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Re: Newbie Problem - impossible to enter numbers in the sub-tracks (Chance, velocity,...)
Posted: 21 Jan 2026 13:21
by kjetil
Thank YOU for reporting and testing! The information you have gathered is extremely important and vital for Radium to be a relevant program since I'm nowhere near (to put it mildly) having resources to hire testers.
I'll see if I can get out a new release today or tomorrow. The version you have already should be fine though, but it's quite noisy with the terminal output.
Re: Newbie Problem - impossible to enter numbers in the sub-tracks (Chance, velocity,...)
Posted: 21 Jan 2026 13:25
by kjetil
elode wrote: ↑21 Jan 2026 11:24
Just a question: by typing the first line C#4 (see image), "xxx" appeared. What does that mean?
It means that there is more information that can fit inside the line. If you linezoom out (Left shift + down), the "xxx" values should be replaced by actual velocity numbers.
If you think of a more informative way than "xxx" to display this information, please let me know.
Re: Newbie Problem - impossible to enter numbers in the sub-tracks (Chance, velocity,...)
Posted: 21 Jan 2026 13:28
by kjetil
By the way, it seems like Keyboard handling isn't quite working yet. Pressing left alt + Y doesn't turn on/off velocity-text on my computer, so this needs to be fixed before the next release.
Re: Newbie Problem - impossible to enter numbers in the sub-tracks (Chance, velocity,...)
Posted: 21 Jan 2026 13:56
by elode
There seem to be other problems.
In the velocity column, beyond the number 9, if I want to enter letters (a to f), it doesn’t work. Instead, it changes the note by following the piano keyboard pattern.
Re: Newbie Problem - impossible to enter numbers in the sub-tracks (Chance, velocity,...)
Posted: 21 Jan 2026 13:58
by elode
...and the keyboard shortcut Alt-left+Y also doesn’t work on my computer.
Re: Newbie Problem - impossible to enter numbers in the sub-tracks (Chance, velocity,...)
Posted: 21 Jan 2026 14:21
by kjetil
Ouch, this is annoying. Suddenly everything works and I can't reproduce left alt+y not working, or putting abcdef in velocity text.
Re: Newbie Problem - impossible to enter numbers in the sub-tracks (Chance, velocity,...)
Posted: 21 Jan 2026 21:38
by elode
Well…
- Alt-Left*2 hide menu
- Alt-Left open menu
But
- Alt-Left + y our p our n don't work.
And – as I was saying, I can’t enter the letters A to F in the 'volocity' column. In fact, instead of entering the letter, it modifies the note of the "note" column (while the cursor is well positioned in the "velocity" column. It’s also the same thing that happens with the column "chance". I didn’t check for the other types of columns.
Re: Newbie Problem - impossible to enter numbers in the sub-tracks (Chance, velocity,...)
Posted: 22 Jan 2026 14:08
by elode
An idea to indicate that a field is not displayed entirely would consist, rather than using "xxx", and imagining having three signs, using "etc". I believe that this abbreviation exists as it is in most languages using the Latin alphabet. Obviously, for the others :/ That’s the problem when you try to be universal. But well... maybe "xxx" isn’t so bad, just know it.
Else : "-->" could be good too, and more universal.
Re: Newbie Problem - impossible to enter numbers in the sub-tracks (Chance, velocity,...)
Posted: 22 Jan 2026 18:54
by kjetil
I saw the problem once, that left alt + y, etc. , doesn't work, but I can not reproduce it. I've tried two different linux computers, plus 3 different linux VMs (debian/manjaro/ubuntu), but I can not reproduce this.
Can you enable "Edit -> Preferences -> Various - > Show key codes" again and tell me what is printed to the screen when you:
1. press left alt
and
2. press y
On my computer, I see:
1. 6 - 56 Down
2. 0 - 21 Down
Re: Newbie Problem - impossible to enter numbers in the sub-tracks (Chance, velocity,...)
Posted: 22 Jan 2026 18:58
by kjetil
Please also post what is printed to the terminal when pressing left alt + y. I see this:
DEBUG/get_sym: Enter. event->detail: 64
DEBUG/get_sym: Enter. event->detail: 29
DEBUG/get_sym: Enter. event->detail: 29
DEBUG/keysym_to_keynum: Enter. keysym: 121. XK_1: 49. XK_3: 51
DEBUG/get_sym: Enter. event->detail: 29
DEBUG/get_sym: Enter. event->detail: 29
DEBUG/keysym_to_keynum: Enter. keysym: 121. XK_1: 49. XK_3: 51
DEBUG/get_sym: Enter. event->detail: 64