"Recently Used Banks List" & "Recently Used Programs List":
What they are: The "Recently Used Banks List" and "Recently Used Programs List" are a quick way to select the
most used Banks and Programs in your project, without needing to wade through an entire Bank List or
Program List to select the one you want.
Where they are: The "Recently Used Banks List" and "Recently Used Programs List", if enabled, are displayed at
the beginning of a Bank List and Program List, respectively (mockup pictures below.)
A horizontal line seperates them from the main Bank List & main Program List.
"Recently Used Banks & Programs Lists" Options:
- Maximum Banks in 'Recent Banks List':
[0
] (0 for no 'Recently Used' List)
(default to 0)
- Maximum Programs in 'Recent Programs List':
[0
] (0 for no 'Recently Used' List) (default to 0)
Note: The next 2 'Recently Used Banks & Programs Lists' preferences can only be enabled
one at a time:
Either...
[X] Recently Used Banks & Programs Lists sorted by
numerical order in .ReaBank/.ins (on by default)
Example:
- Maximum Programs in Recent Programs List:
[5
]
- Recently used Program Numbers: 2, 5, 17, 24, 74
- Numerical order of Programs: 2, 5, 17, 24, 74
or...
[ ] Recently Used Banks & Programs Lists sorted by
frequency of use
(off by default)
Note: When organizing by frequency of use, this List updates automatically based on frequency of use (naturally.)
Note: This organizing by frequency of use should be stored within the .rpp for each Bank Entry
(Store frequency of use for each Bank. Also store frequency of use for each Program
within each Bank.)
Example:
- Maximum Programs in Recent Programs List:
[5
]
- Recently used Program Numbers: 2, 5, 17, 24, 74
- Frequency of use: 1st:
24 (stac), 2nd:
2 (sus), 3rd:
17 (trem), 4th:
5 (bend_up), 5th:
74 (chord_E-min)
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- Bank & Program Lists theme/display options:
In: Preferences > Appearance > Theme Editor >
Theme color/font controls:
Bank List font: [use current font
] (Loads "Font/Font Style/Size" Windows)
Program List font: [use current font
] (Loads "Font/Font Style/Size" Windows)
- Bank/Program Entry theme/display options:
Bank/Program Change Entry font:
[should use a larger font size] (Loads "Font/Font Style/Size" Windows)
Current Bank/Program font size (hard to read):
Mockup Bank/Program font size (much easier to read):
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Editing Guide Line:
What it is: This is the MIDI Editor's version of the existing
"Media Item Editing Guide Line."
It's a new GUI element for all Bank, Program and all other MIDI data Lanes, as well as for editing MIDI Notes.
(The Editing Guide Line is not necessary for accessing the Bank List & Program List requested in this FR.)
Benefit: The Editing Guide Line denotes the position of where a Bank/Program Change Entry will be
written to or moved, as well as all other types of MIDI data. This makes it easy to place MIDI data
in the correct position, which is especially important with timing relationships between
Notes & Bank/Program Entries.
How it works: A vertical Editing Guide Line is displayed at the mouse cursor position in all open Lanes
as well as in the Note Background Area when any of the following occur:
- Hovering the mouse cursor over a MIDI Lane
- Hovering the mouse cursor over the Note Background Area
- Drawing a new MIDI event (Note/CC/Bank/Program, etc.)
***
- Editing an existing MIDI event (Note/CC/Bank/Program, etc.)
***
*** Note: Drawing a new
MIDI Note renders an Editing Guide Line at the
note_on position
as well as the
note_off position. (Just like Media Items.)
*** Note: Editing an existing
MIDI Note's edge or
position renders an Editing Guide Line at the
note_on position as well as the
note_off position. (Just like Media Items.)
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- Editing Guide Line theme/display options:
In: Preferences > Appearance > Theme Editor >
Theme color/font controls:
[X] Display Editing Guide Line
- MIDI Editor Guide Line color
- Guide Line fill mode (Normal, Add, Dodge, Multiply, Overlay, HSV Adjust)
Double Left-clicking at the Editing Guide Line Position:
- Double left-clicking at the Editing Guide Line position in the
Bank/Program Select Lane displays the familiar Bank/Program Select Window (current Lane behavior.)
Important backwards-compatibility note:
From the familiar Bank/Program Select Window, the user can still edit Bank, Program, Channel and
MSB/LSB data as well as load a .ReaBank/.ins file.
As stated earlier, this FR allows the user to configure REAPER to disable all features of this FR
and continue to use the Bank/Program Select Window for all Bank & Program Entry work.
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Mouse Cursor Relationships with Bank/Program Lists:
- Lists remain open even if the user moves the mouse cursor away from the Lists.
- If the Bank/Program Lists are open, they only close if:
- User presses the Esc. Key
- User left-clicks, right-clicks, or middle mousewheel clicks outside of the Lists.
- User left-clicks on
only a Program. (configurable to remain open after selecting
only a Program)
- User left-clicks on a Bank
and a Program (selections are committed to both)
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Mousewheel Behavior with Floating Bank/Program Lists:
[ ] Mousewheel scrolls through floating Bank/Program Lists when mouse cursor hovers above either
(
off by default)
(Only scrolls through List directly underneath mouse cursor, not both.)
Commiting changes after mousewheel scrolling:
To commit changes after mousewheel scrolling to the desired Bank and/or Program, the user must either:
1.) left-click on the Bank and/or Program, or
2.) press the [Enter] key. After this, both Lists close and a Bank/Program Change Entry is written to the Lane.
Additional mousewheel notes:
- Bank selection and Program selection via mousewheel should be determined by
Mouse Cursor position over their respective Lists. (Hovering & scrolling over Bank List
scrolls through Banks. Hovering & scrolling over Program List scrolls through Programs.)
- Single mousewheel scroll up gesture decreases Bank or Program selection by 1 Entry.
- Single mousewheel scroll down gesture increases Bank or Program selection by 1 Entry.
- Cycle through Bank List & Program List with mousewheel
(Scroll up gesture from first Entry in List cycles to
last Entry in List.
Scroll down gesture from last Entry in List cycles to
first Entry in List.)
Benefits: Select Entries faster and reduce hand fatigue.
Vote here: http://forum.cockos.com/project.php?issueid=5559
Thanks!
- Mike
FR: Faster Bank & Program Change Entry & Editing
Linear Mode
