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Lenses: Instant Winner!  
 
'nuff said.

can someone explain how lenses differ from screensets - are they global screensets or is there more to it than that?

pwalpwal
can someone explain how lenses differ from screensets - are they global screensets or is there more to it than that?

https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=SONAR&language=3&help=NewFeatures.003.html

thanks rob, reading that it looks like it's a global settings/config thing, including a selected screenset and other settings (like a custom "view" of a project that can be applied)

pwalpwal
can someone explain how lenses differ from screensets - are they global screensets or is there more to it than that?

To me they appear to be about reducing clutter. One can show only what is needed for a particular task. Reducing the modules in the Control bar for example. They are not so much about having various views at ones disposal. Though screensets work along side lenses. Possibly the single most important thing about lenses is they are global. Screensets are on a per project level. I may be wrong but workspaces and lenses are one and the same thing. 

John
 I may be wrong but workspaces and lenses are one and the same thing. 

Correct. They changed the name because other programs use the term "workspaces" for functionality that's less capable.

I don't foresee using it.
Now if we could [] Disable multi dock then ok.

John

pwalpwal
can someone explain how lenses differ from screensets - are they global screensets or is there more to it than that?

To me they appear to be about reducing clutter. One can show only what is needed for a particular task. Reducing the modules in the Control bar for example. They are not so much about having various views at ones disposal. Though screensets work along side lenses. Possibly the single most important thing about lenses is they are global. Screensets are on a per project level. I may be wrong but workspaces and lenses are one and the same thing. 

thanks for the reply John, but i was more fishing for what the are, what's included, rather than the intended affect they might have... from the docs it looks like "a screenset plus some other stuff"

Anderton

John
 I may be wrong but workspaces and lenses are one and the same thing. 

Correct. They changed the name because other programs use the term "workspaces" for functionality that's less capable.

haha, which programs? visual studio/tfs uses the term, but that's the only other app i can think of?
 
which other programs use that term? how are their "workspaces" different/less capable?

bitman
I don't foresee using it.
Now if we could [] Disable multi dock then ok.

I'm thinking you would like the ability to remove it completely as one can with most other views. I would like that ability too. However Lenses may help mitigate the program somewhat. Before you condemn Lenses out of hand try working with them and who knows you may learn to love them. I like them because they are global unlike Screensets. Heck they don't even take any extra space. Their in the menu bar just below the title bar toward the right side.