Bug 407574 - Cannot edit clip duration
Summary: Cannot edit clip duration
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: kdenlive
Classification: Applications
Component: User Interface (show other bugs)
Version: 19.04.1
Platform: Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows
: NOR major
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jean-Baptiste Mardelle
URL:
Keywords:
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Reported: 2019-05-15 22:44 UTC by lucky7tube
Modified: 2021-02-27 22:23 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

See Also:
Latest Commit: https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kdenlive/commit/52cfb205fb5cceade999824fb94cc172ac578f2d
Version Fixed In:
fritzibaby: Brainstorm+

Attachments
Duration and position edit fields are all read-only (13.38 KB, image/png)
2019-05-15 22:44 UTC, lucky7tube 		Details
Select-All command can make it editable (429.72 KB, video/mp4)
2019-07-14 23:56 UTC, lucky7tube 		Details
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Description lucky7tube 2019-05-15 22:44:06 UTC 
Created attachment 120095 [details]
Duration and position edit fields are all read-only

SUMMARY
It is very hard to change the duration of each clips.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Import or create any clip in the project bin
2. Drag the clip and drop it on the timeline
3. Double-click the clip on the timeline, the Duration dialog will not popup
4. Right-click the clip on the timeline, and select the "Edit Duration" command

OBSERVED RESULT
Now, the Position and Duration edit fields are all read-only. CANNOT TYPE IN ANYTHING

EXPECTED RESULT
Users should be able to edit the duration of selected clip by typing numbers.
The only way to adjust the duration is to click the tiny up/down buttons on the right side of edit fields.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: both 7 and 10
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 
KDE Frameworks Version: 
Qt Version: 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 emohr 2019-05-17 17:44:22 UTC 
Thank you for reporting. Issue is opened for this: https://invent.kde.org/kde/kdenlive/issues/173. 

By clicking into the field you can adjust with the mouse wheel only.
Comment 2 lucky7tube 2019-05-27 23:30:23 UTC 
Thank you for making progress about this issue.
Plus, is STEP #3 also considered? I mean, in the previous version, it was able to open the duration edit window by double-clicking a clip on the timeline. With 19.04.0 and 19.04.1, double-click does nothing. Is this a planned change?

(In reply to emohr from comment #1)
> Thank you for reporting. Issue is opened for this:
> https://invent.kde.org/kde/kdenlive/issues/173. 
> 
> By clicking into the field you can adjust with the mouse wheel only.
Comment 3 emohr 2019-05-30 11:18:41 UTC 
On previous version double click was only working when you ungroup video&audio. 

Opened issue https://invent.kde.org/kde/kdenlive/issues/212 for double click open duration window. 

BTW: you can make a shortcut like CTRL+D for this.
Comment 4 lucky7tube 2019-07-14 23:56:20 UTC 
Created attachment 121514 [details]
Select-All command can make it editable

I have found another workaround and want to share it.
Although the default state of speed/duration edit fields are readonly, once you have commanded "select all" then they get editable, what a relief!
The productivity has been recovered! :-)
Comment 5 Ken 2020-01-09 08:41:04 UTC 
I have found a workaround for this issue with editing clip duration as well as editing clip speed. 

Creating and using keyboard shortcuts (Settings / Configure Shortcuts) to these commands allows editing of the various values. Right clicking into these commands still will not allow editing the value after adding shortcuts.
Comment 6 Julius Künzel 2021-02-27 22:23:00 UTC 
Git commit 52cfb205fb5cceade999824fb94cc172ac578f2d by Julius Künzel.
Committed on 27/02/2021 at 22:22.
Pushed by jlskuz into branch 'master'.

Open duration window on double click on timeline item
Fixes #212

M  +2    -0    src/timeline2/view/qml/timeline.qml

https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kdenlive/commit/52cfb205fb5cceade999824fb94cc172ac578f2d