Modifier + click drag: enlrage item from the LEFT

bump... for importance... My thoughts on this in summary: 1) MIDI items need to be freely sizeable containers (loop mode off). That can be enlarged/shortened from left and right. That you can add or remove extra space from the left side just by dragging. 2) The loop item mode is useful, but currently simplistic for anything but the most basic loop tasks. And I think this also restricts the functionality we want in the previous point (1). The loop item mode can be reworked on the new item-container foundation, with definable loop boundaries independent of the item boundaries. 3) Ghost items is a much more powerful way to handle loops anyway, because you can space them apart in different sections of the arrangement. Thanks

May I also add... 4) When 'loop item source' is off, there should be no loop-end indicator (the little indentation) on the midi item. It should appear as one solid block. 5) Loop item source to be off by default (as an option, this may already be available?). For all actions, including drawing with the pencil mode.

Thank you Gofer for (5). That's great! Regarding (4)... I find it annoying for 2 reasons: a) I'd like to think as the item source being the whole item (including the silence at the end). This is from working with other sequencers and I can't say I prefer Reaper's paradigm. b) The item-source-end indentations are thus a visual distraction to me. Even more when I momentarily confuse the item as having "loop item source" turned on.