Ace: those pesky cables!! [SOLVED!]

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Sorry if I didn't read all 35 pages of the Ace thread, but a quick search didn't seem to mention this anywhere, so...

First off, hats off to Urs for his creative talent and perseverance, as well as his democratic pricing policies. I'm slowly buying everything he makes just to show my support!

Second: Ace is just wonderful. I've read it's a quickie in anticipation of larger modular work, but it's a blast to program and sounds great.

The main reason for this post is just to comment on the way Ace is handling its cables. There are currently 2 main problems with the cables:

1. They cover controls and value indicators. When there's too many of them, it becomes particularly problematic. The easiest solution would be to implement a switch (& key command) to toggle their transparency (ghost outline), either temporarily (during keypress) or held toggle, and allow adjustment of the level of transparency.

2. When more than one cable is assigned to a destination, it sometimes becomes impossible to disconnect a cable if it's "under" a second one without disconnecting the "upper" one first. A solution to that would be to allow right-clicking on any cable body and offer:

- Delete Cable
- Disconnect Source
- Disconnect Destination

Or alternatively allow a key + click to alternate the "upper" cable so it can be accessed.

For your consideration :D
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You know that if you right click on a cable's source, it will bring up a menu with all the destinations available, which also has a list of options for the cable transparency at the bottom. Options include Thick+solid, Thick+Transparent, Thin+solid, Thin+transparent, etc.

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I second all of this.

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rlahalla wrote:You know that if you right click on a cable's source, it will bring up a menu with all the destinations available, which also has a list of options for the cable transparency at the bottom. Options include Thick+solid, Thick+Transparent, Thin+solid, Thin+transparent, etc.
....ahhhhh...thanks... 8)

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Actually, it's the destination, not the source :oops:

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rlahalla wrote:You know that if you right click on a cable's source, it will bring up a menu with all the destinations available, which also has a list of options for the cable transparency at the bottom. Options include Thick+solid, Thick+Transparent, Thin+solid, Thin+transparent, etc.
Ha! Thanks! I figured it was too much of an issue not to have been handled! Just not in the manual yet. Could still be a key toggle as well.

I also just realized that it's the inputs that get overlapped, not the outputs, so the solution to the second issue is to disconnect at the output.

What I said about Urs... ;)
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Breeze wrote: Ha! Thanks! I figured it was too much of an issue not to have been handled! Just not in the manual yet. Could still be a key toggle as well.
Maybe you should add to the subject line [SOLVED], it might help others who don't know about it.

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MCnoone wrote:Maybe you should add to the subject line [SOLVED], it might help others who don't know about it.
Done! Good Policy.

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