I've lost a few long forum posts over the years this way! At one point I was paranoid and when typing long posts I used a word processor and only pasted into the forum at the end.
I am impressed that you got all these things working already ! You really did that in no time, you know your stuff.
Regarding the real time clock. I was picturing it initially as an extra box alongside the pattern counter. It is a standard feature in many DAWs. But the programs I actually use, Cakewalk and FL studio, they both have the clock box clickable so it switches between one mode or another. I find it a very efficient and more convenient than checking a box in the options. Here is an exemple from FL studio ( Also what tool do you use to make and edit your demo gifs ? )
