The mixer instrument selection list is hard to use
Reported version
3.6
Type
Ergonomical (UX)
Frequency
Few
Severity
S5 - Suggestion
Reproducibility
Always
Status
active
Regression
No
Workaround
No
Project
The mixer instrument selection menu is very long, and it is worse when you have custom soundfonts.
Plus, the instruments are not in alphabetical order, this makes searching for an instrument very difficult.
I suggest:
- To sort instruments by alphabetical order (I suppose this should be quick)
- Better, have an autocompletion menu and let the users type the instrument they are searching for.
What do you think?
Here is a screenshot of how it behaves on my computer. I have a 4K screen, and the list is at least 3 times longer that my screen can display.
Comments
More a feature request AKA Suggeation than bug.
Might be a duplicate, but I'm too lazy to search
See also, #292641: Display problem with Mixer patch list.
You´re right. I also find it very difficult and time consuming.
I made this list using screenshots just to have imression where about my choice could be.
press keyboard "V" several times to quick jump to "Viola"
Hope it helps while waiting for upgrade