Graph Funtion

[Sherry C]

Originally Posted by dj

I think the logic is that, if you select a note, you are no longer working with controller data, as the graphed controller data are not applicable to individual notes, only tracks or channels.

Precisely

ttfn,
Sherry

[herbert]

Hi Sherry, David,

We all have come to love the many ways Composer works. Not all users use Composer the same way and for the same purposes. I do extensive midi editing. Any time and key stroke saved is a plus.

David said:

“I think the logic is that, if you select a note, you are no longer working with controller data, as the graphed controller data are not applicable to individual notes, only tracks or channels.”

Selecting a note and later jumping back to it, was useful for playing back the music while the graph was displayed, ready for further editing.

Sherry, having a view only graph command, without being able to edit the graph is of no use to me.

Composer is unique, providing the ability to do midi editing superimposed over the notation. This uniqueness should be extended and made more efficient.


Best wishes,

Herbert

[Sherry C]

Howdy Herbert,

Originally Posted by herbert

Sherry, having a view only graph command, without being able to edit the graph is of no use to me.

The current version of Composer simply moved the "View graph only" functionality from the toolbar (which confused a heck of a lot of users) to the View menu. The Graph Over Notes tab and palette is the same, with the exception of the following.

Previously (pre 2.6), if you went to the Graph Over Notes tab, did something, then went elsewhere (eg. clicked on a note to switch to the "Notes and rests" tab), the "Graph view" remained on. This "clingy" graph behavior was very confusing to many people. We did change that behavior so that the graph now goes away when you click on a note (or whatever) if you don't have the "View...graph" button "on". This behavior has cut down on a lot of confusion for the majority of users. However, if you DO have the "View...graph" button "on", then the behavior will be just like it was with the previous version's GraphOverNotes tab. Click on a note to edit it, and the graph will still be visible. Click the GraphOverNotes tab, and edit the graph.

Given that change, Herbert, I think (and again I may be misunderstanding) that if you use the "View/Show...graph" option and turn on the graph of your choice, you'll have essentially the behavior that you miss from the earlier version, that is, that the graph is always visible, and you can edit what you want at will.

Or am I missing something here?

ttfn,
Sherry