From 859e9106e72a7908fa093d946111d148223225a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Robillard <d@drobilla.net>
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:55:47 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Merge with 2.0-ongoing R3071.

git-svn-id: svn://localhost/ardour2/branches/3.0@3074 d708f5d6-7413-0410-9779-e7cbd77b26cf
---
 SConstruct                                   |   3 +-
 ardour.rc.in                                 |   1 +
 gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.cc             |   7 +
 libs/appleutility/AUParamInfo.cpp            | 134 +++
 libs/appleutility/AUParamInfo.h              | 107 ++
 libs/appleutility/CAAUParameter.cpp          | 316 ++++++
 libs/appleutility/CAAUParameter.h            | 187 ++++
 libs/ardour/SConscript                       |  12 +-
 libs/ardour/analyser.cc                      |   2 +-
 libs/ardour/ardour/ardour.h                  |   7 +-
 libs/ardour/ardour/audio_unit.h              |  16 +-
 libs/ardour/ardour/audiosource.h             |   1 -
 libs/ardour/ardour/automatable.h             |   5 +-
 libs/ardour/ardour/configuration_vars.h      |   1 +
 libs/ardour/ardour/io.h                      |   4 +-
 libs/ardour/ardour/io_processor.h            |   2 +-
 libs/ardour/ardour/playlist.h                |   1 -
 libs/ardour/ardour/route.h                   |   4 +-
 libs/ardour/ardour/session.h                 |  17 +-
 libs/ardour/ardour/types.h                   |   3 +-
 libs/ardour/ardour/utils.h                   |   2 +
 libs/ardour/audio_track.cc                   |   2 +-
 libs/ardour/audio_unit.cc                    | 178 +++-
 libs/ardour/audioengine.cc                   |   2 +
 libs/ardour/audiofilesource.cc               |  26 +-
 libs/ardour/audioregion.cc                   |  11 +
 libs/ardour/audiosource.cc                   |  19 +-
 libs/ardour/automatable.cc                   |   4 +-
 libs/ardour/filter.cc                        |   5 +
 libs/ardour/globals.cc                       |  73 ++
 libs/ardour/import.cc                        |  51 +-
 libs/ardour/io.cc                            |  22 +-
 libs/ardour/playlist.cc                      |  40 +-
 libs/ardour/plugin.cc                        |  13 +
 libs/ardour/region.cc                        |  10 +-
 libs/ardour/route.cc                         |  32 +-
 libs/ardour/session.cc                       | 135 ++-
 libs/ardour/session_state.cc                 |   9 +-
 libs/ardour/session_transport.cc             |   4 +-
 libs/ardour/source.cc                        |   2 +
 libs/ardour/transient_detector.cc            |  16 +-
 libs/ardour/utils.cc                         |  44 +
 libs/gtkmm2/pango/SConscript                 |   3 +
 libs/gtkmm2ext/SConscript                    |  14 +-
 libs/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.cc                     |  21 +
 libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/pixfader.h          |  21 +-
 libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/slider_controller.h |   2 +-
 libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/sync-menu.h         |  44 +
 libs/gtkmm2ext/pixfader.cc                   | 149 ++-
 libs/gtkmm2ext/slider_controller.cc          |   8 +-
 libs/gtkmm2ext/sync-menu.c                   | 977 +++++++++++++++++++
 libs/pbd/misc.c                              |   4 +-
 libs/vamp-plugins/SConscript                 |   2 +-
 svn_revision.h                               |   2 +-
 tools/osx_packaging/app_build.rb             |  10 +
 tools/osx_packaging/bin/exporter             |  11 +-
 vst/SConscript                               |   2 +-
 57 files changed, 2551 insertions(+), 249 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 libs/appleutility/AUParamInfo.cpp
 create mode 100644 libs/appleutility/AUParamInfo.h
 create mode 100644 libs/appleutility/CAAUParameter.cpp
 create mode 100644 libs/appleutility/CAAUParameter.h
 create mode 100644 libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/sync-menu.h
 create mode 100644 libs/gtkmm2ext/sync-menu.c

diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 33cb8b7feb..cb070e2ec5 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ opts.AddOptions(
     BoolOption('COREAUDIO', 'Compile with Apple\'s CoreAudio library', 0),
     BoolOption('GTKOSX', 'Compile for use with GTK-OSX, not GTK-X11', 0),
     BoolOption('NATIVE_OSX_KEYS', 'Build key bindings file that matches OS X conventions', 0),
+    BoolOption('OLDFONTS', 'Old school font sizes', 0),
     BoolOption('DEBUG', 'Set to build with debugging information and no optimizations', 0),
     PathOption('DESTDIR', 'Set the intermediate install "prefix"', '/'),
     EnumOption('DIST_TARGET', 'Build target for cross compiling packagers', 'auto', allowed_values=('auto', 'i386', 'i686', 'x86_64', 'powerpc', 'tiger', 'panther', 'leopard', 'none' ), ignorecase=2),
@@ -538,7 +539,7 @@ if env['LV2']:
 	else:
 		print 'Building Ardour with LV2 support requires SLV2 >= 0.6.0'
 		print 'WARNING: SLV2 not found, or too old.  Ardour will be built without LV2 support.'
-		print 'Until the 2.3 release, Ardour requires SLV2 out of SVN.'
+		print 'Until the 2.4 release, Ardour requires SLV2 out of SVN.'
 		print 'Testing would be very much appreciated!  svn co http://svn.drobilla.net/lad/slv2'
 		env['LV2'] = 0
 	conf.Finish()
diff --git a/ardour.rc.in b/ardour.rc.in
index ed40ac465a..5c35fd45aa 100644
--- a/ardour.rc.in
+++ b/ardour.rc.in
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     <Option name="plugins-stop-with-transport" value="no"/>
     <Option name="no-sw-monitoring" value="no"/>
     <Option name="stop-recording-on-xrun" value="no"/>
+	<Option name="create-xrun-marker" value="yes"/>
     <Option name="stop-at-session-end" value="no"/>
     <Option name="auto-xfade" value="yes"/>
     <Option name="crossfades-active" value="1"/>
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.cc
index 901b52ec1d..2b4b4bbe3f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.cc
@@ -809,6 +809,8 @@ AudioRegionView::create_waves ()
 
 	ChanCount nchans = atv.get_diskstream()->n_channels();
 
+	cerr << "creating waves for " << _region->name() << " with wfd = " << wait_for_data << " and channels = " << nchans << endl;
+	
 	/* in tmp_waves, set up null pointers for each channel so the vector is allocated */
 	for (uint32_t n = 0; n < nchans.n_audio(); ++n) {
 		tmp_waves.push_back (0);
@@ -822,15 +824,20 @@ AudioRegionView::create_waves ()
 		
 		wave_caches.push_back (WaveView::create_cache ());
 
+		cerr << "\tchannel " << n << endl;
+
 		if (wait_for_data) {
 			if (audio_region()->audio_source(n)->peaks_ready (bind (mem_fun(*this, &AudioRegionView::peaks_ready_handler), n), data_ready_connection)) {
+				cerr << "\tData is ready\n";
 				create_one_wave (n, true);
 			} else {
+				cerr << "\tdata is not ready\n";
 				// we'll get a PeaksReady signal from the source in the future
 				// and will call create_one_wave(n) then.
 			}
 			
 		} else {
+			cerr << "\tdon't delay, display today!\n";
 			create_one_wave (n, true);
 		}
 
