Hi Adrian and everyone. Also, merry christmas! (this is the day we celebrate around here)
2012/12/24 Tim E. Real <[email protected]>: > On December 23, 2012 06:03:37 PM Adrian Prantl wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> is there a way to create alias parts (some sequencers call them ghost/shadow >> regions) in MusE? What I'm thinking of is a duplicate of an existing part >> that behaves as if it where (a pointer to) the original part. Any edit to >> the original or one of its aliases would immediatly effect all aliased >> copies. >> >> thanks, >> Adrian > > 'Round here we call 'em Clones, pardner! > > Clone Parts share one single 'event list', as we call them. > Thus what you do to one Clone Part affects all the other > Clones of that Part. > > Check the main MusE Edit menu for options and operations. > > Drag n' drop parts cloning kinda works but we've had issues > for a long time about not enough keyboard modifiers - > currently the 'clone' combo is left-click+Alt+move, where > unfortunately that is also the combo used by X to move an > entire window. I'm think I've tried this before but if not we should try moving it to the Windows/Meta key. Actually I know from trial and error that it works for several window managers to hold alt+win and drag to create a clone copy. > > There are some situations where cloning might still have > some issues - it's a complicated system. > Usually you'll know if right-clicking on a Part says it has > Clones when it clearly doesn't. > (Shared 'event list' reference counting issues.) I use clones from time to time and I think the issues were fixed. > Also I'm not happy with the menu items Copy/Paste Clone. > We used to have easy 'Paste to track' and 'Paste clone to track' > but now the paste dialog makes it a bit cumbersome, and > unless I'm missing something it definitely lost some usability > along the way. > We should probably bring back those old menu items. I can't recall how it used to look, probably I didn't use the shortcuts. Looking in MusE now I have Paste (Ctrl+V) and Paste Clone (Ctrl+B). Tim, are you sure they aren't just renamed? Regards, Robert > > I've cc'd the dev list as a reminder. > > Thanks. > Tim. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > _______________________________________________ > Lmuse-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lmuse-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 _______________________________________________ Lmuse-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lmuse-user
