Labeling Tracks bombs & suggestions

[waxcylinder]

But I do like the idea of a right-click context menu for the Record button where the context menu offers the choice between "Append Record" and "Record on a new Track".

Logged as P3 Bug #2286
https://bugzilla.audacityteam.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2286
Right-click on Record button activates recording

Peter.

[Doug BB]

Thanks Everybody! You are the Best!

IMO, many time when one finally presses Rec, the adrenaline
is pumping and time is compressing, so "intuitive" here gets
extra points. Also; ease and speed.

To me, the default of pressing The Red Button seems like it should be
to record into the current or highlighted track, not (jumping out and)
creating a new track.

Also, popping out of a live-Record causes IRRETRIEVABLE LOSS!!
One could imagine a job failure over that.
I think extra accident-prevention here would be more than cool.
So to me, possible keyboard/mouse accidents here should be
brutally minimized or eliminated.
(Spacebar for Start-Stop seems more appropriate for viewers and players.)
To me, RECORD and PLAY should not even be in the same room.

Thanks again!

[steve]

To me, the default of pressing The Red Button seems like it should be
to record into the current or highlighted track,

That is the default in the current (2.3.3) version of Audacity.

[waxcylinder]

Also, popping out of a live-Record causes IRRETRIEVABLE LOSS!!
One could imagine a job failure over that.
I think extra accident-prevention here would be more than cool.
So to me, possible keyboard/mouse accidents here should be
brutally minimized or eliminated.
(Spacebar for Start-Stop seems more appropriate for viewers and players.)
To me, RECORD and PLAY should not even be in the same room.

I've long thought that. I (and fellow Forum-elf BillW) argued for only the Stop button to be able to stop recording and not the space bar - but we lost that argument a long time ago.

I could try again if you want - but I may well lose again

I can try to be the "Saint of lost causes" ...

Peter.