Rodilab_Color palette

[Thonex]

Originally Posted by Rodilab

Update 1.4 available in ReaPack

New :

• New Marker/Region mode (right-click on Item button)
• New Random All and Random Each mode (right-click on Default button)
• Set preferred palette for random modes in Settings

Fixed :

• Bug fixed "rodilab_Color palette.lua:215: bad argument #4 to 'ImGui_CreateContext' (number expected, got boolean)"
• Bug fixed on Linux for Brose Dialog
• Some code improvements

Look first post with new images.

Thanks so much! Will try out the Regions Tomorrow.

Donated!

Cheers,

Andrew K

[Rodilab]

Thank you very much for your donations

Here is a preview of the v1.5 in development (soon available).

• Auto-detect Tracks/Items at script opening
• Auto-detect Track/Items/Markers/Regions at each valid click in Reaper
• Right-click on the button to manually choose the next target (will be modified automatically at the next valid click in Reaper)
• Left-click on the button allows to fast switch target in each category :
  • Tracks -> Tracks by Name
  • Items -> Takes -> Take Markers
  • Markers ->Regions
• As long as the script remains open, it remembers the last target in each category. Example:
  • Your last target in "Item" category was "Take"
  • You click on a track so the button automatically changes to "Tracks"
  • You click on an item, the button changes to "Takes", because is the last target in "Items" category

[SNJUK2]

Hi. Thats wonderful.
Is it possible hide Default button or change by Random button
Thanks

[Rodilab]

Originally Posted by SNJUK2

Hi. Thats wonderful.
Is it possible hide Default button or change by Random button
Thanks

Yes, in the next version last button state will be saved for the next openings. You can leave it on Random

[Thonex]

Fantastic!

I tried Regions using the Time Selection and it works... it also colored a region where the edit cursor was outside the L/R selection. However, I wasn't able to repro that. But I'm pretty sure it happened. Not sure if that is intended or not.

Would love to be able to select regions from the Region/Marker Manager. To me, that is a more efficient way to work when selecting multiple non-adjacent Regions/Markers:



Cheers,

Andrew K

[lerian]

Great script, thanks!

I still have a long time wish, ever since the v6 theme came along - a palette collection, that is able to import designer palettes.

If you go to https://coolors.co/palettes/trending you can get palettes in various forms, for free. And they are very cool, because they balance eachother very well. I wish i had a reaper extensions who connect co coolors and fetch palettes. Or at least one that could import downloaded ones.

Do you think is worth doing something like that?

[Rodilab]

Originally Posted by Thonex

Fantastic!
I tried Regions using the Time Selection and it works... it also colored a region where the edit cursor was outside the L/R selection. However, I wasn't able to repro that. But I'm pretty sure it happened. Not sure if that is intended or not.

What the script is supposed to do: If a time selection is set, then color all regions whose start is contained in the selection. Else, color all regions whose start is on the editing cursor.
If the problem occurs again and you can identify the cause, let me know

Originally Posted by Thonex

Would love to be able to select regions from the Region/Marker Manager. To me, that is a more efficient way to work when selecting multiple non-adjacent Regions/Markers

I'd like that too. And the same goes for the track manager.
Unfortunately I have no idea how to do that right now... I'm still looking.
If anyone has an idea I'm interested

Originally Posted by lerian

Great script, thanks!

I still have a long time wish, ever since the v6 theme came along - a palette collection, that is able to import designer palettes.

If you go to https://coolors.co/palettes/trending you can get palettes in various forms, for free. And they are very cool, because they balance eachother very well. I wish i had a reaper extensions who connect co coolors and fetch palettes. Or at least one that could import downloaded ones.

Do you think is worth doing something like that?

