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2017/07/28 19:20:32
Brian Walton
bapu
So, should I venture to say the loyal customer (OP) of 20 years, who's subscription has expired, is no longer a loyal customer?
 


I don't think that is fair at all.  However this isn't a bug and the thread is misleading in that regard.
 
You don't have to upgrade every single month to be loyal.  I'm a lifetime member and I don't even do that.
 
 
2017/07/28 20:40:30
zoffmeister
1. My loyalty should not be in question, in fact two days ago I convinced a friend of mine who never spends money on anything, records his guitar tunes in Cool Edit on a 12 year old Windows XP machine and has no internet connection because he lives in a cave, to finally buy a new PC and buy SONAR Home Studio.

2. Yes this is a bug. Forget about Tungsten, I still can't see why making any modification to the Mercury Theme in Theme Editor removes Strip colour. I should still be able to restyle buttons without losing this
2017/07/29 02:05:15
Brian Walton
Ahh, I didn't realize that if you modify a single parameter of any kind even using mercury as a starting point that the strip colors are no longer possible. If that is the case it does seem unexpected.
2017/07/29 02:14:58
RSMCGUITAR
Just restating that something is a bug does not make it a bug.
Does the theme editor claim you can edit colored strips? No.
2017/07/29 07:23:57
Bristol_Jonesey
Is it by design? Yes
 
Therefore it is not a bug
2017/07/29 09:16:31
Songroom
paulo
Speaking as someone whose main motivation for upgrading to Platinum from X3 Pro was because the Tungsten theme finally allowed me to banish the drab grey and/or rainbow colours and finally allow me to return to a dark theme that had been missing since 8.5, can I please ask that it you ever do this colour strip thing again that is an option. Having waited so long for you to correct the previous backward step please, please don't ruin it again.



Completely agree.
2017/07/29 11:21:20
Leee
As mentioned in a previous post in this thread,  I find that adding track icons and adding different colors to the little strip at the bottom of each track of the console view is enough for me to keep things organized and grouped together.  Normally I add the same color of all the track strips that go to one specific Stereo Bus (like I will group my percussion, drums and bass into one group -> Stereo Bus with the same color)  It's pretty easy to keep things organized.  This will work in any theme.

And changing the color of that little strip on the bottom, will also change the colors of the MIDI notes and audio wave forms in the associated tracks in the Track View.   Personally, I like that better.  Having all the columns in the Console View with different colors is a bit too colorful to me, I think it looks unprofessional (like a game or something) and is too distracting.   Just my humble opinion.  (I hope I explained all that so it makes sense)
 
2017/07/29 11:35:37
interpolated
I use colour coding for track types. Not so much track icons as all my tracks vary.
2017/07/29 12:38:01
PeteL
zoffmeister
2. Yes this is a bug. Forget about Tungsten, I still can't see why making any modification to the Mercury Theme in Theme Editor removes Strip colour. I should still be able to restyle buttons without losing this


And you still can ... while retaining colored strips ... using Duckbar.

http://www.sonarmods.com/forum/index.php

I used it extensively to modify buttons and other graphic elements in SONAR prior to the Theme Editor. In fact, the vast majority of my current mods in Theme Editor were actually made at an earlier time using Duckbar and ported into Theme Editor for use with Tungsten as a base.
2017/07/29 14:00:44
chuckebaby
PeteL
zoffmeister
2. Yes this is a bug. Forget about Tungsten, I still can't see why making any modification to the Mercury Theme in Theme Editor removes Strip colour. I should still be able to restyle buttons without losing this


And you still can ... while retaining colored strips ... using Duckbar.

http://www.sonarmods.com/forum/index.php

I used it extensively to modify buttons and other graphic elements in SONAR prior to the Theme Editor. In fact, the vast majority of my current mods in Theme Editor were actually made at an earlier time using Duckbar and ported into Theme Editor for use with Tungsten as a base.


I believe he already tried  Duckbar
http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/3456716
 
 
 
 
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