click and then exit - a few mouse clicks
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Point taken.
As a daily user, I’d argue that the added complexity of an extra button, would not be worth the gains.
All programs have their own controls, buttons and settings with which users need to get acquainted, and FxSound is not the only Windows program that minimizes to tray with X instead of closing completely.
I guess. they are confusing as well x should actually x it, although I know often x doesn’t actually x it. I mean all you’d need, is the compact/regular icon (you could possibly argue that if there was less unused real estate space, you wouldnt need the compact view?), a diagonal arrow going to the bottom left for taskbar (minimize) a diagonal arrow going bottom right (for system tray) and the x. shrug
winamp does it with a sort of ‘stack system’ layout - the EQ and playlist windows for winamp are ‘collapsable’. maybe the dancing lights could have a ‘collapse’ icon (collapse/un collapse)which would result in the full view layout being halfway between normal and compact
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