Nice site, thanks
For the moment you can import the colors one by one by copying its hexadecimal value (on your site, just click on the color), and paste it into Color palette with Cmd-click (Ctrl-click on Windows) in the user colors.
You can then save the palette in settings menu

[lerian]

Originally Posted by Rodilab

For the moment you can import the colors one by one by copying its hexadecimal value (on your site, just click on the color), and paste it into Color palette with Cmd-click (Ctrl-click on Windows) in the user colors.
You can then save the palette in settings menu

Yes, i can do that

[Tobbe]

Hi,

Trying Dock Mode

I have a little problem with your Color Palette. It has ended up down beside mixer and if I click on that tab it take over the whole screen. I can't get it back in normal mode. I have to uninstall it and that takes awhile because I don't see the menus . I can close it with [x].



OS: Manjaro and latest Reaper For Linux

[Rodilab]

Small survey for the selection of markers and regions:

In my workflow, the edit cursor is always at the beginning of the time selection. But it is possible to have the edit cursor in a different position than the time selection.
In this case I have to make a choice for the selection of markers/regions/take markers.

• Option 1:
  If the time selection exists, then ignore the cursor position and color the markers that are in the time selection
• Option 2:
  If the time selection exists, then color the markers that are in the time selection AND under the editing cursor

In both cases, if the time selection does not exist, the marker under the editing cursor is colored.

Which do you prefer?

[Rodilab]

Originally Posted by Tobbe

Hi,

Trying Dock Mode

I have a little problem with your Color Palette. It has ended up down beside mixer and if I click on that tab it take over the whole screen. I can't get it back in normal mode. I have to uninstall it and that takes awhile because I don't see the menus . I can close it with [x].

Weird,
I can't reproduce your bug at home. But I don't have Linux.
And I'm not sure I understand. What exactly happens when you click on the tab?
Did you try to drag and drop the tab to move it somewhere else? For example in a floating window.

[X-Raym]

Option 1:
If the time selection exists, then ignore the cursor position and color the markers that are in the time selection

This.


And same for regions. : region inside time selection OR region at edit cursor if no time selection.






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IMHO the Item/Take buttons could be used as a global target and have every possible target there.
I found it a bit confusing that there is "Item" display when I want to color a track (I though the script had a bug and I even check the source code to see if it was the right version etc).
Or at least have a "target" indicator to display if what is in focus to prevent the use of CTRL+Z if it was not the right thing.


Thx for all your considerations so far :P

[sinkmusic]

Thank you for the survey.
I'd rather go with option 1 it seems.

[Rodilab]

Originally Posted by X-Raym

This.
And same for regions. : region inside time selection OR region at edit cursor if no time selection.

Thank you for sharing your opinion.
This option is also my favorite

Originally Posted by X-Raym

IMHO the Item/Take buttons could be used as a global target and have every possible target there.
I found it a bit confusing that there is "Item" display when I want to color a track (I though the script had a bug and I even check the source code to see if it was the right version etc).
Or at least have a "target" indicator to display if what is in focus to prevent the use of CTRL+Z if it was not the right thing.

Since I (finally...) figured out how to get more complete information for the last valid context, I am preparing a v1.5 that goes in this direction.

The target button will always display the next target.
It will change automatically with each valid click context in Reaper, but it will be possible to change it manually anyway.

Of course, you will still have to select manually between [Items / Takes / T Markers] or [Tracks / TracksbyName]. And the script memorizes the last target chosen in each category for the next detected click in this category.

Click in region lane set region target, in marker lane set marker target, and in timeline/tempo lane set the last seted target between [Markers / Regions].

[Rodilab]

Many changes in v1.5 !
I prefer that you test it before sharing it in ReaPack
Here is a Pre-Release attached to test it.

• Automatic detection of the last valid context clicked
• Target button can be changed manually
  • Left-click to quickly change target in each categorie
  • Rigth-click to choose any target
  • The last target of each category is stored as long as the script is open
• Added "In Order" in the action button (right-click)
• The colors of the palette are now compared to the colors of the selected targets (not only to the colors of the selected tracks)
• "Random Each" now generates, with each click, a random order of the palette that repeats in a loop to avoid color redundancy
• A lot of improvements in the code...

Let me know if you see any errors (especially on Windows and Linux)

[Spookye]

Originally Posted by Rodilab

Many changes in v1.5 !
I prefer that you test it before sharing it in ReaPack
Here is a Pre-Release attached to test it.

