Add function to duplicate more often than once.

CHANGELOG

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ External contributors notice at the end of the line: (LastName, FirstName / nick
 New function: custom key signature for any combination.
 Add area in the GUI to set initial key signature, metrical instructions and clefs, accessed through the track editor
 Add two new functions to paste directly transposed (modal and real transposition)
+Add function to duplicate more often than once.
 When not in F4-StepInput Mode use midi keyboard as pitch-cursor.
 Add midi-in selector drop down, as seen in Tembro and Fluajho.
 Add new widget that shows the current track as list of text items for easier navigation and overview

engine/api.py

@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ def pasteObjectsTransposedModal(root:int=None, toPitch:int=None):
     pasteObjectsTransposedReal(root, toPitch, adjustToKeySignature=True)
 
 
-def duplicate(): #ctrl+d
+def duplicate(howOften:int): #ctrl+d
     """Duplicate a single object and put it right of the original. The cursor moves with it
     to enable follow up insertion.
 
@@ -589,14 +589,20 @@ def duplicate(): #ctrl+d
         if customBuffer: #success
             session.data.goToSelectionStart()
             pos = session.data.where() #where even keeps the local position if a content linked block inserts items before our position
-            pasteObjects(customBuffer = customBuffer, updateCursor = False, overwriteSelection = False)           #handles undo
-            session.data.goTo(*pos)
+            with session.history.sequence("duplicate selection"):
+                for i in range(howOften):
+                    pasteObjects(customBuffer = customBuffer, updateCursor = False, overwriteSelection = False) #handles undo
+                    session.data.goTo(*pos)
             callbacks._setCursor(destroySelection=False)
     else:
         item = session.data.currentItem()
         if item:
-            insertItem(item.copy())
+            with session.history.sequence("duplicate item"):
+                for i in range(howOften):
+                    insertItem(item.copy())
         callbacks._setCursor()
+
+
 #Score
 def transposeScore(rootPitch, targetPitch):
     """Based on automatic transpose. The interval is caculated from two pitches.

qtgui/designer/mainwindow.py

@@ -691,6 +691,8 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.actionCustom_Key_Signature.setObjectName("actionCustom_Key_Signature")
         self.actionCustom_Metrical_Instruction = QtWidgets.QAction(MainWindow)
         self.actionCustom_Metrical_Instruction.setObjectName("actionCustom_Metrical_Instruction")
+        self.actionDuplicateItem_more = QtWidgets.QAction(MainWindow)
+        self.actionDuplicateItem_more.setObjectName("actionDuplicateItem_more")
         self.menuObjects.addAction(self.actionMetrical_Instruction)
         self.menuObjects.addAction(self.actionCustom_Metrical_Instruction)
         self.menuObjects.addAction(self.actionClef)
@@ -859,6 +861,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.menuEdit_2.addAction(self.actionPaste_real_transposed)
         self.menuEdit_2.addAction(self.actionCut)
         self.menuEdit_2.addAction(self.actionDuplicateItem)
+        self.menuEdit_2.addAction(self.actionDuplicateItem_more)
         self.menuOrder.addAction(self.actionRandom)
         self.menuOrder.addAction(self.actionReverse)
         self.menuOrder.addAction(self.actionAscending)
@@ -1054,3 +1057,5 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.actionCustom_Key_Signature.setShortcut(_translate("MainWindow", "Alt+K"))
         self.actionCustom_Metrical_Instruction.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "Custom Metrical Instruction"))
         self.actionCustom_Metrical_Instruction.setShortcut(_translate("MainWindow", "Alt+M"))
+        self.actionDuplicateItem_more.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "Duplicate more"))
+        self.actionDuplicateItem_more.setShortcut(_translate("MainWindow", "Ctrl+Shift+D"))

qtgui/designer/mainwindow.ui

@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@
     <addaction name="actionPaste_real_transposed"/>
     <addaction name="actionCut"/>
     <addaction name="actionDuplicateItem"/>
+    <addaction name="actionDuplicateItem_more"/>
    </widget>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuToolbox">
     <property name="title">
@@ -1852,6 +1853,14 @@
     <string>Alt+M</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="actionDuplicateItem_more">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Duplicate more</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="shortcut">
+    <string>Ctrl+Shift+D</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <resources/>
  <connections/>

