[FR] A simple click to allow the display of several sections

[cubic13]

Hi all,

Not a biggie, but still… Using the sections display in the inspector, you have to do a ctrl+click to expand several sections at the same time. Not really practical when you have, let’s say, a guitar in hands and in need to open both the Equalizers and Channel ones. And yes, I know, there are key commands for this, but you have to set different ones for each section at disposal : not sure that I will remember exactly each of them when needed, this, while precising that they should all consist of a single key stroke to be efficient.

So, I suggest that a simple click could open/close any section, no matter if there are others already expanded, leaving the Ctrl+click combination for a single section display.

This was my workflow feature request of the day…

[cubic13]

Hi, Bredo

Thanks for the suggestion. Indeed, it is useful to proceed like that : I just defined the key ‘²’ for this, as there are not a lot of single keys left, even by default. In the Channel Edit window, you can customize what you want to be displayed and even make a preset of the selection.

Fine, but there are two limitations : the ‘Quick controls’ and ‘Notepad’ sections aren’t available in it. And I use them both frequently, well, at least the first one. So, I think my suggestion would still be an improvement, as I feel it like a more natural/intuitive way to proceed. But I admit that the Channel Edit window workaround is a good solution for any audio/MIDI task.

[Arjan_P]

@cubic13

I suggest that a simple click could open/close any section, no matter if there are others already expanded, leaving the Ctrl+click combination for a single section display.

+1,
and even better, methinks: introduce user defineable Inspector presets for different sets of sections to be opened. For instance, preset 1 could be Track Info, Channel and Notepad open, and clicking preset 2 gets you to only Inserts, EQ curve and Sends open.

[Arjan_P]

@Bredo

You can make presets for the Inspector. I’ve made one for my self, with some sections removed and some re-ordered.

Hey, that’s great! Something to learn about this program every day… Thanks Bredo.

[Arjan_P]

Mmh, unfortunately the preset does remember which items are available in the Inspector, but not the open or closed state of them… That was pretty much the (well, my…) point.