(POC) LateNight: allow to show 4 decks in a row

[ronso0]

A fun (two-) coffee break hack.
Looks okay, please test and let me know what you think.

TODO

• apply to mini decks, too (library maximized)
• adjust Classic theme

[Eve00000]

very nice!
only 2 coffees?

[ronso0]

Thanks. Nice, but not polished yet.
I'll try to move more components into templates and not add much complexity.

Yes, two flat white with sugar and a glass of water.

[ronso0]

FWIW, changing the deck order (3 1 2 4 or 1 2 3 4) can be done with color schemes and deck num variables, ie. requires skin reload to update the deck numbers in each deck/waveform template.

For LateNight we'd then have

• PaleMoon (Decks 3 1 2 4) (default)
• PaleMoon (Decks 1 2 3 4)
• Classic (Decks 3 1 2 4)
• Classic (Decks 1 2 3 4)

with almost exact duplicate themes.

Idk if that's worth it. Is this a desired feature? Idk.
If yes, the color scheme solution is definitely easier than adding a skin option (Interface preferences), with all the safety checks, can it be applied (does skin support 4 decks?) and what not.

[daschuer]

The demand for 1234 is only sourced by certain controllers. With "wrong" labeling. right? Is switching between 3124 and 1234 a mapping feature? We need probably also swap the deck xfader orientation. Do we know which controller are affected?

[Eve00000]

It's not only for certain controllers.
I don't want to offend people with what I'm writing.
There are people whose brain works a little different than the brain of most people. (Dyscalculy, acalcumy , obsessive compulsive disorder ...)
They can learn rows of numbers, letters etc but when numbers are not in the 'right' order, they stop functioning.
in other words: 1 2 3 4 is perfect, 4 3 2 1 is more difficult and mixed-up numbers are mixing them up as well. (also faders on a hardware mixer with 3 & 4 on the outside and 1 and 2 inside) Those people could only use Deck 1 & 2,, Now with a big screen and 1 2 3 4 they can use all 4 of them. They will be grateful.
Ronso, I'll buy you a coffee. :-)

[ronso0]

The demand for 1234 is only sourced by certain controllers. With "wrong" labeling. right?

Yes, probably. And we don't have deck number labels, but we do have the "LoadToDeck#" controls, and with external mixers one has to map mixer <--> Mixxx numbers twice: for the mapping and for the deck sound I/O configuration. Needs to be done only once, so yeah, maybe it's too much complexity considering the little demand.

[daschuer]

Those people could only use Deck 1 & 2,, Now with a big screen and 1 2 3 4 they can use all 4 of them. They will be grateful.

I was not aware that a certain order prevents people from using deck 3 and 4. In general we should make all users feel at home with Mixxx. Unfortunately the issue is more complex that it may seem. We need to consider switching from:

1 2 
3 4 

To

1234

And take 1234 and 3124 labeled controllers into account. I consider a wrong labeling more a mental issue than a surprising order. So how about file an issue for that and solve it independently for all skins?