• Automatic detection of the last valid context clicked
• Target button can be changed manually
  • Left-click to quickly change target in each categorie
  • Rigth-click to choose any target
  • The last target of each category is stored as long as the script is open
• Added "In Order" in the action button (right-click)
• The colors of the palette are now compared to the colors of the selected targets (not only to the colors of the selected tracks)
• "Random Each" now generates, with each click, a random order of the palette that repeats in a loop to avoid color redundancy
• A lot of improvements in the code...

Let me know if you see any errors (especially on Windows and Linux)

I'd like to try it, but 1- I don't understand how to install. 2- Even when using the .lua file, a window appears that appears to be in error. And honestly I didn't understand if it can only be used on Linux or even in Windows. I state that I use W7 x 32. Maybe for this? Can you please give a detailed description of how to do it ?? Apart from that, reading and looking at the various interventions in the thread seems very useful and beautiful to me. Thank's for your job.

[Rodilab]

To install it :

• Open Reaper, go to "Options/Show REAPER resource path in explorer"
• Go to "Scripts" folder
• Move the .lua file in this Scripts folder
• Open "Action/Show action list..."
• Click on "New action..." button, and select "Load ReaScript..."
• Select the .lua file

Done

[Tobbe]

Originally Posted by Rodilab

Weird,
I can't reproduce your bug at home. But I don't have Linux.
And I'm not sure I understand. What exactly happens when you click on the tab?
Did you try to drag and drop the tab to move it somewhere else? For example in a floating window.

I try to make a small video.


Here we go
https://streamable.com/gh92qz

It doesn't matter if I uninstall and reinstall. It stays as docked. I don't know how I can get it back to default stage/mode.

[Rodilab]

Strange...
I don't know where this bug can come from.
Maybe it’s a Linux bug ?

In the meantime, you can undock it manually. The script settings are saved in the "reaper-extstate.ini" file of Reaper.

• Open Reaper, click on "Options / Show REAPER source path in explorer".
• Find the file "reaper-extstate.ini" and open it with a basic text editor
• Find the part "[RODILAB_Color_palette]", and change the line "dock=true" to "dock=false" (or just delete it)

[Sumalc]

Great!
The automatic detection is really nice and useful.
It's intuitive, I just have to remember to use the time selection for the regions, or to position the cursor under the region before clicking on it.

[Rodilab]

Originally Posted by Sumalc

Great!
The automatic detection is really nice and useful.
It's intuitive, I just have to remember to use the time selection for the regions, or to position the cursor under the region before clicking on it.

Yes. Unfortunately a simple click on a region is not enough.
But a double click sets the time seletion on the whole region. This is the most intuitive method in my opinion.

[Tobbe]

Originally Posted by Rodilab

Strange...
I don't know where this bug can come from.
Maybe it’s a Linux bug ?

In the meantime, you can undock it manually. The script settings are saved in the "reaper-extstate.ini" file of Reaper.

• Open Reaper, click on "Options / Show REAPER source path in explorer".
• Find the file "reaper-extstate.ini" and open it with a basic text editor
• Find the part "[RODILAB_Color_palette]", and change the line "dock=true" to "dock=false" (or just delete it)

Thank you. I was looking in reaper.ini before, but I couldn't find anything related.

Thanks again for awesome app, extension, plugin

[Thonex]

[EDIT] X-Raym told me that the next version of Reaper will fix this Mac issue. [END EDIT]

Originally Posted by Rodilab

I'd like that too. And the same goes for the track manager.
Unfortunately I have no idea how to do that right now... I'm still looking.
If anyone has an idea I'm interested

I think it's possible for PC but not Mac (according to some research by X-Raym).

https://github.com/ReaTeam/ReaScript...%20manager.lua


For Mac:

https://forum.cockos.com/showthread....97#post2434697


Cheers,

Andrew K

[Spookye]

Originally Posted by Rodilab

To install it :

• Open Reaper, go to "Options/Show REAPER resource path in explorer"
• Go to "Scripts" folder
• Move the .lua file in this Scripts folder
• Open "Action/Show action list..."
• Click on "New action..." button, and select "Load ReaScript..."
• Select the .lua file

Done

Thanks Rodilab! But it installed exactly as you explain. But I don't get a color palette .... sigh!

