Action for "select all items left/right of cursor"?

[mikeroephonics]

Is there an action for "select all items left/right of cursor"?

Reason:
I'm editing a bunch of takes of storm sounds I have recorded. I have over 140 edits and it gets to be tricky marquee-selecting all items to the left or right of the desired cross-fade to adjust said cross-fade.

Being able to select all items left/right of the edit cursor with an action would be lovely right about now...lol

Thanks,
Mike

[musicbynumbers]

I think there is in the SWS extension here..

http://www.standingwaterstudios.com/

and we also have commands native to reaper to save and recall up to 10 tiem selection sets but forgot the actual name, search in actions for "set" should come up

[bradleyfilms]

A couple of macros will do it. Like

Go to start of project
Set time selection start
Move edit cursor to mouse cursor
Set time selection end
Select all items in time selection


I haven't got the correct wording for each action, but you'll be able to find them easily enough. Then write a macro for the right half, assign a couple of keys and you're done
There's probably an even easier way, but basically the time selection is the way to go
Steve

[mikeroephonics]

Thanks guys! I have trouble building macros in my head, but that will certainly do the trick!

- Mike

[bradleyfilms]

I've improved it.

Store edit cursor position
Transport Go to start of project
Set time selection start point
Recall edit cursor position
Set time selection end point
Select all items in current time selection

You'll need SWS's extentions for the store and recall. The improvement means you don't have to leave the mouse marking the end point.

For the right hand side it's just

Set time selection start point
Transport Go to end of project
Set time selection end point
Select all items in current time selection

All the best, Steve

[heda]

Originally Posted by bradleyfilms

I've improved it.

Store edit cursor position
Transport Go to start of project
Set time selection start point
Recall edit cursor position
Set time selection end point
Select all items in current time selection

You'll need SWS's extentions for the store and recall. The improvement means you don't have to leave the mouse marking the end point.

For the right hand side it's just

Set time selection start point
Transport Go to end of project
Set time selection end point
Select all items in current time selection

All the best, Steve

is there a way to restore time selection after it? or doing it without using time selection ?

[mikeroephonics]

Thanks, bradleyfilms!

Storm season is back so I'll definitely be using this after I record some more sounds!

[bradleyfilms]

Originally Posted by heda

is there a way to restore time selection after it? or doing it without using time selection ?

Yes, again using SWS' extensions there are by default 5 slots for saving and restoring time selections. You can increase that number if you need more.
Steve

[babag]

i use this for selected tracks:

sws: save time selection, slot 1
sws: save current track selection
sws/aw: select from cursor to end of project (items and time selection)
track: select track 01
sws: unselect all items on selected tracks
track: select track 02
sws: unselect all items on selected tracks
sws: restore time selection, slot 1
sws: restore saved track selection

in my workflow i use tracks 1 and 2 as reference tracks so i exempt them from selections.

i use this for all tracks (except 1 and 2):

sws: save time selection, slot 1
sws: save current track selection
sws: select all tracks
sws/aw: select from cursor to end of project (items and time selection)
track: select track 01
sws: unselect all items on selected tracks
track: select track 02
sws: unselect all items on selected tracks
sws: restore time selection, slot 1
sws: restore saved track selection

BabaG

[Steve Folta]

Originally Posted by mikeroephonics

Is there an action for "select all items left/right of cursor"?

This is a ReaScript I made, I called it "Select After.py":

position = RPR_GetCursorPosition()

which_item = 0
num_items = RPR_CountMediaItems(0)
while which_item < num_items:
  item = RPR_GetMediaItem(0, which_item)
  which_item += 1
  if RPR_GetMediaItemInfo_Value(item, "D_POSITION") >= position:
    RPR_SetMediaItemInfo_Value(item, "B_UISEL", 1)
  else:
    RPR_SetMediaItemInfo_Value(item, "B_UISEL", 0)

RPR_UpdateArrange()

But I really haven't used it since I got comfortable with Ripple Editing.

[heda]

I need this but for midi notes. Selecting all midi notes from cursor to end of item.

I can't do a similar custom action for selecting all midi notes until the end of the item... because some sws actions needed for time selecting are not there from the midi editor actions.

Maybe with some script?

it would be great to have ripple editing in the midi editor.

[X-Raym]

Oh... so there is no native action for it.
I thougth I missed it.

Well,
I think we could script in Lua:

• Select all items before edit cursor
• Select all items after edit cursor
• Select all items before edit cursor on selected tracks
• Select all items after edit cursor on selected track
• facultative: Unselect items on unselected tracks

Are there some people interested by coding these beginner scripters, or do youwant me to make it ?

[vanhaze]

Originally Posted by heda

I need this but for midi notes. Selecting all midi notes from cursor to end of item.

I can't do a similar custom action for selecting all midi notes until the end of the item... because some sws actions needed for time selecting are not there from the midi editor actions.

Maybe with some script?

it would be great to have ripple editing in the midi editor.

Please count me in on this one : very handy for me also !

[przemoc]

Originally Posted by X-Raym

I think we could script in Lua:

• Select all items before edit cursor
• Select all items after edit cursor
• Select all items before edit cursor on selected tracks
• Select all items after edit cursor on selected track
• facultative: Unselect items on unselected tracks

Are there some people interested by coding these beginner scripters, or do youwant me to make it ?

