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There's a very established way to remote control Mac apps via iPad using the JUMP app ((https://apps.apple.com/de/app/jump-desktop-rdp-vnc-fluid/id3648760950).
If it works, you can basically control software on Mac from any place in the world with internet connection even with a audio channel feedback. This is very handy when you are travelling or on commute.
In my case basically all audio software on my Mac does the job (Bitwig, Cubase, Opusmodus, ...) and work properly with JUMP but not Synfire.
Synfire simple seems not to listen to mouse clicks when triggered from iPad.
Unfortunately this put SF into a poor useability position which it should not deserve, taking into consideration what it can deliver in other areas.
I tried to capture a screencast demoing the issue but its more difficult than I thought, please take my word.
Are there other users affected?
Are there sulution found ?
@andre: are you using special UI frameworks which prohibit what works for most other software?
Mi., 01.03.2023 - 10:24 Permalink
I cannot speak for Andre, but I know from experience that Synfire indeed likely uses its own UI framework. For example, certain standard Mac keyboard shortcuts do not work either. Example: try swiching between the windows of the app with cmd-`. That works with pretty much every other app with multiple windows that I tried.
Mi., 01.03.2023 - 12:31 Permalink
Go wild with all those suggestions you make to improve Synfire
Usage : LICECAP
(https://www.cockos.com/licecap/)
Sa., 11.03.2023 - 16:43 Permalink
As tanders pointed out, the UI framework we (have to) use doesn't integrate deep enough with the operating system in order to make this work. Same is true for scripting capabilities or other OS-based tools. It's not ideal, but I'm glad the UI works the way it does now with 2.0.