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Feature request: blank between subtitles #183

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 8 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
I have a suggestion for a new improvement: define default value for "Gap 
between subtitles".
Subtitle Workshop 6 calls it "Default pause between subtitles", VisualSubSync 
calls it "Blank between subtitles", and SoftNI Subtitler calls it "Separation".

When changing start/end times, overlapping prevention should consider this 
mandatory gap.
In VisualSubSync, this gap is shown with a grey bar in the waveform.

I'm attaching several images for clarity.

And maybe later, if this is implemented, another improvement could be "mouse 
snapping". When the mouse pointer (dragging start/end) approaches the gap zone, 
it snaps to it, and it prevents overlapping.

Kind regards,

Original issue reported on code.google.com by adrianbe...@gmail.com on 20 Nov 2013 at 11:19

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
SE has had "Tools" -> "Set minimum display time between paragraphs" for a very 
long time...
It's not implemented live - but is that your request?

Original comment by nikse.dk@gmail.com on 21 Nov 2013 at 1:17

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Yes, I know of that feature. It's very useful. However, it's a CORRECTION 
feature. As you said, "it's not implemented live".
I hope it can be part of the live timing process in the LONG run.

I'm a programmer myself and I hope I can help in improving the software. I have 
many more ideas. :-)
I hope more people helped, actually. It's impossible for one person to maintain 
and improve a program like SE.

Original comment by adrianbe...@gmail.com on 21 Nov 2013 at 2:00

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Hi Adrian,

I've tried to add this in the waveform + added "gap between subtitles" to 
settings UI
http://www.nikse.dk/SubtitleEdit.zip or latest svn

Could you please test?

Original comment by nikse.dk@gmail.com on 25 Jan 2014 at 6:26

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Thank you very much! It's working great.

A couple of comments, though.
1) From the manual: "Holding down ALT when moving start/end will move nearest 
subtitle start/end too if it's closer than 500 milliseconds."
OK, but instead of 500ms, maybe this number should be the new parameter "gap 
between subtitles." I makes sense to me; I don't know what you think.

2) The function I just mentioned is not working in FRAME MODE.
"ALT+moving start time" messes the previous subtitle end time.
"ALT+moving end time" messes current subtitle end time.
This happens with the selected subtitle. It works with unselected subtitles.

Kind regards...
Adrián

Original comment by adrianbe...@gmail.com on 26 Jan 2014 at 2:43