[QLab] multiple languages

[Shawn Parr]

On Nov 7, 2007, at 8:01 AM, Charlie Richmond wrote:

> The way we always incorporated PATHS was to allow Cue lists to use  
> sequences of
> Paths so that multiple shows that needed the same exact cues could  
> specify the
> exact same paths (directories) when desired and different ones when  
> necessary.


Maybe I'm completely crazy, but this sounds exactly like how the path  
works in unix for your CLI programs.

Perhaps in the future Qlab could use a system where there was a  
'default' path for the workspace, but you could add additional paths  
in a list.  Chris would have to determine in code which path took  
priority if there were cues with identical names.  For example if Path  
1 and Path 3 both had a SFX.wav file, maybe Path 3 would get priority  
because it is later in the list of paths.

This would allow, I think, Chris's idea of #3, because by default out  
of the box you would have the standard path as you have now, and  
advanced users can click a plus button to add additional paths.  There  
could also be a minus button to remove paths.

It would be nice if these paths were saved workspace wise rather than  
environment wise.  And maybe for those looking for a 'package'  
solution the default path could be one that makes sense for packaging  
the workspace/files/folders structure.  So where you save your  
workspace, it creates a folder with the WS name, a workspace file  
inside that folder, and maybe subfolders for audio and video.  Then  
you could add additional paths in order to use other drives and/or  
alternate files for different Cue sheets inside your workspace.  This  
is rather similar to how Pro Tools structures a new session, as well  
as Digital Peformer IIR.  You can also make Logic work this way,  
although it doesn't by default.  So people might be used to the concept.