[Lopez]

Donated!
Great work, now I can replace my old color toolbar

Just a suggestion... please update the start posting with updated features like

Originally Posted by Rodilab

Dock window. Right-click on "Settings" button to dock/undock window (check box also available in the settings menu)

The docking feature is important for me (and others, maybe!? ), and the setting to do so isn't "obvious" or intuitive to find. No offense, just sayin!


Feature request:

• Button to "color all children" - yes, there is autocolor children in the settings, but I want to deal with it manually sometimes (e.g. in sub-sub-folders) - I'd like to have such a button at the bottom of the window
• Take font family & size from selected theme (if possible)

[Rodilab]

Originally Posted by Spookye

Thanks Rodilab! But it installed exactly as you explain. But I don't get a color palette .... sigh!

Looks like this bug related to ImGui and your graphics card...
I sent you a private message in the forum to check it with you

Originally Posted by Lopez

Donated!
Great work, now I can replace my old color toolbar
Just a suggestion... please update the start posting with updated features like
The docking feature is important for me (and others, maybe!? ), and the setting to do so isn't "obvious" or intuitive to find. No offense, just sayin!

Thank you for your generous donation !
I think you are right. It's not easy to find.

Originally Posted by Lopez

Button to "color all children" - yes, there is autocolor children in the settings, but I want to deal with it manually sometimes (e.g. in sub-sub-folders) - I'd like to have such a button at the bottom of the window

You can uncheck autocolor children in the settings. Then Ctrl+Alt-click (or Ctrl-click on Mac) to set the color and autocolor children just this once.

Originally Posted by Lopez

Take font family & size from selected theme (if possible)

Unfortunately not. ReaImGui does not yet allow to change the font. Maybe in a future update of ReaImGui.

[Spookye]

[QUOTE=Rodilab;2435011]Looks like this bug related to ImGui and your graphics card...
I sent you a private message in the forum to check it with you


OK thanks. I replied to your message (I think ...)

[Rodilab]

Update 1.5 available in ReaPack

Many changes in this v1.5
I checked the script on macOS Catalina and Win10 64. There may be some errors... let me know.

• Track Manager and Region/Marker Manager work in Window (that's for you Thonex )
  • Will work on Mac and Linux soon (waiting for reaper v6.28 update)
  • Don't works with Take Markers (not enough information provided by the Region/Marker Manager…)
• Auto-detect last Tracks/Items context at script opening
• Auto-detect Track/Items/Markers/Regions at each valid click in Reaper
• Target button always indicate next target
• Right-click on the button to manually choose the next target (will be modified automatically at the next valid click in Reaper)
• Left-click on the button allows to fast switch target in each category :
  • Tracks -> Tracks by Name
  • Items -> Takes -> Take Markers
  • Markers -> Regions -> Mk & Rg
• As long as the script remains open, it remembers the last target in each category.
• New "In Order" on Action button
• "Highlight matching colors" option in Settings (match with all selected targets, not only tracks)
• "Random Each" now generates a random order of the palette that repeats in a loop to avoid color redundancy
• "Set 1st user to default tracks" option in Settings (constantly checks the colors of all tracks, and set 1st user color to the tracks that have default color)

Look first post with new images.

[PhelixK]

Hi Rodilab, really great stuff that’s been added!
Besides 'Mk & Rg', is there anything new compared with the pre-release?

Anyway, here’s some feedback in regard to latest 1.5 on Reaper 6.28rc1, macOS10.14:

Region / Marker,
I agree, very useful if the script will be able to retrieve multiple selected entries and recognition by kind, directly from the region/marker Manager.

Random function (thanks!)
It's nice to have both the ‘Random loop’ and especially ‘In Order’, to be able to steer the separation. In my own workflow, the user palette also serves as a sketchpad, creating new swatches on the go and also for storing specific colors for general use across projects. This way, (my) user palette quickly becomes rather disorganized, and as a whole no longer the best to use for Random. So, I would love if there was a way to tell the script to use a range of colors from the start, or even better, if the user could manually tag the desired colors to be included in Random.

