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Dragging/opening files
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 2:51 am
by Tom Faux
All,
In earlier versions I have always been able to drag files into the Audacity window. I am now only able to open files using the menu (Command O). I'm wondering whether it's a bug in my software, an incompatibility, or if there's a setting that I accidentally triggered somewhere. I recently upgraded both my OS and Audacity, so not sure where the problem is.
OSX 10.11.6./Audacity 2.1.2
Thanks.
Tom
Re: Dragging/opening files
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 3:57 am
by kozikowski
drag files into the Audacity window.
What kind of files specifically? You can also Right-Click > Open With, Control-Click > Open With and File > Import. So there's no shortage of ways to open a sound file.
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I can't either, so it may be something that happened in Audacity 2.1.2.
Koz
Re: Dragging/opening files
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 10:40 am
by steve
Tom Faux wrote:In earlier versions I have always been able to drag files into the Audacity window. I am now only able to open files using the menu (Command O). I'm wondering whether it's a bug in my software, an incompatibility, or if there's a setting that I accidentally triggered somewhere. I recently upgraded both my OS and Audacity, so not sure where the problem is.
OSX 10.11.6./Audacity 2.1.2
It's a bug in Audacity 2.1.2. It is fixed in the current development code so the fix will be in Audacity 2.1.3, which will hopefully be released very soon.
Re: Dragging/opening files
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 4:24 pm
by Gale Andrews
steve wrote:Tom Faux wrote:In earlier versions I have always been able to drag files into the Audacity window. I am now only able to open files using the menu (Command O). I'm wondering whether it's a bug in my software, an incompatibility, or if there's a setting that I accidentally triggered somewhere. I recently upgraded both my OS and Audacity, so not sure where the problem is.
OSX 10.11.6./Audacity 2.1.2
It's a bug in Audacity 2.1.2. It is fixed in the current development code so the fix will be in Audacity 2.1.3, which will hopefully be released very soon.
Until then, you can drag most audio file types to the Audacity icon in the Dock, which will do the same as File > Open... .
Gale
Re: Dragging/opening files
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 5:25 pm
by Tom Faux
Many thanks for the replies, good to know!
Good tip about dragging to the dock.
Tom
Re: Dragging/opening files
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 5:38 pm
by kozikowski
...writing that down.
Hopefully the same as File > Import.
Koz
Re: Dragging/opening files
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 12:42 am
by Gale Andrews
kozikowski wrote:...writing that down.
Hopefully the same as File > Import.
No, subsequent files dragged to the Dock will open in new project windows, as far as I know.
Gale