stickman393
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You are not alone. Many folks, long-time SONAR users, do not "get" the multidock, and do not see it as an improvement.
This doesn't make them stupid. About the worst you could say is that they are unwilling to change or compromise.
In my case, I do not appreciate that the multidock is better than the window management in SONAR 8.x, and there is nothing else in the X1 release that compensates for the negative aspects of multidock, in my opinion.
The SonarPlus utility mentioned above goes quite a long way to reducing the negative aspects of the multidock. I'd say "check it out" but with X1D on the horizon, we have no guarantee that SonarPlus will be updated (it is version-specific).
Very true on all counts...
I prefer to work in one screen at a time (full size) for these windows.... Plugins and the likes I want full open and "live with" them being on top... I don't keep them open long. Making their view smaller and the TV smaller just doesn't work for me... and it's more clicks/strokes to get things the "right" size...
I checked it out fairly well when it was first released and again after X1c... It's still just not for me and if they simply allowed us to hide it as we can the Browser (I un-dock it and it opens as a small window as it did "as" 8.5's Synth Rack)...
Sonar Plus does very well at handling the dock and getting it out of the way... As to whether Plus will work with X1D... I'm pretty sure it will as the only two reasons for it to have issues (at the moment) are 1.) when it checks the version number (which Panu has easily and quickly remedied before) and if commands have been moved to different keys.... Maybe someone with a 700 might find an issue as they seem to have received a number of new keys in X1d...
So I think you're safe to use it now and continue it later... X2? We'll see... Now that Ben's a Baker too! He has announced he will not be developing Plus anymore himself...
8.5 vs. X1c? I'm a staunch 8.5 lover... but there are definitely a number of improvements in X1 and once over the learning curve issue, It's back to the same old Sonar for the most part... There are quite a number of enhancements that are an improvement and a few that are 3 steps forward and 2 steps back... and they are getting improved, so in time you'll likely end up wanting to learn the new gui anyway.... so getting it now is an early start...
As to being too busy to learn the new? Then the OP definitely has the right to simply continue using 8.5 as I often do. then there's nothing new to learn and you can proceed with your busy day...
Regarding why did you upgrade? Many of us (including myself) do so regularly for an assortment of reasons... If your reason is/was good enuf? Then you're still getting value for your investment.... If not, a poor investment was made and more research should have been put in before deciding to buy... Too busy to find out before buying? Too much of a hurry? I could give many remarks...
I myself complain when my time is abused as the envelope editing and other things are for me now... But I still believe I made a worthy investment as I continue to find small, but important and useful new abilities as I always have with a new version...
I will continue to use X1 more as it gets better and still rely on 8.5.3 when I really need the speed...
But honestly? After a while it gets very PITA confusing to remember which version I'm in and which command to use, and where is it? ;-) So I progressively move to X1 and continue to remark to the Bakers about my needs and desires... Sooner or later they all seem to arrive .... and then some!
Keni