diff --git a/libs/appleutility/AUParamInfo.cpp b/libs/appleutility/AUParamInfo.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b0046166f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/appleutility/AUParamInfo.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+/*	Copyright: 	© Copyright 2005 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+	Disclaimer:	IMPORTANT:  This Apple software is supplied to you by Apple Computer, Inc.
+			("Apple") in consideration of your agreement to the following terms, and your
+			use, installation, modification or redistribution of this Apple software
+			constitutes acceptance of these terms.  If you do not agree with these terms,
+			please do not use, install, modify or redistribute this Apple software.
+
+			In consideration of your agreement to abide by the following terms, and subject
+			to these terms, Apple grants you a personal, non-exclusive license, under AppleÕs
+			copyrights in this original Apple software (the "Apple Software"), to use,
+			reproduce, modify and redistribute the Apple Software, with or without
+			modifications, in source and/or binary forms; provided that if you redistribute
+			the Apple Software in its entirety and without modifications, you must retain
+			this notice and the following text and disclaimers in all such redistributions of
+			the Apple Software.  Neither the name, trademarks, service marks or logos of
+			Apple Computer, Inc. may be used to endorse or promote products derived from the
+			Apple Software without specific prior written permission from Apple.  Except as
+			expressly stated in this notice, no other rights or licenses, express or implied,
+			are granted by Apple herein, including but not limited to any patent rights that
+			may be infringed by your derivative works or by other works in which the Apple
+			Software may be incorporated.
+
+			The Apple Software is provided by Apple on an "AS IS" basis.  APPLE MAKES NO
+			WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED
+			WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+			PURPOSE, REGARDING THE APPLE SOFTWARE OR ITS USE AND OPERATION ALONE OR IN
+			COMBINATION WITH YOUR PRODUCTS.
+
+			IN NO EVENT SHALL APPLE BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR
+			CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE
+			GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+			ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE, REPRODUCTION, MODIFICATION AND/OR DISTRIBUTION
+			OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE, HOWEVER CAUSED AND WHETHER UNDER THEORY OF CONTRACT, TORT
+			(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF APPLE HAS BEEN
+			ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+*/
+/*=============================================================================
+	AUParamInfo.cpp
+	
+=============================================================================*/
+#include "AUParamInfo.h"
+#include "CAXException.h"
+
+AUParamInfo::AUParamInfo (AudioUnit				inAU, 
+							bool				inIncludeExpert, 
+							bool				inIncludeReadOnly,
+							AudioUnitScope		inScope,
+							AudioUnitElement	inElement)
+	: mAU (inAU),
+	  mNumParams (0),
+	  mParamListID(NULL),
+	  mScope (inScope),
+	  mElement (inElement)
+{
+	UInt32 size;
+	OSStatus result = AudioUnitGetPropertyInfo(mAU, kAudioUnitProperty_ParameterList, inScope, mElement, &size, NULL);
+		if (size == 0 || result) return;
+	
+	int nparams = size / sizeof(AudioUnitPropertyID);
+	mParamListID = new AudioUnitParameterID[nparams];
+
+	memset (mParamListID, 0xFF, size);
+
+	AudioUnitParameterID *paramList = new AudioUnitParameterID[nparams];
+	
+	result = AudioUnitGetProperty(mAU, kAudioUnitProperty_ParameterList, mScope, mElement, paramList, &size);
+	if (result) {
+		delete [] mParamListID;
+		delete [] paramList;
+		mParamListID = NULL;
+		return;
+	}
+	
+	ParameterMap params;
+	for (int i = 0; i < nparams; ++i) 
+	{
+		CAAUParameter auvp (mAU, paramList[i], mScope, mElement); // took out only using global scope in CAAUParameter creation
+		const AudioUnitParameterInfo &paramInfo = auvp.ParamInfo();
+			
+		//	don't include if parameter can't be read or written
+		if (!(paramInfo.flags & kAudioUnitParameterFlag_IsWritable) 
+			&& !(paramInfo.flags & kAudioUnitParameterFlag_IsReadable))
+			continue;
+
+		// only include if expert params wanted
+		if (!inIncludeExpert && auvp.IsExpert())
+			continue;
+		
+		// only include if read only params are wanted
+		if (!(paramInfo.flags & kAudioUnitParameterFlag_IsWritable) 
+			&& (paramInfo.flags & kAudioUnitParameterFlag_IsReadable))
+		{	
+			if (!inIncludeReadOnly)
+				continue;
+		}
+		
+		mParamListID[mNumParams] = paramList[i];
+		mNumParams++;
+		
+		// ok - if we're here, then we have a parameter we are going to display.
+		UInt32 clump = 0;
+		auvp.GetClumpID (clump);
+		mParams[clump].push_back (auvp);
+	}
+
+	delete [] paramList;
+}
+
+AUParamInfo::~AUParamInfo()
+{
+	delete [] mParamListID;
+}
+
+UInt32			AUParamInfo::NumParamsForClump (UInt32 inClump) const
+{ 
+	ParameterMap::const_iterator it = mParams.find(inClump);
+	if (it != mParams.end()) 
+		return (*it).second.size();
+	return 0;
+}
+
+const CAAUParameter*	AUParamInfo::GetParamInfo (AudioUnitParameterID inParamID) const
+{
+	for (ParameterMap::const_iterator it = mParams.begin(); it != mParams.end(); ++it) {
+		const ParameterList &list = (*it).second;
+		for (ParameterList::const_iterator iter = list.begin(); iter != list.end(); ++iter) {
+			if (inParamID == (*iter).mParameterID) {
+				return &(*iter);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/libs/appleutility/AUParamInfo.h b/libs/appleutility/AUParamInfo.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d342080b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/appleutility/AUParamInfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+/*	Copyright: 	© Copyright 2005 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+	Disclaimer:	IMPORTANT:  This Apple software is supplied to you by Apple Computer, Inc.
+			("Apple") in consideration of your agreement to the following terms, and your
+			use, installation, modification or redistribution of this Apple software
+			constitutes acceptance of these terms.  If you do not agree with these terms,
+			please do not use, install, modify or redistribute this Apple software.
+
+			In consideration of your agreement to abide by the following terms, and subject
+			to these terms, Apple grants you a personal, non-exclusive license, under AppleÕs
+			copyrights in this original Apple software (the "Apple Software"), to use,
+			reproduce, modify and redistribute the Apple Software, with or without
+			modifications, in source and/or binary forms; provided that if you redistribute
+			the Apple Software in its entirety and without modifications, you must retain
+			this notice and the following text and disclaimers in all such redistributions of
+			the Apple Software.  Neither the name, trademarks, service marks or logos of
+			Apple Computer, Inc. may be used to endorse or promote products derived from the
+			Apple Software without specific prior written permission from Apple.  Except as
+			expressly stated in this notice, no other rights or licenses, express or implied,
+			are granted by Apple herein, including but not limited to any patent rights that
+			may be infringed by your derivative works or by other works in which the Apple
+			Software may be incorporated.
+
+			The Apple Software is provided by Apple on an "AS IS" basis.  APPLE MAKES NO
+			WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED
+			WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+			PURPOSE, REGARDING THE APPLE SOFTWARE OR ITS USE AND OPERATION ALONE OR IN
+			COMBINATION WITH YOUR PRODUCTS.
+
+			IN NO EVENT SHALL APPLE BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR
+			CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE
+			GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+			ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE, REPRODUCTION, MODIFICATION AND/OR DISTRIBUTION
+			OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE, HOWEVER CAUSED AND WHETHER UNDER THEORY OF CONTRACT, TORT
+			(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF APPLE HAS BEEN
+			ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+*/
+/*=============================================================================
+	AUParamInfo.h
+	
+=============================================================================*/
+#include <map>
+#include <vector>
+#include <AudioUnit/AudioUnit.h>
+#include "CAAUParameter.h"
+
+/*
+	The ParameterMap returned by the Map() method is a map where 
+		- the key is the clumpID
+		- the value is a ParameterList (vector<CAAUParameter>)
+		
+	If you have parameters on multiple scopes (or elements within a scope), then you should create one of these 
+	for each scope-element pair
+*/
+
+class AUParamInfo {
+
+public:
+	typedef std::vector <CAAUParameter> ParameterList;
+	typedef std::map <UInt32, ParameterList, std::less<UInt32> > ParameterMap;
+
+
+
+							AUParamInfo (AudioUnit		inAU, 
+									bool				inIncludeExpert, 
+									bool				inIncludeReadOnly, 
+									AudioUnitScope		inScope = kAudioUnitScope_Global,
+									AudioUnitElement	inElement = 0);
+									
+							~AUParamInfo();
+							
+	const ParameterMap&		Map () const { return mParams; }
+	
+	// some convenience methods
+	UInt32					NumParams () const { return mNumParams; }
+	
+	AudioUnitParameterID	ParamID (UInt32 inIndex) const 
+							{ 
+								if (inIndex < mNumParams) return mParamListID[inIndex]; 
+								return 0xFFFFFFFF; 
+							}
+							 
+	UInt32					NumClumps () const { return mParams.size(); }
+
+	UInt32					NumParamsForClump (UInt32 inClump) const;
+	
+			// returns NULL if there's no info for the parameter
+	const CAAUParameter*	GetParamInfo (AudioUnitParameterID inParamID) const;
+	
+	AudioUnitScope			GetScope () const { return mScope; }
+	AudioUnitElement		GetElement () const { return mElement; }
+	
+private:
+
+	AudioUnit				mAU;
+	UInt32					mNumParams;
+	AudioUnitParameterID *	mParamListID;
+	
+	ParameterMap			mParams;
+	AudioUnitScope			mScope;
+	AudioUnitElement		mElement;
+		
+		// disallow
+	AUParamInfo () {}
+	AUParamInfo (const AUParamInfo &c) {}
+	AUParamInfo& operator= (const AUParamInfo& c) { return *this; }
+};
diff --git a/libs/appleutility/CAAUParameter.cpp b/libs/appleutility/CAAUParameter.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b99b6ab749
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/appleutility/CAAUParameter.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,316 @@
+/*	Copyright: 	© Copyright 2005 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+	Disclaimer:	IMPORTANT:  This Apple software is supplied to you by Apple Computer, Inc.
+			("Apple") in consideration of your agreement to the following terms, and your
+			use, installation, modification or redistribution of this Apple software
+			constitutes acceptance of these terms.  If you do not agree with these terms,
+			please do not use, install, modify or redistribute this Apple software.
+
+			In consideration of your agreement to abide by the following terms, and subject
+			to these terms, Apple grants you a personal, non-exclusive license, under AppleÕs
+			copyrights in this original Apple software (the "Apple Software"), to use,
+			reproduce, modify and redistribute the Apple Software, with or without
+			modifications, in source and/or binary forms; provided that if you redistribute
+			the Apple Software in its entirety and without modifications, you must retain
+			this notice and the following text and disclaimers in all such redistributions of
+			the Apple Software.  Neither the name, trademarks, service marks or logos of
+			Apple Computer, Inc. may be used to endorse or promote products derived from the
+			Apple Software without specific prior written permission from Apple.  Except as
+			expressly stated in this notice, no other rights or licenses, express or implied,
+			are granted by Apple herein, including but not limited to any patent rights that
+			may be infringed by your derivative works or by other works in which the Apple
+			Software may be incorporated.
+
+			The Apple Software is provided by Apple on an "AS IS" basis.  APPLE MAKES NO
+			WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED
+			WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+			PURPOSE, REGARDING THE APPLE SOFTWARE OR ITS USE AND OPERATION ALONE OR IN
+			COMBINATION WITH YOUR PRODUCTS.
+
+			IN NO EVENT SHALL APPLE BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR
+			CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE
+			GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+			ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE, REPRODUCTION, MODIFICATION AND/OR DISTRIBUTION
+			OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE, HOWEVER CAUSED AND WHETHER UNDER THEORY OF CONTRACT, TORT
+			(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF APPLE HAS BEEN
+			ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+*/
+/*=============================================================================
+	CAAUParameter.cpp
+	
+=============================================================================*/
+
+#include "CAAUParameter.h"
+
+CAAUParameter::CAAUParameter() 
+{
+	memset(this, 0, sizeof(CAAUParameter));
+}
+
+CAAUParameter::CAAUParameter(AudioUnit au, AudioUnitParameterID param, AudioUnitScope scope, AudioUnitElement element)
+{
+	memset(this, 0, sizeof(CAAUParameter));
+	Init (au, param, scope, element);
+}
+
+CAAUParameter::CAAUParameter (AudioUnitParameter &inParam)
+{
+	memset(this, 0, sizeof(CAAUParameter));
+	Init (inParam.mAudioUnit, inParam.mParameterID, inParam.mScope, inParam.mElement);
+}
+
+CAAUParameter::CAAUParameter(const CAAUParameter &a) 
+{
+	memset(this, 0, sizeof(CAAUParameter));
+	*this = a;
+}
+
+CAAUParameter &	CAAUParameter::operator = (const CAAUParameter &a)
+{
+	if (mParamName) CFRelease(mParamName);
+	if (mParamTag) CFRelease(mParamTag);
+	if (mNamedParams) CFRelease(mNamedParams);
+	
+	memcpy(this, &a, sizeof(CAAUParameter));
+
+	if (mParamName) CFRetain(mParamName);
+	if (mParamTag) CFRetain(mParamTag);
+	if (mNamedParams) CFRetain(mNamedParams);
+	
+	return *this;
+}
+
+CAAUParameter::~CAAUParameter()
+{
+	if (mParamName) CFRelease(mParamName);
+	if (mParamTag) CFRelease(mParamTag);
+	if (mNamedParams) CFRelease (mNamedParams);
+}
+
+void		CAAUParameter::Init (AudioUnit au, AudioUnitParameterID param, AudioUnitScope scope, AudioUnitElement element)
+{
+	mAudioUnit = au;
+	mParameterID = param;
+	mScope = scope;
+	mElement = element;
+	
+	UInt32 propertySize = sizeof(mParamInfo);
+	OSStatus err = AudioUnitGetProperty(au, kAudioUnitProperty_ParameterInfo,
+			scope, param, &mParamInfo, &propertySize);
+	if (err)
+		memset(&mParamInfo, 0, sizeof(mParamInfo));
+	if (mParamInfo.flags & kAudioUnitParameterFlag_HasCFNameString) {
+		mParamName = mParamInfo.cfNameString;
+		if (!(mParamInfo.flags & kAudioUnitParameterFlag_CFNameRelease)) 
+			CFRetain (mParamName);
+	} else
+		mParamName = CFStringCreateWithCString(NULL, mParamInfo.name, kCFStringEncodingUTF8);
+	
+	char* str = 0;
+	switch (mParamInfo.unit)
+	{
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Boolean:
+			str = "T/F";
+			break;
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Percent:
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_EqualPowerCrossfade:
+			str = "%";
+			break;
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Seconds:
+			str = "Secs";
+			break;
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_SampleFrames:
+			str = "Samps";
+			break;
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Phase:
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Degrees:
+			str = "Degr.";
+			break;
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Hertz:
+			str = "Hz";
+			break;
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Cents:
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_AbsoluteCents:
+			str = "Cents";
+			break;
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_RelativeSemiTones:
+			str = "S-T";
+			break;
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_MIDINoteNumber:
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_MIDIController:
+			str = "MIDI";
+				//these are inclusive, so add one value here
+			mNumIndexedParams = short(mParamInfo.maxValue+1 - mParamInfo.minValue);
+			break;
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Decibels:
+			str = "dB";
+			break;
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_MixerFaderCurve1:
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_LinearGain:
+			str = "Gain";
+			break;
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Pan:
+			str = "L/R";
+			break;
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Meters:
+			str = "Mtrs";
+			break;
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Octaves:
+			str = "8ve";
+			break;
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_BPM:
+			str = "BPM";
+			break;
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Beats:
+			str = "Beats";
+			break;
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Milliseconds:
+			str = "msecs";
+			break;
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Ratio:
+			str = "ratio";
+			break;
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Indexed:
+			{
+				propertySize = sizeof(mNamedParams);
+				err = AudioUnitGetProperty (au, 
+									kAudioUnitProperty_ParameterValueStrings,
+									scope, 
+									param, 
+									&mNamedParams, 
+									&propertySize);
+				if (!err && mNamedParams) {
+					mNumIndexedParams = CFArrayGetCount(mNamedParams);
+				} else {
+						//these are inclusive, so add one value here
+					mNumIndexedParams = short(mParamInfo.maxValue+1 - mParamInfo.minValue);
+				}
+				str = NULL;
+			}
+			break;
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_CustomUnit:
+		{
+			CFStringRef unitName = mParamInfo.unitName;
+			static char paramStr[256];
+			CFStringGetCString (unitName, paramStr, 256, kCFStringEncodingUTF8);
+			if (mParamInfo.flags & kAudioUnitParameterFlag_CFNameRelease)
+				CFRelease (unitName);
+			str = paramStr;
+			break;
+		}
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Generic:
+		case kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Rate:
+		default:
+			str = NULL;
+			break;
+	}
+	
+	if (str)
+		mParamTag = CFStringCreateWithCString(NULL, str, kCFStringEncodingUTF8);
+	else
+		mParamTag = NULL;
+}
+
+
+Float32		CAAUParameter::GetValue() const
+{
+	Float32 value = 0.;
+	//OSStatus err = 
+	AudioUnitGetParameter(mAudioUnit, mParameterID, mScope, mElement, &value);
+	return value;
+}
+
+CFStringRef CAAUParameter::GetStringFromValueCopy(const Float32 *value) const
+{
+	if (HasNamedParams())
+	{
+		Float32 val = (value == NULL ? GetValue() : *value);
+		int index = int(mParamInfo.minValue) + int(val);
+		CFStringRef str = GetParamName (index);
+		if (str) {
+			CFRetain (str);
+			return str;
+		}
+	}
+	else if (ValuesHaveStrings()) 
+	{
+		AudioUnitParameterStringFromValue stringValue;
+		stringValue.inParamID = mParameterID;
+		stringValue.inValue = value;
+		stringValue.outString = NULL;
+		UInt32 propertySize = sizeof(stringValue);
+		
+		OSStatus err = AudioUnitGetProperty (mAudioUnit, 
+											kAudioUnitProperty_ParameterStringFromValue,
+											mScope, 
+											mParameterID, 
+											&stringValue, 
+											&propertySize);
+		
+		if (err == noErr && stringValue.outString != NULL)
+			return stringValue.outString;
+	}
+	
+	Float32 val = (value == NULL ? GetValue() : *value);
+	char valstr[32];
+	AUParameterFormatValue (val, this, valstr, 4);
+	return CFStringCreateWithCString(NULL, valstr, kCFStringEncodingUTF8);
+}
+
+Float32 CAAUParameter::GetValueFromString(CFStringRef str) const
+{
+	if (ValuesHaveStrings()) 
+	{
+		AudioUnitParameterValueFromString valueString;
+		valueString.inParamID = mParameterID;
+		valueString.inString = str;
+		UInt32 propertySize = sizeof(valueString);
+		
+		OSStatus err = AudioUnitGetProperty (mAudioUnit, 
+										kAudioUnitProperty_ParameterValueFromString,
+										mScope, 
+										mParameterID, 
+										&valueString, 
+										&propertySize);
+										
+		if (err == noErr) {
+			return valueString.outValue;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	Float32 paramValue = mParamInfo.defaultValue;
+	char valstr[32];
+	CFStringGetCString(str, valstr, sizeof(valstr), kCFStringEncodingUTF8);
+	sscanf(valstr, "%f", &paramValue);
+	return paramValue;
+}
+
+void		CAAUParameter::SetValue(	AUParameterListenerRef		inListener, 
+									void *							inObject,
+									Float32							inValue) const
+{
+    // clip inValue as: maxValue >= inValue >= minValue before setting
+    Float32 valueToSet = inValue;
+    if (valueToSet > mParamInfo.maxValue)
+        valueToSet = mParamInfo.maxValue;
+    if (valueToSet < mParamInfo.minValue)
+        valueToSet = mParamInfo.minValue;
+    
+	AUParameterSet(inListener, inObject, this, valueToSet, 0);
+}
+
+#if DEBUG
+void	CAAUParameter::Print() const
+{
+	UInt32 clump = 0;
+	GetClumpID (clump);
+	
+	UInt32 len = CFStringGetLength(mParamName);
+	char* chars = (char*)malloc (len * 2); // give us plenty of room for unichar chars
+	if (!CFStringGetCString (mParamName, chars, len * 2, kCFStringEncodingUTF8))
+		chars[0] = 0;
+	
+	printf ("ID: %ld, Clump: %ld, Name: %s\n", mParameterID, clump, chars);
+	free (chars);
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/libs/appleutility/CAAUParameter.h b/libs/appleutility/CAAUParameter.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f35b26353
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/appleutility/CAAUParameter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+/*	Copyright: 	© Copyright 2005 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+	Disclaimer:	IMPORTANT:  This Apple software is supplied to you by Apple Computer, Inc.
+			("Apple") in consideration of your agreement to the following terms, and your
+			use, installation, modification or redistribution of this Apple software
+			constitutes acceptance of these terms.  If you do not agree with these terms,
+			please do not use, install, modify or redistribute this Apple software.
+
+			In consideration of your agreement to abide by the following terms, and subject
+			to these terms, Apple grants you a personal, non-exclusive license, under AppleÕs
+			copyrights in this original Apple software (the "Apple Software"), to use,
+			reproduce, modify and redistribute the Apple Software, with or without
+			modifications, in source and/or binary forms; provided that if you redistribute
+			the Apple Software in its entirety and without modifications, you must retain
+			this notice and the following text and disclaimers in all such redistributions of
+			the Apple Software.  Neither the name, trademarks, service marks or logos of
+			Apple Computer, Inc. may be used to endorse or promote products derived from the
+			Apple Software without specific prior written permission from Apple.  Except as
+			expressly stated in this notice, no other rights or licenses, express or implied,
+			are granted by Apple herein, including but not limited to any patent rights that
+			may be infringed by your derivative works or by other works in which the Apple
+			Software may be incorporated.
+
+			The Apple Software is provided by Apple on an "AS IS" basis.  APPLE MAKES NO
+			WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED
+			WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+			PURPOSE, REGARDING THE APPLE SOFTWARE OR ITS USE AND OPERATION ALONE OR IN
+			COMBINATION WITH YOUR PRODUCTS.
+
+			IN NO EVENT SHALL APPLE BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR
+			CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE
+			GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+			ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE, REPRODUCTION, MODIFICATION AND/OR DISTRIBUTION
+			OF THE APPLE SOFTWARE, HOWEVER CAUSED AND WHETHER UNDER THEORY OF CONTRACT, TORT
+			(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF APPLE HAS BEEN
+			ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+*/
+/*=============================================================================
+	CAAUParameter.h
+	
+=============================================================================*/
+
+#ifndef __CAAUParameter_h__
+#define __CAAUParameter_h__
+
+#include <AudioToolbox/AudioUnitUtilities.h>
+
+// ____________________________________________________________________________
+//	CAAUParameter
+//	complete parameter specification
+	/*! @class CAAUParameter */
+class CAAUParameter : public AudioUnitParameter {
+public:
+								/*! @ctor CAAUParameter.0 */
+								CAAUParameter();
+								/*! @ctor CAAUParameter.1 */
+								CAAUParameter(AudioUnit au, AudioUnitParameterID param, AudioUnitScope scope, AudioUnitElement element);
+								/*! @ctor CAAUParameter.2 */
+								CAAUParameter(AudioUnitParameter &inParam);
+								/*! @ctor CAAUParameter.3 */
+								CAAUParameter(const CAAUParameter &a);
+								/*! @dtor ~CAAUParameter */
+								~CAAUParameter();
+		
+	/*! @method operator <@ */
+	bool						operator < (const CAAUParameter &a) const 
+								{ 
+									return memcmp(this, &a, sizeof(AudioUnitParameter)) < 0; 
+								}
+
+	/*! @method operator ==@ */
+	bool						operator == (const CAAUParameter &a) const 
+								{ 
+									return !memcmp(this, &a, sizeof(AudioUnitParameter)); 
+								}
+	
+	/*! @method operator =@ */
+	CAAUParameter &				operator = (const CAAUParameter &a);
+	
+	/*! @method GetValue */
+	Float32						GetValue() const;
+	/*! @method SetValue */
+	void						SetValue(	AUParameterListenerRef			inListener, 
+											void *							inObject,
+											Float32							inValue) const;
+	
+	/*! @method GetName */
+	CFStringRef					GetName() const { return mParamName; }  
+										// borrowed reference!
+
+	/*! @method GetStringFromValueCopy */
+	CFStringRef					GetStringFromValueCopy(const Float32 *value = NULL) const;	
+										// returns a copy of the name of the current parameter value
+										// or null if there is no name associated
+										// caller must release
+	/*! @method ValuesHaveStrings */
+	bool						ValuesHaveStrings () const 
+								{ 
+									return (mParamInfo.flags & kAudioUnitParameterFlag_ValuesHaveStrings) != 0; 
+								}
+	
+	/*! @method GetValueFromString */
+	Float32						GetValueFromString (CFStringRef str) const;					
+									// caller must release
+
+	/*! @method ParamInfo */
+	const AudioUnitParameterInfo &		
+								ParamInfo()	const { return mParamInfo; }
+
+	/*! @method GetParamTag */
+	CFStringRef					GetParamTag() const	{ return mParamTag; }
+									// this may return null! - 
+									// in which case there is no descriptive tag for the parameter
+
+	/*! @method GetParamName */
+	CFStringRef					GetParamName (int inIndex) const
+									// this can return null if there is no name for the parameter
+								{ 
+									return (mNamedParams && inIndex < mNumIndexedParams) 
+												? (CFStringRef) CFArrayGetValueAtIndex(mNamedParams, inIndex)
+												: 0; 
+								}
+	
+	/*! @method GetNumIndexedParams */
+	int							GetNumIndexedParams () const { return mNumIndexedParams; }
+	
+	/*! @method IsIndexedParam */
+	bool						IsIndexedParam () const { return mNumIndexedParams != 0; }
+	
+	/*! @method HasNamedParams */
+	bool						HasNamedParams () const { return IsIndexedParam() && mNamedParams; }
+	
+	/*! @method GetClumpID */
+	bool						GetClumpID (UInt32 &outClumpID) const 
+								{ 
+									if (mParamInfo.flags & kAudioUnitParameterFlag_HasClump) {
+										outClumpID = mParamInfo.clumpID;
+										return true;
+									}
+									return false;
+								}
+								
+	/*! @method HasDisplayTransformation */
+	bool						HasDisplayTransformation () const 
+								{ 
+									return GetAudioUnitParameterDisplayType (mParamInfo.flags); 
+								}
+
+	/*! @method IsExpert */
+	bool						IsExpert () const 
+								{ 
+									return mParamInfo.flags & kAudioUnitParameterFlag_ExpertMode; 
+								}
+#if DEBUG
+	void						Print () const;
+#endif
+	
+		// these methods are defined in CAPersistence.cpp
+		// they will persist and restore only the scope, element and param ID's of the AudioUnitParameter
+		// however, this is sufficient to be able to save/restore a CAAUParameter object
+	void						Save (CFPropertyListRef &outData) const;
+	
+	static void					Save (const AudioUnitParameter &inParam, CFPropertyListRef &outData);
+	
+	static OSStatus				Restore	(const CFPropertyListRef inData, AudioUnitParameter &outParam);
+
+protected:
+	// cached parameter info
+	/*! @var mParamInfo */
+	AudioUnitParameterInfo		mParamInfo;
+	/*! @var mParamName */
+	CFStringRef					mParamName;
+	/*! @var mParamTag */
+	CFStringRef					mParamTag;
+	/*! @var mNumIndexedParams */
+	short						mNumIndexedParams;
+	/*! @var mNamedParams */
+	CFArrayRef					mNamedParams;
+	
+private:
+	void						Init (AudioUnit au, AudioUnitParameterID param, AudioUnitScope scope, AudioUnitElement element);
+
+};
+
+
+
+#endif // __CAAUParameter_h__
diff --git a/libs/ardour/SConscript b/libs/ardour/SConscript
index 529a778942..7521bd728a 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/SConscript
+++ b/libs/ardour/SConscript
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ ardour.Append(CXXFLAGS=["-DLIBSIGC_DISABLE_DEPRECATED", "-DGLIBMM_EXCEPTIONS_ENA
 ardour.Append(PACKAGE = domain)
 ardour.Append(POTFILE = domain + '.pot')
 
