Global vs Page Specific key mappings

Scott Wegner · Mon Sep 01, 2014 10:34 pm

Hi Everyone,

Would there be any wisdom/use in making an option to have key-mappings inside frames with multiple pages, local to only the current page?

For instance: If I'm in page 1 of a frame... and have a button mapped to the letter "A" - which loads, for example "Scene 1 - ALL BLUE" - and then on page 2, in which I also have a button mapped to the letter "A" - which loads "Scene 2 - ALL RED" - it would be great if the button activated would depend on the page I was on. On page 1 - "A" would get me all blue... If page 2 were open - 'A" would get me all red.

I do understand that having "Global" key mappings is really handy as well - but I wonder if it would be difficult to make some key mappings be context sensitive. It would greatly expand the "library" of things that could be done on a keyboard (pedal board in my case) with few keys/buttons. Perhaps key mappings would be considered "page specific" unless a "Global" check box were selected - making it so that a particular button could be accessed from a key *anywhere* in the virtual console?

I think it would be similar to the behavior of old boards like the NSI MLC-16. Allowing you to access bunches of key triggered sequences and functions with limited key real estate.

Thoughts?

Scott

Jimmy T. · Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:09 pm

Hi Massimo,

I would like to bring this topic back up. It is a show stopper, it really is.

I created a frame with 3 pages so far. Each button has it Combination Key to start/stop the function.

The problem is if I press 'L' to start the function on page 1, it start functions on page 2 & 3 at the same time.

Please I don't know if that is a Midi issue as well as I have not tried it yet.

Thanks and just updated to 4.8.1 so working

Massimo Callegari · Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:17 pm

Jimmy, this has been fixed since QLC+ 4.8.0 (see release notes)
If it still doesn't work, then there must be something else.

By the way, there's version 4.8.2...

Jimmy T. · Wed Nov 12, 2014 2:16 am

Hey Massimo,

Figured it out, its a small bug. When you start the project/show the widget pages are not set so if you select using a key combination it activates all that use that key. Once you change the page on the widget that widget works properly. Test file attached.

Yea I updated to 4.8.2 and loaded it tonight on OSX and my RPi.

Thanks