v6.29rc2 - May 9 2021

[Edgemeal]

v6.29rc2 - May 9 2021
* Includes feature branch: custom metadata columns in Media Explorer
* Includes feature branch: razor envelope editing
* Includes feature branch: ReaSurroundPan
+ API: add hwnd_info hook for improved plug-in global hotkey integration
+ FX browser: improved docked mixer visibility restoration when adding FX via docked FX browser [t=253330]
+ Project bay: show bypass/offline status for FX which are unavailable
+ Razor edit: add mouse modifiers to expand or compress envelope range toward top or bottom
+ ReaScript: show file/line number for Lua calls to ReaScriptError()
+ Super8: improve layouts when UI is resized very wide or very tall
# Razor edit: slightly more consistent behavior for envelope expand/compress mouse modifier
# ReaSurroundPan: fix overwriting automation for previously automated parameters [p=2442037]

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[_Stevie_]

API: add hwnd_info hook for improved plug-in global hotkey integration

Is that what I think it is????

[Vagelis]

+ Razor edit: add mouse modifiers to expand or compress envelope range toward top or bottom

Very cool, thanks!

[kaylec]

Well, why don’t you tell us what you think it means and we can tell you if you’re right.

[AZpercussion]

Unfortunately bug is here.
But not the same. Now here is the bug which was only for not pucks parameters. Here it for pucks too.

Look attentively at the mouse click and hold in the gif.

[_Stevie_]

Originally Posted by kaylec

Well, why don’t you tell us what you think it means and we can tell you if you’re right.

My hope was that we can use keys (assigned to global hotkeys) in plugin text fields.

[X-Raym]

+ FX browser: improved docked mixer visibility restoration when adding FX via docked FX browser [t=253330]

This seems to be fixed, thx! 😎

[daniellumertz]

Originally Posted by _Stevie_

My hope was that we can use keys (assigned to global hotkeys) in plugin text fields.

Oh, that would be very nice!

[ferropop]

Originally Posted by Vagelis

+ Razor edit: add mouse modifiers to expand or compress envelope range toward top or bottom

Very cool, thanks!

Awesome you guys. Feature feels more complete now. Very appreciated and infinitely useful.

[daniellumertz]

Holding the mouse mod for compress don't change the mouse icon for tilt

[_Stevie_]

Originally Posted by daniellumertz

Oh, that would be very nice!

Indeed, especially in Omnisphere this is a problem.

[RobinGShore]

macOS: rename Intel 64-bit version of REAPER to REAPER.app, update volume labels of disk images

I'm hoping this small app name change from a few months ago makes it into a release version sometime soon. As it stands now the release versions and the +dev versions use different filenames for the app (REAPER64.app and REAPER.app respectively) which results in the mildly annoying situation of having two different versions of Reaper installed.

Is there something that's preventing the name change from making it into a release?

[kaylec]

Originally Posted by _Stevie_

My hope was that we can use keys (assigned to global hotkeys) in plugin text fields.

Yeah, that’s what I was thinking too. ; /

[Justin]

Originally Posted by RobinGShore

I'm hoping this small app name change from a few months ago makes it into a release version sometime soon. As it stands now the release versions and the +dev versions use different filenames for the app (REAPER64.app and REAPER.app respectively) which results in the mildly annoying situation of having two different versions of Reaper installed.

Is there something that's preventing the name change from making it into a release?

Just fear of a ton of confusion resulting in the change, but we'll do it for the next RC and get it over with!

[Justin]

Originally Posted by _Stevie_

My hope was that we can use keys (assigned to global hotkeys) in plugin text fields.

It's an internal thing to allow reaper-native plug-ins to customize some behavior... not an end-user-usable thing.

[_Stevie_]

Ah okay, thanks Justin. So if I got this right, I could point Spectrasonics to this and they would be able to implement it?

[moliere]

Originally Posted by Edgemeal

v6.29rc2 - May 9 2021
+ Project bay: show bypass/offline status for FX which are unavailable

Something that will save me a fair bit of time, thanks so much!

[Justin]

Originally Posted by _Stevie_

Ah okay, thanks Justin. So if I got this right, I could point Spectrasonics to this and they would be able to implement it?

Hmm possibly but it's designed more for things like ReaImGui.

It may be possible for us to add an option to allow global shortcuts to work within non-bridged plug-ins, let me look into that.

[nofish]

Originally Posted by Justin

Hmm possibly but it's designed more for things like ReaImGui.

So Reaper extensions can use it?
Where is it documented (didn't find anything in reaper_plugin.h on your GitHub nor v6.29rc2 generated reaper_plugin_functions.h)?

[_Stevie_]

Originally Posted by Justin

Hmm possibly but it's designed more for things like ReaImGui.

