Single instance Qtractor MIDI editor window
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Single instance Qtractor MIDI editor window
Is there a setting in Qtractor to use just 1 MID editor window for all clips? I keep getting confused by all my MIDI editor windows along the task bar. Also is there a way to dock the MIDI editor to the main window?
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Re: Single instance Qtractor MIDI editor window
im affraid there is no (native) option in that regard, sorry.
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Re: Single instance Qtractor MIDI editor window
No need to apologise it's great software! Thanks for the quick response.
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Re: Single instance Qtractor MIDI editor window
In my OS (using JWM window manager) I can select an option to group all windows.
So, if I have multiple Rox filer windows opened, there's only one single button on the task bar.
This works also for Qtractor.
No matter how many Windows I open in Qtractor (Main WIndow, Editor Windows, PlugIns etc.) there's only one single button on the task bar.
Your WM/Desktop environment doesn't have such an option?
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Re: Single instance Qtractor MIDI editor window
It does, but I don't use it. It wouldn't solve the problem for me, I'd still prefer to have a single editor I can use for all MIDI clips. I can't think of a reason I'd want two open at once except on perhaps some rare occassion when I want to copy data between clips.
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Re: Single instance Qtractor MIDI editor window
@TAERSH Do you ever work with a MIDI editor open on a second monitor or desktop? How do you cope when you have lots (10+) midi clips you want to quickly switch between?
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Re: Single instance Qtractor MIDI editor window
At times when I was using two monitors I opened/moved all editor windows to the 2nd monitor - always.
But at these times I didn't know about the "group" option of my window manager. Nowadays I have a huge flat-screen monitor.
However, my OS has ten desktops. Each one of them is configured for special tasks like: Audio, Office, Internet, Video etc.
I switch them by keyboard shortcuts and each desktop has its own icon setup related to the desktop's tasks/use.
When I have multiple midi editor windows opened, I right-click the grouped button on the taskbar and choose the needed window from a list presented after right-clicking.
For my workflow this is comfortable for my needs.
But at these times I didn't know about the "group" option of my window manager. Nowadays I have a huge flat-screen monitor.
However, my OS has ten desktops. Each one of them is configured for special tasks like: Audio, Office, Internet, Video etc.
I switch them by keyboard shortcuts and each desktop has its own icon setup related to the desktop's tasks/use.
When I have multiple midi editor windows opened, I right-click the grouped button on the taskbar and choose the needed window from a list presented after right-clicking.
For my workflow this is comfortable for my needs.
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Re: Single instance Qtractor MIDI editor window
Is there a way to set the default midi editor size and window position?
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Re: Single instance Qtractor MIDI editor window
Never heard of it before but it looks useful. I shall do some reading, thanks!
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Re: Single instance Qtractor MIDI editor window
Not a definitive solution, but if there aren't other solutions (in theory is your WM that should do this) you can bind a keyboard shortcut to resize and position the selected window or windows matching some pattern you define.
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Re: Single instance Qtractor MIDI editor window
they are supposed to be stored on a per session file basis ie. restored to position and size as when the session was last saved (if the editor was ever open for that clip before).
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Re: Single instance Qtractor MIDI editor window
Yes that works, but the first time I open a clip's editor in my project it's a small window in the middle of the screen. I have 21 tracks each with 1 midi clip, so I have to resize 21 windows! I'm glad I only have 1 clip per track.
I'd like to define a default position for midi editors the first time they are opened (of course what I really want is a single MIDI editor for all clips )
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