[jsonar] some of my thoughts about JSonar
- From: Pradip Chandra Sikdar <pradip.sikdar@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: jsonar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:07:50 +0530
Dear JSonar developer,
Here are some of my thoughts about JSonar to improve its
usability. If you consider them useful, you may implement them in JSonar
if possible.
1. in the event list view, suppose I am in the data column, if I want to
play a single event, I will have to press
Control+Shift+Spacebar. But in that time, 3 things will happen. First
jaws will speak "Control plus Shift plus Space". Then, jaws will tell
the event name or value such as C#. In the same time we will hear the
particular note is playing.
I don't want to hear "Control plus Shift plus Space" each time I press
that hotkey. I only want to hear the event name or value and want to
listen the note!
So, if you please do something so that, jaws will not say "Control plus
Shift plus Space" if it is pressed in the event list view, I think, it
will be very helpful.
2. in the event list view, if I don't have any midi keyboard connected
to my PC and I want to insert a new event then, the hotkey for inserting
a new event is "Insert Key". But as Insert Key is our Jaws Key by
default then, I will have to press Insert+3 to pass through the next key
and then, I will have to press Insert Key to insert a new event.
I have heard a podcast of CakeTalking. There, they have a Hotkey which
is Control+I to insert a new event. Therefore, they don't need to press
a bunch of key to insert a new event.
I want the same feature in JSonar and I think, it is not a hard work to
implement this in JSonar.
3. In Step Sequencer View, if I want to Insert a new row above the
selected row, I need to press the same key which is "Insert Key".
So, the same suggestion is applied in the step sequencer view also.
4. The above suggestion is also applied in tempo view to insert a new tempo.
5. Several times, I need to toggle metronome in playback. I can do
this in several ways. I can press Alt+O to bring out the option dialogue
and then, press P to activate to project option. After press control+tab
to go to the metronome page and press Alt+P to toggle the playback state
of the metronome.
Otherwise I can press Control+Shift+F1 to display the JSonar utilities
menu, and hit enter on toggle metronome option and I will get the
available option from there.
Does it possible to put some Hotkey to do the same task? for example,
Alt+Shift+P to toggle the playback state of the metronome, press it
twice to activate the audio metronome, and press it thrice to activate
the midi metronome.
These are some of my thoughts. Dear listers, what do you think?
Thanks for reading my e-mail!
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Regards Pradip Chandra Sikdar
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