Feature Request: Meters dialog: check boxes for all settings

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2012/08/25 12:03:15 (permalink)

Feature Request: Meters dialog: check boxes for all settings

Feature Request: Meters dialog
 
Meter settings are project based. And 4 clicks to change a meter option is too many.
 
We need a METERs dialog similar to the widgets dialog providing checkboxes for all meter options for all meters.
 
And savable as presets. Cuz usually I want all meters the same.
 
Sometimes I want to hold peaks, sometimes not.
 
Change scale: 4 clicks for 1 meter. AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
 
 
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    Re:Feature Request: Meters dialog: check boxes for all settings 2012/08/25 12:28:09 (permalink)
    Make sure to submit the request, if it is important to you
    http://www.cakewalk.com/s...ct/featurerequest.aspx
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    Re:Feature Request: Meters dialog: check boxes for all settings 2012/08/27 17:17:57 (permalink)
    And connecting presets with screen sets would be way cool.
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    Re:Feature Request: Meters dialog: check boxes for all settings 2012/08/27 17:50:36 (permalink)


    By right clicking on the meter in a track you get a drop down dialog to change that meters settings. It shouldn't take more than 2 clicks.


    For changing all meters use the options menu and you also get a drop down dialog that takes only 2 clicks.

    Now if you wish to change more than on parameter it may take more than 2 clicks.  A preset save could be a very useful addition. 

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    Re:Feature Request: Meters dialog: check boxes for all settings 2012/08/27 18:26:46 (permalink)
    Thank you for your response;

    3 clicks for most items, per item, per meter:

    It takes at least 24 clicks to change all meter options.

    A dialog is needed.

    Yes I have made these changes to some of the templates I use.

    If the meters dialog provided for saving presets then a preset could be connected to a screenset.   This would be way useful. 
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    Re:Feature Request: Meters dialog: check boxes for all settings 2012/08/27 18:45:44 (permalink)
    That is not the way it works on my system. You can't see the mouse pointer but its using a cascade to access the options no click is needed except the first one that accesses the meter options and the second one to change an option. That is 2 clicks.  Its a little nit picking but it doesn't take a lot of clicks.

    Also though you have every right to modify your meters as you please. I suggest keeping them the same from project to project. My reason is its easy to misinterpret a meter that is set differently and not realize it. My meters are set a certain way and I leave them that way.

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    Re:Feature Request: Meters dialog: check boxes for all settings 2012/08/27 18:52:14 (permalink)
    I like the idea of meter settings per screen set...   I suppose they're not tied in at the moment?   Never really experimented with this.
     

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    Re:Feature Request: Meters dialog: check boxes for all settings 2012/08/27 19:05:34 (permalink)
    Yes, in the track view each change takes 2 clicks instead of three.

    So to change all the meters wili take me about 12 clicks.

    I usually do not want the peak markers,....   distracting during most activities.

    But, there are times. Would be great to have presets to change scale, peak holds, H/V,...

    If these were global instead of project settings would be less of an issue.

    But, still would like presets.
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