+if ardour['IS_OSX']:
+	ardour.Append (LINKFLAGS="-Xlinker -headerpad -Xlinker 2048")
+
 #
 # explicitly reference the control protocol LGPL library for includes
 # 
@@ -312,7 +315,7 @@ ardour.Merge ([
 	     libraries['sndfile-ardour'],
 	     libraries['vamp'],
 	     libraries['vamphost'],
-	     libraries['xml'],
+	     libraries['xml']
 	     ])
 
 if ardour['RUBBERBAND']:
@@ -380,5 +383,10 @@ env.Alias('tarball', env.Distribute (env['DISTTREE'],
 				     [ 'SConscript', 'i18n.h', 'gettext.h' ] + 
 				     [ 'sse_functions_xmm.cc', 'sse_functions.s', 'sse_functions_64bit.s' ] +
 				     [ 'rb_effect.cc', 'st_stretch.cc', 'st_pitch.cc' ] +
-				     ardour_files + osc_files + vst_files + coreaudio_files + audiounit_files +
+				     ardour_files + 
+				     osc_files + 
+				     vst_files + 
+				     coreaudio_files + 
+				     audiounit_files +
+				     lv2_files +
 				     glob.glob('po/*.po') + glob.glob('ardour/*.h')))
diff --git a/libs/ardour/analyser.cc b/libs/ardour/analyser.cc
index 7ddb5428e9..2e14c74b86 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/analyser.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/analyser.cc
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Analyser::work ()
 
 		boost::shared_ptr<AudioFileSource> afs = boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<AudioFileSource> (src);
 
-		if (afs) {
+		if (afs && afs->length()) {
 			analyse_audio_file_source (afs);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/ardour.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/ardour.h
index fcec83394f..6f653f10bf 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/ardour.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/ardour.h
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@
 #ifndef __ardour_ardour_h__
 #define __ardour_ardour_h__
 
-#include <limits.h>
+#include <map>
 #include <string>
+
+#include <limits.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 
 #include <pbd/error.h>
@@ -43,12 +45,15 @@ namespace ARDOUR {
 	extern OSC* osc;
 
 	static const nframes_t max_frames = JACK_MAX_FRAMES;
+	extern sigc::signal<void,std::string> BootMessage;
 
 	int init (bool with_vst, bool try_optimization);
 	int cleanup ();
 
 	std::string get_ardour_revision ();
 	
+	void find_bindings_files (std::map<std::string,std::string>&);
+	
 	const layer_t max_layer = UCHAR_MAX;
 
 	microseconds_t get_microseconds ();
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/audio_unit.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/audio_unit.h
index c781e8200d..bdeac0477b 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/audio_unit.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/audio_unit.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <ardour/plugin.h>
 
 #include <AudioUnit/AudioUnit.h>
+#include <appleutility/AUParamInfo.h>
 
 #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
 
@@ -45,6 +46,16 @@ namespace ARDOUR {
 class AudioEngine;
 class Session;
 
+struct AUParameterDescriptor : public Plugin::ParameterDescriptor {
+	// additional fields to make operations more efficient
+	AudioUnitParameterID id;
+	AudioUnitScope scope;
+	AudioUnitElement element;
+	float default_value;
+	bool automatable;
+	AudioUnitParameterUnit unit;
+};
+
 class AUPlugin : public ARDOUR::Plugin
 {
   public:
@@ -105,7 +116,7 @@ class AUPlugin : public ARDOUR::Plugin
   private:
         boost::shared_ptr<CAComponent> comp;
         boost::shared_ptr<CAAudioUnit> unit;
-	
+
 	AudioStreamBasicDescription streamFormat;
         bool initialized;
         int format_set;
@@ -119,6 +130,7 @@ class AUPlugin : public ARDOUR::Plugin
 	int set_input_format ();
 	int set_stream_format (int scope, uint32_t cnt);
         int _set_block_size (nframes_t nframes);
+	void discover_parameters ();
 
 	std::vector<std::pair<uint32_t, uint32_t> > parameter_map;
 	uint32_t current_maxbuf;
@@ -126,6 +138,8 @@ class AUPlugin : public ARDOUR::Plugin
         nframes_t cb_offset;
         vector<Sample*>* current_buffers;
         nframes_t frames_processed;
+	
+	std::vector<AUParameterDescriptor> descriptors;
 };
 	
 typedef boost::shared_ptr<AUPlugin> AUPluginPtr;
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/audiosource.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/audiosource.h
index 1589841baa..d11b829694 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/audiosource.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/audiosource.h
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ class AudioSource : public Source, public boost::enable_shared_from_this<ARDOUR:
 	static bool _build_peakfiles;
 
 	bool                 _peaks_built;
-	bool                 _analysed;
 	mutable Glib::Mutex  _lock;
 	mutable Glib::Mutex  _peaks_ready_lock;
 	Glib::ustring         peakpath;
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/automatable.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/automatable.h
index f96ecc0bd1..a2c1d98ae7 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/automatable.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/automatable.h
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ public:
 
 	virtual void add_control(boost::shared_ptr<AutomationControl>);
 
