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0000949OpenMPTFeature Requestpublic2024-05-13 17:56
Reporterharbinger Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityfeatureReproducibilityN/A
Status newResolutionopen 
Platformx86OSWindowsOS VersionXP
Summary0000949: Undo for plugin state
Description

(Summary was: Revert plugin status to last save)

Many times i make changes to plugin settings away from what was saved with the module, and i often stray far away or make a mistake in the editing. I lose track of the original sound and i can't seem to get it back. It's not a problem if i haven't many any other edits, as i can just re-open the module. But if i've made a lot of changes (like adding sequences or retracking the original), the edit can be destructive.
What i'd like to be able to do is revert the plugin the way it was saved with the last save of the module, so i can get back that plugin's original sound or settings.

Is it possible?

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has duplicate 0001779 closed An undo button for VSTs 

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Saga Musix

Saga Musix

2017-05-02 16:42

administrator   ~0003007

Note that you can just open another instance of OpenMPT and load the module there, and then copy&paste the parameter values.

I don't see much merit in a function that can just restore the plugin state from the time the module was opened, because then the next person wants the same function but with the state five minutes after the module was opened, etc.... you see where this is going - we would need to have a full undo system for plugins, which would be nice but probably not very feasible since it is not uncommon for plugins to have 1) huge state 2) long save times for said state. If we were going to record every parameter change, this would result in several MB of data per second for some plugins (e.g. Korg Wavestation, where a single undo point would be roughly 500KB).

Midori

Midori

2017-05-03 10:00

reporter   ~0003010

You could just save the plugin states as fxp presets whenever you get the sound you're happy with. Not only you can use it to restore the previous state, but you can easily import them when making another song.

Saga Musix

Saga Musix

2017-05-03 10:12

administrator   ~0003011

That argument is on the same level as "you could save your sample everytime you like it, you don't need undo in the sample editor" though. Sometimes you just don't know yet that you will want to revert to a certain state later. But in the case of wanting to return to the status of the last save, you technically already save an FXP file, but it's embedded in the module file. ;)

harbinger

harbinger

2017-05-05 16:30

reporter   ~0003015

Actually that's a nice workaround. I didn't even think about that! Even better, i can save the program with its parameter edits in the second instance, then reload in the first.

And your argument about WHEN a restore point is saved based on user preference is unjustified. In discussions with other users of other software that does have a Revert command, no one has ever mentioned that they wished they could revert to a state of the program or settings after the initial state. That argument seems contrived and specious. Nor was i asking for an Undo slate for plugin edits. Even I myself know that's a bit much. ;)

Still, i liked your workaround and think that should be inserted somewhere in the Plugins section of the manual, in case someone needs to do that in the future. Consider the matter closed/resolved...8)

Saga Musix

Saga Musix

2017-05-05 17:34

administrator   ~0003016

That argument seems contrived and specious.

It's not contrieved, because that is precisely what "Undo" does - reverting the document to any previous state the user wishes to go to. On the other hand, having a special "revert to original state" command just for plugins would be inconsistent with the rest of the software (and is redundant with opening the file in a second instance, as mentioned before).

Still, i liked your workaround and think that should be inserted somewhere in the Plugins section of the manual, in case someone needs to do that in the future.

Once again, being able to open two instances to look at the original state of the module is not specific to plugins, it can be done for any other property of the file as well and is not a special feature of OpenMPT, so I don't see the point in documenting it.

Anyway, I will keep this request open and rename it, to have an issue for tracking undo for plugin parameters.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2017-05-02 16:34 harbinger New Issue
2017-05-02 16:42 Saga Musix Note Added: 0003007
2017-05-03 10:00 Midori Note Added: 0003010
2017-05-03 10:12 Saga Musix Note Added: 0003011
2017-05-05 16:30 harbinger Note Added: 0003015
2017-05-05 17:34 Saga Musix Note Added: 0003016
2017-05-05 17:35 Saga Musix Summary Revert plugin status to last save => Undo for plugin state
2017-05-05 17:35 Saga Musix Description Updated
2024-05-13 17:56 Saga Musix Relationship added has duplicate 0001779