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Previous color scheme names? #871984 12/07/25 08:23 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,088 Melbourne, Australia AudioTrack OP Veteran
OP AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,088 Melbourne, Australia	I'm in the process of changing several parts of the UI to a dark color scheme. I make an adjustment and save it, then tweak something a little further which I want to save to the same color scheme, but I can't remember the exact name. Could the Save Scheme dialog have a drop drown menu list (a TComboBox) of previous color schemes so I could select the correct one? BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: Previous color scheme names? AudioTrack #871991 12/07/25 09:58 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Noel96 Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 20,569 Australia	That's a good idea, Trev. MY SONGS... Audiophile BIAB 2026 audios on Soundcloud

Re: Previous color scheme names? Noel96 #871994 12/07/25 10:59 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,088 Melbourne, Australia	Thanks Noel, and I think it would be a very easy change, as the system already has stored the names of all the previously saved schemes. All they need is to just populate the combo with those names. An instant improvement BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: Previous color scheme names? AudioTrack #872013 12/08/25 06:50 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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MountainSide Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,504 Lake Keowee, South Carolina	That's a great idea! Simple, fast to implement and very useful! Jeff Win11, Intel i7 7700K 4.2Ghz, 32Gb RAM, 2x1Tb HD, 500Gb NVMe, BIAB/RB 2026, MOTU 828MK3 audio, MOTU Midi Express, Yamaha Montage 7, DX7II, TX802, Motif XS Rack, Roland Fantom XR Rack, Oberheim Matrix 1000, VoiceLive3 Extreme, Kontakt 6, SampleTank 4.3

Re: Previous color scheme names? AudioTrack #872022 12/08/25 08:46 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Matt Finley Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 27,562 Hudson Valley & Lake George NY	+1 Very helpful idea. BIAB 2026 Win Audiophile. Software: Fender Studio One 8, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Presonus Quantom HD8 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.

Re: Previous color scheme names? AudioTrack #872024 12/08/25 08:57 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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Re: Previous color scheme names? AudioTrack #872032 12/08/25 09:43 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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bloc-head Expert Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,417 Southeast USA	Yes, good suggestion...+1 Bandcamp Win-11; BiaB-2026 Audiophile (latest version) Cakewalk Sonar; Melodyne-5; Scaler 3; NI Komplete: Focusrite Scarlett 18i20

Re: Previous color scheme names? AudioTrack #874243 12/26/25 02:05 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,088 Melbourne, Australia	Originally Posted by AudioTrack I'm in the process of changing several parts of the UI to a dark color scheme. I make an adjustment and save it, then tweak something a little further which I want to save to the same color scheme, but I can't remember the exact name. Could the Save Scheme dialog have a drop drown menu list (a TComboBox) of previous color schemes so I could select the correct one? It would be great if this could be revisited. Thanks! BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: Previous color scheme names? AudioTrack #874292 12/26/25 12:45 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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jpettit Veteran Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 4,625 Oregon	Sorry this should be just thrown out and the standard save as windows dialog should be used. This solves many other problems with this approach. Studio One (latest version), Win 11 23H2 , i9 -10940X 3.3 GHz, 32GB Mem, a 4K 40" monitor, PreSonus Studio Live III Console as interface/controller. secondarily test on Reaper, Cakewalk, and S1 on Surface Pro 3 Win 10 (latest versions).

Re: Previous color scheme names? jpettit #874325 12/26/25 06:25 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,088 Melbourne, Australia	Originally Posted by jpettit Sorry this should be just thrown out and the standard save as windows dialog should be used. This solves many other problems with this approach. Definitely not disagreeing with that. It's simply unfinished work at present. Needs an overhaul. BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: Previous color scheme names? AudioTrack #874357 12/27/25 11:09 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 4,625 Oregon jpettit Veteran
jpettit Veteran Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 4,625 Oregon	I believe they're still working on. It also needs a search or to make the window non-modal so that it you can click on an object to identify its name. Studio One (latest version), Win 11 23H2 , i9 -10940X 3.3 GHz, 32GB Mem, a 4K 40" monitor, PreSonus Studio Live III Console as interface/controller. secondarily test on Reaper, Cakewalk, and S1 on Surface Pro 3 Win 10 (latest versions).

Re: Previous color scheme names? jpettit #874845 01/01/26 09:09 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,088 Melbourne, Australia	Originally Posted by jpettit Sorry this should be just thrown out and the standard save as windows dialog should be used. This solves many other problems with this approach. After exploring how this works, I don't think that a 'Save as' standard Windows dialog can be used. I don't think that the schemes are saved as external files, but rather, they are stored within another configuration file. Regardless, a populated list of existing scheme names is still required. BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: Previous color scheme names? AudioTrack #874849 01/01/26 10:57 PM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 4,625 Oregon jpettit Veteran
jpettit Veteran Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 4,625 Oregon	Originally Posted by AudioTrack Originally Posted by jpettit Sorry this should be just thrown out and the standard save as windows dialog should be used. This solves many other problems with this approach. After exploring how this works, I don't think that a 'Save as' standard Windows dialog can be used. I don't think that the schemes are saved as external files, but rather, they are stored within another configuration file. Regardless, a populated list of existing scheme names is still required. No, they are stored in the Data subdirectory and a subdirectory strangely called called Schemes. The reason the MS standard file save needs to be used is there is no update command. Because there’s no true Update command, the software forces you to use ‘Save As.’ You have to remember the exact name you used before, type it in manually, and only then get an overwrite prompt. Ninety percent of the time you’re just trying to update an existing file. They are aware that this workflow is awkward and I believe they will make it a standard save where you can see your files and what you named them previously. Studio One (latest version), Win 11 23H2 , i9 -10940X 3.3 GHz, 32GB Mem, a 4K 40" monitor, PreSonus Studio Live III Console as interface/controller. secondarily test on Reaper, Cakewalk, and S1 on Surface Pro 3 Win 10 (latest versions).

Re: Previous color scheme names? jpettit #874851 01/02/26 12:12 AM Band-in-a-Box for Windows
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OP AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,088 Melbourne, Australia	Originally Posted by jpettit Originally Posted by AudioTrack Originally Posted by jpettit Sorry this should be just thrown out and the standard save as windows dialog should be used. This solves many other problems with this approach. After exploring how this works, I don't think that a 'Save as' standard Windows dialog can be used. I don't think that the schemes are saved as external files, but rather, they are stored within another configuration file. Regardless, a populated list of existing scheme names is still required. No, they are stored in the Data subdirectory and a subdirectory strangely called called Schemes. ... Good pickup, Jeff. I used a search tool to search file contents (including binary files). Apparently the tool didn't include file names! (my bad). So yes, a Windows Save As is really required, and would probably be more straightforward anyway. BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

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