Cycling 74 » Topic: Hide connections but still make 'em http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/hide-connections-but-still-make-em/feed Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:11:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=2.2.4 http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/hide-connections-but-still-make-em/#post-38003 <![CDATA[Hide connections but still make 'em]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/hide-connections-but-still-make-em/#post-38003 Thu, 22 May 2008 00:56:05 +0000 cebec This is something I’ve wanted since v. 4. Hide all connections but still be able to make connections. As it is, it’s nearly impossible to make new connections in a busy patch without moving things all over the place.

Maybe the cable could be visible while drawing it but when connected, could fade out or remain visible while holding an option key, for instance.

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/hide-connections-but-still-make-em/#post-131592 <![CDATA[Re: Hide connections but still make 'em]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/hide-connections-but-still-make-em/#post-131592 Thu, 22 May 2008 01:07:15 +0000 DonK Quote: cebec wrote on Wed, 21 May 2008 17:56
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> This is something I’ve wanted since v. 4. Hide all connections but still be able to make connections. As it is, it’s nearly impossible to make new connections in a busy patch without moving things all over the place.
>
> Maybe the cable could be visible while drawing it but when connected, could fade out or remain visible while holding an option key, for instance.
>
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Not quite what you wantand you probably know already, but using send, receive, and patchers help tidy things. they’ve cleaned up my patches immensely.

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/hide-connections-but-still-make-em/#post-131593 <![CDATA[Re: Hide connections but still make 'em]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/hide-connections-but-still-make-em/#post-131593 Thu, 22 May 2008 01:10:33 +0000 cebec Yes, good point. Better patching practices would help a lot in this instance.
I still would appreciate the additional feature, of course.

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/hide-connections-but-still-make-em/#post-131594 <![CDATA[Re: Hide connections but still make 'em]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/hide-connections-but-still-make-em/#post-131594 Thu, 22 May 2008 02:06:17 +0000 David Zicarelli We intend to do something like a fading out connection at some point in the near future. In the meantime, perhaps it is too obvious to mention, but one of the reasons to zoom in is to deal with busy patches.

David Z.

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/hide-connections-but-still-make-em/#post-131595 <![CDATA[Re: Hide connections but still make 'em]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/hide-connections-but-still-make-em/#post-131595 Thu, 22 May 2008 11:32:22 +0000 Stefan Tiedje matt schrieb:
> This is something I’ve wanted since v. 4. Hide all connections but
> still be able to make connections. As it is, it’s nearly impossible
> to make new connections in a busy patch without moving things all
> over the place.
>
> Maybe the cable could be visible while drawing it but when connected,
> could fade out or remain visible while holding an option key, for
> instance.

seconded. This would be nice and I wanted it for a long time as well…

The suggestion with send/receive isn’t helpfull if the main reason for a
lot of cables is a bunch of preset objects connected to a million of UI
objects, (if the amount of cables is too big already, you wouldn’t want
to add the same amount of objects… ;-)

Stefan

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]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/hide-connections-but-still-make-em/#post-131596 <![CDATA[Re: Hide connections but still make 'em]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/hide-connections-but-still-make-em/#post-131596 Thu, 22 May 2008 12:36:36 +0000 cebec A method for un-aligning all selected cables would be a nice addition, as well.
Further, I think, though alt-click-drag is good for selecting multiple cables, a way to select only the cables and not the objects in the selection region would be a useful feature, i.e., the opposite of how a regular click-drag only selects objects and not cables.

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/hide-connections-but-still-make-em/#post-131597 <![CDATA[Re: Hide connections but still make 'em]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/hide-connections-but-still-make-em/#post-131597 Thu, 22 May 2008 12:58:29 +0000 gusanomaxlist matt wrote:
> A method for un-aligning all selected cables would be a nice addition, as well.
> Further, I think, though alt-click-drag is good for selecting multiple cables, a way to select only the cables and not the objects in the selection region would be a useful feature, i.e., the opposite of how a regular click-drag only selects objects and not cables.
>

alt-click-drag -> sel-click-drag does that (ok it’s 2 movements ;)

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/hide-connections-but-still-make-em/#post-131598 <![CDATA[Re: Hide connections but still make 'em]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/hide-connections-but-still-make-em/#post-131598 Thu, 22 May 2008 13:23:46 +0000 Jean-Francois Charles

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/hide-connections-but-still-make-em/#post-131599 <![CDATA[Re: Hide connections but still make 'em]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/hide-connections-but-still-make-em/#post-131599 Thu, 22 May 2008 17:31:29 +0000 Chris Muir On May 22, 2008, at 5:36 AM, matt wrote:

> Further, I think, though alt-click-drag is good for selecting
> multiple cables, a way to select only the cables and not the objects
> in the selection region would be a useful feature, i.e., the
> opposite of how a regular click-drag only selects objects and not
> cables.

Option-drag to select all objects and patchcords in your drag path,
then shift-drag over the same path, which de-selects the objects,
leaving only the patchcords selected.

-C

Chris Muir
cbm@well.com

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]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/hide-connections-but-still-make-em/#post-131600 <![CDATA[Re: Hide connections but still make 'em]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/hide-connections-but-still-make-em/#post-131600 Thu, 22 May 2008 21:53:34 +0000 gusanomaxlist gusano wrote:
> matt wrote:
>> A method for un-aligning all selected cables would be a nice
>> addition, as well.
>> Further, I think, though alt-click-drag is good for selecting
>> multiple cables, a way to select only the cables and not the objects
>> in the selection region would be a useful feature, i.e., the opposite
>> of how a regular click-drag only selects objects and not cables.
>>
>
> alt-click-drag -> sel-click-drag does that (ok it’s 2 movements ;)
>

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