Re: [Audacity-quality] Rename Note tracks to MIDI tracks

[Paul L. <pau...@gm...>]

On Sat, Jul 29, 2017 at 9:53 AM, Steve the Fiddle <ste...@gm...>
wrote:

> On 29 July 2017 at 14:24, James Crook <cr...@in...> wrote:
> > On 7/29/2017 12:06 PM, Peter Sampson wrote:
> >>
> >> James wrote in a parallel thread (and sorry I can't find it right now)
> >> that
> >> for 2.2.1
> >> we should consider renaming Note tracks to MIDI tracks.
> >>
> >> I support this idea - but I strongly think we should temporarily lift
> the
> >> semi-freddo for this
> >> and do it for 2.2.0.
> >
> > Many translators have already submitted .po files for 2.2.0, for the test
> > build.
> > I think it could/would make sense to rename to MIDI Track after the test
> > build, if we do it, as the translators are expecting/ready for tweaks
> after
> > that build.
> >
> >
> > --James.
> >
> >
> >> My reasoning for this is that with 2.2.0 we are putting a much sharper
> and
> >> bigger focus
> >> on this with Audacity providing functioning MIDI playback for the first
> >> time- and thus this
> >> would be the ideal time to make the switch, I'm thinking.
> >>
> >> AFAIK nothing else but importing a MIDI file is the only way to get a
> Note
> >> track
>
> A Note Track can also be created by importing an Allegro (.gro) file.
>
> Although .GRO files are imported via the "File > Import > MIDI" menu,
> .GRO files are not MIDI files, they are very different (try opening a
> .GRO file in a text editor).
>
> In testing this, I notice several bugs:
>
> 1) Dragging and dropping a .GRO file does not work (Audacity does not
> recognise the file type.
>
> 2) Selecting the "Allegro (.gro)" file type in the "File > Save Other
> > Export MIDI" does not export an Allegro file unless ".gro" is typed
> as the file extension. If no file extension is given, a MIDI (.MID)
> file is exported.
>
> 3)
> i) Launch Audacity
> ii) Import a MIDI file
> iii) Import another MIDI file
> iv) Delete the second Note Track by clicking on the [X]
> v) "File > Save Other >"
> The "Export MIDI" option is greyed out, even though the project
> contains a Note track.
>
>
40a4f89243d1a3b47cf3107690165aa1c39ef3ef fixed part 3.

I see bug 1705 for part 1.  Which is for part 2?

PRL



> Steve
>
>
> >- so I see
> >> no reason not to do this - the only question is: do we do it now?
> >>
> >> Just my 2c-worth
> >>
> >> Peter.
> >
> >
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