Speed dial for all functions inside a frame

Request a feature that you would like to see in QLC+.
Explain in details why you would need it and which is your usage case.
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wolskey
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I'm bit tried of adding all functions one by one to speed dial when creating a frame with many different rgb matrix functions/scenes. Is there possibility to make option for linking all buttons (or cues) inside a frame to the speed dial automatically?
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I'm not sure I understand, you can assign as many functions as you want in the first edit page of the Speed Dial widget, it's pretty fast. (talking about QLC 4 here)
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The OP was asking a submaster functionality for the Speed Dial. All within a frame would be influenced.
I personally am not convinced about this feature. When working with speeds, I have 2 to 3 speed dials.
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wolskey wrote: Wed Feb 01, 2023 2:02 pm I'm bit tried of adding all functions one by one to speed dial when creating a frame with many different rgb matrix functions/scenes.
I feel your pain. However, it might be better to make a speed dial the "default" for new functions somehow.

I try my best to keep all my matrixes in one speed dial, then movements in another. But everyone has a different way of setting out their console. (this is the beauty of the QLC+ platform)
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+3 for Sebastian Wolski: simple, fast and versatile, if you play live busking you know it. (colors, positions, beams...)
Like for the sub-master slider, with a mode switch everybody will be happy, if you don't need it don't use it.
@Yestalgia: your proposition doesn't solve the problem because you've to make the decision before you record all the functions.
Flexibility should be the goal, I had the same idea of Sebastian tonight after a concert and I was going to post this feature request ;)
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If you organise your work (use naming standards, subfolders etc), you only need a Click (on the First one) and a Shift-Click (on the last one). :) ;)
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If you do live busking you don't have the day before to prepare your workspace and program the colors on your midi controller, when you're lucky you've 3 hours before the concert.
I prefer to drop functions in the frames and then reorganize the workspace in 1 minute if needed, even do changes live.
You can still organize yourself with naming, subfolders etc etc if you've time, you're not obliged to use it and I don't understand why people doesn't want to simplify things :)) :))
Also, I'm not sure that in v5 it will be possible to do shift-selection.
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wolskey
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Yes, I also find 5 not suiting my workflow. I sometimes even dont know on what type of lights i will preform (which result in switching qlc to design mode to add fixture mid show sometimes XD).
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wolskey wrote: Sun Mar 26, 2023 2:10 am which result in switching qlc to design mode to add fixture mid show sometimes XD
Ouch - this is really bad preparation. This should really not be the case. You have to know I always have 8 empty buttons and 4 empty sliders ready to use then for whatever reason I decide later into the show. I tough never switch into design mode while in show. This causes total blackout. DO not do this!
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I had such occasion only twice in last 2 years. I managed to sneak blackout (and even fixtures going into auti-mode for 2 sec) as part of the show just to add recently defined fixture that manual just had been found. :D
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