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[Feature Request] Add Groups To "Live" Filter Syntax

It would be great if the group directory items were associated with "Live" masking just like all the other palette items are...

So if you wrote, "Live/Group1", then all the fixtures that were onstage above 0 intensity and in group1 would be sellected in the programmer.

Or, "Live/Group1/Color1/Beam1", would sellect in the programmer all fixture onstage that were in group1, above 0 intensity, using color1 and beam1.

Right now, when I try to add a group comment into the "Live" syntax, it throws a red line error at me.

You think you guys could add the group comment into the live syntax line? It would give us alot more functionality when masking a sellection from whats onstage?

JB
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  • [QUOTE=xp677;66399]In Hog3 you can type Live / [touch a group from the directory onscreen] and it will do just as you asked. I believe you can type Live Color 6 Position 4 / [touch a group] to do that as well, although I've never tried it since that level of masking is rarely necessary. I can't see why they would remove this feature in Hog4. Perhaps we're just not allowed to call up groups using the hard key with Live..


    I thought that we could do it in H3, but I wasn't sure since I haven't used it in a while and I too assumed there would be no reason to take it out for H4.

    The syntax..."Live/Color6/Position4/Touched group/" does not work in H4. When the group comment is added to the syntax, it is ignored. I have tried different versions of the syntax to get it to mask to a group, but have not found one that works.

    I have also seen a bit of inconsistency with the masking of "Live" with the working syntax when using multiple masks, but haven't been able to find a pattern of where it starts becoming inconsistent.

    Personally, I use the "Live" function often, even with multiple masks, as It allows me to grab specific stuff onstage without having to think which units are in what state to select em. And with the group mask missing from that syntax, the process can involve an extra 3 steps to isolate one particular set of fixtures.



    JB
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  • [QUOTE=xp677;66399]In Hog3 you can type Live / [touch a group from the directory onscreen] and it will do just as you asked. I believe you can type Live Color 6 Position 4 / [touch a group] to do that as well, although I've never tried it since that level of masking is rarely necessary. I can't see why they would remove this feature in Hog4. Perhaps we're just not allowed to call up groups using the hard key with Live..


    I thought that we could do it in H3, but I wasn't sure since I haven't used it in a while and I too assumed there would be no reason to take it out for H4.

    The syntax..."Live/Color6/Position4/Touched group/" does not work in H4. When the group comment is added to the syntax, it is ignored. I have tried different versions of the syntax to get it to mask to a group, but have not found one that works.

    I have also seen a bit of inconsistency with the masking of "Live" with the working syntax when using multiple masks, but haven't been able to find a pattern of where it starts becoming inconsistent.

    Personally, I use the "Live" function often, even with multiple masks, as It allows me to grab specific stuff onstage without having to think which units are in what state to select em. And with the group mask missing from that syntax, the process can involve an extra 3 steps to isolate one particular set of fixtures.



    JB
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