Folder & length of selection questions (X3)

Hi-
 
1- Alt+Shift+H opens (or closes if it's already open) the current folder, but doesn't work as a toggle here. Shouldn't it?
 
2- Is there any way to expand/collapse all folders at once?
 
3- Does SONAR show the length of the current selection anywhere?
 
Thanks-
 
-Susan
 
(Trying to get somewhat up to speed with X3 before I decide what path to take.)

No replies, so I'll try to answer my own questions (X3e Producer; wondering if the same is true for 2015):
 
1. Alt+Shift+H doesn't work as a toggle. If you select a collapsed folder and press Alt+Shift+H, the folder will be expanded. However, if you press Alt+Shift+H again with that same folder selected, nothing will happen. However, if you start by selecting an already expanded folder and press Alt+Shift+H, the folder will collapse and the first track in the Track View will be selected.
 
2. There's no way to expand/collapse all folders with a single command (that I've found.)
 
3. SONAR doesn't show the length of the current selection anywhere, whether it's From to Thru or the Loop Selection or what I'm currently drag-selecting.
 
-Susan

Susan G
Hi-
 
1- Alt+Shift+H opens (or closes if it's already open) the current folder, but doesn't work as a toggle here. Shouldn't it?
 
2- Is there any way to expand/collapse all folders at once?
 
3- Does SONAR show the length of the current selection anywhere?
 
Thanks-
 
-Susan
 
(Trying to get somewhat up to speed with X3 before I decide what path to take.)

 
1. In the New SONAR Platinum it does toggle the folder open/close. You have to make sure that the folder you want to open or close is selected.
 
2. Haven't found a way yet but working on it
 
3. The only way I've been able to do this is to make a selection then go to the loop module in the Comman Centre and press the Loop selection icon (Shfty L) and subtract the 2 readoutd ie the beginning and end points of the selection. It sounds a lot in reading it but in practice its quite easy.
 
Sorry for taking so long but had a minute so.
 
Hope that's a bit of help

You can get around it by having a Screenset with all your folders open. Should you need to work with all your folders open use it. That's about the only way I've been able to do it.

scook
I was hoping someone who uses shortcuts for folders would reply. Guess not.
 
1) Works as a toggle for me. The key combo awkward. I would create a different binding for the Track View "Open/Close the folder" function if I was to use it much.
2) I could not find one either
3) No selection length display that I know of.
 
The answers are the same for the new version too.

Hi scook-
 
There's something hinky about Alt+Shift+H here that I haven't pinned down yet, since it seems to work as a toggle sometimes and not others. I'll investigate further next chance.
 
Thanks!
 
-Susan

mudgel 
1. In the New SONAR Platinum it does toggle the folder open/close. You have to make sure that the folder you want to open or close is selected.
 
2. Haven't found a way yet but working on it
 
3. The only way I've been able to do this is to make a selection then go to the loop module in the Comman Centre and press the Loop selection icon (Shfty L) and subtract the 2 readoutd ie the beginning and end points of the selection. It sounds a lot in reading it but in practice its quite easy.
 
Sorry for taking so long but had a minute so.
 
Hope that's a bit of help

Hi Mike-
 
1. I know I was caught off guard when I closed a folder and the "active track" jumped up to the first one in Track View. I'll experiment with this more next chance.
 
2. Not a huge deal, but I could've sworn this used to be possible.  Screensets seem like the answer.
 
3. Yeah, another not huge deal, but I think I'll put in a feature request for this.
 
Thanks for this and your later response!
 
-Susan

Jlien X
1) It works fine even in X3e. Try it in the default Normal project template.
 
2) X3 introduced a bug (CWBRN-24456 )  that opens all folders which I really want fixed. You close all folders before saving a screenset, then switch to another screenset and switch back and click the open/close button of one of the folders and you'll see all folders open.

Hi Jlien-
 
1) This is with the Normal template and it's inconsistent here, but I'll investigate further.
 
2) I'll also look into the Screensets solution next chance.
 
Thanks!
 
-Susan