Topic: Preview 2.20: Various UI improvements

@thcilnnahoj wrote:

• Removed the “track layout mode” combobox setting from the arrangement properties. Tracks are now always shown using the compact mode.

I wondered when this was going to happen… I hope nobody’s taken aback by this. Farewell, Extended Mode – you will always be with us, in spirit. =D>

😆

– I think Podium shouldn’t ask the ‘save template?’ question after every new project created. Or maybe you could add a “don’t show again” checkbox.

I’ve added a “create project template” checkbox option to the start page. Defaults to off, but the popup help for the option button describes what you can use project templates for.

– Left click to slide timeline should be disabled in the default setup. The same thing can be done on the navigator, where it’s a much more expected behaviour, in my opinion. You don’t need two regions to do the same, right?

Good point. Since the navigator has been added, it’s no longer needed to use the timeline ruler to slide. I’ve changed the default to be cursor grab instead.

@kyran wrote:

1. The spacebar should always control the transport, regardless of the current focus

Some plugin editors uses the spacebar key for its own purposes, and thus steals the spacebar keypress so that it never reaches the host. Also, all listboxes in the Podium UI is using the same standard key/mouse shortcuts as used by Windows, so in that case the spacebar is used to toggle elements in a listbox selection. Using the numeric 0 and return key to stop/start is more likely to work no matter where the key focus is.

3. Quick create new arrangement: just makes a new arrangement with all the default settings, no popup windows. Make this the default option. Most of the time I only have one arrangement in a project. If I change a setting on them it’s the name. The rest is nice to have, but it just intimidates new users.

Thanks, this is now the default behaviour when you create a new project on the start page. The name you enter for the project will be used for the arrangement name. There is also a “create arrangement” checkbox option on the start page, with popup help that explains this.

@Markus wrote:

Cause with pencil tool you cannot select notes.. Or of course you can, JUST USE FUCKING ANOTHER SHORTCUT. Do you even make music yourself? When you make music, you want to get your ideas FAST out.

I cant really see why you cant do that. Now i asking LITTLE thing, and no, you dont want to do it.

Please calm down. You can select notes with the pencil tool without shortcuts, by clicking a note. Are you referring to the marquee selection of multiple notes?

@Mike G wrote:

I’ve previously only ever used expanded view so I have a question about “compact” view.

-I add a new track called “Group 1”
-Then set “Use as Group Track” = Yes
-I want to drag an existing track into that group but I can’t
-Only way I can do it is by right-clicking and selecting the menu item “Move Track” “To Group” “Group 1”

Strange thing is once I’ve added one track I can drag other tracks on to the group.

Is that the expected behaviour?

At the moment, yes. The reason it doesn’t automatically drop the track into an empty group track, is because it would then not be possible to drag tracks next to or inbetween group tracks. I’ll refine this behaviour in a future update.