[14:46]  * mpt is looking for legitimate uses of assistants (a.k.a. wizards), other than installers
[14:47] <mpt> -- preferably not related to troubleshooting or setting up virtual machines :-)
[14:51] <mpt> https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=windows+wizard&tbm=isch is a panoply of sadness and navel-gazing
[14:53] <thorwil> mpt: project creation. for example an audio project, where you have to make choices like sampling rate, sound device settings and storage location before you can do anything
[14:53] <mpt> thorwil, is there an application where I can see that now? Jokosher perhaps?
[14:54] <thorwil> mpt: ardour
[14:55] <thorwil> though i would count that as acceptable example, not necessarily a great one.
[14:55] <mpt> thanks
[14:58] <mpt> LOL
[14:58] <mpt> "Please consider the possibilities, and perhaps try different parameters."
[14:59]  * mpt considers the possibilities. Jump out the window?
[14:59] <thorwil> where's that from?
[15:00] <mpt> thorwil, from the "Ardour could not start JACK" error message that prevents me from proceeding
[15:01] <thorwil> ubuntu's ardour package has a history of being broken. if it's not broken, it is still outdated
[15:01] <mpt> Is it GTK? It has incorrectly centered labels, which is a bad default in GTK
[15:02] <thorwil> mpt: i'm about to leave for a while, if you are interested in screenshots of the new session dialog, i can provide some this evening
[15:02] <thorwil> yes, gtk
[15:03] <mpt> thorwil, that would be good, thanks, if it's actually multiple steps (the distinction between an assistant and just a dialog)
[15:04] <thorwil> i mean to recall it really is several steps, but i tend to take measure to not bring it up :)
[18:47] <thorwil> mpt: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/485382/ardour-3_startup.tar.bz2
[18:49] <thorwil> when i said "acceptable" earlier, i meant the use of an assistant at all. making the screenshots reminded me of the boatload of issues this one has