Long standing selection annoyance in DP
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Long standing selection annoyance in DP
I've never understood why selecting a soundbite in any editing window doesn't automatically create a new selection range. I can't think of a single instance in the way I work that I wouldn't want this to happen. Anyone?
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Re: Long standing selection annoyance in DP
There is the option in the selection range pop-up to "Set to Selection Bounds" but it doesn't always seem to work with a selected soundbite. At least it was not consistent when I tested in the TO and the Graphic Editor.
Isn't there a key command to set the selection range to selection?
Isn't there a key command to set the selection range to selection?
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Re: Long standing selection annoyance in DP
Double-clicking with the I-beam cursor gets you the SB selected and its duration ready in a selection range.stubbsonic wrote:There is the option in the selection range pop-up to "Set to Selection Bounds" but it doesn't always seem to work with a selected soundbite. At least it was not consistent when I tested in the TO and the Graphic Editor.
Isn't there a key command to set the selection range to selection?
You get it by pressing letter "i".
Double tap makes it stick (change tool), so you can just double click on the SBs as needed.
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Re: Long standing selection annoyance in DP
I´m not in front of DP now, but you can also get a selection range by clicking on a SB and pressing Shift-Command up/down arrow. This works as long as there's another track. I suppose the command would be something like "move selection to next track".
Not ideal, but you can get it quickly like that. Very annoying if you need to do that a lot.
Not ideal, but you can get it quickly like that. Very annoying if you need to do that a lot.
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Re: Long standing selection annoyance in DP
Precisely. The double-click I-beam thing only works in the SE.FMiguelez wrote:I´m not in front of DP now, but you can also get a selection range by clicking on a SB and pressing Shift-Command up/down arrow. This works as long as there's another track. I suppose the command would be something like "move selection to next track".
Not ideal, but you can get it quickly like that. Very annoying if you need to do that a lot.
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Re: Long standing selection annoyance in DP
The other one I mentioned works in at least the SE, TO and GE.amplidood wrote: Precisely. The double-click I-beam thing only works in the SE.
But I do hear your point. It should be "easier" to do...
But wait! The first one ALSO works in the TO. Same for the GE in the case of MIDI notes.
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