Input Output "Friendly Names"

Thank you, thank you for mentioning one of my desires for SONAR X series. 
 
Of the four DAW hosts that I have bought, SONAR is the only host that does not allow me to format my mono inputs in a clean, concise manner.  Depending on the selection of stereo or mono for any given track, you will see inputs formatted as stereo (R&L) or mono tracks.  When you have soundcards that have 24 - 26 inputs like I have, it makes it easier to select the input you want.
 
In my case, I use Outputs the same way to route to special headphone mixes.
I may have a Avalon 737 coming into input input 15 and a Universal  M610 coming into input 16 as a permanent set up.  It would be better to see them as "Avalon 737" and "UA 610M" instead of "Avalon 737-UA610M Left", "Avalon 737-UA610 Right" and "Avalon 737-UA610 Mono" all in one confusing drop down list.

Sure, I've developed a "workaround" by using Track templates but I get projects in (bundle files) where I have to change inputs or outputs as I do further tracking to live musicians where I am routing things on the fly.

Totally one of my gripes as well, particularly because of the implications for External Inserts. One of the end results of Sonar's "stereo only" handling of I/O is that if I specify one mono channel in an External Insert, Sonar will assume that I've used both channels in the stereo pair. So if I have a pair of Distressors on I/O 1 and 2 and I use the Distressor on channel 1 in an External Insert, the Distressor on channel 2 cannot be used anywhere else in the project.
 
It makes my face go like this:
 
Dean

robert_e_bone
Can you please explain what the issue is with the inputs?  I am just not quite getting what you were explaining (I need more coffee).
 
Thanks, 
 
Bob Bone
 

Here is a shot I took a while back. 
 
Sonar's friendly input list compared to another product's friendly input list.  At this time, I was using my friendly names to also indicate the signal path.  I've simplified my friendly names a bit.  I've pretty much given up on SONAR friendly names and only use that feature in competing products where it makes my input selection easier.

+1 from me. would have been nice.
but since we have dealt with this for a long time. I take it as it is.
would love to see happen though.
 
dingle

This would be a nice improvement to an allready nice DAW.  Can someone point me to the "feature request" form so I too can request this for a future update?  Never mind--I just found the form.

Nice enhancement for X4.

"good luck with that .. the "move checked to top" bug was written on papyrus and sent via carrier pigeon to Boston when we still owned the place!...:D"
 

+1

Everyone who is "+1"-ing this thread, please go to the features and requests area and give us a vote there.  This is something that hasn't gotten any attention previously.