Re: [Denemo-devel] cursor showing in bad position

[Richard Shann]

On Sat, 2011-02-05 at 08:21 +0000, Richard Shann wrote:
> On Sat, 2011-02-05 at 08:17 +0000, Richard Shann wrote:
> > On Fri, 2011-02-04 at 20:10 +0100, Nils Gey wrote:
> > > As I said in IRC:
> > > A full measure followed by an empty one. The full measures Appending
> > > position seems to be in the empty one.
> > 
> > Hmm, what I see in this position is the blue cursor placed where a note
> > will go if you insert one - namely the following measure. This seems to
> > me to be a Good Thing.
> > What seems bad, is that it describes this on the status line as
> > "Appending" when, in fact, you will not append to the bar if you try at
> > that point, it will go on to the next bar.
> > Ah - it does with my shortcuts - perhaps the problem is if you do a
> > command (do we have one?) that will insert at the end of a full measure?
> > 
> > My fix would be for the status bar to be fixed, so that if you are after
> > the last object in a full measure it does not say appending - I think
> > this is the "offend" position.
> > 
> > But report back on what happens in your profile when you insert another
> > note in this position.
> I have just tested inserting a keysig change when before an empty
> measure, and this does indeed insert before the barline, while the
> cursor is indicating that the insertion point is after. So the problem
> is the insertion point depends on what you insert and how.

...and so the solution is to sit on the fence. Checked into git.
Richard


> Richard
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> > Richard
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> > > If you don't see this we might have a different problem with your
> > > version :) Because what I said recently about the cursor showing in
> > > wrong position after changing a keysig with the mouse in another staff
> > > is absolutly true and super-easy to spot.
> > > 
> > > Nils
> > > 
> > > Am Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:24:04 +0000
> > > schrieb Richard Shann <address@hidden>:
> > > 
> > > > from irc:
> > > > <Nils^> it has one, but the graphic is wrong
> > > > <Nils^> the cursor is already in the empty measure
> > > > <rshann> yes - I think that is "known" :(
> > > > 
> > > > Nils - can you give a precise description of the circumstance for this
> > > > bad cursor positioning? In what precise conditions does it arise
> > > > (objects in this measure, objects in next measure, appending/not
> > > > appending...)
> > > > 
> > > > I am sure I have seen this from time to time, but need a specific
> > > > target to go for fixing it (without causing trouble elsewhere).
> > > > 
> > > > Richard
> > > > 
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