Development

This is a brief overview of yet unresolved issues and new feature requests considered for future updates or currently being worked on. Before submitting new bug reports or feature suggestions, please have a look here to see if the problem is already known.

Only selected items are listed here, most of which originated from public discussion or individual user feedback. If you can't find a certain item, that doesn't mean it's not on our internal list. A priority assignment "Low" doesn't imply we do not value that item. It just means there are other items that need to be fixed first. In order for us to stay focussed and avoid distractions, please understand that we can not make our entire agenda public. Plans for future products are not published either.

The full history of already completed items can be found here: Changelog of Synfire Pro, and here: Changelog of Harmony Navigator.

This page was last updated 2010-08-27 14:20:23 CET.

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Current Tasks
Type	Description	Priority	AR
Problem core:sync	ReWire still not reconnecting well	High	1063
Problem core:sync	ReWire connection crashes Reaper 3.66 on MacOS X	High	1096
Quality mps:render	Can not save arrangement while playing This currently precludes auto-backups	Normal	918
Problem mps:vm	(Windows) SynfirePro.exe sometimes not terminated properly after quit This occurs randomly on XP and is probably related to the ReWire.dll.	Low	954
Problem mps:render	Range limits violated for Shift and Fold Seems these let through pitches beyond the instrument range. Problem: Transposition in conjunction with "octaves" option may be impossible if playing range is very narrow (< 2 octaves) and only few scale steps per octave.	Low	831
Quality core:gui	(Windows) Suport native file dialogs with custom properties	Low	977
Development mps:import	Add import preset that forces interpretation bypass	Low	1057

Testing
Type	Description	Priority	AR
Problem mps:midi-cc	Inconsistent midi output for repeated playbacks Unable to reproduce. Need a sample projects to verify.	Normal	1065
Problem core:midi	(Windows) Unhandled exception occured #(3221225477 0) Microsoft: 0xC0000005 "Access Violation". Happens on opening midi subsystem and changing routings. Related to ASIO4ALL.	Normal	1034
Problem core:install	(Windows) Problems installing on localized versions of Windows Seen issues with cyrillic and greek alphabet for folder names	Normal	1074
Quality mps:render	Slow response with many instruments and containers	Normal	1011
Quality mps:render	Track pitch per symbol type instead of playing range The current tracking causes counter intuitive pitch leaps in mixed type figures	Normal	1080
Quality core:gui	Progression: Orange chord marker occasionally gets stuck	Low	830

Pending
Type	Description	Priority	AR
Quality nav:content	Produce more videos and tutorials for HN2	Normal	972
Quality mps:content	Produce videos and tutorials for core Synfire features Suggestions found in user forum	High	885
Development core:keys	Overhaul of keyboard shortcuts	High	910
Problem mps:install	Problems downloading demo through slow dialup connection Timeout issues	Normal	999
Problem mps:gui	Morphing data entry error? http://forum.scoreway.com/viewtopic.php?t=845	Normal	1041
Research mps:render	Suggest scales that best suit a take Boils down to considering the Take (if available) when selecting scales automatically. Already done during import.	Normal	988
Research mps:gui	Phrase Editor: Improve usability for figure editing Automate tool/mode switches as much as possible.	Normal	691
Research core:render	Voice leading should ignore a "change" to the same chord The question is, if this is desirable, as this sort of change is removed anyway by default. If the user decides to keep it, he might want this behavior.	Normal	1067
Research core:osx	(Mac) Program happens to lockup after long time sitting idle	Normal	1078
Quality mps:transport	Pre-roll limited to one measure This is, like everything positioned at negative time, a general issue of the transport that can't handle this	Normal	964
Quality mps:midi	Provide more and better preview phrases per category	Normal	1060
Quality nav:palette	Notepad should retain inversions heared during recording	Normal	1098
Development core:files	Auto-backup feature saving every 10 minutes by default	Normal	913
Development nav:import	Guess figure segments from melody before splitting across parts Helps determine whether a segment belongs to the previous or next part.	Normal	1004
Development core:midi	List unresolved sounds in "what's wrong" diagnosis report	Normal	1017
Development mps:se	Refactor view updates from model code into view code Some UI updates seem to be slow because the model takes responsibility instead of its views	Normal	1022
Development mps:edit	Quantizing multiple symbols doesnt work	Normal	1035
Development core:render	Metronome should be a regular instrument (click track) Automatically compiled, enumerated, included with transport, etc. Easily muteable, duration corresponds to root container, etc.	Normal	1081
Development core:midi-cc	Option to include individual CC in Reset Controllers message Per project preference, or even better: per device, as some devices do not respond to the reset message properly.	Normal	1082
Suggestion mps:gui	Make vector functions timeline aware	Normal	1055
Suggestion core:import	Make import track selection multi-selection aware Should affect import preset selection, at least	Normal	1056
Problem core:keys	(Mac) Copy and paste issues with text input fields	Low	990
Problem mps:midi	Minor bank selection method import problem	Low	1021
Problem core:install	(Windows) Desktop shortcut not installed on Vista Permissions issue, or has the path changed since XP?	Low	792
Problem mps:artic	Issues scheduling articulations ahead of time near clock zero This is a transport issue: Requires partial redesign of the transport model	Low	833
Research mps:transport	First looped playback after opening app does not loop Not reliably reproducable yet	Low	721
Quality nav:print	Parts not printed in chronological order	Low	857
Quality mps:gui	Drag container grid issues Should offer a finer grid as an option, respond to SHIFT key or similar, then use toolbar setting. Snap to selected grid.	Low	786
Quality core:gui	Filenames with square brackets and underscores corrupted	Low	976
Quality nav:gui	Parameter inspector not refreshed after main tab switch Example: Interpretation should show all details when switching back to Instruments tab.	Low	975
Development core:gui	Add tool buttons for midi through and instant feedback	Low	957
Development core:gui	Auto open last project as per preference	Low	951
Development core:web	Provide an international shipping calculator	Low	1045
Suggestion nav:keys	Hotkeys for palette markers	Low	1027
Suggestion nav:print	Print chord and scale keyboard patterns side by side	Low	1076
Suggestion mps:files	Ability to set custom folder for configuration data	Low	1089