request: Right-drag to select tracks

[EpicSounds]

If it's possible I'd like to drag over tracks in TCP and mixer to select them, rather than clicking one, holding shift and clicking last one.

In other words, Marquee selecting tracks.

[lachrimae]

I like, I like.

[Dstruct]

+1 from myself

[vanhaze]

Errr.. that's a pretty neat idea , plus 1 please !

[WyattRice]

+1
I would use this too.

[heda]

many things much more important.
whats wrong with click and shift click?

[Dstruct]

Nothing wrong, just different

[heda]

I've just implemented this idea in one of my scripts that I need to finish. it's cool

[EpicSounds]

Originally Posted by heda

many things much more important.
whats wrong with click and shift click?

I select items across tracks with rt-drag and don't even think about it.


Making track selections isn't as easy, takes two hands. If all tracks were selected along with items, instead of just the first one it wouldn't be a problem.

It would just be really great to be able to swipe across a few tracks to select them.

[heda]

yes I see it now

It would be consistent with the right click/drag to select anything and it makes easier to select multiple groups of tracks that are not all contiguous like in SHIFT+click

[Garrick]

Cool idea, I'm always wishing for something like this.

[EpicSounds]

found myself rt-dragging over tracks again by accident this week. My brain wants to do it this way

[vitalker]

Well, it would be cool to see right-drag modifier anywhere. +1

[Gianfini]

like.

+1

[Vagalume]

Love it.

+++++ 1

[Coachz]

I would prefer that LEFT drag select tracks. Let me just LEFT drag across the tracks to select them. Starting at the track number would be fine. If I click and drag over the track number, select all tracks dragged across.

[EpicSounds]

Originally Posted by Coachz

I would prefer that LEFT drag select tracks. Let me just LEFT drag across the tracks to select them. Starting at the track number would be fine. If I click and drag over the track number, select all tracks dragged across.

also interesting idea since we can do that with solo, mute and record arm buttons. dragging over track number is a good idea

[vanhaze]

^^^^ This !

[Kenny Gioia]

Originally Posted by EpicSounds

If it's possible I'd like to drag over tracks in TCP and mixer to select them, rather than clicking one, holding shift and clicking last one.

In other words, Marquee selecting tracks.

Why don't you just do this:

Track Control Panel - Marquee Select Tracks

[raiirock]

+1 to this idea

[vanhaze]

Originally Posted by Kenny Gioia

Why don't you just do this:

Track Control Panel - Marquee Select Tracks

Sure, but how do you do that Kenny ?

Being unsuccesful over here while trying that..

- right drag over tracks in TCP (that IS marqueeing, nah ?!) : doesnt work.
- left or right dragging with any combination of modifier keys: no luck.

Am i just utterly stupid or what?! :0)

[Kenny Gioia]

Originally Posted by vanhaze

Sure, but how do you do that Kenny ?

Being unsuccesful over here while trying that..

- right drag over tracks in TCP (that IS marqueeing, nah ?!) : doesnt work.
- left or right dragging with any combination of modifier keys: no luck.

Am i just utterly stupid or what?! :0)

Nah. I was just teasing Jon. That's how it should work I assume but I used some dirty tricks. Sorry.

[EpicSounds]

Originally Posted by Kenny Gioia

Why don't you just do this:

Track Control Panel - Marquee Select Tracks

that's not dragging. We can rt-drag up down or left and right in the arrange view to select a range but we can't drag over tracks in mixer or TCP without opening the menu or moving them.

[Kenny Gioia]

Originally Posted by EpicSounds

that's not dragging. We can rt-drag up down or left and right in the arrange view to select a range but we can't drag over tracks in mixer or TCP without opening the menu or moving them.

I was dragging but I used some clever editing to get that result.

Have I told you that I mess with mouse cursors?

[vanhaze]

Originally Posted by Kenny Gioia

I was dragging but I used some clever editing to get that result.

Have I told you that I mess with mouse cursors?

OMG, Kenny's Mysterious Reaper Mouse Actions :0)

[vanhaze]

Originally Posted by Kenny Gioia

Nah. I was just teasing Jon. That's how it should work I assume but I used some dirty tricks. Sorry.

No need to say sorry, big laugh here :0)

[Coachz]

Kenny be whack

[jfbsauve]

+1

I would really like to get an easy way to select multiple track by dragging in TCP (just as we can do with the solos and mute). As I use marquee to select items in timeline it would alse can be an option "track selection follow item selection..."

[jedsound]

This post is old and I still can't find a solution for automatically selecting tracks when items are selected. Is there a way to automate Script: X-Raym_Select only tracks of selected items.lua every time I right-drag some items?

[heda]

Originally Posted by jedsound

This post is old and I still can't find a solution for automatically selecting tracks when items are selected. Is there a way to automate Script: X-Raym_Select only tracks of selected items.lua every time I right-drag some items?

check the automatic mode of this script(second part of the gif):

https://reaper.hector-corcin.com/app...selected-items

[jedsound]

Fantastic! It's exactly what I was looking for. There doesn't seem to be one for muting tracks though :-(

[karbomusic]

It's may be a faster "yes" if you ask to have track manager updated to allow dragging in the middle of a track list. It already does exactly what you want, except it doesn't allow the drag starting with an existing track - having TM docked like that is the bomb:

[hans]

was actually googling this if it was possible, and found this thead. +1 here too!

[sonictim]

+1. Hopefully this will get some traction again. Thanks

[Daodan]

+1 for right drag in TCP and MCP

[lavmort]

Originally Posted by EpicSounds

If it's possible I'd like to drag over tracks in TCP and mixer to select them, rather than clicking one, holding shift and clicking last one.

In other words, Marquee selecting tracks.

+1, would really like to see that feature.

[IrishRover79]

+ 1

[hans]

+1

[ief]

+1

[TheSoundCamel]

+1