-	virtual void automation_snapshot(nframes_t now);
+	virtual void automation_snapshot(nframes_t now, bool force);
+	bool should_snapshot (nframes_t now) {
+		return (_last_automation_snapshot > now || (now - _last_automation_snapshot) > _automation_interval);
+	}
 	virtual void transport_stopped(nframes_t now);
 
 	virtual bool find_next_event(nframes_t start, nframes_t end, ControlEvent& ev) const;
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/configuration_vars.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/configuration_vars.h
index 134557daeb..015c617425 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/configuration_vars.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/configuration_vars.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, punch_out, "punch-out", false)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, plugins_stop_with_transport, "plugins-stop-with-transport", false)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, do_not_record_plugins, "do-not-record-plugins", false)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, stop_recording_on_xrun, "stop-recording-on-xrun", false)
+CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, create_xrun_marker, "create-xrun-marker", true)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, stop_at_session_end, "stop-at-session-end", true)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, seamless_loop, "seamless-loop", false)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (nframes_t, preroll, "preroll", 0)
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/io.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/io.h
index 0b82844f61..83b6378dae 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/io.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/io.h
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ class IO : public Automatable, public Latent
 	
 	void set_parameter_automation_state (Parameter, AutoState);
 
-	virtual void transport_stopped (nframes_t now); // interface: matches Insert
-	void automation_snapshot (nframes_t now); // interface: matches Automatable
+	virtual void transport_stopped (nframes_t now);
+	virtual void automation_snapshot (nframes_t now, bool force);
 
 	void start_pan_touch (uint32_t which);
 	void end_pan_touch (uint32_t which);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/io_processor.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/io_processor.h
index 409ad91b15..a535ce3bb4 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/io_processor.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/io_processor.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class IOProcessor : public Processor
 	boost::shared_ptr<IO>       io()       { return _io; }
 	boost::shared_ptr<const IO> io() const { return _io; }
 	
-	virtual void automation_snapshot (nframes_t now) { _io->automation_snapshot(now); }
+	virtual void automation_snapshot (nframes_t now, bool force) { _io->automation_snapshot(now, force); }
 
 	virtual void run_in_place (BufferSet& in, nframes_t start_frame, nframes_t end_frame, nframes_t nframes, nframes_t offset) = 0;
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/playlist.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/playlist.h
index d8a38841f8..4640a8e32f 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/playlist.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/playlist.h
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ class Playlist : public SessionObject, public boost::enable_shared_from_this<Pla
 	sigc::signal<void>      LengthChanged;
 
 	static string bump_name (string old_name, Session&);
-	static string bump_name_once (string old_name);
 
 	void freeze ();
 	void thaw ();
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/route.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/route.h
index 2466f37996..c7c0b77102 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/route.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/route.h
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ class Route : public IO
 	Route (Session&, const XMLNode&, DataType default_type = DataType::AUDIO);
 	virtual ~Route();
 
+	static std::string ensure_track_or_route_name(std::string, Session &);
+
 	std::string comment() { return _comment; }
 	void set_comment (std::string str, void *src);
 
@@ -247,7 +249,7 @@ class Route : public IO
 		return _mute_control;
 	}
 	
-	void automation_snapshot (nframes_t now);
+	void automation_snapshot (nframes_t now, bool force=false);
 	void protect_automation ();
 	
 	void set_remote_control_id (uint32_t id);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
index c0c178eb02..10167ae5b3 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ class Session : public PBD::StatefulDestructible
 	sigc::signal<void> TransportStateChange; /* generic */
 	sigc::signal<void,nframes_t> PositionChanged; /* sent after any non-sequential motion */
 	sigc::signal<void> DurationChanged;
-	sigc::signal<void> HaltOnXrun;
+	sigc::signal<void,nframes_t> Xrun;
 	sigc::signal<void> TransportLooped;
 
 	sigc::signal<void,RouteList&> RouteAdded;
@@ -563,8 +563,11 @@ class Session : public PBD::StatefulDestructible
 	
 	/* region info  */
 
-	sigc::signal<void,boost::shared_ptr<Region> > RegionAdded;
-	sigc::signal<void,boost::shared_ptr<Region> > RegionRemoved;
+	void add_regions (std::vector<boost::shared_ptr<Region> >&);
+	
+	sigc::signal<void,boost::weak_ptr<Region> > RegionAdded;
+	sigc::signal<void,std::vector<boost::weak_ptr<Region> >& > RegionsAdded;
+	sigc::signal<void,boost::weak_ptr<Region> > RegionRemoved;
 
 	int region_name (string& result, string base = string(""), bool newlevel = false) const;
 	string new_region_name (string);
@@ -586,10 +589,10 @@ class Session : public PBD::StatefulDestructible
 	    string doing_what;
 	    
 	    /* control info */
-	    bool sample_convert;
 	    SrcQuality quality;
 	    volatile bool freeze;
 	    std::vector<Glib::ustring> paths;
+	    bool replace_existing_source;
 	    
 	    /* result */
 	    SourceList sources;
@@ -1480,6 +1483,12 @@ class Session : public PBD::StatefulDestructible
 
 	SourceMap sources;
 
+  public:
+	SourceMap get_sources() { return sources; }
+    
+  private:
+
+
 	int load_sources (const XMLNode& node);
 	XMLNode& get_sources_as_xml ();
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/types.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/types.h
index fdf8d0b439..efc2e35ecc 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/types.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/types.h
@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ namespace ARDOUR {
 
 	enum EditMode {
 		Slide,
-		Splice
+		Splice,
+		Lock
 	};
 
 	enum RegionPoint { 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/utils.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/utils.h
index e52274eb1f..eecde2e85f 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/utils.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/utils.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ static inline float f_max(float x, float a) {
 	return (x);
 }
 
+std::string bump_name_once(std::string s);
+
 int cmp_nocase (const std::string& s, const std::string& s2);
 
 int touch_file(Glib::ustring path);
diff --git a/libs/ardour/audio_track.cc b/libs/ardour/audio_track.cc
index bc2f0d9feb..7d55cc343a 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/audio_track.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/audio_track.cc
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ AudioTrack::roll (nframes_t nframes, nframes_t start_frame, nframes_t end_frame,
 		if (lm.locked()) {
 			// automation snapshot can also be called from the non-rt context
 			// and it uses the redirect list, so we take the lock out here
-			automation_snapshot (start_frame);
+			automation_snapshot (start_frame, false);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/audio_unit.cc b/libs/ardour/audio_unit.cc
index 387c7f1238..9132957743 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/audio_unit.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/audio_unit.cc
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <ardour/utils.h>
 
 #include <appleutility/CAAudioUnit.h>
+#include <appleutility/CAAUParameter.h>
 
 #include <CoreServices/CoreServices.h>
 #include <AudioUnit/AudioUnit.h>
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ AUPlugin::AUPlugin (AudioEngine& engine, Session& session, boost::shared_ptr<CAC
 		throw failed_constructor();
 	}
 
+	unit->GetElementCount (kAudioUnitScope_Global, global_elements);
 	unit->GetElementCount (kAudioUnitScope_Input, input_elements);
 	unit->GetElementCount (kAudioUnitScope_Output, output_elements);
 
@@ -106,6 +108,10 @@ AUPlugin::AUPlugin (AudioEngine& engine, Session& session, boost::shared_ptr<CAC
 		error << _("AUPlugin: cannot set processing block size") << endmsg;
 		throw failed_constructor();
 	}
+
+	discover_parameters ();
+
+	Plugin::setup_controls ();
 }
 
 AUPlugin::~AUPlugin ()
@@ -119,6 +125,124 @@ AUPlugin::~AUPlugin ()
 	}
 }
 
+void
+AUPlugin::discover_parameters ()
+{
+	/* discover writable parameters */
+	
+	cerr << "get param info, there are " << global_elements << " global elements\n";
+
+	AudioUnitScope scopes[] = { 
+		kAudioUnitScope_Global,
+		kAudioUnitScope_Output,
+		kAudioUnitScope_Input
+	};
+
+	descriptors.clear ();
+
+	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < sizeof (scopes) / sizeof (scopes[0]); ++i) {
+
+		AUParamInfo param_info (unit->AU(), false, false, scopes[i]);
+		
+		cerr << "discovered " << param_info.NumParams() << " parameters in scope " << i << endl;
+		
+		for (uint32_t i = 0; i < param_info.NumParams(); ++i) {
+
+			AUParameterDescriptor d;
+
+			d.id = param_info.ParamID (i);
+
+			const CAAUParameter* param = param_info.GetParamInfo (d.id);
+			const AudioUnitParameterInfo& info (param->ParamInfo());
+
+			const int len = CFStringGetLength (param->GetName());;
+			char local_buffer[len*2];
+			Boolean good = CFStringGetCString(param->GetName(),local_buffer,len*2,kCFStringEncodingMacRoman);
+			if (!good) {
+				d.label = "???";
+			} else {
+				d.label = local_buffer;
+			}
+
+			d.scope = param_info.GetScope ();
+			d.element = param_info.GetElement ();
+
+			/* info.units to consider */
+			/*
+			  kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Generic             = 0
+			  kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Indexed             = 1
+			  kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Boolean             = 2
+			  kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Percent             = 3
+			  kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Seconds             = 4
+			  kAudioUnitParameterUnit_SampleFrames        = 5
+			  kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Phase               = 6
+			  kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Rate                = 7
+			  kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Hertz               = 8
+			  kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Cents               = 9
+			  kAudioUnitParameterUnit_RelativeSemiTones   = 10
+			  kAudioUnitParameterUnit_MIDINoteNumber      = 11
+			  kAudioUnitParameterUnit_MIDIController      = 12
+			  kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Decibels            = 13
+			  kAudioUnitParameterUnit_LinearGain          = 14
+			  kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Degrees             = 15
+			  kAudioUnitParameterUnit_EqualPowerCrossfade = 16
+			  kAudioUnitParameterUnit_MixerFaderCurve1    = 17
+			  kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Pan                 = 18
+			  kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Meters              = 19
+			  kAudioUnitParameterUnit_AbsoluteCents       = 20
+			  kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Octaves             = 21
+			  kAudioUnitParameterUnit_BPM                 = 22
+			  kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Beats               = 23
+			  kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Milliseconds        = 24
+			  kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Ratio               = 25
+			*/
+
+			/* info.flags to consider */
+
+			/*
+
+			  kAudioUnitParameterFlag_CFNameRelease       = (1L << 4)
+			  kAudioUnitParameterFlag_HasClump            = (1L << 20)
+			  kAudioUnitParameterFlag_HasName             = (1L << 21)
+			  kAudioUnitParameterFlag_DisplayLogarithmic  = (1L << 22)
+			  kAudioUnitParameterFlag_IsHighResolution    = (1L << 23)
+			  kAudioUnitParameterFlag_NonRealTime         = (1L << 24)
+			  kAudioUnitParameterFlag_CanRamp             = (1L << 25)
+			  kAudioUnitParameterFlag_ExpertMode          = (1L << 26)
+			  kAudioUnitParameterFlag_HasCFNameString     = (1L << 27)
+			  kAudioUnitParameterFlag_IsGlobalMeta        = (1L << 28)
+			  kAudioUnitParameterFlag_IsElementMeta       = (1L << 29)
+			  kAudioUnitParameterFlag_IsReadable          = (1L << 30)
+			  kAudioUnitParameterFlag_IsWritable          = (1L << 31)
+			*/
+
+			d.lower = info.minValue;
+			d.upper = info.maxValue;
+			d.default_value = info.defaultValue;
+
+			d.integer_step = (info.unit & kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Indexed);
+			d.toggled = (info.unit & kAudioUnitParameterUnit_Boolean) ||
+				(d.integer_step && ((d.upper - d.lower) == 1.0));
+			d.sr_dependent = (info.unit & kAudioUnitParameterUnit_SampleFrames);
+			d.automatable = !d.toggled && 
+				!(info.flags & kAudioUnitParameterFlag_NonRealTime) &&
+				(info.flags & kAudioUnitParameterFlag_IsWritable);
+			
+			d.logarithmic = (info.flags & kAudioUnitParameterFlag_DisplayLogarithmic);
+			d.unit = info.unit;
+
+			d.step = 1.0;
+			d.smallstep = 0.1;
+			d.largestep = 10.0;
+			d.min_unbound = 0; // lower is bound
+			d.max_unbound = 0; // upper is bound
+
+			descriptors.push_back (d);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+
 string
 AUPlugin::unique_id () const
 {
@@ -134,13 +258,16 @@ AUPlugin::label () const
 uint32_t
 AUPlugin::parameter_count () const
 {
-	return 0;
+	return descriptors.size();
 }
 
 float
 AUPlugin::default_value (uint32_t port)
 {
-	// AudioUnits don't have default values.  Maybe presets though?
+	if (port < descriptors.size()) {
+		return descriptors[port].default_value;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -157,28 +284,41 @@ AUPlugin::signal_latency () const
 void
 AUPlugin::set_parameter (uint32_t which, float val)
 {
-	// unit->SetParameter (parameter_map[which].first, parameter_map[which].second, 0, val);
+	if (which < descriptors.size()) {
+		const AUParameterDescriptor& d (descriptors[which]);
+		unit->SetParameter (d.id, d.scope, d.element, val);
+	}
 }
 
