Control type 'multi switch'?

Question

For some controls I actually need to select only between 3 or 4 values, like f.e. 3 different waveforms. A this moment I can realise this with a knob set to have a number of ticks of 3. A knob consumes quite a lot of screen real-estate though, so it would be grand to have a smaller 'multi switch' type of control, that would be as wide as a knob in its smallest form, but only half as high. I'm not totally convinced if that would actually turn out to work well, but perhaps you can look into that? This switch would light up the currently selected 'tick' instead of showing a value, as it is the state of the switch I'm intested in, not it's rather meaningless value (0, 64, 127 isn't that interesting to know ^^).

Thanks in advance!

Rainer

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Hi and thanks for your question. Have you tried a slider or crossfader? I could also contemplate a different type of control with just the numeric display, let's say.

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Another suggestion is to use a Momentary button which is a supercontrol of a Slider or Cross-Fader. The momentary will act as a "stepper" and step the knob/slider/etc. through its values.

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I found a nice 'glitch' to make a smaller Cross Fader: create the control as a Knob with the smallest dimensions, then use 'Change Type' to change it into a Cross Fader and voila! It's a Cross Fader as wide as the Knob was!

Perhaps you could make the minimum dimensions of the 'normal' Cross Fader smaller?

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It's possible to make it even smaller by creating it as a Slider with the smallest width, and then changing it into a Cross Fader.

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Unfortunately, the glitch I found doesn't work in the end - when you double-click the control, it gets reset to the control's max dimensions.
Can you please make the minimum sizes of controls smaller?

Thanks in advance,
Rainer

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Yes, I can do that definitely. For the invite-only beta team, of which you're part, it'll be available as early as later this week. For everybody else, it's going to take a bit, because I'm knee-deep in code right now.

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Sounds good, don't drown! :-)

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check the answer, it's been updated to link to other similar questions, please

Answer 1

Soon, I'm going to provide crossfaders that are narrower than currently allowed.  Then after I'll consider a new type of control.

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Answer 2

Soon, I'm going to provide crossfaders that are narrower than currently allowed.  Then after I'll consider a new type of control.

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