Also, when more active takes are selected, the Random function has effect across items containing active takes, which is fine, and by design I assume. But what if one wants to randomize colors on recording passes (all takes, whether active or not, within one or more items). Perhaps this would be possible using a key modifier?

Undo
I wonder if undo/redo history could work while focus is still on the script. Now, we must first click somewhere in Reaper to begin undo.

Highlight
When highlight is showed on the color cells, I often find it hard to distinguish here on Retina. I would prefer if the frame had stronger appearance (perhaps double thickness), or alternatively showing dark corners, see the quick example below.

Important: I like the script and use it, just throwing out some more ideas for further inspiration and evaluation – Donated!




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[Tobbe]

Donated!

[Rodilab]

Originally Posted by PhelixK

Hi Rodilab, really great stuff that’s been added!
Besides 'Mk & Rg', is there anything new compared with the pre-release

Thanks
Yes. New compared with the pre-release :

• Track Manager and Region/Marker Manager work on Window
• "Highlight matching colors" option in Settings (now match with all selected targets, not only tracks)
• "Set 1st user to default tracks" option in Settings
• Dock option in Settings window in the menu in addition to the right click

Originally Posted by PhelixK

Region / Marker,
I agree, very useful if the script will be able to retrieve multiple selected entries and recognition by kind, directly from the region/marker Manager.

Already available on Windows (waiting for Reaper 6.26 for Mac)

Originally Posted by PhelixK

Random function (thanks!)
It's nice to have both the ‘Random loop’ and especially ‘In Order’, to be able to steer the separation. In my own workflow, the user palette also serves as a sketchpad, creating new swatches on the go and also for storing specific colors for general use across projects. This way, (my) user palette quickly becomes rather disorganized, and as a whole no longer the best to use for Random. So, I would love if there was a way to tell the script to use a range of colors from the start, or even better, if the user could manually tag the desired colors to be included in Random.
Also, when more active takes are selected, the Random function has effect across items containing active takes, which is fine, and by design I assume. But what if one wants to randomize colors on recording passes (all takes, whether active or not, within one or more items). Perhaps this would be possible using a key modifier?

So, you talk about a "All takes" target, only for "Random Each" and "In Order" mode, right ? Why not... I will think about how to integrate it

Originally Posted by PhelixK

Undo
I wonder if undo/redo history could work while focus is still on the script. Now, we must first click somewhere in Reaper to begin undo.

You are right. It will be available in the next version.

Originally Posted by PhelixK

Highlight
When highlight is showed on the color cells, I often find it hard to distinguish here on Retina. I would prefer if the frame had stronger appearance (perhaps double thickness), or alternatively showing dark corners, see the quick example below.

I agree. I am still looking for the best solution to this problem.
What I don't like about your example is that the highlight display is too different between light and dark colors.

Originally Posted by PhelixK

Important: I like the script and use it, just throwing out some more ideas for further inspiration and evaluation – Donated!

All ideas from users are welcome
Thank you very much for this generous donation

Originally Posted by Tobbe

Donated!

Thank you very much Tobbe

[PhelixK]

Originally Posted by Rodilab

New compared with the pre-release :

Thanks for the summary.

Already available on Windows (waiting for Reaper 6.26 for Mac)

- I am using 6.28rc for mac, perhaps not yet implemented.

So, you talk about a "All takes" target, only for "Random Each" and "In Order" mode, right ? Why not... I will think about how to integrate it

Yes exactly, thanks.

–The other suggestion I wrote about, is to be able to define a range used for the randomization. Like this example showing a tagged range of e.g. 10 user colors. The idea is that the generator doesn't use colors from outside. If only two colors are tagged, the result will show stripes. Perhaps too detailed, but very useful imo.

[Spookye]

Originally Posted by Rodilab

Thanks for your ideas and suggestions, they are interesting and enrich the script. I try to listen to everyone.