 float
 AUPlugin::get_parameter (uint32_t which) const
 {
-	float outValue = 0.0;
-	
-	// unit->GetParameter(parameter_map[which].first, parameter_map[which].second, 0, outValue);
-	
-	return outValue;
+	float val = 0.0;
+	if (which < descriptors.size()) {
+		const AUParameterDescriptor& d (descriptors[which]);
+		unit->GetParameter(d.id, d.scope, d.element, val);
+	}
+	return val;
 }
 
 int
-AUPlugin::get_parameter_descriptor (uint32_t which, ParameterDescriptor&) const
+AUPlugin::get_parameter_descriptor (uint32_t which, ParameterDescriptor& pd) const
 {
-	return 0;
+	if (which < descriptors.size()) {
+		pd = descriptors[which];
+		return 0;
+	} 
+	return -1;
 }
 
 uint32_t
 AUPlugin::nth_parameter (uint32_t which, bool& ok) const
 {
+	if (which < descriptors.size()) {
+		ok = true;
+		return which;
+	}
+	ok = false;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -397,20 +537,26 @@ set<uint32_t>
 AUPlugin::automatable() const
 {
 	set<uint32_t> automates;
-	
+
+	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < descriptors.size(); ++i) {
+		if (descriptors[i].automatable) {
+			automates.insert (i);
+		}
+	}
+
 	return automates;
 }
 
 string
-AUPlugin::describe_parameter (uint32_t)
+AUPlugin::describe_parameter (uint32_t param)
 {
-	return "";
+	return descriptors[param].label;
 }
 
 void
-AUPlugin::print_parameter (uint32_t, char*, uint32_t len) const
+AUPlugin::print_parameter (uint32_t param, char* buf, uint32_t len) const
 {
-	
+	// NameValue stuff here
 }
 
 bool
@@ -422,7 +568,7 @@ AUPlugin::parameter_is_audio (uint32_t) const
 bool
 AUPlugin::parameter_is_control (uint32_t) const
 {
-	return false;
+	return true;
 }
 
 bool
diff --git a/libs/ardour/audioengine.cc b/libs/ardour/audioengine.cc
index da4f8a642c..8d2589db0e 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/audioengine.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/audioengine.cc
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ AudioEngine::start ()
 		if (session) {
 			nframes_t blocksize = jack_get_buffer_size (_jack);
 
+			BootMessage (_("Connect session to engine"));
+
 			session->set_block_size (blocksize);
 			session->set_frame_rate (jack_get_sample_rate (_jack));
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/audiofilesource.cc b/libs/ardour/audiofilesource.cc
index 81ad45e08a..00e0f925df 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/audiofilesource.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/audiofilesource.cc
@@ -677,20 +677,18 @@ bool
 AudioFileSource::safe_file_extension(ustring file)
 {
 	return !(file.rfind(".wav") == ustring::npos &&
-		 file.rfind(".aiff")== ustring::npos &&
-		 file.rfind(".aif") == ustring::npos &&
-		 file.rfind(".snd") == ustring::npos &&
-		 file.rfind(".au")  == ustring::npos &&
-		 file.rfind(".raw") == ustring::npos &&
-		 file.rfind(".sf")  == ustring::npos &&
-		 file.rfind(".cdr") == ustring::npos &&
-		 file.rfind(".smp") == ustring::npos &&
-		 file.rfind(".maud")== ustring::npos &&
-		 file.rfind(".vwe") == ustring::npos &&
-		 file.rfind(".paf") == ustring::npos &&
-		 /* protools convention */
-		 file.rfind(".L") == ustring::npos &&
-		 file.rfind(".R") == ustring::npos &&
+		file.rfind(".aiff")== ustring::npos &&
+		file.rfind(".aif") == ustring::npos &&
+		file.rfind(".amb") == ustring::npos &&
+		file.rfind(".snd") == ustring::npos &&
+		file.rfind(".au")  == ustring::npos &&
+		file.rfind(".raw") == ustring::npos &&
+		file.rfind(".sf")  == ustring::npos &&
+		file.rfind(".cdr") == ustring::npos &&
+		file.rfind(".smp") == ustring::npos &&
+		file.rfind(".maud")== ustring::npos &&
+		file.rfind(".vwe") == ustring::npos &&
+		file.rfind(".paf") == ustring::npos &&
 #ifdef HAVE_FLAC
 		 file.rfind(".flac")== ustring::npos &&
 #endif // HAVE_FLAC
diff --git a/libs/ardour/audioregion.cc b/libs/ardour/audioregion.cc
index 20115ff944..7e2b709abd 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/audioregion.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/audioregion.cc
@@ -1316,6 +1316,8 @@ AudioRegion::get_transients (AnalysisFeatureList& results, bool force_new)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	cerr << "startup analysis of " << _name << endl;
+
 	TransientDetector t (pl->session().frame_rate());
 	bool existing_results = !results.empty();
 
@@ -1328,10 +1330,14 @@ AudioRegion::get_transients (AnalysisFeatureList& results, bool force_new)
 
 		t.reset ();
 
+		cerr << "working on channel " << i << endl;
+
 		if (t.run ("", this, i, these_results)) {
 			return -1;
 		}
 
+		cerr << "done\n";
+
 		/* translate all transients to give absolute position */
 		
 		for (AnalysisFeatureList::iterator i = these_results.begin(); i != these_results.end(); ++i) {
@@ -1357,6 +1363,11 @@ AudioRegion::get_transients (AnalysisFeatureList& results, bool force_new)
 		/* make sure ours are clean too */
 
 		TransientDetector::cleanup_transients (_transients, pl->session().frame_rate(), 3.0);
+
+	} else {
+
+		TransientDetector::cleanup_transients (_transients, pl->session().frame_rate(), 3.0);
+		results = _transients;
 	}
 
 	_valid_transients = true;
diff --git a/libs/ardour/audiosource.cc b/libs/ardour/audiosource.cc
index cd71dd21e4..01dea08d3e 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/audiosource.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/audiosource.cc
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ AudioSource::AudioSource (Session& s, ustring name)
 AudioSource::AudioSource (Session& s, const XMLNode& node) 
 	: Source (s, node)
 {
+	
 	_peaks_built = false;
 	_peak_byte_max = 0;
 	peakfile = -1;
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ AudioSource::initialize_peakfile (bool newfile, ustring audio_path)
 		
 		/* we found it in the peaks dir, so check it out */
 		
-		if (statbuf.st_size == 0) {
+		if (statbuf.st_size == 0 || (statbuf.st_size < ((length() / _FPP) * sizeof (PeakData)))) {
 			// empty
 			_peaks_built = false;
 		} else {
@@ -221,12 +222,22 @@ AudioSource::initialize_peakfile (bool newfile, ustring audio_path)
 			struct stat stat_file;
 			int err = stat (audio_path.c_str(), &stat_file);
 			
-			if (!err && stat_file.st_mtime > statbuf.st_mtime){
+			if (err) {
 				_peaks_built = false;
 				_peak_byte_max = 0;
 			} else {
-				_peaks_built = true;
-				_peak_byte_max = statbuf.st_size;
+
+				/* allow 6 seconds slop on checking peak vs. file times because of various
+				   disk action "races"
+				*/
+
+				if (stat_file.st_mtime > statbuf.st_mtime && (stat_file.st_mtime - statbuf.st_mtime > 6)) {
+					_peaks_built = false;
+					_peak_byte_max = 0;
+				} else {
+					_peaks_built = true;
+					_peak_byte_max = statbuf.st_size;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/libs/ardour/automatable.cc b/libs/ardour/automatable.cc
index 45b19d1997..8b8b843384 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/automatable.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/automatable.cc
@@ -422,9 +422,9 @@ Automatable::protect_automation ()
 }
 
 void
-Automatable::automation_snapshot (nframes_t now)
+Automatable::automation_snapshot (nframes_t now, bool force)
 {
-	if (_last_automation_snapshot > now || (now - _last_automation_snapshot) > _automation_interval) {
+	if (force || _last_automation_snapshot > now || (now - _last_automation_snapshot) > _automation_interval) {
 
 		for (Controls::iterator i = _controls.begin(); i != _controls.end(); ++i) {
 			if (i->second->list()->automation_write()) {
diff --git a/libs/ardour/filter.cc b/libs/ardour/filter.cc
index dc8185db95..be382f72da 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/filter.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/filter.cc
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <ardour/filter.h>
 #include <ardour/region_factory.h>
 #include <ardour/source_factory.h>
+#include <ardour/analyser.h>
 
 #include "i18n.h"
 
@@ -101,6 +102,10 @@ Filter::finish (boost::shared_ptr<Region> region, SourceList& nsrcs, string regi
 			smfs->set_timeline_position (region->position());
 			smfs->flush_footer ();
 		}
+		
+		/* now that there is data there, requeue the file for analysis */
+		
+		Analyser::queue_source_for_analysis (*si, false);
 	}
 
 	/* create a new region */
diff --git a/libs/ardour/globals.cc b/libs/ardour/globals.cc
index 6aba688cae..02c4a5ced6 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/globals.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/globals.cc
@@ -19,9 +19,12 @@
 #include <cstdio> // Needed so that libraptor (included in lrdf) won't complain
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <sys/resource.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <locale.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 
 #ifdef VST_SUPPORT
 #include <fst.h>
@@ -31,12 +34,16 @@
 #include <xmmintrin.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <glibmm/fileutils.h>
+#include <glibmm/miscutils.h>
+
 #include <lrdf.h>
 
 #include <pbd/error.h>
 #include <pbd/id.h>
 #include <pbd/strsplit.h>
 #include <pbd/fpu.h>
+#include <pbd/file_utils.h>
 
 #include <midi++/port.h>
 #include <midi++/manager.h>
@@ -54,6 +61,7 @@
 #include <ardour/source_factory.h>
 #include <ardour/control_protocol_manager.h>
 #include <ardour/audioengine.h>
+#include <ardour/filesystem_paths.h>
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBLO
 #include <ardour/osc.h>
@@ -96,6 +104,8 @@ apply_gain_to_buffer_t  ARDOUR::apply_gain_to_buffer = 0;
 mix_buffers_with_gain_t ARDOUR::mix_buffers_with_gain = 0;
 mix_buffers_no_gain_t   ARDOUR::mix_buffers_no_gain = 0;
 
+sigc::signal<void,std::string> ARDOUR::BootMessage;
+
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBLO
 static int
 setup_osc ()
@@ -107,6 +117,7 @@ setup_osc ()
 	osc = new OSC (Config->get_osc_port());
 	
 	if (Config->get_use_osc ()) {
+		BootMessage (_("Starting OSC"));
 		return osc->start ();
 	} else {
 		return 0;
@@ -122,6 +133,8 @@ setup_midi ()
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	BootMessage (_("Configuring MIDI ports"));
+
 	for (std::map<string,XMLNode>::iterator i = Config->midi_ports.begin(); i != Config->midi_ports.end(); ++i) {
 		MIDI::Manager::instance()->add_port (i->second);
 	}
@@ -253,6 +266,33 @@ setup_hardware_optimization (bool try_optimization)
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+lotsa_files_please ()
+{
+	struct rlimit rl;
+
+	if (getrlimit (RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rl) == 0) {
+
+		rl.rlim_cur = rl.rlim_max;
+
+		if (setrlimit (RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rl) != 0) {
+			if (rl.rlim_cur == RLIM_INFINITY) {
+				error << _("Could not set system open files limit to \"unlimited\"") << endmsg;
+			} else {
+				error << string_compose (_("Could not set system open files limit to %1"), rl.rlim_cur) << endmsg;
+			}
+		} else {
+			if (rl.rlim_cur == RLIM_INFINITY) {
+				info << _("Removed open file count limit. Excellent!") << endmsg;
+			} else {
+				info << string_compose (_("Ardour will be limited to %1 open files"), rl.rlim_cur) << endmsg;
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		error << string_compose (_("Could not get system open files limit (%1)"), strerror (errno)) << endmsg;
+	}
+}
+
 int
 ARDOUR::init (bool use_vst, bool try_optimization)
 {
@@ -262,9 +302,14 @@ ARDOUR::init (bool use_vst, bool try_optimization)
 
 	setup_enum_writer ();
 
+	// allow ardour the absolute maximum number of open files
+	lotsa_files_please ();
+
 	lrdf_init();
 	Library = new AudioLibrary;
 
+	BootMessage (_("Loading configuration"));
+
 	Config = new Configuration;
 
 	if (Config->load_state ()) {
@@ -367,6 +412,34 @@ ARDOUR::get_ardour_revision ()
 	return "$Rev$";
 }
 
+void
+ARDOUR::find_bindings_files (map<string,string>& files)
+{
+	vector<sys::path> found;
+
+	SearchPath spath = ardour_search_path() + user_config_directory() + system_config_search_path();
+
+	if (getenv ("ARDOUR_SAE")) {
+		Glib::PatternSpec pattern("*SAE-*.bindings");
+		find_matching_files_in_search_path (spath, pattern, found);
+	} else {
+		Glib::PatternSpec pattern("*.bindings");
+		find_matching_files_in_search_path (spath, pattern, found);
+	}
+
+	if (found.empty()) {
+		return;
+	}
+	
+	for (vector<sys::path>::iterator x = found.begin(); x != found.end(); ++x) {
+		sys::path path = *x;
+		pair<string,string> namepath;
+		namepath.second = path.to_string();
+		namepath.first = path.leaf().substr (0, path.leaf().find_first_of ('.'));
+		files.insert (namepath);
+	}
+}
+
 ARDOUR::LocaleGuard::LocaleGuard (const char* str)
 {
 	old = strdup (setlocale (LC_NUMERIC, NULL));
diff --git a/libs/ardour/import.cc b/libs/ardour/import.cc
index 91e5b9850c..2bc3a00a7a 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/import.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/import.cc
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <ardour/region_factory.h>
 #include <ardour/source_factory.h>
 #include <ardour/resampled_source.h>
+#include <ardour/analyser.h>
 
