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issueid=335 06-25-2009 03:09 PM
Mortal
Docked FX chains - improved usability

When I dock several FX chains I notice a few things that would make the Docker much more usable:


Big pic:
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/6...dsdocker01.png

a) Different tab text
Request:
-- Start the FX Chain tabs with "FX:" followed by the track name, or number if unnamed,
Reason:
-- the Docker tab for each FX chain starts with the label "FX chain: Track",
-- as more FX Chains (or other components) are docked the tab size shrinks and the tabs all read the same,
-- actually the tabs are different sizes, look at the different number of characters in the tabs in the screenshot, I've got "Track 4 ...","Track ...", "Trac..." and "Tra..."
Benefit:
-- Small tabs will be able to show enough of the name to be distinguishable


b) Tab order
Request:
-- place the FX Chain tabs in the Docker in track order,
-- change their positions when the tracks are re-ordered,
Benefit:
-- it will be much easier to find the right tab for a track.
Reason:
-- FX Chains are placed in the Docker in the order that they were Docked,
-- so they generally do not follow the track order and it's difficult to find the right one,
-- in the lower screenshot, the selected FX Chain is for the Vocals track,


c) Full Tab name in a tooltip
Request:
-- Display a tooltip with the full name of the tab when the mouse hovers over the tab,
Benefit:
--Easier selection of the desired tab.
Reason:
-- if there are several tabs, the tab's full name is not displayed even when it is clicked,


d) Additional Docker tab management
Requests:
-- ability to Rename any tab,
-- ability to change the tab order by drag and drop (like the tracks, with a coloured bar, but horizontally).
Issue Details
Issue Type Feature Request
Project REAPER
Category GUI and graphics
Status Suggested
Priority 6
Suggested Version 3.04
Implemented Version (none)
Users who would use this feature 9
Users who would not use this feature 0
Assigned Users (none)
Tags Docker

11-03-2009 03:31 PM
Mortal
 
scroll to the out of screen tabs
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11-17-2009 09:54 AM
Mortal
 
When mousescrolling over ANY tab bar (this includes Docker, Project Tabs, newly introduced Floating toolbars, and eventual MIDI Editor Tabs (FR: here) it should switch tabs back and forth, as well!

Middle click on a tab should close it. Middle click on the tab bar should reopen last closed tab in retrospective.

Double click on the tab bar should open a new project tab (Project Tab bar), or switch to the next MIDI channel with no MIDI events (future MIDI editor tab bar).
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