Allow Function Buttons To Remap To More Things

What is the problem?

I recently got a Tracker Mini and have been enjoying it. I think the function keys are mostly pretty handy but I wish it would be possible for them to do more than just advance to a different screen view. For example, sometimes I find myself copying and pasting parts a bit. The copy is easy to do with the dedicated button, but the act of pasting with the shift+copy is a bit hard to do especially with how hard you have to press the buttons to get them to trigger.

What should this feature achieve?

My suggestion is in the options where you can redefine function buttons 1-8, would it be possible to add other existing actions as potential ways to remap the buttons? Like, in my paste example, I would love to be able to just map function button 4 as a paste key press. So after remapping, you could just hit 4 to paste anything you had in your clipboard. There could be many other things in the list of actions including:

  • undo
  • redo
  • any of the other soft key button functions on the main tracker screen
  • any existing shift hot key combos such as shift+play, shift+rec, etc

I think these changes would allow users even more flexibility into tailoring their Tracker Mini experience into what works best with their workflow.

Are there any workarounds?

Not that I’m aware of.

Any links to related discussions?

Not that I’m aware of.

Any references to other products?

Not that I’m aware of.

Excellent wish! Thanks for taking the time to write this out @tokyoscarab.

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