Analogue-sequencer

Hi Colin

Colin f wrote:
>> Yup - they could also select the CC mode. EG, step 1 means CC, the 
>> others select the group.
> 
> That's neater still, so I did it that way.
> Test beta 41 is in Yahoo files now.

Very neat - works beautifully here. Having a small overlay printed helps 
a lot to keep overview, and access is *a lot* faster.

> It also adds PAGE+step access to all play mode pages.
> One oddity with this is that step key 4 gives you the same page as step 1,
> and 8 gives you the same page as 5.

I understand the implementation side of it, but it feels rather strange. 
The little math required to fix this should be simple enough.

> I'm tempted to drop the incremental PAGE only action altogether.
> I'm find the direct access much quicker, and I'll probably stop using the
> old method myself.
> Comments welcome.

 From a usability point of view, the old page mode has the advantage 
that you always keep your eyes on the screen, whereas with PAGE+STEP you 
tend to look over to the step keys to choose the page and then need to 
refocus on the display (especially when you work with text labels below 
the step keys to find what you're looking for). I wouldn't be surprised 
if some people therefore still prefer the old method.

The new method, however, clearly has the advantage when you add more 
menu pages. There's no reason not to do that from a usability point of 
view, whereas previously you'd introduce a penalty due to the increased 
number of page-presses to reach any specific point.

So unless there's a good reason, I wouldn't drop the old method yet. But 
the new method is clearly a *very* good thing.

Bye
Martin