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Feature Request: Option to disable plugin menu expanding with one mouse click

+43 votes
1,434 views
asked Feb 10, 2023 in Instruments and Plug-Ins by bradboatright (500 points)
recategorized Feb 10, 2023 by bradboatright
Sometimes I'm not quick enough with the double-click, and a single plugin's menu in the insert bay will expand, causing other plugins to drop out of view. While this feature can be useful for those who adjust parameters that way, it would be nice to have the option to disable it, since it occasionally disrupts my workflow.

13 Answers

+9 votes
answered Feb 13, 2023 by tothrec (31,960 points)
(Up-voted)

I don't try to adjust the parameters from that little window.  Instead, like you, I click on the title to collapse (seems like whack-a-mole).
+9 votes
answered Feb 17, 2023 by princeagrawal (13,730 points)
Agreed and upvoted. The current single click behavior hurts more than it helps.
+8 votes
answered Jul 5, 2023 by tombuur (730 points)
I find these accidental expansions very annoying. It happens to me all the time, and I never adjust plugins inside the insert slots. Please, make it possible to disable this feature. It shouldn't require much programming, right?
+2 votes
answered Jul 9, 2023 by jesseharradine (790 points)
edited Nov 29, 2023 by jesseharradine

yes
It's the most time wasteful annoying as bleep feature ever. GLOBAL SHUT DOWN NOW LETS goooooo

I'm sure they are too busy adding 5000 things to the show page or some other bleep instead of people trying to use this as a professional mixing DAW.

absolutely redic

+6 votes
answered Jul 12, 2023 by giovannibuchelli (320 points)
Upvoted.

I will never, never, use those tiny little controls. I want to open the plugin window with one click.
+5 votes
answered Aug 20, 2023 by waynelansdowne (290 points)
Upvoted and fully agree. I found this thread specifically looking for a solution to disable or change the default behavior. It should absolutely be user preference and I really hope it gets updated as such.
+2 votes
answered Oct 17, 2023 by shaywilson1 (320 points)
I totally agree...needs to have a toggle switch to have the feature tuned off
+1 vote
answered Nov 4, 2023 by karymwillemsen (180 points)
I agree 100%.

 This is a great option for those who like the windows.

But for me it is really killing my workflow. I absolutely hate it
+1 vote
answered Nov 5, 2023 by muwler (270 points)
I totally agree
+1 vote
answered Nov 5, 2023 by petergreeny (400 points) 1 flag
100% this.  Such an obviously needed fix.
–1 vote
answered Dec 6, 2023 by bradboatright (500 points)

Welp... OP chiming in again here. I just figured out that it actually can sort of be disabled, at least on 3rd party plugins. You just need to right click the plugin, and select "Setup Micro Parameters", and remove them. To select all, use the shift button and click the bottom parameter.

0 votes
answered Jan 25 by Mikael Atterby (150 points)
This function is an absolute nightmare, it KILLS my workflow. Please make this a selectable option quick, I totally hate to fight with it 50-100 times per session. Plugins expand, then you cannot see/klick on other plugins without scrolling. The tiny view provided with the function is unusable for me, I never want to use it, and i would like to be able to turn it off forever.
0 votes
answered Apr 21 by davidtedeschi1 (160 points)
"I love this feature!!!" - said no one ever

This is a total workflow killer. It seems such a simple thing to be able to add a 'disable' feature from this. PLEASE DO!
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