Re: [Audacity-quality] Labelled Regions - another bug
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From: Steve t. F. <ste...@gm...> - 2012-12-07 21:33:26
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On 7 December 2012 21:23, Gale Andrews <ga...@au...> wrote: > > Unrelated to Martyn's (no crash) second patch that permits > split at point labels while fixing the bug, I note that Edit > > Labeled Regions > Copy over point labels overwrites the > Audacity clipboard with nothing. > > So a user who did this by mistake (e.g. hit that when they > meant to hit Edit > Labeled Regions > Split one item below) > would lose their clipboard content. > > Do we want a new P4 or P5 to not copy labeled regions when > there is nothing to copy? > That just sounds like user error. If you "accidentally" copy white space it does just the same - the clipboard contents are gone, If a label track is accidentally copied, that also wipes out any audio on the clipboard. Steve > > > Gale > > > | From Steve the Fiddle <ste...@gm...> > | Tue, 4 Dec 2012 03:07:55 +0000 > | Subject: [Audacity-quality] Labelled Regions - another bug >> Martyn has just produced an alternative patch. >> >> The difference between the original patch and the new one is that >> "Labelled Regions > Split" retains the ability to split on point >> labels. >> >> Personally I think this behaviour could be useful even though >> "Labelled Regions" does suggest that "region labels" are the intended >> target. >> >> Unless there is a persuasive argument why not, my inclination will be >> to go with the new patch. My reasoning for this is that if a user >> enters point labels and then selects "Labelled Regions > Split" then >> they are probably doing so because they want to split on the labels >> that they have entered. >> Another reason in favour of the new patch is that losing the ability >> to split point labels could arguably be considered to be a regression >> on the original behaviour. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial > Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support > Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services > Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers > http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d > _______________________________________________ > Audacity-quality mailing list > Aud...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/audacity-quality |