How to please the Controller Editor God?

Golden Brown
Golden Brown Member Posts: 10 Member
edited July 2022 in Other Software & Hardware

Hi all,

I'm using the Controller Editor to create some custom templates for my Maschine MK3. On the "Pages" tab there is a list of Pad Pages that I either created newly or copy-pasted from another template.

I want to rename the Pad Pages to my liking and for the life of me I can't figure out when the renaming works! I mean, I know that I need to double-click the page name and miraculously the name goes into edit mode, the text is highlighted in beautiful sun-shine yellow, I get to see the gorgeous edit cursor and if I type some gibberish and hit the return key, voila! the new name or my random keystrokes, get saved as I want.

It's a miracle because the appearance of the edit mode when you double-click the name happens at God's will. It's like your prayers - some of them work purely by luck, but most of them don't.

So my question is - Is there a reliable, sure shot way to always be able to edit Pad Pages every time you double click the name?

Attached is an example of when the heaven's opened once.

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Usually what happens is that the double click works once or twice after not using Controller Editor for a sometime. And then it stops. No matter how hard you click and how many times you click, it just doesn't get into the Edit mode. (I know that shouldn't matter, but I had to try because Native Instruments' products work in mysterious ways)

Other details that maybe relevant: I'm on a 14" MacBook M1 Pro running macOS Monterey 12.3.1 and Controller Editor 2.6.2 (R547).

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  • Uwe303
    Uwe303 Moderator Posts: 3,039 mod
    Answer ✓

    Hello,

    no problem here on windows, maybe you try to go away with the mouse pointer then you go back right on the label and try to click then.

    Uwe

  • Golden Brown
    Golden Brown Member Posts: 10 Member
    Answer ✓

    @Uwe303 - I almost jumped with joy when the "go away with the mouse pointer and come back" worked for a couple of times, and was ready to mark your response as an answer.

    But unfortunately, it seems like just clicking outside somewhere and coming back to double-click doesn't really work. What does seem to work is really going away and typing something somewhere else (like this comment) and going back and double-clicking in the Controller Editor. But, I'll still mark your response as the answer to my question. Thank you very much!

    To the Product Manager of Controller Editor - I hope you are reading this comment. Please just add a "Rename" option in the sub-menu. It'll save hundreds if not thousands of creative hours across the world.

    Screenshot 2022-04-18 at 01.11.36.png

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  • Uwe303
    Uwe303 Moderator Posts: 3,039 mod
    Answer ✓

    Hello,

    no problem here on windows, maybe you try to go away with the mouse pointer then you go back right on the label and try to click then.

    Uwe

  • Golden Brown
    Golden Brown Member Posts: 10 Member
    Answer ✓

    @Uwe303 - I almost jumped with joy when the "go away with the mouse pointer and come back" worked for a couple of times, and was ready to mark your response as an answer.

    But unfortunately, it seems like just clicking outside somewhere and coming back to double-click doesn't really work. What does seem to work is really going away and typing something somewhere else (like this comment) and going back and double-clicking in the Controller Editor. But, I'll still mark your response as the answer to my question. Thank you very much!

    To the Product Manager of Controller Editor - I hope you are reading this comment. Please just add a "Rename" option in the sub-menu. It'll save hundreds if not thousands of creative hours across the world.

    Screenshot 2022-04-18 at 01.11.36.png
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