[LCtalk] LcEdit UI suggestions...

[David Raison]

Hi All,

Having just run a successful show on the latest LcEdit + firmware for a 
few weeks, I am impressed.  The new features (clock, fonts, etc.) help 
enormously.

However, I do have a few observations/suggestions :)
I use the WinXp version of LcEdit 3.4 on an XP(Home ed.) sp2 Laptop 
connecting to a LanBox-LCX running v2.06 firmware.

1. A load next cue / load previous cue button in the cue list editor 
would be very useful.  It would save having to look up the previous cue 
number and then loading it.

2. It would be useful to have the cue list dropdown center itself around 
the current cue, not always start at the first cue as at present.  Once 
the cue you want moves off the bottom of the screen it gets very 
annoying having to scroll down the list many entries, when all you 
really wanted was the next entry.

3. Is there a way to allow the cuelist editor to be made smaller 
horizontally, by wrapping the control area perhaps?  When the top level 
layer only contains comments, 'go' and 'wait' commands,  having 13/14 
empty channels displayed is a waste of screen space.

4. Could the cuelist editor be made a little more intelligent when 
following a layer, such that the next two or three lines are always 
visible?  As the cuelist cannot be made read-only when following a layer 
in this mode I am always hesitant about clicking on the scrollbar just 
in case I accidentally click on a cue and advance/retard the show!  
Being able to see what comes next is essential, esp. if it is a prompt 
for the followspot operator or similar manual event...

5. I came across a possible issue several times during setup/plotting 
while editing a cuelist in an add layer.  The cue/layer in question only 
affects the pan/tilt (5 sets of 2x16bit channels), however upon pressing 
'store' the fixtures (5x518s in this case) went bonkers and changed 
effects/colour and gobo settings in a most bizarre way! Issuing a 'go 
xxx' command to select another cue and then returning to the current cue 
resets everything to as expected!  I can provide a zipped backup of the 
cues if if helps investigate this issue.

6. Is it possible to add a zoom facility to the graphic display in the 
path editor?  When creating small patterns this would help a lot.



Rgds.
David Raison.
Hampshire, UK