0005844: fader strip width is sub-optimal for large channel numbers in track - MantisBT

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0005844	ardour	features	public	2014-01-28 18:57	2014-01-28 19:31

Reporter	nettings	Assigned To
Priority	normal	Severity	minor	Reproducibility	have not tried
Status	new	Resolution	open

Summary	0005844: fader strip width is sub-optimal for large channel numbers in track
Description	currently, the layout of the fader strip is designed such that the strip is split into two columns of equal width. the left holds the fader, and the right half has all the meters. when using 3rd order ambisonics or higher, this means 16 meters and leads to an unnecessarily wide mixer strip (see attached screenshot). even the compact version is still huge. it would be nice to use some of the space on the fader side for meters in this special case.
Steps To Reproduce	create a session with 16ch master, add a mono track, meter post-fader.
Additional Information	there is a workaround: use custom metering post-fader, but pre-panner (works only if you are using a panner plugin).
Tags	No tags attached.

2014-01-28 18:57	fat channel.jpg (52,726 bytes) fat channel.jpg (52,726 bytes)

nettings 2014-01-28 19:15 manager ~0015638	doh. rgareus just pointed out to me that the narrow version handles the case neatly - i must have missed it. would it be feasible to use this layout for the wide strip as well, or does that mess up the looks of the more common usecases?

nettings 2014-01-28 19:31 manager ~0015639	rgareus> nettings: I suppose we could try sth, if channel-count > X, break the colums <rgareus> nettings: I suppose the green audio-output ports look funny in narrow more. <rgareus> s/more/mode/ <nettings> rgareus, you mean in the processor list? no, they look fine. very useful btw, thanks heaps. <rgareus> nettings: as soon as there's more than ~ 6 dots, I think they're not easy to count. <nettings> rgareus, the way it renders here, breaking the columns would begin to make sense at Nch > 4 <nettings> rgareus, i don't normally need to count them. it's just reassuring that ardour lets me know if it does implicit routing magic. <nettings> rgareus, makes it easier to figure out when ardour is duplicating channels implicitly. <rgareus> nettings: I think we can do the maths on that. narrow meter is (3px+2 border) * Nch and the fader has a fixed girth. <rgareus> nettings: I'll hack it up one of the next days. The 'problem' to be solved is the layout then [also] depends on channel-count and needs to change if channels are added/removed. <rgareus> nettings: right now, the layout only changes when a user presses a button.

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2014-01-28 18:57	nettings	New Issue
2014-01-28 18:57	nettings	File Added: fat channel.jpg
2014-01-28 19:15	nettings	Note Added: 0015638
2014-01-28 19:31	nettings	Note Added: 0015639