 #include "i18n.h"
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ open_importable_source (const string& path, nframes_t samplerate, ARDOUR::SrcQua
 }
 
 static std::string
-get_non_existent_filename (const std::string& basename, uint channel, uint channels)
+get_non_existent_filename (const bool allow_replacing, const std::string destdir, const std::string& basename, uint channel, uint channels)
 {
 	char buf[PATH_MAX+1];
 	bool goodfile = false;
@@ -84,7 +85,9 @@ get_non_existent_filename (const std::string& basename, uint channel, uint chann
 			snprintf (buf, sizeof(buf), "%s.wav", base.c_str());
 		}
 		
-		if (Glib::file_test (buf, Glib::FILE_TEST_EXISTS)) {
+
+		string tempname = destdir + "/" + buf;
+		if (!allow_replacing && Glib::file_test (tempname, Glib::FILE_TEST_EXISTS)) {
 
 			/* if the file already exists, we must come up with
 			 *  a new name for it.  for now we just keep appending
@@ -104,7 +107,7 @@ get_non_existent_filename (const std::string& basename, uint channel, uint chann
 }
 
 static vector<string>
-get_paths_for_new_sources (const string& import_file_path, const string& session_dir, uint channels)
+get_paths_for_new_sources (const bool allow_replacing, const string& import_file_path, const string& session_dir, uint channels)
 {
 	vector<string> new_paths;
 	const string basename = basename_nosuffix (import_file_path);
@@ -115,7 +118,7 @@ get_paths_for_new_sources (const string& import_file_path, const string& session
 
 		filepath = session_dir;
 		filepath += '/';
-		filepath += get_non_existent_filename (basename, n, channels); 
+		filepath += get_non_existent_filename (allow_replacing, session_dir, basename, n, channels); 
 
 		new_paths.push_back (filepath);
 	}
@@ -123,6 +126,25 @@ get_paths_for_new_sources (const string& import_file_path, const string& session
 	return new_paths;
 }
 
+static bool
+map_existing_mono_sources (const vector<string>& new_paths, Session& sess,
+		           uint samplerate, vector<boost::shared_ptr<AudioFileSource> >& newfiles, Session *session)
+{
+	for (vector<string>::const_iterator i = new_paths.begin();
+			i != new_paths.end(); ++i)
+	{
+		boost::shared_ptr<Source> source = session->source_by_path_and_channel(*i, 0);
+
+		if (source == 0) {
+			error << string_compose(_("Could not find a source for %1 even though we are updating this file!"), (*i)) << endl;
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		newfiles.push_back(boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<AudioFileSource>(source));
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
 static bool
 create_mono_sources_for_writing (const vector<string>& new_paths, Session& sess,
 		uint samplerate, vector<boost::shared_ptr<AudioFileSource> >& newfiles)
@@ -228,6 +250,10 @@ remove_file_source (boost::shared_ptr<AudioFileSource> file_source)
 	::unlink (file_source->path().c_str());
 }
 
+// This function is still unable to cleanly update an existing source, even though
+// it is possible to set the import_status flag accordingly. The functinality
+// is disabled at the GUI until the Source implementations are able to provide
+// the necessary API.
 void
 Session::import_audiofiles (import_status& status)
 {
@@ -254,13 +280,19 @@ Session::import_audiofiles (import_status& status)
 			return;
 		}
 
-		vector<string> new_paths = get_paths_for_new_sources (*p,
+		vector<string> new_paths = get_paths_for_new_sources (status.replace_existing_source,
+								      *p,
 				get_best_session_directory_for_new_source (),
 				source->channels());
 		
 		AudioSources newfiles;
 
-		status.cancel = !create_mono_sources_for_writing (new_paths, *this, frame_rate(), newfiles);
+		if (status.replace_existing_source) {
+			fatal << "THIS IS NOT IMPLEMENTED YET, IT SHOULD NEVER GET CALLED!!! DYING!" << endl;
+			status.cancel = !map_existing_mono_sources (new_paths, *this, frame_rate(), newfiles, this);
+		} else {
+			status.cancel = !create_mono_sources_for_writing (new_paths, *this, frame_rate(), newfiles);
+		}
 
 		// copy on cancel/failure so that any files that were created will be removed below
 		std::copy (newfiles.begin(), newfiles.end(), std::back_inserter(all_new_sources));
@@ -286,11 +318,14 @@ Session::import_audiofiles (import_status& status)
 
 		/* flush the final length(s) to the header(s) */
 
-		for (AudioSources::iterator x = all_new_sources.begin();
-				x != all_new_sources.end(); ++x)
+		for (AudioSources::iterator x = all_new_sources.begin(); x != all_new_sources.end(); ++x)
 		{
 			(*x)->update_header(0, *now, xnow);
 			(*x)->done_with_peakfile_writes ();
+			
+			/* now that there is data there, requeue the file for analysis */
+			
+			Analyser::queue_source_for_analysis (boost::static_pointer_cast<Source>(*x), false);
 		}
 
 		/* save state so that we don't lose these new Sources */
diff --git a/libs/ardour/io.cc b/libs/ardour/io.cc
index babf1e451f..f57d5b39de 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/io.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/io.cc
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 #include <ardour/audioengine.h>
 #include <ardour/io.h>
+#include <ardour/route.h>
 #include <ardour/port.h>
 #include <ardour/audio_port.h>
 #include <ardour/midi_port.h>
@@ -1800,14 +1801,22 @@ IO::parse_gain_string (const string& str, vector<string>& ports)
 }
 
 bool
-IO::set_name (const string& str)
+IO::set_name (const string& requested_name)
 {
-	if (str == _name) {
+	if (requested_name == _name) {
 		return true;
 	}
 	
+	string name;
+	Route *rt;
+	if ( (rt = dynamic_cast<Route *>(this))) {
+		name = Route::ensure_track_or_route_name(requested_name, _session);
+	} else {
+		name = requested_name;
+	}
+
+
 	/* replace all colons in the name. i wish we didn't have to do this */
-	string name = str;
 
 	if (replace_all (name, ":", "-")) {
 		warning << _("you cannot use colons to name objects with I/O connections") << endmsg;
@@ -2224,13 +2233,16 @@ IO::end_pan_touch (uint32_t which)
 }
 
 void
-IO::automation_snapshot (nframes_t now)
+IO::automation_snapshot (nframes_t now, bool force)
 {
-	Automatable::automation_snapshot (now);
+	Automatable::automation_snapshot (now, force);
 
 	if (_last_automation_snapshot > now || (now - _last_automation_snapshot) > _automation_interval) {
 		_panner->snapshot (now);
 	}
+	
+	_panner->snapshot (now);
+	_last_automation_snapshot = now;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/libs/ardour/playlist.cc b/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
index da3a812123..65279499ec 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/playlist.cc
@@ -1814,50 +1814,12 @@ Playlist::bump_name (string name, Session &session)
 	string newname = name;
 
 	do {
-		newname = Playlist::bump_name_once (newname);
+		newname = bump_name_once (newname);
 	} while (session.playlist_by_name (newname)!=NULL);
 
 	return newname;
 }
 
-string
-Playlist::bump_name_once (string name)
-{
-	string::size_type period;
-	string newname;
-
-	if ((period = name.find_last_of ('.')) == string::npos) {
-		newname  = name;
-		newname += ".1";
-	} else {
-		int isnumber = 1;
-		const char *last_element = name.c_str() + period + 1;
-		for (size_t i = 0; i < strlen(last_element); i++) {
-			if (!isdigit(last_element[i])) {
-				isnumber = 0;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-
-		errno = 0;
-		long int version = strtol (name.c_str()+period+1, (char **)NULL, 10);
-
-		if (isnumber == 0 || errno != 0) {
-			// last_element is not a number, or is too large
-			newname  = name;
-			newname += ".1";
-		} else {
-			char buf[32];
-
-			snprintf (buf, sizeof(buf), "%ld", version+1);
-		
-			newname  = name.substr (0, period+1);
-			newname += buf;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return newname;
-}
 
 layer_t
 Playlist::top_layer() const
diff --git a/libs/ardour/plugin.cc b/libs/ardour/plugin.cc
index 95629f2561..3d218448dd 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/plugin.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/plugin.cc
@@ -224,6 +224,19 @@ ARDOUR::find_plugin(Session& session, string identifier, PluginType type)
 			return (*i)->load (session);
 		}
 	}
+
+#ifdef VST_SUPPORT
+	/* hmm, we didn't find it. could be because in older versions of Ardour.
+	   we used to store the name of a VST plugin, not its unique ID. so try
+	   again.
+	*/
+
+	for (i = plugs.begin(); i != plugs.end(); ++i) {
+		if (identifier == (*i)->name){
+			return (*i)->load (session);
+		}
+	}
+#endif
 	
 	return PluginPtr ((Plugin*) 0);
 }
diff --git a/libs/ardour/region.cc b/libs/ardour/region.cc
index 2193a69908..508f09a480 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/region.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/region.cc
@@ -957,15 +957,15 @@ Region::adjust_to_sync (nframes_t pos)
 	// cerr << "adjusting pos = " << pos << " to sync at " << _sync_position << " offset = " << offset << " with dir = " << sync_dir << endl;
 	
 	if (sync_dir > 0) {
-		if (max_frames - pos > offset) {
-			pos -= offset;
-		}
-	} else {
 		if (pos > offset) {
-			pos += offset;
+			pos -= offset;
 		} else {
 			pos = 0;
 		}
+	} else {
+		if (max_frames - pos > offset) {
+			pos += offset;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return pos;
diff --git a/libs/ardour/route.cc b/libs/ardour/route.cc
index fd0d99e87a..560946d9da 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/route.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/route.cc
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
 #include <ardour/amp.h>
 #include <ardour/meter.h>
 #include <ardour/buffer_set.h>
+#include <ardour/mix.h>
+#include <ardour/profile.h>
+
 #include "i18n.h"
 
 using namespace std;
@@ -190,6 +193,20 @@ Route::sync_order_keys ()
 	}
 }
 
+string
+Route::ensure_track_or_route_name(string name, Session &session)
+{
+	string newname = name;
+
+	while (session.route_by_name (newname)!=NULL)
+	{
+		newname = bump_name_once (newname);
+	}
+
+	return newname;
+}
+
+
 void
 Route::inc_gain (gain_t fraction, void *src)
 {
@@ -843,8 +860,8 @@ Route::add_processor (boost::shared_ptr<Processor> processor, ProcessorStreams*
 		reset_panner ();
 	}
 
-
 	processors_changed (); /* EMIT SIGNAL */
+	
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2291,7 +2308,7 @@ Route::handle_transport_stopped (bool abort_ignored, bool did_locate, bool can_f
 		Glib::RWLock::ReaderLock lm (_processor_lock);
 
 		if (!did_locate) {
-			automation_snapshot (now);
+			automation_snapshot (now, true);
 		}
 
 		for (ProcessorList::iterator i = _processors.begin(); i != _processors.end(); ++i) {
@@ -2398,7 +2415,7 @@ Route::roll (nframes_t nframes, nframes_t start_frame, nframes_t end_frame, nfra
 		if (lm.locked()) {
 			// automation snapshot can also be called from the non-rt context
 			// and it uses the processor list, so we take the lock out here
-			automation_snapshot (_session.transport_frame());
+			automation_snapshot (_session.transport_frame(), false);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2569,12 +2586,15 @@ Route::set_latency_delay (nframes_t longest_session_latency)
 }
 
 void
-Route::automation_snapshot (nframes_t now)
+Route::automation_snapshot (nframes_t now, bool force)
 {
-	IO::automation_snapshot (now);
+	if (!force && !should_snapshot(now)) {
+		return;
+	}
 
 	for (ProcessorList::iterator i = _processors.begin(); i != _processors.end(); ++i) {
-		(*i)->automation_snapshot (now);
+		// IO::automation_snapshot (now, force);  ?
+		(*i)->automation_snapshot (now, force);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session.cc b/libs/ardour/session.cc
index 5a3144b828..4cfcda992e 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session.cc
@@ -504,9 +504,13 @@ Session::when_engine_running ()
 
 	/* we don't want to run execute this again */
 
+	BootMessage (_("Set block size and sample rate"));
+
 	set_block_size (_engine.frames_per_cycle());
 	set_frame_rate (_engine.frame_rate());
 
+	BootMessage (_("Using configuration"));
+
 	Config->map_parameters (mem_fun (*this, &Session::config_changed));
 
 	/* every time we reconnect, recompute worst case output latencies */
@@ -562,6 +566,8 @@ Session::when_engine_running ()
 		error << _("cannot setup Click I/O") << endmsg;
 	}
 
+	BootMessage (_("Compute I/O Latencies"));
+
 	set_worst_io_latencies ();
 
 	if (_clicking) {
@@ -572,6 +578,8 @@ Session::when_engine_running ()
 	   to the physical outputs currently available
 	*/
 
+	BootMessage (_("Set up standard connections"));
+
 	/* ONE: MONO */
 
 	for (uint32_t np = 0; np < n_physical_outputs; ++np) {
@@ -672,11 +680,15 @@ Session::when_engine_running ()
  		}
  		add_bundle (c);
 	} 
+	
+	BootMessage (_("Connect ports"));
 
 	hookup_io ();
 
 	/* catch up on send+insert cnts */
 
+	BootMessage (_("Catch up with send/insert state"));
+
 	insert_cnt = 0;
 	
 	for (list<PortInsert*>::iterator i = _port_inserts.begin(); i != _port_inserts.end(); ++i) {
@@ -704,14 +716,17 @@ Session::when_engine_running ()
 	
