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I've just checked zoom tool's improved behavior in Dorchester and actually think the issue is fixed (as far as what the tool is supposed to do, which is zooming correctly, is concerned). Dragging on just non-current tracks still zooms incorrectly when Auto Track Zoom is enabled, but the user just needs to make the desired track a current track before dragging. As for Take lanes not zooming fully (to fit the entire Clips pane), it's just because of the lane's max height limitation. I'm sure the Bakers are thinking of improving and fixing Take lanes heavily at some point in the near future. The top 2 issues for me regarding Take lanes are 1) they can't be as slim as tracks, and 2) there's no way to make muted clips disappear from the parent track when the lanes are collapsed. I've been asking for these to be addresed ever since the feature was implemented, but nothing's happened to them so far. So, I think we should really appreciate this zoom tool fix in Dorchester.
 
Btw, I posted a FR to hide all muted lanes (when the lanes are expanded), but only 1 user voted, so I think not many are unhappy with the current Take lane implementation.
http://forum.cakewalk.com/Ability-to-solo-multiple-Take-lanes-in-the-track-and-hide-all-muted-lanes-at-once-m3200146.aspx#3200146
 

That vote would be mine...   I encourage others to vote though, because it's a great thread for Lane enhancements.

Interesting...

I would love to support the feature request, but honestly I almost never use the lane mute. I tend to use clip mutes once I'm working at that level...

Keni

I just Z-dragged these 2 takes (3 lanes) for a larger view and...
 

 
 
Look!! The lanes are now slimmer than the minimized tracks!! My dream has finally come true!!! 
 

Not what you wanted is it? Well yes it is but not that way!!

Grem
Not what you wanted is it? Well yes it is but not that way!!

 
True. But I really don't want this bug fixed. I LOVE these very thin lanes. Although you can't move the clips with the Smart Tool (you have to switch to the Move tool, which is easy), you can audition many takes that are in non-adjacent lanes without having to largely scroll the view up/down or change the lane order. This really made me realize how much the default double-row minimized lanes have been slowing down my workflow. I'm going to use this technique every time I need to deal with tens of lanes. Great.

That would be a step in the right direction... One of the two size limitations that desperately need to be changed.

I haven't seen this here though... I wish it would bug out here too! Maybe in the large zoom too... So a single lane cold have the full screen width! <sigh>

HA! That's freaking hilarious. I'll have to try it. Probably begging for a crash but maybe it's an Easter Egg. lol
 
Exact recipe? It could be a "Problem" report AND feature request all in one.
 
lulzity1eleven

Basically, you just need to add extra lanes depending on how thin you want the lanes to be. On my laptop screen, I can only see 13 lanes at a time by default (with the MultiDock collapsed and the Control Bar not collapsed).
 

Here's how the lanes look when I have a total of 24 lanes and hold down the Z key and drag one (or more) of the lanes horizontally.
 

 

Here's how they look when I have 50 lanes in total and do the zoom.
 

Very interesting...

Maybe it is an Easter egg? A halfway measure? I'm not as interested in having them thin as I am fitting them on screen... Meaning I have no real desire for them to be thin until I need them to be thin... This might help, but it still won't alliw such while the full song is displayed?

I'll try this later today when I have electricity... Here's hoping it's a first step towards cleaning up this issue and maybe this month's update will move it farther towards completion?

Thanks again for noting and posting this...

Check the ezine PDF for bug fixes. If the issue is apparently fixed it might need logging again as a regression bug.