[ardour-users] mix groups & edit groups

[Paul Davis]

On Sun, 2006-01-15 at 23:36 -0800, Kevin Cosgrove wrote:
> Has anyone else noticed that assigning a track to a group works 
> differently in the mixer window than in the edit window?  In the 
> mixer window clicking on "no group" brings up a menu of groups.  To 
> select the group the user continues to hold down button-1 and drag 
> the pointer over the group name before releasing button-1.  This 
> click-hold-drag-unclick operation is not so good for repetitive 
> strain.  In the editor window clicking on the little g brings up a 
> menu that persists without holding down the button.  The group is 
> selected by clicking on it.  Given that this operation is nearly the 
> same in both windows, I'd think it might be good if their UI operated 
> the same way.  Maybe this is already under consideration in the gtk 
> port?
> 
> Just my observations....

this is all changing fairly significantly in ardour2, and will continue
to change beyond that.

--p