attempt to properly manage MIDI note display of selected status

Whether to display the selected outline depends on BOTH whether the note is
selected, and whether we are in an internal editing mode.

gtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.cc

@@ -469,11 +469,19 @@ MidiRegionView::enter_internal (uint32_t state)
 	if (frame_handle_end) {
 		frame_handle_end->lower_to_bottom();
 	}
+
+	for (Events::iterator it = _events.begin(); it != _events.end(); ++it) {
+		it->second->set_hide_selection (false);
+	}
 }
 
 void
 MidiRegionView::leave_internal()
 {
+	for (Events::iterator it = _events.begin(); it != _events.end(); ++it) {
+		it->second->set_hide_selection (true);
+	}
+
 	hide_verbose_cursor ();
 	remove_ghost_note ();
 	_entered_note = 0;
@@ -2440,8 +2448,12 @@ MidiRegionView::add_to_selection (NoteBase* ev)
 	}
 
 	if (selection_was_empty) {
-		PublicEditor& editor (trackview.editor());
-		editor.get_selection().add (this);
+
+		/* first note selected in this region, force Editor region
+		 * selection to this region.
+		 */
+
+		trackview.editor().set_selected_midi_region_view (*this);
 	}
 }
 

gtk2_ardour/note_base.cc

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ NoteBase::NoteBase(MidiRegionView& region, bool with_events, const boost::shared
 	, _state(None)
 	, _note(note)
 	, _with_events (with_events)
-	, _selected(false)
+	, _flags (Flags (0))
 	, _valid (true)
 	, _mouse_x_fraction (-1.0)
 	, _mouse_y_fraction (-1.0)
@@ -142,10 +142,10 @@ NoteBase::on_channel_selection_change(uint16_t selection)
 	if ( (selection & (1 << _note->channel())) == 0 ) {
 		const Gtkmm2ext::Color inactive_ch = UIConfiguration::instance().color ("midi note inactive channel");
 		set_fill_color(inactive_ch);
-		set_outline_color(calculate_outline(inactive_ch, _selected));
+		set_outline_color(calculate_outline(inactive_ch, (_flags == Selected)));
 	} else {
 		// set the color according to the notes selection state
-		set_selected(_selected);
+		set_selected (_flags == Selected);
 	}
 	// this forces the item to update..... maybe slow...
 	_item->hide();
@@ -166,12 +166,16 @@ NoteBase::set_selected(bool selected)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	_selected = selected;
+	if (selected) {
+		_flags = Flags (_flags | Selected);
+	} else {
+		_flags = Flags (_flags & ~Selected);
+	}
 
 	const uint32_t base_col = base_color();
 	set_fill_color (base_col);
 
-	set_outline_color(calculate_outline(base_col, _selected));
+	set_outline_color(calculate_outline(base_col, (_flags == Selected)));
 }
 
 #define SCALE_USHORT_TO_UINT8_T(x) ((x) / 257)
@@ -364,3 +368,21 @@ NoteBase::meter_style_fill_color(uint8_t vel, bool /* selected */)
 	return velocity_color_table[vel];
 }
 
+void
+NoteBase::set_hide_selection (bool yn)
+{
+	if (yn) {
+		_flags = Flags (_flags | HideSelection);
+	} else {
+		_flags = Flags (_flags & ~HideSelection);
+	}
+
+	if (_flags & Selected) {
+		/* maybe (?) change outline color */
+		set_outline_color (calculate_outline (base_color(), !yn));
+	}
+
+	/* no need to redo color if it wasn't selected and we just changed
+	 * "hide selected" since nothing will change
+	 */
+}

gtk2_ardour/note_base.h

@@ -55,7 +55,13 @@ namespace ArdourCanvas {
  */
 class NoteBase : public sigc::trackable
 {
-public:
+  private:
+	enum Flags {
+		Selected = 0x1,
+		HideSelection = 0x2,
+	};
+
+  public:
 	typedef Evoral::Note<Temporal::Beats> NoteType;
 
 	NoteBase (MidiRegionView& region, bool, const boost::shared_ptr<NoteType> note = boost::shared_ptr<NoteType>());
@@ -71,8 +77,9 @@ public:
 	void invalidate ();
 	void validate ();
 
-	bool selected() const { return _selected; }
+	bool selected() const { return _flags & Selected; }
 	void set_selected(bool yn);
+	void set_hide_selection (bool yn);
 
 	virtual void move_event(double dx, double dy) = 0;
 
@@ -108,8 +115,8 @@ public:
 	static Gtkmm2ext::Color meter_style_fill_color(uint8_t vel, bool selected);
 
 	/// calculate outline colors from fill colors of notes
-	inline static uint32_t calculate_outline(uint32_t color, bool selected=false) {
-		if (selected) {
+	inline static uint32_t calculate_outline(uint32_t color, bool showing_selection = false) {
+		if (showing_selection) {
 			return _selected_col;
 		} else {
 			return UINT_INTERPOLATE(color, 0x000000ff, 0.5);
@@ -132,7 +139,7 @@ protected:
 	const boost::shared_ptr<NoteType> _note;
 	bool                              _with_events;
 	bool                              _own_note;
-	bool                              _selected;
+	Flags                             _flags;
 	bool                              _valid;
 	float                             _mouse_x_fraction;
 	float                             _mouse_y_fraction;