Re: [Denemo-devel] Apply to selection

[Richard Shann]

On Fri, 2010-06-25 at 22:17 +0100, Richard Shann wrote:
> On Sat, 2010-06-26 at 00:34 +0200, Nils wrote:
> > I think you speak about the old ApplyToSelection script.
> correct
> >  All scripts that test for the Preferences-Variable "Apply shortcuts to 
> > selection?" work with my newer, different method 
> > "singleandselectionswitcher" defined in denemo.scm
> yes - it may have similar problems, which is why I mentioned the
> subject.
Thinking about it, it won't have a similar problem, since you have to
write a script explicitly saying what is to be applied to the selection
(or not), and, of course, no-one will want to write a script applying
cursor left to the selection - or any other infinitely looping script.
But - to be clear - ApplyToSelection can be used on any keyboard
shortcut, and is what I would recommend for those not confident that
they know if there is a selection or not, possibly off-screen. I don't
think this will change when we improve the selection creation process
(too sensitive to the mouse at present) and/or the selection visibility
(can be completely invisible at present). This is because the newer
selection switcher code is essentially a modal command, doing something
different depending on whether there is a selection or not, and so it
would only be good for people who like working modally.
I wonder if the same critique could be applied to the basic
a,b,c...0,1,2 operations in the new "non-modal" Denemo? Could it be
argued that they do something different if the cursor is appending
compared with if it is not?
I don't get enough practical experience using the pc-keyboard entry to
say whether it feels modal. I have done a little "Shift-n" to change a
duration and "Shift-letter" to insert a note, and it felt quite good - I
felt I knew what I was doing. But we need some folks coming fresh to
Denemo to give a verdict.

Richard




> Richard
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> > Nils
> > 
> > On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:22:28 +0100
> > Richard Shann <address@hidden> wrote:
> > 
> > > I notice that if you use ApplyToSelection and tell give it the shortcut
> > > Left, Denemo hangs, because it is trying to step thru the selection and
> > > apply Left ie move cursor back, and so the cursor never progresses.
> > > I have fixed that at the primitive level - now the cursor position is
> > > saved and restored around the command execution.
> > > There could still be problems with selection-altering commands I guess?
> > > Richard
> > > 
> > > 
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