vvoois
December 16, 2009, 6:00pm
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You can use the color picker to color them black. Then you can copy the color to the other tracks and then hide the show track colors.
ericneilj
December 16, 2009, 10:32pm
22
taktik:
Another idea we’ve discussed in the alpha stage (actually that was danoises idea), was use the tracks color as default color for all slots that are create in the track, but that you can override them manually.
Lets say you have two tracks, first is green second is read:
by default everything you create in there gets either red or green
right clicking on the slots allows you to override any slots color to whatever you want
copy & pasting such colored slots then also copies the overridden color. So if you’ve made a slot yellow, all later copies will also paint them yellow, no matter on which track they are
changing the track colors will only change the color for slots that don’t have their own color
This allows you to do/have both: a simple track based color setup and a way to spot/mark clips not just by track…
This is a beautiful idea sir taktik, and thank you vV!
What we need is default the track colors black in the default template. This way, a track color is applied when desired rather than forced onto the user to change. having the tracks colored already is a great way to show people the feature exists, but it’s a much cleaner feature to make the color selection optional/manual from the start.
using taktik/danoise’s idea, we could color a track, by deviating from the colors selector’s pre-existing choice (black), therefore making all slots in the matrix for that track whatever color is chosen by the user. or these tracks all remain black, and the user can color unique cells however they please (though i think it should effect cloned slots with the same color)
combining these two ideas is very clean
s-n-s
December 16, 2009, 10:40pm
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i have to strongly agree on this
taktik
December 16, 2009, 11:14pm
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using taktik/danoise’s idea, we could color a track, by deviating from the colors selector’s pre-existing choice (black), therefore making all slots in the matrix for that track whatever color is chosen by the user. or these tracks all remain black, and the user can color unique cells however they please (though i think it should effect cloned slots with the same color)
Well, if you really don’t want default colors, you can also save a template document where all track colors are set to white.
ericneilj
December 17, 2009, 12:42am
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my point about colors is that they should be defaulted to something neutral (black or white). so many people here were quick to call dblue’s image ugly, while i find default pastel rainbow bars above the tracks so very appealing either. by defaulting track colors to something neutral in the build itself, you give the user complete control from the get go.
i’m gonna post some mock-ups of how this is more user friendly and functional.
vvoois
December 17, 2009, 8:00pm
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my point about colors is that they should be defaulted to something neutral (black or white). so many people here were quick to call dblue’s image ugly, while i find default pastel rainbow bars above the tracks so very appealing either. by defaulting track colors to something neutral in the build itself, you give the user complete control from the get go.
i’m gonna post some mock-ups of how this is more user friendly and functional.
Perhaps a default dark theme and a randomize option to quickly populate the tracks with colors for a fast effect.
lerchiosi
December 19, 2009, 8:16pm
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+1 for default track colour as black
+1 for colours relating to individual track arrangements as opposed to colour per track
Conner_Bw
December 19, 2009, 9:27pm
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The default colours look good.
People are going apeshit over the 2.5 screenshots for a reason.
vvoois
December 20, 2009, 1:44am
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You’re right, the timing to use these kind of colours is a bit too early
eeter
December 20, 2009, 4:00am
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yes… I think it’s better time for ‘these’ colors…
I’m sure Santa will like this
s-n-s
December 20, 2009, 4:09am
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man thats disgusting,if santa gives me that for christmas,he better run fast
taktik
January 20, 2010, 3:30pm
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taktik:
Lets say you have two tracks, first is green second is read:
by default everything you create in there gets either red or green
right clicking on the slots allows you to override any slots color to whatever you want
copy & pasting such colored slots then also copies the overridden color. So if you’ve made a slot yellow, all later copies will also paint them yellow, no matter on which track they are
changing the track colors will only change the color for slots that don’t have their own color
This allows you to do/have both: a simple track based color setup and a way to spot/mark clips not just by track…
Done for the next beta. Lets see how this works, if this solves anything…
ericneilj
January 22, 2010, 9:20am
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taktik:
Done for the next beta
awesome
taktik
January 28, 2010, 7:01pm
37
After all the fuzz this either does its job now, or no one cares?
benJam
January 29, 2010, 9:09pm
38
just to make it clear: it’s waaaaay better this way.
vvoois
January 29, 2010, 11:40pm
39
It is better than group track coloring… you can now really do clip colouring to a reasonable detail.
centipus
January 30, 2010, 2:09am
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this feature made the matrix a lot more useful for me. helps in keeping track of small variations in similar patterns. really loving this feature!
