simplify setting hot cue inside a loop from the GUI

[mxmilkiib]

Bug Description

I don't think it's possible currently; creating one will make it be at the start of the loop as a loop;

Version

2.4-beta

[ronso0]

There are explicit hotcue_N_setcue controls for this purpose.

With the GUI this is indeed not possible right away.
You'd need to deactivate the loop, set the cue and reactivate the loop. Admittedly, in live situations this may be tricky with short loops.

Though, we may prohibit setting redundant hotcues at loop in.

[Swiftb0y]

Though, we may prohibit setting redundant hotcues at loop in.

I think that will cause opposition. People already use that strategy as a workaround for the fact that you can't jump to loopcues when you haven't passed the loop yet.

[ronso0]

Such a hotcue is set by seeking to the loop cue, deactivating the loop, triggering hotcue_X_activate.
That work(around) flow is not affected. See #12623

Clarification: don't (remotely) set a another identical loop cue at loop start when triggering hotcue_X_activate from another position inside an active loop.
And currently such a loop cue would be 100% identical since it adopts the active loop which was saved already.

[ronso0]

Fixed by #12623