Radial Pop-Up Menu for Actions as Part of Gesture System
planned
ultracello
Description
This feature request proposes the implementation of a radial (pie-style) pop-up menu within Loopy Pro's gesture system. The goal is to provide users with a more efficient and visually organized method to access multiple actions or presets through a single gesture or button, enhancing the user interface and workflow.
Problems
- Inefficient Navigation: Currently, navigating through step dials or radio grids to select a specific action or preset can trigger unintended actions for each intermediate step, leading to workflow disruptions.
- Screen Real Estate Constraints: Limited screen space, especially on smaller devices, makes it challenging to display multiple controls simultaneously without cluttering the interface.
- Limited Gesture Integration: The existing gesture system lacks a dynamic menu that can present multiple action options in a compact and accessible manner.
Proposed Solution
- Radial Menu Integration: Introduce a radial pop-up menu that can be triggered via gestures or button presses, displaying multiple action options in a circular layout.
- Deferred Action Execution: Ensure that actions within the radial menu are only executed upon final selection, preventing unintended triggers during navigation.
- Customizable Menu Items: Allow users to customize the actions or presets available within the radial menu to suit their specific workflow needs.
- Visual Feedback: Provide clear visual cues within the radial menu to indicate the currently highlighted option and confirm selection upon release.
Benefits
- Enhanced Workflow Efficiency: Users can quickly access and execute desired actions without navigating through multiple menus or triggering unintended actions.
- Optimized Interface: The radial menu offers a compact and organized method to present multiple options, conserving screen space and reducing clutter.
- Improved Gesture Utilization: Integrating the radial menu into the gesture system expands the functionality of gestures, allowing for more complex and efficient control schemes.
This summary was automatically generated by ChatGPT-4 on 2025-05-08.
AJ Kerezy
For us guitarists.... who have our hands full, and want to change presets EVEN in the middle of a song :::: we need to use MIDI and foot switches.
I am not certain this accomplishes much for guitarists who mostly use their feet. The real issue, besides real estate or screen space - when I "move through" or "step through" or "scroll thru" a step dial, or radio grid to get the ONE item or one preset that I want; LP executes actions for each "step" or "radio grid button" along the way, and this is unwanted. There are many related feature requests here on this.
A "pop up" is nice but how will it behave? Can I scroll thru it, and nothing or no actions happen until I get to the ONE ITEM that I actually want?
Here's a video (sorry it's very detailed) explaining this selection issue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zlWuaDs_9g
Ron Sherman
A pop up menu in general +1.
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spirit
I was about to request this as well: a button that opens a pie menu so you can have a clutter free interface, yet easy access to a bunch of options in the pie menu for things like plugin presets, applying parameters to faders, knobs, etc
ultracello
planned