Two Item's To Add If Possible

[DearJoel]

First, thanks for the great program.  There is huge amounts of brain power in this software. 

Item one.  I would like to see in the set up configuration phase, a selection for a Fold or Wrap of the light strand.  or perhaps fold and wrap.  I know Vegamatic has it that way.
For example, assuming a 360 degree tree, 100 node strings, 20 nodes per strand for a total of 5 strands per string.
In using the San Devices controller, if the Zig Zag box is checked for a mega tree, node 1 is starting from the bottom of the strand one and node number 20 is at the top of strand one, node 21 is at the bottom of strand 2.  But in xLights, node 21 is at the top of strand 2.  Also for the more numbers challenged (me) doing it the way it is in xLights now puts node 10 on strand one and node 30 in strand 2 in different positions (off by one)  Yes, I know that is how counting works but to do something on the fly in the LOR grid, it would be easy (easier) to  just click  node 10,50, 70, 90 and know they would be across from each other.

Item two.  I use xLighs to create a light effect for 5 to 30 seconds, then export it to be imported into LOR.
The xLights set up only allows whole seconds. So if I need 10.14, I have to create 11 seconds.  Then I hope I get lucky when coping the timing that I get a 10.14 timing section.  So it would be great if when I am starting to create a sequence to export that I could ask for xx.xx seconds.

[MrChristmas2000]

Create a sound file in Audacity that is exactly 10.14 seconds long of silence. Then in Nutcracker use that audio file to create a temporary sequence. When  you create the sequence you just have to add one row with a starting point of 0. Don't worry about the ending because the effect will be the same length as your 10.14 seconds of silence.

The only comment on the zig zag thing is that is is more suited for a grid and not a mega tree. If you used that technique to build an actual mega tree you would have to run extra wire from the top of the tree to the bottom of each strand which if you have a lot of strands can add some significant weight to the tree. JMHO.

[sean]

For 100 node strings that you want 20 nodes, each starting at the bottom, enter it as 5 strings of 20 instead of 1 string of 100. Now each strand will be at bottom, 1-20, node 1 at bottom
2 nd strand 21-40, 21 at bttom, etc

I never thought someone would cut up a string to extend between the strands. The method I describe will give you what you need.

[twooly]

I'll second the ability to do sequences of xx.xx  I create effects I import into lsp and while I could create audio files with the lengths that could end up taking a lot of time if I had say 25 different effects for a 2 min song all being different lengths.

[sean]

ill look to adding a fraction to the create a empty sequence