Re: [Rosegarden-devel] Proposal: Notation editor starts on segment containing playback pointer

[Aere G. <Aere@Dvorak-Keyboards.com>]

On 03/25/2013 12:01 PM, Tom Breton (Tehom) wrote:
> I'd like to change how the Notation editor decides which segment to
> initially select.
>
> I think the proposed behavior is something everybody will like, but I've
> been wrong about that before so I raise it for discussion.
>
> Specifically, when the editor opens or when the user moves to another
> track (Alt-down, alt-up), I'd like it to select the segment of that track
> that contains the time of the playback pointer.
>
> For example, suppose you have four segments on two tracks:
>   * Segment 1A, track one, bars 1 to 9.
>   * Segment 1B, track one, bars 10 to 19.
>   * Segment 2A, track two, bars 1 to 9.
>   * Segment 2B, track two, bars 10 to 19.
>
> Say user has playback pointer at bar 15 and he opens the notation editor
> with all segemnts selected.  The editor will start with Segment 1B or 2B
> selected, because they contain the start of bar 15 which playback is at,
> while 1A and 2A don't.
>
> (We seem to choose the initial track in an arbitrary manner.  I don't
> think it's worth doing anything about that.  Let's say it starts on 1B)
>
> Now user moves down a track (alt-down).  Editor goes to segment 2B,
> because that contains bar 15 and 2A doesn't.
>
> Now user moves playback to measure 5, then moves up a track.  Editor goes
> to segment 1A, because it contains measure 5.
>
> So within segments on the same track, it would start on the segment that
> the playback pointer is in.  Failing that, it uses the nearest.
>
> What do you think?
>
> 	Tom Breton (Tehom)
>
>
>
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Tom:

This sounds reasonable to me, as long as you can change the place 
pointer to another place where the formerly skipped tracks are then 
visible, and from there access those tracks.

-- 
Sincerely,
Aere