Make "play items once" only play selected items about sws HOT 13 OPEN

From [email protected] on November 26, 2009 04:21:08

Hey sws, when is this coming? I find myself using this a LOT, and playing nonselected
items really breaks it IMHO :(

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From [email protected] on March 29, 2010 15:00:15

This one still not working in 1.7.0, it plays all items instead of only selected ones :(

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From swstim on March 29, 2010 15:20:10

Nope, this isn't done.

Really this action is misnamed, it is actually "play starting at selected item's left
edge and stopping at the right."

I'll rename it soon and this FR will be for a new action to solo-play selected item(s).

It's not especially easy so don't expect it all that soon.

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From swstim on March 29, 2010 15:21:48

Can you workaround it in the meantime by writing a macro that:

1. Save all item states
2. mutes all the non-selected items
3. plays
4. wait for user keystoke, or second macro, then
5. restore item states

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From [email protected] on March 29, 2010 15:40:51

OK, I figured a workaround would be something along those lines (although it includes
visible muting)... it will suffice until a proper command of said name is done. I
suppose it's not really easy to make, but let's see if some other of my active FRs is
easier :)

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From swstim on March 29, 2010 16:35:57

Haha, well, I'm not sure I could write the action without visible mutes either... (I
was just going to mute everything and restore it on stop or end-of-item, really
grunge-like.)

One workaround on my end would be creating a new item, with several takes, one for
each selected item, and then just play that one?

Like I said, it's a tricky thing. :)

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From [email protected] on March 29, 2010 16:46:21

Maybe we should then opt for a native Cockos solution for this?

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From swstim on March 29, 2010 17:06:11

Perhaps, but doesn't seem like something they'd be really receptive to... Here's to hoping
more people join the SWS project and help out with this stuff. :D

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From swstim on March 29, 2010 17:06:13

Perhaps, but doesn't seem like something they'd be really receptive to... Here's to hoping
more people join the SWS project and help out with this stuff. :D

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From [email protected] on March 29, 2010 17:18:23

Well, you've got quite a team now. Yourself, Jeffos, Padre, you should also include
Fingers... too bad Xen retired, but he really did a lot!

Also too bad I'm not a better programmer, or I'd jump right it, you bet! However, I
can only help with FRs, testing out, and bug reports... ^^

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From swstim on March 29, 2010 18:04:57

:) Of course, which reminds me I need to thank you for the help!

I may from time to time shoot "beta versions" your way to test, esp. will new
features related to your requests. What's the best way to reach you? IM (AIM/Google
talk), or perhaps email?

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From [email protected] on March 29, 2010 18:06:56

This e-mail (Gmail) works, otherwise I'm on MSN ([email protected]). But when I'm
on Gmail, Gtalk is fine, too (albeit only browser version of it). :)

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From [email protected] on June 03, 2010 03:52:40

Hey Tim!

Long time since I bumped this one :)

Could you do it the "grunge way" you explained above, just for time's sake? I'd
really hate to workaround with waiting for user keypress, so it would be cool if
you'd make a quick and dirty "Audition mode" action, which would mute all unselected
items, then play the selected ones, and upon transport stop (be it automatic on end
of last selected item, or user pressed stop) restores the mute states of unselected
items?

Thank you very, very much!

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