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diff --git a/DOCUMENTATION/TODO b/DOCUMENTATION/TODO new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6fbbdb9d98 --- /dev/null +++ b/DOCUMENTATION/TODO @@ -0,0 +1,232 @@ +ARDOUR TO-DO: $Id$ +---------------------------------------------------------------------- + +ITEMS REQUIRED FOR 1.0 +---------------------- + +* Automation + - must be able to apply a fade to a selected range +* Drag handles for region/xfade curves + +* ensure I/O port is selected in connection dialog +* add a small buffer near the left edge of the editor canvas to + make mouse operations near that edge easier to get right +* context menus everywhere + - edit groups + - mix groups + - track lists + - region list + - click button + + (miscellany) + +* propagate name changes to equivalent regions in region list +* destroy region removes equivalent regions from region list +* fix edit group visibility toggle + +META ITEMS +---------- + +* there must be a manual + +POST 1.0 WORK +------------- +* make region state of a playlist be position,length,layer, and save + that for BoundsChange or Layer change. +* automation modes (from protools): + - relative trim + - etc. +* 2-step file expunge +* allow sends/inserts and perhaps plugins to be named +* popup a big panner +* mix groups (adding new kinds of relationships to the groups, as per + old ideas from tom pincince) +* add meter range control +* change meter tap point +* cassowary-based constraints for edit groups +* serializing the edit history (i have a plan for this now) +* gtk2 port +* like, totally rock, dude. +* make rulers reorderable +* set of useful click sounds +* use snapshot mechanism to provide persistent undo/redo + - needs better integration of automation state + into session state. +* duplicate-with-gap +* panner multichannel backend code +* select new port display when its created +* copy/paste io configurations +* Better temporal navigation +* new region via plugin. +* digital input trim. +* possibly allow metering max-level adjustment at run-time +* use multi-loop-take ala Samplitude/PT +* song mode autonames for locate points + intro, verse1, verse N, chorus, bridge, outro/tag +* different clock display modes: + elapsed + remaining + time since location start + time till location end +* handle missing audio sources when loading +* option/action to snap selection to zero crossings +* pitch shift? + +- Some global solo routing buttons and a sine/noise generator to + test all the connections. Possibly a talkback input and + control. Pretty much like the equivalent strip on a analog + console. + +WAITING FOR GTK+/gtkmm 2.0: +--------------------------- +general gtkmmext::ui solution to delete_event in recursive Gtk::Main::run() +float<->ulong conversion in a GtkAdjustment (GTK2 uses doubles) + * fix the problems caused by range (float) limits on Locations. +figure out how to get frames/timebars to extend to max_frames. + +UNDO ITEMS +---------- +track height? +capture? +I/O connection state, etc. + +BUGS +---- + +initial Tempo marker can be dragged +duplicate region names can be created automatically + +THREAD QUESTIONS +---------------- + - which thread should: + - change playlists on a diskstream? + - change diskstreams on a track? (we don't support that in the UI) + + - can we reliably construct a copy of the RT state, instead of + using locks everywhere? + +NOTES FROM THE MAILING LISTS +---------------------------- + +-- gerard -- + +Region gain has some bugs. They dissappear when trimming. Don't always +playback correctly. + +I had some strange things with a chunk where the last region seemed to use +the audio file as a peakfile. It played back correctly, but it showed up +frames_per_peak too large. + +-- gerard2 --- + +Automation. +I see that automation editing is in the TODO. How about the whole deal: +Changing it during aplay. relative or absolute, latch (is that the word) or +momentary override etc +Is this for >1.0 ? It is not that important for me but maybe for some +folks... + +Better metering configurability. Post/pre etc. + +Gui interface consistency. + +more keyboard shortcuts for f.i. (are they hard to add?): + -arrow keys to move selection from region to region + -seperate region. This one can be the same for split region, if there is + a range selected seperate, if not split. + + +Should playhead also snap to grid? + +Adding/removing snapshots through snapshot pane. + +I would prefer to move the pre and post roll adjustments to the options +menu, and have a start/end/duration of selection clocks. + +A way to deal with misbehaving plugins. They shouldn't be able to freeze +ardour. + +What is the current (and planned) edit-group functionality? It doesn't seem +to much. + +----- + +make use of transients a run-time option +panning for export + +mute automation event + +region length/end editor clocks don't modify position + +should we allow N-channels regions to be inserted into non-N-channel routes? + +auto-crossfades are unreliable/hard to predict/confusing +reset declick curves when doing a region copy (only if auto-crossfading?) + +audio clock editing + - make drag work again + - use tick field + +post fader plug/inserts get into a very inconsistent state wrt active/not active +mixer strip widths are not persistent across state save/restore +automation-read updates in mixer-strip in editor +don't initiate MIDI binding if there is no MMC control +export to audiofile + - exports tracks not marked for export (?) + - contains clicks/pops even with no SRC/dither (FIXED?) + +timefx region length error (check back with audacity crew) +send gain control is clicky. +some regionview names don't seem sensitive to canvas events +splice mode needs to work correctly all the time, at the right times +removing a port then adding a new one can cause duplicate names +plugin automation buttons don't update from a plugin signal +how to handle multichannel selections +apparently selected location on startup of locations window, or + when creating new location from selection is *not* selected +source/region naming/region list display + +LONG TERM CHECKING +------------------ +RT-ness of all RT-thread STL usage + +GUI DETAILS +----------- +Use mouse wheel events (button4/5) +Remove regions from region list +Some location window ops need dbl click, some don't + + +CHROME +------ +make prompters look nicer still. +make ladspa plugin selector look nicer +don't popup "no group" when there are no groups (mixer strip). +fix bug in Gtkmmext with wrapping on Gtkmmext::ClickBox +make region editors look nicer +region editor audition button doesn't pop up after audition is finished +allow same color for all streamviews + +AUDIO STREAM +------------ + +[ These are JACK TODO's ] + +* need to ensure that cards like the Hammerfall are really set + to the correct sample rate when connected to an external + clock source. +* ::connect_to_session() should indicate a problem if the + sample rate is wrong .... + +MIDI Machine Control +----------------------- + +* handle stupid Mackie TC buttons +* send MMC rec-enable messages +* allow control (MMC/Local) selection to work +* make sure that MMC ID works + +EDITOR, etc. +------------ + +* "use location to define selection" |