Reply To: Preview 2.26: Track toolbar & track categories

@Zynewave wrote:

Another idea I had is a ‘tags’ button in the track properties window that opens when you create a new track: It could expand a simplified tag list panel to the side, so you could assign tags right at (multiple ) track creation. the panel should remember its state (shown/hidden) after closing the dialog, to be always there for people when they need it, and others who don’t use track tags won’t have to bother with it. Once your tags are set up, this might be even a little quicker than creating ten new tracks and ticking them one by one.

Oh, and I think it’d be nice if child tracks of a tagged group track would show greyed-out tick marks in the track tags window, whenever ‘include child tracks…’ is checked. You’d much more easily see where the group you’re tagging ends, and I imagine you can get a little lost once you reach 30+ tracks.

When I implement multiple track selection, you would just select all the tracks you want tagged, and then click the tag check button to assign the tag to all selected tracks.

That sounds good too, but as it is right now, you’d have to deselect all tags and go look for your newly created tracks in order to even select them… I look forward to how you’re going to handle linking the tag feature with creating tracks. 🙂

@Zynewave wrote:

I’m considering adding another tag option called “Include parameter tracks of tagged tracks”, placed below the current “include child tracks of tagged group tracks” option.

Currently parameter tracks are always included when the source track is tagged, but would there be situations where you would like to show a bunch of source tracks together, without showing their automation tracks?

Hmm, I wouldn’t have a use for it, personally. As long as there’s the Ctrl-G shortcut, I’m all set to fight hordes of parameter tracks, though that’s of course not the same.

Edit: Actually, I can think of a use. The question is whether parameter tracks of tracks further down the hierarchy that belong to a tagged group, but are not tagged themselves would also be hidden. Ouch, now my head hurts. 😆