Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

Oops, my mistake.  The picture does not show the parameter panes.  Apparently what I 
wishfully thought I saw is not currently achievable.

Floating palettes, Apple, floating palettes!

--- In Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Sirotta" <msirt@e...> wrote:
>
> Hi all, 
> 
> Here's a query. 
> 
> In the screen shot Apple uses to promote Logic(<http://www.apple.com/logicpro/>), 
the 
> Arrange window is shown with the channel strip separated from the strip of the 
Instrument 
> parameter controls (MIDI Thru, MIDI Channel, etc.)and also the tools pane. It is on the 
left 
> side of those panes, which for me would make operations a lot easier, if I could attain 
that 
> view. However, I can't. My channel strip appears below the others and the plugin/insert/
> send functions get hidden behind the other controls when the window is horizontally 
tiled 
> with a matrix editor, or other window. A lot of dragging needs to be done to the the 
> arrange window to access these. 
> 
> Placing the channel strip off to the left (as the photo shows) would solve this for me, 
only I 
> can't get my software to do this (or can't figure out how). 
> 
> I thought the upgrade to 7.1.1 was the answer to this since the same screenshot is 
shown 
> on the upgrade page, but after upgrading, there was no change to my channel strip's 
> locale. 
> 
> Choosing "Channel Strip Only" is a partial solution, but that hides the other parameter 
> panes & the editing tools which is still a PITA.
> 
> What the pic shows would be best, but how is this done?
> 
> Can anyone solve this puzzle for me? 
> 
> Thanks, 
> Michael
>