I know it's easy to add to the script. I'm thinking more about the ease of use.
My thought is that with a single "Markers" button you can also color a region without coloring the markers inside. Just put the cursor (or the time selection) on the beginning of the region (no need to select the whole region).
This is one less click.
But I hear your opinions, I may change that.

I finally figured out how to get more accurate information about the last valid mouse context. With a combination of "BR_GetMouseCursorContext()" and "JS_Mouse_GetState(1)".
I will try to change the button state automatically (except for Item/Take) with the possibility to change it manually.


You are right
This is the next addition to the script.

I have no idea how to do that ^^

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No problem Rodilab! Too bad I can't use it. You did a good job. Thanks 1000 for your reply! Greetings Spookye.

[CQrity]

Thanks so much for the script - I tried a lot of color solutions for Reaper and this one works best for me

Until now I used SWS colors with hotkeys on my Streamdeck. I could easily flip through the tracks with arrow up and down and quickly fly through the coloring. It doesn't work with the script, though. I guess it's a focus thing. Has anybody any idea how I can work around that (= use arrow up and down for track selection while coloring with the script)?

[Thonex]

Originally Posted by Rodilab

Update 1.5 available in ReaPack

Many changes in this v1.5
I checked the script on macOS Catalina and Win10 64. There may be some errors... let me know.
[LIST][*]Track Manager and Region/Marker Manager work in Window (that's for you Thonex )

• Will work on Mac and Linux soon (waiting for reaper v6.28 update)
• Don't works with Take Markers (not enough information provided by the Region/Marker Manager…)

Look first post with new images.

Brilliant!! Will check out the Mac version when the 6.28 update is available!

Thanks so much Rodilab for your awesome tool!!!

Cheers,

Andrew K

[Rodilab]

Originally Posted by CQrity

Thanks so much for the script - I tried a lot of color solutions for Reaper and this one works best for me

Until now I used SWS colors with hotkeys on my Streamdeck. I could easily flip through the tracks with arrow up and down and quickly fly through the coloring. It doesn't work with the script, though. I guess it's a focus thing. Has anybody any idea how I can work around that (= use arrow up and down for track selection while coloring with the script)?

I'd like that too.
But Reaper seems to block the keys when the focus is not on its main context. It's the same with all windows.
I am looking for a solution, but I don't have it yet.

Originally Posted by PhelixK

The other suggestion I wrote about, is to be able to define a range used for the randomization. Like this example showing a tagged range of e.g. 10 user colors. The idea is that the generator doesn't use colors from outside. If only two colors are tagged, the result will show stripes. Perhaps too detailed, but very useful imo.

Your suggestion is interesting.
It would be a big code change. We have to see how to integrate it intelligently, without it becoming too heavy.

Originally Posted by Thonex

Brilliant!! Will check out the Mac version when the 6.28 update is available!
Thanks so much Rodilab for your awesome tool!!!
Cheers,
Andrew K

Thank you
Reaper 6.28 is available (since today).
Color palette 1.51 has been sent to ReaPack. You should be able to try it very soon.

[Thonex]

Originally Posted by Rodilab

Thank you
Reaper 6.28 is available (since today).
Color palette 1.51 has been sent to ReaPack. You should be able to try it very soon.

Ahhh... ok. So, I did download it and test it and was unable to get the selected regions in the Regions/Markers Manager to work as expected. It kept defaulting to Time-Selection behavior. So I figured it was going to be the next update.

Will try again.

[Thonex]

Ok... so I can't get it to work on Mac--

In this example, the Time Selection is only surrounding the first Region. No matter what I select in the Region Manager, only the Time Selected (first) Region is colored.



I hope this helps.

[Rodilab]

It will work in Mac with Color Palette v1.51
For now, you are using Color Palette v1.5

I submit the v1.51 today. We have to wait for the addition on ReaPack

[Thonex]

Originally Posted by Rodilab

It will work in Mac with Color Palette v1.51
For now, you are using Color Palette v1.5

I submit the v1.51 today. We have to wait for the addition on ReaPack

Ahaa... ok Thanks Rodilab!!