It may be possible for us to add an option to allow global shortcuts to work within non-bridged plug-ins, let me look into that.

Just to be sure we are on the same page:


Space is assigned as a global hotkey and doesn't seem to work in the search field.
Instead, play is triggered (what I have assigned to space).

EDIT: hmm actually it's the same, even when space is set to normal instead global.

[nofish]

^ And "Send all keyboard input to plugin" is enabled (just to be sure)?

[_Stevie_]

No, it's turned off, because I want to be able to start / stop when the plugin has focus, but not when I click in a text field / box. I know, tricky...

EDIT: @nofish, okay I just tried that option, it works! I could swear it didn't in the past.
Sorry for the trouble.

[Rodulf]

So when do we get it?

[cfillion]

Originally Posted by nofish

So Reaper extensions can use it?
Where is it documented (didn't find anything in reaper_plugin.h on your GitHub nor v6.29rc2 generated reaper_plugin_functions.h)?

int hwnd_info(HWND hwnd, INT_PTR info_type)
{
  enum InfoType { IsInTextField = 0 };
  enum RetVal { Unknown = 0, InTextField = 1, NotInTextField = -1 };

  if(info_type == IsInTextField && is_our_window(hwnd))
    return user_in_text_field ? InTextField : NotInTextField;

  return Unknown;
}

plugin_register("hwnd_info", (void *)&hwnd_info);

[Funkybot]

Originally Posted by nofish

^ And "Send all keyboard input to plugin" is enabled (just to be sure)?

It doesn't work with Softube Model 84. Same effect as in the gif with Omnisphere, but in the case of Model 84, "send all keyboard inputs to plugin" being on makes no difference. I actually bug reported it earlier today.

[mozart999uk]

Originally Posted by _Stevie_

Just to be sure we are on the same page:


Space is assigned as a global hotkey and doesn't seem to work in the search field.
Instead, play is triggered (what I have assigned to space).

EDIT: hmm actually it's the same, even when space is set to normal instead global.

Only way round this I've worked out is to use "shift + space" but yeah.....would be nice if it was focus dependent

[_Stevie_]

Ah thanks guys, I really thought I’m the only one having this issue. From the top of my head I could only think of Omni. Glad you mentioned some other plugins as well.

[Triode]

Originally Posted by mozart999uk

Only way round this I've worked out is to use "shift + space" but yeah.....would be nice if it was focus dependent

This same problem of text-box global spacebar play occurs in Kontakt also
(with or without send all keyboard input to plug-in)

(Tested on Reaper 6.27 Mac)

[schwa]

Originally Posted by daniellumertz

Holding the mouse mod for compress don't change the mouse icon for tilt

The tilt area affects the expand/compress behaviors too:

[Javier Robledo]

Hi ¡¡¡

Maybe for next...


Action for > Set Loop points to Razor Edit Area('s) ???

Thanks

[ovnis]

Originally Posted by Triode

This same problem of text-box global spacebar play occurs in Kontakt also
(with or without send all keyboard input to plug-in)

There are other synths, too.

[rafa1981]

Yes, U-he presets come to mind, I use underscores and minus signs as a workaround.

[Funkybot]

Originally Posted by rafa1981

Yes, U-he presets come to mind, I use underscores and minus signs as a workaround.

FYI - are you using the latest builds? I was in RePro-5 for a good chunk of yesterday creating presets and the "Send all keystrokes to plugin" feature was definitely working as expected. I'm only really considering it a bug when the plugin doesn't respond as expected with that feature enabled.

[daniellumertz]

Originally Posted by schwa

The tilt area affects the expand/compress behaviors too:

Ohhh that is nice! I didn't notice it ! Thanks

[ferropop]

Originally Posted by daniellumertz

Ohhh that is nice! I didn't notice it ! Thanks

Once you can generate a Sin/Square/Triangle/Noise on a Razor Edit and manipulate it using these new envelope modifiers, things will get real interesting

[Vagelis]

Originally Posted by ferropop

Once you can generate a Sin/Square/Triangle/Noise on a Razor Edit and manipulate it using these new envelope modifiers, things will get real interesting

I would love that too, also would be great if there was a dedicated kind of toolbar were we could save and load any shape from and to RE.
Ideally would be nice also to have a right click menu for RE to open this toolbar or trigger other RE actions.

[deeb]

Originally Posted by Vagelis

I would love that too, also would be great if there was a dedicated kind of toolbar were we could save and load any shape from and to RE.
Ideally would be nice also to have a right click menu for RE to open this toolbar or trigger other RE actions.

yes to all! this menu should be available in a customisable menu so that we can put our own actions there. (there is many useful thing done with RE API, and more can be done)

[daniellumertz]

this lead into fr or script fr not pre release discussion