GOTCHA!- Disable [Ctrl-Left-Clicking] on any track number arranges all tracks

[Todd R]

from the manual:

"MultiTrack WaveForm Display Area
Track Positioning
[Ctrl-Left-Clicking] on any track number automatically arranges all tracks in numerical order."

Has bitten me in the backside again today...arrraugh!
We need to be able to either undo or disable this command
I would happily disable it; I would never use it

so much of moving things vertically in SAW is using the ctrl key;
and this gotcha can sting if your track order is not at all sequential

afaiaa there is no undo for this and is gonna cost me a few minutes to get my job back in editable order
I have my returns and buses at the top; video and control track too
Mix template gets me part way there

[Todd R]

OK. I had not saved the edl after accidentally hitting the GOTCHA key combo

closed and reopened the edl and all is back as I need it to be...phew

btw I save safety copies very often as I work...so there is that possibility in the event others step in the same trap

[ivanoff]

OK. I had not saved the edl after accidentally hitting the GOTCHA key combo

closed and reopened the edl and all is back as I need it to be...phew

btw I save safety copies very often as I work...so there is that possibility in the event others step in the same trap

hi, have you try the undo key : shift <

[Bob L]

Resetting Track Order creates and undo entry... simply use the Edit/Undo function if you reset the track order by accident.

Bob L

[Todd R]

Resetting Track Order creates and undo entry... simply use the Edit/Undo function if you reset the track order by accident.

Bob L

hmmm, I did look and did try undo
I did not see an entry nor did the undo function when I tried it

[Todd R]

hi, have you try the undo key : shift <

on my machine undo key command is:
ctrl+<

I did try it...did not work
also opened Edit menu > Display EDL Undo History
in the undo list dialog box there was no entry for "arrange track order to default"
I don't know what the actual syntax is because it wasn't listed

[UpTilDawn]

I just tried opening a session, rearranging track order, saving session and then using ctrl + < and it worked.
Also the undo history shows an entry for "before re-order tracks".
was also able to ctrl + > to restore the rearranged tracks.

Not sure why yours isn't working at the moment.

When in doubt that an undo has been created, there's always the numberpad * keystroke to force an undo, assuming your keyboard has a numpad, or equivalent that SAW responds to for that purpose.

[ivanoff]

Oups, mistake in my reply , ctrl + > is correct

[Dave Labrecque]

on my machine undo key command is:
ctrl+<

I did try it...did not work
also opened Edit menu > Display EDL Undo History
in the undo list dialog box there was no entry for "arrange track order to default"
I don't know what the actual syntax is because it wasn't listed

I bet your one time of trying it (the undo) you goofed, somehow. I bet if you try it right now, it will work fine. Cuz that's how it works.

It was an issue when the restore-tracks-to-default-order feature was first implemented. Many user mishaps such as the one you experienced soon had Bob remedying this all-too-common user error by adding the undo layer.

It still catches me to this day.

[jmh]

on my machine undo key command is:
ctrl+<

I did try it...did not work
also opened Edit menu > Display EDL Undo History
in the undo list dialog box there was no entry for "arrange track order to default"
I don't know what the actual syntax is because it wasn't listed

Auto-edl-undo must be toggled in the options menu for the undo to be generated.

then ctrl< should work.