 	_state_of_the_state = StateOfTheState (_state_of_the_state & ~(CannotSave|Dirty));
 
-
 	/* hook us up to the engine */
 
+	BootMessage (_("Connect to engine"));
+
 	_engine.set_session (this);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBLO
 	/* and to OSC */
 
+	BootMessage (_("OSC startup"));
+
 	osc->set_session (*this);
 #endif
     
@@ -2545,42 +2560,55 @@ Session::region_name (string& result, string base, bool newlevel) const
 
 void
 Session::add_region (boost::shared_ptr<Region> region)
+{
+	vector<boost::shared_ptr<Region> > v;
+	v.push_back (region);
+	add_regions (v);
+}
+		
+void
+Session::add_regions (vector<boost::shared_ptr<Region> >& new_regions)
 {
 	bool added = false;
 
 	{ 
 		Glib::Mutex::Lock lm (region_lock);
 
-		if (region == 0) {
-			error << _("Session::add_region() ignored a null region. Warning: you might have lost a region.") << endmsg;
-		} else {
+		for (vector<boost::shared_ptr<Region> >::iterator ii = new_regions.begin(); ii != new_regions.end(); ++ii) {
+		
+			boost::shared_ptr<Region> region = *ii;
+			
+			if (region == 0) {
 
-			RegionList::iterator x;
-
-			for (x = regions.begin(); x != regions.end(); ++x) {
-
-				if (region->region_list_equivalent (x->second)) {
-					break;
-				}
-			}
-
-			if (x == regions.end()) {
-
-				pair<RegionList::key_type,RegionList::mapped_type> entry;
-
-				entry.first = region->id();
-				entry.second = region;
-
-				pair<RegionList::iterator,bool> x = regions.insert (entry);
+				error << _("Session::add_region() ignored a null region. Warning: you might have lost a region.") << endmsg;
 
+			} else {
 				
-				if (!x.second) {
-					return;
+				RegionList::iterator x;
+				
+				for (x = regions.begin(); x != regions.end(); ++x) {
+					
+					if (region->region_list_equivalent (x->second)) {
+						break;
+					}
 				}
-
-				added = true;
-			} 
-
+				
+				if (x == regions.end()) {
+					
+					pair<RegionList::key_type,RegionList::mapped_type> entry;
+					
+					entry.first = region->id();
+					entry.second = region;
+					
+					pair<RegionList::iterator,bool> x = regions.insert (entry);
+					
+					if (!x.second) {
+						return;
+					}
+					
+					added = true;
+				} 
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2591,9 +2619,33 @@ Session::add_region (boost::shared_ptr<Region> region)
 	set_dirty();
 	
 	if (added) {
-		region->GoingAway.connect (sigc::bind (mem_fun (*this, &Session::remove_region), boost::weak_ptr<Region>(region)));
-		region->StateChanged.connect (sigc::bind (mem_fun (*this, &Session::region_changed), boost::weak_ptr<Region>(region)));
-		RegionAdded (region); /* EMIT SIGNAL */
+
+		vector<boost::weak_ptr<Region> > v;
+		boost::shared_ptr<Region> first_r;
+
+		for (vector<boost::shared_ptr<Region> >::iterator ii = new_regions.begin(); ii != new_regions.end(); ++ii) {
+
+			boost::shared_ptr<Region> region = *ii;
+
+			if (region == 0) {
+
+				error << _("Session::add_region() ignored a null region. Warning: you might have lost a region.") << endmsg;
+
+			} else {
+				v.push_back (region);
+
+				if (!first_r) {
+					first_r = region;
+				}
+			}
+
+			region->StateChanged.connect (sigc::bind (mem_fun (*this, &Session::region_changed), boost::weak_ptr<Region>(region)));
+			region->GoingAway.connect (sigc::bind (mem_fun (*this, &Session::remove_region), boost::weak_ptr<Region>(region)));
+		}
+		
+		if (!v.empty()) {
+			RegionsAdded (v); /* EMIT SIGNAL */
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2680,18 +2732,12 @@ Session::destroy_region (boost::shared_ptr<Region> region)
 	vector<boost::shared_ptr<Source> > srcs;
 		
 	{
-		boost::shared_ptr<AudioRegion> aregion;
-		
-		if ((aregion = boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<AudioRegion> (region)) == 0) {
-			return 0;
+		if (region->playlist()) {
+			region->playlist()->destroy_region (region);
 		}
 		
-		if (aregion->playlist()) {
-			aregion->playlist()->destroy_region (region);
-		}
-		
-		for (uint32_t n = 0; n < aregion->n_channels(); ++n) {
-			srcs.push_back (aregion->source (n));
+		for (uint32_t n = 0; n < region->n_channels(); ++n) {
+			srcs.push_back (region->source (n));
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2699,17 +2745,10 @@ Session::destroy_region (boost::shared_ptr<Region> region)
 
 	for (vector<boost::shared_ptr<Source> >::iterator i = srcs.begin(); i != srcs.end(); ++i) {
 
-		if (!(*i)->used()) {
-			boost::shared_ptr<AudioFileSource> afs = boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<AudioFileSource>(*i);
-			
-			if (afs) {
-				(afs)->mark_for_remove ();
-			}
-			
+			(*i)->mark_for_remove ();
 			(*i)->drop_references ();
 			
 			cerr << "source was not used by any playlist\n";
-		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
index af4be07dc4..c4448640fd 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
@@ -350,11 +350,15 @@ Session::second_stage_init (bool new_session)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	BootMessage (_("Reset Remote Controls"));
+
 	//send_full_time_code ();
 	_engine.transport_locate (0);
 	deliver_mmc (MIDI::MachineControl::cmdMmcReset, 0);
 	deliver_mmc (MIDI::MachineControl::cmdLocate, 0);
 
+	BootMessage (_("Reset Control Protocols"));
+
 	ControlProtocolManager::instance().set_session (*this);
 
 	if (new_session) {
@@ -364,7 +368,6 @@ Session::second_stage_init (bool new_session)
 	}
 
 	_state_of_the_state = Clean;
-
 	
 	DirtyChanged (); /* EMIT SIGNAL */
 
@@ -374,6 +377,8 @@ Session::second_stage_init (bool new_session)
 		state_was_pending = false;
 	}
 	
+	BootMessage (_("Session loading complete"));
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1373,6 +1378,8 @@ Session::load_routes (const XMLNode& node)
 			return -1;
 		}
 
+		BootMessage (string_compose (_("Loaded track/bus %1"), route->name()));
+
 		new_routes.push_back (route);
 	}
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_transport.cc b/libs/ardour/session_transport.cc
index d422698f30..e6318f5503 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_transport.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_transport.cc
@@ -1267,9 +1267,9 @@ Session::engine_halted ()
 void
 Session::xrun_recovery ()
 {
-	if (Config->get_stop_recording_on_xrun() && actively_recording()) {
+	Xrun (transport_frame()); //EMIT SIGNAL
 
-		 HaltOnXrun (); /* EMIT SIGNAL */
+	if (Config->get_stop_recording_on_xrun() && actively_recording()) {
 
 		/* it didn't actually halt, but we need
 		   to handle things in the same way.
diff --git a/libs/ardour/source.cc b/libs/ardour/source.cc
index 7941eb693b..f08d08b86e 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/source.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/source.cc
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ Source::set_been_analysed (bool yn)
 	}
 	
 	if (yn) {
+		load_transients (get_transients_path());
 		AnalysisChanged(); // EMIT SIGNAL
 	}
 }
@@ -265,3 +266,4 @@ Source::check_for_analysis_data_on_disk ()
 	set_been_analysed (ok);
 	return ok;
 }
+
diff --git a/libs/ardour/transient_detector.cc b/libs/ardour/transient_detector.cc
index b92bf5fb2d..d24c4c9442 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/transient_detector.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/transient_detector.cc
@@ -6,18 +6,20 @@ using namespace Vamp;
 using namespace ARDOUR;
 using namespace std;
 
-string TransientDetector::_op_id;
+/* need a static initializer function for this */
+
+string TransientDetector::_op_id = X_("libardourvampplugins:percussiononsets:2");
 
 TransientDetector::TransientDetector (float sr)
 	: AudioAnalyser (sr, X_("libardourvampplugins:percussiononsets"))
 {
-	if (_op_id.empty()) {
-		_op_id = X_("libardourvampplugins:percussiononsets");
+	/* update the op_id */
 
-		// XXX this should load the above-named plugin and get the current version
-
-		_op_id += ":2";
-	}
+	_op_id = X_("libardourvampplugins:percussiononsets");
+	
+	// XXX this should load the above-named plugin and get the current version
+	
+	_op_id += ":2";
 }
 
 TransientDetector::~TransientDetector()
diff --git a/libs/ardour/utils.cc b/libs/ardour/utils.cc
index cfd38c5099..99a6dbbc88 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/utils.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/utils.cc
@@ -86,6 +86,45 @@ legalize_for_path (string str)
 }
 #endif
 
+string bump_name_once(std::string name)
+{
+	string::size_type period;
+	string newname;
+
+	if ((period = name.find_last_of ('.')) == string::npos) {
+		newname  = name;
+		newname += ".1";
+	} else {
+		int isnumber = 1;
+		const char *last_element = name.c_str() + period + 1;
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < strlen(last_element); i++) {
+			if (!isdigit(last_element[i])) {
+				isnumber = 0;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		errno = 0;
+		long int version = strtol (name.c_str()+period+1, (char **)NULL, 10);
+
+		if (isnumber == 0 || errno != 0) {
+			// last_element is not a number, or is too large
+			newname  = name;
+			newname += ".1";
+		} else {
+			char buf[32];
+
+			snprintf (buf, sizeof(buf), "%ld", version+1);
+		
+			newname  = name.substr (0, period+1);
+			newname += buf;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return newname;
+
+}
+
 ostream&
 operator<< (ostream& o, const BBT_Time& bbt)
 {
@@ -289,6 +328,8 @@ string_to_edit_mode (string str)
 		return Splice;
 	} else if (str == _("Slide Edit")) {
 		return Slide;
+	} else if (str == _("Lock Edit")) {
+		return Lock;
 	}
 	fatal << string_compose (_("programming error: unknown edit mode string \"%1\""), str) << endmsg;
 	/*NOTREACHED*/
@@ -302,6 +343,9 @@ edit_mode_to_string (EditMode mode)
 	case Slide:
 		return _("Slide Edit");
 
+	case Lock:
+		return _("Lock Edit");
+
 	default:
 	case Splice:
 		return _("Splice Edit");
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2/pango/SConscript b/libs/gtkmm2/pango/SConscript
index 1caa21376c..b08b8b2145 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2/pango/SConscript
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2/pango/SConscript
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ Import('env libraries install_prefix')
 pangomm = env.Copy()
 pangomm.Merge([libraries['glibmm2'], libraries['pango'], libraries['sigc2'], libraries['cairomm'], libraries['cairo']])
 
+if pangomm['IS_OSX']:
+	pangomm.Append (LINKFLAGS="-Xlinker -headerpad -Xlinker 2048")
+
 libpangomm = pangomm.SharedLibrary('pangomm', pangomm_files)
 Default(libpangomm)
 
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/SConscript b/libs/gtkmm2ext/SConscript
index 829182c71e..fad538a40e 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/SConscript
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/SConscript
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ gtkmm2ext.Append(CXXFLAGS=["-DLIBSIGC_DISABLE_DEPRECATED", "-DGLIBMM_DEFAULT_SIG
 gtkmm2ext.Append(PACKAGE=domain)
 gtkmm2ext.Append(POTFILE=domain + '.pot')
 
+extra_sources = []
+
 gtkmm2ext_files = Split("""
 auto_spin.cc
 barcontroller.cc
@@ -61,12 +63,21 @@ version.cc
 window_title.cc
 """)
 
+gtkosx_files=Split("""
+sync-menu.c
+""")
+
+if gtkmm2ext['GTKOSX']:
+    extra_sources += gtkosx_files
+    gtkmm2ext.Append (CCFLAGS="-DTOP_MENUBAR -DGTKOSX")
+    gtkmm2ext.Append (LINKFLAGS="-framework Carbon")
+
 gtkmm2ext.VersionBuild(['version.cc','gtkmm2ext/version.h'], [])
 
 gtkmm2ext.Append(CCFLAGS="-D_REENTRANT")
 gtkmm2ext.Append(CCFLAGS="-DLOCALEDIR=\\\""+final_prefix+"/share/locale\\\"")
 
-libgtkmm2ext = gtkmm2ext.SharedLibrary('gtkmm2ext', gtkmm2ext_files)
+libgtkmm2ext = gtkmm2ext.SharedLibrary('gtkmm2ext', gtkmm2ext_files + extra_sources)
 
 Default(libgtkmm2ext)
 
@@ -78,5 +89,6 @@ env.Alias('install', env.Install(os.path.join(install_prefix, env['LIBDIR'], 'ar
 env.Alias('tarball', env.Distribute (env['DISTTREE'],
                                      [ 'SConscript', 'i18n.h', 'gettext.h'] +
                                      gtkmm2ext_files +
+				     gtkosx_files + 
                                      glob.glob('po/*.po') +
                                      glob.glob('gtkmm2ext/*.h')))
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.cc b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.cc
index 660ea32ad1..f00c6cd1e1 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.cc
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.cc
@@ -560,10 +560,31 @@ UI::popup_error (const char *text)
 	pup->touch ();
 }
 
