Guide line - Common Tools enhancements in workspace (skimming etc)

LPX UX Tools Enhancement

When using common tools to navigate and select regions in Logic Pros workspace every little enhancement that supports a clear understanding of the tools position on the grid can improve the overall workflow

Inspired by Final Cut Pros skimming feature (a red line that follows the arrow permanently and optionally audio and video follows mouse movement)…

Please consider to enhance all Logic Pro common tools like the arrow, marquee etc with a permanent vertical guide line. The guide line could be designed like the one Logic Pro already uses when extending/shrinking start/end or moving Regions in the workspace. 

The guide line would permanently follow the movement of the Tool (arrow, marquee, solo, mute, scissors etc)

This feature should have a toggle switch to turn it on/off.

If enabled video would skim/scrub when moving the tool around (mousing around

Also when moving, extending or shortening markers the guide line should skim with the tool!

Especially for the Marquee Tool it would help to have a horizontal guide line as well (on mouse down event) when drawing a marquee rectangle.

Optionally this feature  could be extended by final cuts audio skimming feature. if enabled simple moving around with the tool in Logic Pros workspace would skim audio and midi and video under the guide line (scrubbing audio, midi and video) exactly like Final Cut Pro does it.

This is useful for sound designers and editors.

Here are mockup examples for: 

Vertical permanent guide line (if enabled)

mouse movement without button pressed

mouse movement without button pressed

Vertical and horizontal guide line (mouse button click and hold)

mouse movement button pressed drawing selection

Final Cut Pro

FeedBass.cst.zip

Final Cut Pro X skimming buttons

example of the skimming guide line in Final Cut Pro X

Here an example when editing markers

Guide Line at Marker when editing