Hi Colin!
That's a great idea, i like it! I'm thinking about an "Edit mode" like
in vi, where you press "Insert" and an cursor appears which tells you
where the next letter will be inserted. For the Song Editor (the thing
with the blue squares), i could imagine exactly such a mode. The current
square would be highlighted. An extra "mode" would also avoid conflicts
with current keyboard input. The keyboard input mode would be
de-activated if you hit ESC or click somewhere with your mouse (maybe?).
Just an idea :) I suppose this may also work without that special mode,
but then you may have more troubles with the key bindings.
Best regards,
Sebastian
Am 13.04.2020 14:02, schrieb Colin McEwan:
Hi all,
I'm implementing something I (and others I know) have wished for in
Hydrogen for a while -- editing patterns and notes using keyboard
input with the cursor/arrow keys to move and place/alter notes and
patterns.
I'd appreciate a little feedback on whether this would be likely to be
a welcome feature or not, if anyone has strong opinions on how it
should work, etc.
Principles I've been following have been to follow the obvious key
movement conventions, avoid clashing with any existing instrument
keys, and a fairly minimal approach to modifying existing code (I'm
tempted to do some cleanup but as a separate activity), and also
cleaning up input focus and tab key ordering.
For background, the Hydrogen users I know (who have suggested this and
other niggles) tend to be drummers and drum crew leaders who use it
for composition and teaching, and not in actual production or
performance.
Thanks all!
--
C.
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