On Monday 30 Dec 2002 2:31 pm, Rolf Dubitzky wrote: > On Saturday 28 December 2002 10:34 pm, Jason Wood wrote: > > This is not that essential at the moment - it is _very_ easy to fiddle > > around with the layout of the menus and toolbars in a KDE application - > > you don't even need to recompile! So we can try different layouts and see > > which works best. > > Ok, I just wrote down everything that came to my mind, with no partcular > priority
Heh, no matter, keep the suggestions coming -) Incidentally, if you feel like playing with the menu/toolbar structure, it is all held in kdenliveui.rc. Standard menu items (open, save, save as, etc.) aren't in there - a safeguard so that all KDE apps have a consistant menu structure. > > This all needs discussion, I am a little unsure as to the best way to > > handle the monitor from this point on. The way I see it, there are two > > possibilities > > > > 1. Have the monitor have two modes. In one mode, it displays the entire > > timeline for previewing purposes. IN the other mode, it only shows the > > currently selected clip, which can be trimmed and dragged to the > > timeline. > > > > 2. Have a separate monitor for each mode. > > > > Which do people prefer? Are there any other options? > > How about only a single mode in which the monitor window displays whatever > timeinterval is selected in the timeline. > Here is how MovieDV works: > There are two different kinds of 'Selections' in the timeline. First, you > can select a clip, or mor clips and drag them around, (that's what kdenlive > can do alrready). Second, you can select 'time intervals' by > clicking/draging in the ruler (not the timeline opbjects). If you then > press 'play', you'll get a preview of the interval you have selected. If > there is an eaay way (context-menu/button) to 'Select All' in the timeline > ruler, then you can watch the whole thing. When you preview an interval, can you manipulate it in any way? The main interface feature I am concerned about here is the setting of in/out points on a clip that is to be inserted into the timeline. In Premier, this is handled by dragging it to a monitor, setting the in/out and dragging it to the timeline. How does it work in MovieDV? > > > - Why are there so many Video Tracks in the timeline even if I just > > > use one? Isn't one more than currently in use enough? > > > > Just because ;-) > > ;-) Ok, I agree that we need at least three to show that we can (read: want > to) do more than just A/B-track editing ;-)) Hell yes :-) But all of the plans and design is in place for editing on multiple tracks, so it might take a while before we manage it, but it shoudln't require any major refactoring efforts to get there ;-) Cheers, Jason -- Jason Wood Homepage : www.uchian.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
