These are some small tweaks that I would expect to have very small work
effort for the next release but would greatly improve usability. Comments
welcome. These are very minor, so please let me know if they all warrant
their own bugs, etc.
- (Windows) Installer (Windows included) should have a shortuct with
"LMMS" in the name so it can be searched for easier.
- (Windows) Windows installer should default to SDL. We get a lot of
Facebook messages because the default PortAudio is selected, which produces
unbearable sound.
- (All platforms) VSTs should be drag-and-drop. Right Click --> Open in
new instrument-track/Song Editor works, but is inconstant with samples.
(should they be imported from the samples folder? that's probably a
separate conversation...)
- (All platforms) SoundFonts should be drag-and-drop. Same story as
VSTs. Note: Double-clicking these opens them in beat/bassline editor,
which is rarely my use-case.
- (Windows and Possibly GTK desktops) The File --> Open Dialog on
Windows lacks some common folder shortcuts on the left. For starters, My
Documents and Desktop would be a huge improvement over "My Computer", (many
users can't effectively navigate to much via "My Computer" since Microsoft
makes the whole "home" folder mostly hidden from common dialogs). I know
this is normally a QT/KDE preference, but a user can drag these shortcuts
in manually. Can these be automated by the installer?
- (All platforms) The first time the piano roll is opened, it seems to
be about an octave (or perhaps 3/4 of an octave) too low. What I mean is,
you preview an instrument at it's "A" note, but when you open that piano
roll up and click on the first "A" you see, it's an octave too low. Does
that make sense?
May or may not be easy to fix:
- Files opened with Windows Explorer get added to "Recent" in the Task
Manager, but Files opened with the File, Open dialog do not. This means
there is two different "Recent" lists depending on how the files are
opened. Making this consistent would help users with different workflows
in terms of opening projects/files.
-Tres
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