0000082: Thin Data/Strip Data Filter - OpenMPT Issue Tracker

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0000082	OpenMPT	Feature Request	public	2011-03-03 20:12	2012-11-17 00:31

Reporter	harbinger	Assigned To
Priority	normal	Severity	minor	Reproducibility	N/A
Status	new	Resolution	open
Platform	x86	OS	Windows	OS Version	XP

Summary	0000082: Thin Data/Strip Data Filter
Description	This request was made [url=http://forum.openmpt.org/index.php?topic=2708.0]here[/url], but was never brought to the Issue Tracker. "Thinning" event data is necessary when you have smooth transitions (causing repeated values) between start and end values; "stripping" data is for deleting values only if other conditions are met. The Find & Replace dialog can provide much of this capability, but some important functions don't exist. Namely, these: Thinning duplicate data. Stripping data based on row (such as "every rows" or "in rows to __"). Thinning duplicate data excepting certain effect commands (such as Yxx, Hxx, etc.) The first can also be handled by an extra capability in the Interpolate function, which would apply values only to given notes, instruments, or effect commands. The second function would require extra GUI in the Find & Replace dialog. The third function is necessary for trackers that wasn't necessary for sequencers. Thinning data would be important for say, vxx or Vxx commands, where the volume value would remain for that channel, but would render commands like Hxx and Yxx useless, as these must be continually called for their signal manipulation to occur.
Tags	scripting

Has the bug occurred in previous versions?
Tested code revision (in case you know it)

Saga Musix 2011-03-04 18:31 administrator ~0000083	That sounds like a perfect example for something that should be done with scripts for me. There simple too many useful things you could do with this idea to put them all in one dialog.

harbinger 2011-03-08 17:31 reporter ~0000087	I would love to a script be able to handle ANY kind of Find & Replace execution, but is this capability being worked on now? Scripts would work of course, but until this capability is added, consider altering the Find/Replace dialog (unless of course you're going full-bore on adding scripting to MPT).

Saga Musix 2011-03-08 17:50 administrator ~0000088	Not right now, but as indicated, I'd rather start working on scripting support than implementing this request with every little possible nuance. However, "simply" adding scripting support will of course also not be possible, since the scripting interface (i.e. the way scripts can interact with the editor) has to be designed carefully.

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2011-03-03 20:12	harbinger	New Issue
2011-03-04 18:31	Saga Musix	Note Added: 0000083
2011-03-08 17:31	harbinger	Note Added: 0000087
2011-03-08 17:50	Saga Musix	Note Added: 0000088
2012-11-17 00:31	Saga Musix	Tag Attached: scripting