They seem useful anyway, so I may do them today or tomorrow, to put something in my poor reascripts repo with 1 script so far. But I would go with EEL.
I would differentiate them further for items beginning vs items ending before/after edit cursor. And I think such scripts should not unselect any prior selection. There is always "Item: Unselect all items" action, if one may want to clear it first.

[X-Raym]

@vanhaze

There is SPk77 Select all MIDI notes and events right of cursor and X-Raym_Select all MIDI notes and events right of mouse.eel
MIDI Editor: workaround? select all notes/events right of cursor



@przemoc
Ok the the rigth title would be Add rigth of the edit cursor into item selection.
EEL, or Lua, as long as it works :P

Thanks for digging the subject, I would have done it but I really missed time (and I must leave some scripts to others he he :P)

[przemoc]

I prepared some scripts. They are available in my ReaScripts repo and I created dedicated thread for them in this forum:
EEL: Bunch of scripts related to (un)selecting items

They're not exactly what OP asked for, but they're IMHO better for combining into more complex actions (not necessarily the ones needed here, but they're good enough for them too).

E.g. Select all items before edit cursor on selected tracks
can be expressed via custom action:

• Item: Unselect all items
• PPP - Add whole items on the left of edit cursor to selection.eel
• PPP - Unselect items on unselected tracks.eel

(or use "Add all items..." instead of "Add whole items..." depending on what you need, the difference should be obvious, but it's explained in the dedicated thread just in case)

[X-Raym]

Seems quite good, but the URL is wrong :P

[przemoc]

Originally Posted by X-Raym

Seems quite good, but the URL is wrong :P

Thanks, fixed.

[lowellben]

Hi. Could someone tell me how to adjust this script to simply select all items to the LEFT of cursor? Obviously this right one works fine but oddly enough there is no "select all items left of cursor" anywhere in Reaper. Here is the working script. What do I need to change to get right select please? Or is there another script that does this because I can't find it lol.

// Select all MIDI notes and events right of mouse
// EEL Script for Reaper
// Author : X-Raym
// Author URI : http://extremraym.com
// Source : GitHub > X-Raym > EEL Scripts for Cockos REAPER
// Source URI : https://github.com/X-Raym/REAPER-EEL-Scripts
// Licence : GPL v3
// Release Date : 24-01-2015
// Version : 1.0
// Version Date : 03-02-2015
// Required : Reaper 5.0 pre 10; SWS 2.6.2

// Based on Select all MIDI notes and events right of cursor
// by spk77
// http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?p=1465307#post1465307

function select() 
  local(take, i, cursor_ppq_pos, notes, ccs, sysex, sel, muted, start, end, chan, pitch, vel, chanmsg, msg2, msg3, type)
(
  (take = MIDIEditor_GetTake(MIDIEditor_GetActive())) ? (
    MIDIEditor_OnCommand(MIDIEditor_GetActive(), 40214); // unselect all
    extension_api("BR_GetMouseCursorContext", #window, #segment, #details, char_sz);
    time = extension_api("BR_GetMouseCursorContext_Position");
    cursor_ppq_pos = MIDI_GetPPQPosFromProjTime(take, time);
    MIDI_CountEvts(take, notes, ccs, sysex);
    
    i = 0;
    loop(notes,
      MIDI_GetNote(take, i, sel, muted, start, end, chan, pitch, vel);
      start >= cursor_ppq_pos ? MIDI_SetNote(take, i, 1, muted, start, end, chan, pitch, vel);
      i += 1;
    );
    
    i = 0;
    loop(ccs,
      MIDI_GetCC(take, i, sel, muted, start, chanmsg, chan, msg2, msg3);
      start >= cursor_ppq_pos ? MIDI_SetCC(take, i, 1, muted, start, chanmsg, chan, msg2, msg3);
      i += 1;
    );
    
    i = 0;
    loop(sysex,
      MIDI_GetTextSysexEvt(take, i, sel, muted, start, type, #msg);
      start >= cursor_ppq_pos ? MIDI_SetTextSysexEvt(take, i, 1, muted, start, type, #msg);
      i += 1;
    );
  );
  Undo_OnStateChange("Select events right of cursor");
);

select();

[X-Raym]

check przemoc link...

[lowellben]

Originally Posted by X-Raym

check przemoc link...

I did. Those are for items, not MIDI notes and CCs.
Right?

[Farlon]

I want to make it so when I press the middle mouse button, a copy of the last item left of the mouse cursor appears at the mouse cursor. I wanted to build a custom action but I can't find something to select the last item before the mouse cursor. Help?

[xpander]

SWS/BR: Save edit cursor position, slot 01 (16 slots available)
Item navigation: Select and move to previous item
Edit: Copy items
SWS/BR: Restore edit cursor position, slot 01
Item: Paste items/tracks

[Farlon]

Aaaww you are awesome, thanks, it works! But I have to add "Track: Select track under mouse" in the beginning.

[X-Raym]

@Farlon
Funny thing, i made a simimar scriprs few days ago:





It is very handy I used it a lot.



Ill surely release it soon.