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Old 08-30-2010, 08:50 AM   #1
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Default CTRL S: save project, not save fx chain

this one bugs me sometimes.

when i hit CTRL S, i only ever want Reaper to save the current project.
however, if my last click was in the track FX panel, a dialog box for "Save FX chain" pops up.

in the actions panel, i did a search on what action was linked to CTRL S.
"save project" is the only action connected to CTRL S, not "save FX chain."

i'm not trying to save the FX chain, i'm trying to save my project.
since i use reaper as an vst(i) host for my MPC projects before i track them into reaper, i spend almost all my time in the track FX panel working on vstis.

there's no point of having a hotkey to save if i have to first click away from the FX panel in order to use the hotkey.

NOTE: if i assign this action to another hotkey/midi note, it doesn't matter whether or not the FX panel was last selected.
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Old 08-30-2010, 09:10 AM   #2
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Drives me nuts too
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Old 08-30-2010, 09:14 AM   #3
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be good to have it as a separate command.
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Old 08-30-2010, 10:00 AM   #4
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hehe, yeah me too.
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Old 08-30-2010, 03:02 PM   #5
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+1, let me passthrough key shortcuts from fx chain to main window please

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Old 08-31-2010, 02:01 AM   #6
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+1. I'd even call it a "real" bug, as it hinders my workflow.
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Old 08-31-2010, 05:17 AM   #7
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While I dislike the behavior as well (for me it's just as annoying trying to use Ctrl-S to save an FX chain and having it save my project instead), it's not a bug. A bug is not defined as "something which hinders benebomber's workflow", it's when the software behaves in a manner that is not how the creators intended the software the behave. This behavior, though annoying to some of us, is working as intended. It's in the correct subforum.

+1 to the original request.
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Old 08-31-2010, 07:09 AM   #8
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i'm surprised and happy that others have noticed this and that my canoe isn't empty on this one.

do we log this? do nitpicks go into the tracker?
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Old 08-31-2010, 08:16 AM   #9
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Me too!

It would be great to have the FX Chain as a seperate context for assignable actions with passthrough (like the MIDI Editor) - this isn't the only keystroke that throws me in the FX Chain window!
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Old 08-31-2010, 08:27 AM   #10
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It would be great to have the FX Chain as a seperate context for assignable actions with passthrough (like the MIDI Editor) - this isn't the only keystroke that throws me in the FX Chain window!
Absolutely.

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Old 08-31-2010, 11:09 AM   #11
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i'm surprised and happy that others have noticed this and that my canoe isn't empty on this one.

do we log this? do nitpicks go into the tracker?
I guess it'd have to go in as a feature request.
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Old 08-31-2010, 11:17 AM   #12
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i also like drew's idea of FX actionlist context, ala midi editor context actionlist.
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Old 10-21-2011, 07:05 AM   #13
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+1, Ctrl-S should be save project always.
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Old 10-21-2011, 07:07 AM   #14
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+1, would prefer for ctrl+s to be passed through to main window as well.

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Old 10-21-2011, 07:32 AM   #15
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I'm also getting back on the "agree train"
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Old 10-21-2011, 12:03 PM   #16
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bump...
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Old 11-30-2011, 03:52 PM   #17
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Happens to me nearly every day.
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Old 12-01-2011, 08:08 AM   #18
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Ditto to all of the sentiments on here...
Please alter this behaviour
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Old 12-01-2011, 11:32 AM   #19
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Agreed, this sucks.
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Old 01-25-2013, 10:16 AM   #20
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Does this have a FR yet? It's small things like this that hinder workflow. Drives me crazy!
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Old 01-25-2013, 03:44 PM   #21
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Happens to me nearly every day.
me too!
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Old 01-29-2013, 04:56 PM   #22
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I'm a huge REAPER fan but this bugs me constantly too as I (a) spend a lot of time in MIDI Editors, and (b) stab CTRL+S unconsciously. As someone else said further up, the point of a CTRL+ combination is to be global in scope. Please fix!
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Old 05-01-2013, 07:30 PM   #23
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Yeah, this gives me ocd.
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Old 05-01-2013, 11:26 PM   #24
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Just map <Shift><F11> Maybe you can even see that on your keyboard.
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Old 05-02-2013, 05:57 PM   #25
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vote it up. silly business.
http://forum.cockos.com/project.php?issueid=2230
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Old 05-03-2013, 08:42 AM   #26
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i've given up on this. the only way to RELIABLY control your actions is to assign them to midi notes/ccs. anything else is completely unreliable due to screen focus issues.

ctrl alt b also offlines your selected FX even though it is assigned to "bounce" ... this has fucked me on multiple occasions.

i recommend buying a used Novation Launchpad for this purpose. you can set the lights to show different colors to help you identify them, or use stickers.
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Old 05-28-2013, 04:02 AM   #27
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agreed! it's annoying, and changing it from ctrl+s or command+s (i presume?) is pointless, because hitting the save shortcut regularly is good computing practice. This annoyance pops up constantly!
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Old 01-29-2014, 01:06 PM   #28
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same here! bump
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Old 01-29-2014, 05:13 PM   #29
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+1

3 years after the original post = SAME HERE!!
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Old 01-30-2014, 04:13 AM   #30
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C'mon REAPeople, it's time to admit that this was a mistaken bit of UI design and correct it. Keyboard shortcuts like this need to be truly global to be useful, so please just sort it out once and for all.
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Old 01-30-2014, 11:04 AM   #31
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I wonder if this is related to the control key preference weirdness.

Reaper lets you disable the control key from the OS to use for extra keyboard shortcuts for Reaper. This turns off the ability to show contextual menus with control-click (default of pretty much all apps ever)... except the right-click on a mouse (mapped to control-click by default) will still send control-click to the OS and will still display the contextual menus in Reaper.

I am able to reproduce the behavior talked about above with or without the control key disabled by preferences.

I've wondered why the control key needs to be specifically disabled from to OS to use for a keyboard modifier when command or option doesn't.
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Old 03-29-2014, 03:25 PM   #32
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FR created, please vote here:
http://forum.cockos.com/project.php?issueid=5129
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Old 03-29-2014, 04:06 PM   #33
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not to steal your thunder, but my fr, now 4 years old, already encompasses your request (the problem shows up in several areas):
http://forum.cockos.com/project.php?issueid=2230
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Old 07-24-2022, 05:48 PM   #34
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Default There is a way!!

1. go to Actions>Action List

2. Search 'Save' and find: "File: Save Project"

3. Delete current shortcut (even though it is Crtl+S already)

4. Re-add Ctrl+S but make the "scope" global

https://www.reddit.com/r/Reaper/comm...popping_up_on/
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Old 07-26-2022, 11:59 AM   #35
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Old 07-29-2022, 02:11 PM   #36
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Read the post above yours. You're bumping a solved problem.
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Old 07-30-2022, 06:24 AM   #37
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1. go to Actions>Action List

2. Search 'Save' and find: "File: Save Project"

3. Delete current shortcut (even though it is Crtl+S already)

4. Re-add Ctrl+S but make the "scope" global

https://www.reddit.com/r/Reaper/comm...popping_up_on/
Brilliant, thank you!
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