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  • Browser enhancements nice - but why no drag 'n drop? Lost opportunity.
2016/09/18 18:06:18
jpetersen
If I want to move a plugin, I have to right-click, popup-menu, open combobox, select target, click OK...
 
Why not just drag 'n' drop, like every other Windows program?
 
Folder handling is also crying out for streamlining.
2016/09/18 19:03:08
John
I can drag and drop an FX to a track FX bin from my CW browser. As I can with any file in the browser. I do it with transport stopped. I've been using the Browser more and more. Its very handy. 
2016/09/18 19:04:57
mettelus
I *think* he is referring to the ability to drag/drop sorting the plugin list in the browser, but not sure.
2016/09/18 19:07:17
John
I think you maybe right. Funny, I wouldn't think about that. I like the way it woks now as it is I guess.
2016/09/18 19:11:50
John
Thinking about this a bit it occurs to me that its not a browser in the traditional manor. Its more a container for things in a per project manor. Think of the synth rack for an example. 
2016/09/18 19:21:58
Anderton
If you open a folder with enough plug-ins that you can't see all the categories, drag and drop is not possible because dragging beyond the browser boundaries doesn't scroll automatically. Furthermore, you can't drag and drop to a category that doesn't exist, nor can you rename during a drag and drop operation. It seems the intention was to consolidate these diverse browser-related activities into a single, context-sensitive right-click menu.
 
2016/09/18 20:58:18
mettelus
My guess would be a bit more simplistic, specifically that the drag/drop was initially setup to enable targets of FX bins (viable drop locations). The tree itself being a valid target for drop was not coded potentially because of the Plugin Manager.
2016/09/18 22:18:00
Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk]
The plugin browser doesn't currently allow for editing of layouts today so there is no drag drop functionality within the browser itself. You can only drag a plugin and drop it on a track or effects bin to insert a plugin.
In the future we may consider editing categories and layouts via drag and drop within the browser.
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