qtgui/menu.py

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from template.qtgui.midiinquickwidget import QuickMidiInputComboController
 import engine.api as api
 from engine.midiinput.stepmidiinput import stepMidiInput  #singleton instance
 from .constantsAndConfigs import constantsAndConfigs
-from .submenus import SecondaryClefMenu, SecondaryKeySignatureMenu, SecondaryDynamicsMenu, SecondaryMetricalInstructionMenu, SecondaryTempoChangeMenu, SecondaryTemporaryTempoChangeMenu, SecondarySplitMenu, TransposeMenu, pedalNoteChooser, SecondaryProperties, SecondaryProgramChangeMenu, SecondaryChannelChangeMenu, ChooseOne, forwardText, SecondaryMultimeasureRestMenu
+from .submenus import SecondaryClefMenu, SecondaryKeySignatureMenu, SecondaryDynamicsMenu, SecondaryMetricalInstructionMenu, SecondaryTempoChangeMenu, SecondaryTemporaryTempoChangeMenu, SecondarySplitMenu, TransposeMenu, pedalNoteChooser, SecondaryProperties, SecondaryProgramChangeMenu, SecondaryChannelChangeMenu, ChooseOne, forwardText, SecondaryMultimeasureRestMenu, SecondaryDuplicateMenu
 from .customkeysignature import CustomKeySignatureWidget
 from .custommetricalinstruction import CustomMetricalInstructionWidget
 
@@ -292,7 +292,8 @@ class MenuActionDatabase(object):
             self.mainWindow.ui.actionPaste : api.pasteObjects,
             self.mainWindow.ui.actionPaste_modal_transposed : api.pasteObjectsTransposedModal,
             self.mainWindow.ui.actionPaste_real_transposed : api.pasteObjectsTransposedReal,
-            self.mainWindow.ui.actionDuplicateItem : api.duplicate,
+            self.mainWindow.ui.actionDuplicateItem : lambda: api.duplicate(howOften=1),
+            self.mainWindow.ui.actionDuplicateItem_more : SecondaryDuplicateMenu(self.mainWindow), #no lambda for submenus. They get created here once and have a __call__ option that executes them.
             self.mainWindow.ui.actionUndo : api.undo,
             self.mainWindow.ui.actionRedo : api.redo,
 

qtgui/submenus.py

@@ -232,6 +232,30 @@ class SecondarySplitMenu(Submenu):
             button.clicked.connect(function)
             button.clicked.connect(self.done)
 
+class SecondaryDuplicateMenu(Submenu):
+
+
+    duplicates = [("[1]", lambda: api.duplicate(1)),
+              ("[2]", lambda: api.duplicate(2)),
+              ("[3]", lambda: api.duplicate(3)),
+              ("[4]", lambda: api.duplicate(4)),
+              ("[5]", lambda: api.duplicate(5)),
+              ("[6]", lambda: api.duplicate(6)),
+              ("[7]", lambda: api.duplicate(7)),
+              ("[8]", lambda: api.duplicate(8)),
+              ("[9]", lambda: api.duplicate(9)),
+            ]
+
+    def __init__(self, mainWindow):
+        super().__init__(mainWindow, translate("submenus", "duplicate how often?"), hasOkCancelButtons=2)
+
+        for number, (prettyname, function) in enumerate(SecondaryDuplicateMenu.duplicates):
+            button = QtWidgets.QPushButton(prettyname)
+            button.setShortcut(QtGui.QKeySequence(str(number+1))) #+1 for enumerate from 0, +1 we start at 1.
+            self.layout.addWidget(button)
+            button.clicked.connect(function)
+            button.clicked.connect(self.done)
+
 class SecondaryKeySignatureMenu(Submenu):
     def __init__(self, mainWindow):
         """Init is only called once per program, during startup"""