+#ifdef GTKOSX
+extern "C" {
+	int gdk_quartz_in_carbon_menu_event_handler ();
+}
+#endif
 
 void
 UI::flush_pending ()
 {
+#ifdef GTKOSX
+	/* as of february 11th 2008, gtk/osx has a problem in that mac menu events
+	   are handled using Carbon with an "internal" event handling system that 
+	   doesn't pass things back to the glib/gtk main loop. this makes
+	   gtk_main_iteration() block if we call it while in a menu event handler 
+	   because glib gets confused and thinks there are two threads running
+	   g_main_poll_func(). 
+
+	   this hack (relies on code in gtk2_ardour/sync-menu.c) works
+	   around that.
+	*/
+
+	if (gdk_quartz_in_carbon_menu_event_handler()) {
+		return;
+	}
+#endif
 	if (!caller_is_ui_thread()) {
 		error << "non-UI threads cannot call UI::flush_pending()"
 		      << endmsg;
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/pixfader.h b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/pixfader.h
index d974f5d5bc..519e1c9e1e 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/pixfader.h
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/pixfader.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace Gtkmm2ext {
 
 class PixFader : public Gtk::DrawingArea {
   public:
-	PixFader (Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Pixbuf> belt_image, Gtk::Adjustment& adjustment);
+	PixFader (Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Pixbuf> belt_image, Gtk::Adjustment& adjustment, int orientation);
 	virtual ~PixFader ();
 	
   protected:
@@ -44,23 +44,32 @@ class PixFader : public Gtk::DrawingArea {
 	bool on_motion_notify_event (GdkEventMotion*);
 	bool on_scroll_event (GdkEventScroll* ev);
 
-  private:  
+	enum Orientation {
+		VERT=1,
+		HORIZ=2,
+	};
+
+  private:
 	Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Pixbuf> pixbuf;
-	gint pixheight;
+	int span, girth;
+	int _orien;
 
 	GdkRectangle view;
 
 	GdkWindow* grab_window;
-	double grab_y;
+	double grab_loc;
 	double grab_start;
 	int last_drawn;
 	bool dragging;
 	float default_value;
-	int unity_y;
+	int unity_loc;
 
 	void adjustment_changed ();
 
-	int display_height ();
+	int display_span ();
+
+	static int fine_scale_modifier;
+	static int extra_fine_scale_modifier;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/slider_controller.h b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/slider_controller.h
index 74ff36816b..60c8eef660 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/slider_controller.h
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/slider_controller.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class SliderController : public Gtkmm2ext::PixFader
 {
   public:
 	SliderController (Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Pixbuf> image,
-			  Gtk::Adjustment* adj,
+			  Gtk::Adjustment* adj, int orientation,
 			  PBD::Controllable&,
 			  bool with_numeric = true);
 
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/sync-menu.h b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/sync-menu.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2be5e71d02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/sync-menu.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/* GTK+ Integration for the Mac OS X Menubar.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Pioneer Research Center USA, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Imendio AB
+ *
+ * For further information, see:
+ * http://developer.imendio.com/projects/gtk-macosx/menubar
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2.1
+ * of the License.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.	 See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __IGE_MAC_MENU_H__
+#define __IGE_MAC_MENU_H__
+
+#include <gtk/gtk.h>
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+typedef struct _IgeMacMenuGroup IgeMacMenuGroup;
+
+void              ige_mac_menu_set_menu_bar       (GtkMenuShell    *menu_shell);
+void              ige_mac_menu_set_quit_menu_item (GtkMenuItem     *menu_item);
+
+IgeMacMenuGroup * ige_mac_menu_add_app_menu_group (void);
+void              ige_mac_menu_add_app_menu_item  (IgeMacMenuGroup *group,
+						   GtkMenuItem     *menu_item,
+						   const gchar     *label);
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* __IGE_MAC_MENU_H__ */
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/pixfader.cc b/libs/gtkmm2ext/pixfader.cc
index f3a40ffc69..fe464d0fac 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/pixfader.cc
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/pixfader.cc
@@ -27,21 +27,36 @@ using namespace Gtk;
 using namespace Gdk;
 using namespace std;
 
-PixFader::PixFader (Glib::RefPtr<Pixbuf> belt, Gtk::Adjustment& adj)
+#ifdef GTKOSX
+int PixFader::fine_scale_modifier = GDK_META_MASK;
+#else
+int PixFader::fine_scale_modifier = GDK_CONTROL_MASK;
+#endif
+
+int PixFader::extra_fine_scale_modifier = GDK_MOD1_MASK;
+
+PixFader::PixFader (Glib::RefPtr<Pixbuf> belt, Gtk::Adjustment& adj, int orientation)
+
 	: adjustment (adj),
-	  pixbuf (belt)
+	  pixbuf (belt),
+	  _orien(orientation)
 {
 	dragging = false;
 	default_value = adjustment.get_value();
 	last_drawn = -1;
-	pixheight = pixbuf->get_height();
 
 	view.x = 0;
 	view.y = 0;
-	view.width = pixbuf->get_width();
-	view.height = pixheight / 2;
 
-	unity_y = (int) rint (view.height - (default_value * view.height)) - 1;
+	if (orientation == VERT) {
+		view.width = girth = pixbuf->get_width();
+		view.height = span = pixbuf->get_height() / 2;
+		unity_loc = (int) rint (view.height - (default_value * view.height)) - 1;
+	} else {
+		view.width = span = pixbuf->get_width () / 2;
+		view.height = girth = pixbuf->get_height();
+		unity_loc = (int) rint (default_value * view.width) - 1;
+	}	
 
 	add_events (Gdk::BUTTON_PRESS_MASK|Gdk::BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK|Gdk::POINTER_MOTION_MASK|Gdk::SCROLL_MASK);
 
@@ -57,13 +72,20 @@ bool
 PixFader::on_expose_event (GdkEventExpose* ev)
 {
 	GdkRectangle intersection;
-	int dh = display_height ();
-	int offset_into_pixbuf = (int) floor (view.height / ((float) view.height / dh));
+	int srcx, srcy, ds = display_span ();
+	int offset_into_pixbuf = (int) floor (span / ((float) span / ds));
 	Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::GC> fg_gc (get_style()->get_fg_gc(get_state()));
 
 	if (gdk_rectangle_intersect (&view, &ev->area, &intersection)) {
+		if (_orien == VERT) {
+			srcx = intersection.x;
+			srcy = offset_into_pixbuf + intersection.y;
+		} else {
+			srcx = offset_into_pixbuf + intersection.x;
+			srcy = intersection.y;
+		}
 		get_window()->draw_pixbuf (fg_gc, pixbuf, 
-					   intersection.x, offset_into_pixbuf + intersection.y,
+					   srcx, srcy,
 					   intersection.x, intersection.y,
 					   intersection.width, intersection.height,
 					   Gdk::RGB_DITHER_NONE, 0, 0);
@@ -75,10 +97,12 @@ PixFader::on_expose_event (GdkEventExpose* ev)
 	}
 
 	/* always draw the line */
-
-	get_window()->draw_line (fg_gc, 1, unity_y, view.width - 2, unity_y);
-
-	last_drawn = dh;
+	if (_orien == VERT) {
+		get_window()->draw_line (fg_gc, 1, unity_loc, girth - 2, unity_loc);
+	} else {
+		get_window()->draw_line (fg_gc, unity_loc, 1, unity_loc, girth - 2);
+	}
+	last_drawn = ds;
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -96,8 +120,8 @@ PixFader::on_button_press_event (GdkEventButton* ev)
 	case 1:
 	case 2:
 		add_modal_grab();
-		grab_y = ev->y;
-		grab_start = ev->y;
+		grab_loc = (_orien == VERT) ? ev->y : ev->x;
+		grab_start = (_orien == VERT) ? ev->y : ev->x;
 		grab_window = ev->window;
 		dragging = true;
 		break;
@@ -112,7 +136,9 @@ PixFader::on_button_press_event (GdkEventButton* ev)
 bool
 PixFader::on_button_release_event (GdkEventButton* ev)
 {
-	double fract;
+	double fract, ev_pos;
+
+	ev_pos = (_orien == VERT) ? ev->y : 0; // Don't step if we are horizontal
 	
 	switch (ev->button) {
 	case 1:
@@ -120,15 +146,15 @@ PixFader::on_button_release_event (GdkEventButton* ev)
 			remove_modal_grab();
 			dragging = false;
 
-			if (ev->y == grab_start) {
+			if (ev_pos == grab_start) {
 
 				/* no motion - just a click */
 
 				if (ev->state & Gdk::SHIFT_MASK) {
 					adjustment.set_value (default_value);
-				} else if (ev->state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK) {
+				} else if (ev->state & fine_scale_modifier) {
 					adjustment.set_value (adjustment.get_lower());
-				} else if (ev->y < view.height - display_height()) {
+				} else if (ev_pos < span - display_span()) {
 					/* above the current display height, remember X Window coords */
 					adjustment.set_value (adjustment.get_value() + adjustment.get_step_increment());
 				} else {
@@ -144,7 +170,7 @@ PixFader::on_button_release_event (GdkEventButton* ev)
 			remove_modal_grab();
 			dragging = false;
 			
-			fract = 1.0 - (ev->y / view.height); // inverted X Window coordinates, grrr
+			fract = 1.0 - (ev_pos / span); // inverted X Window coordinates, grrr
 			
 			fract = min (1.0, fract);
 			fract = max (0.0, fract);
@@ -164,29 +190,45 @@ bool
 PixFader::on_scroll_event (GdkEventScroll* ev)
 {
 	double scale;
-	
-	if (ev->state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK) {
-		if (ev->state & GDK_MOD1_MASK) {
-			scale = 0.05;
+
+	if (ev->state & fine_scale_modifier) {
+		if (ev->state & extra_fine_scale_modifier) {
+			scale = 0.01;
 		} else {
-			scale = 0.1;
+			scale = 0.05;
 		}
 	} else {
-		scale = 0.5;
+		scale = 0.25;
 	}
 
-	switch (ev->direction) {
+	if (_orien == VERT) {
+		switch (ev->direction) {
 
-	case GDK_SCROLL_UP:
-		/* wheel up */
-		adjustment.set_value (adjustment.get_value() + (adjustment.get_page_increment() * scale));
-		break;
-	case GDK_SCROLL_DOWN:
-		/* wheel down */
-		adjustment.set_value (adjustment.get_value() - (adjustment.get_page_increment() * scale));
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
+		case GDK_SCROLL_UP:
+			/* wheel up */
+			adjustment.set_value (adjustment.get_value() + (adjustment.get_page_increment() * scale));
+			break;
+		case GDK_SCROLL_DOWN:
+			/* wheel down */
+			adjustment.set_value (adjustment.get_value() - (adjustment.get_page_increment() * scale));
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+	} else {
+		switch (ev->direction) {
+
+		case GDK_SCROLL_RIGHT:
+			/* wheel right */
+			adjustment.set_value (adjustment.get_value() + (adjustment.get_page_increment() * scale));
+			break;
+		case GDK_SCROLL_LEFT:
+			/* wheel left */
+			adjustment.set_value (adjustment.get_value() - (adjustment.get_page_increment() * scale));
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 	return false;
 }
@@ -195,18 +237,17 @@ bool
 PixFader::on_motion_notify_event (GdkEventMotion* ev)
 {
 	if (dragging) {
-		double fract;
-		double delta;
-		double scale;
-
+		double fract, delta, scale, ev_pos;
+		 ev_pos = (_orien == VERT) ? ev->y : ev->x;
+		//cerr << "PixFader::on_motion_notify_event() called x:y = " << ev->x << ":" << ev->y;
 		if (ev->window != grab_window) {
-			grab_y = ev->y;
+			grab_loc = ev_pos;
 			grab_window = ev->window;
 			return true;
 		}
 		
-		if (ev->state & GDK_CONTROL_MASK) {
-			if (ev->state & GDK_MOD1_MASK) {
+		if (ev->state & fine_scale_modifier) {
+			if (ev->state & extra_fine_scale_modifier) {
 				scale = 0.05;
 			} else {
 				scale = 0.1;
@@ -214,20 +255,23 @@ PixFader::on_motion_notify_event (GdkEventMotion* ev)
 		} else {
 			scale = 1.0;
 		}
+		//cerr << " ev_pos=" << ev_pos << " grab_loc=" << grab_loc;
+		delta = ev_pos - grab_loc;
+		grab_loc = ev_pos;
 
-		delta = ev->y - grab_y;
-		grab_y = ev->y;
-
-		fract = (delta / view.height);
+		fract = (delta / span);
 
 		fract = min (1.0, fract);
 		fract = max (-1.0, fract);
 
 		// X Window is top->bottom for 0..Y
 		
-		fract = -fract;
+		if (_orien == VERT) {
+			fract = -fract;
+		}
 
 		adjustment.set_value (adjustment.get_value() + scale * fract * (adjustment.get_upper() - adjustment.get_lower()));
+		//cerr << " adj=" << adjustment.get_value() << " fract=" << fract << " delta=" << delta << " scale=" << scale << endl;
 	}
 
 	return true;
@@ -236,14 +280,15 @@ PixFader::on_motion_notify_event (GdkEventMotion* ev)
 void
 PixFader::adjustment_changed ()
 {
-	if (display_height() != last_drawn) {
+	if (display_span() != last_drawn) {
 		queue_draw ();
 	}
 }
 
 int
-PixFader::display_height ()
+PixFader::display_span ()
 {
 	float fract = (adjustment.get_upper() - adjustment.get_value ()) / ((adjustment.get_upper() - adjustment.get_lower()));
-	return (int) floor (view.height * (1.0 - fract));
+	return (_orien == VERT) ? (int)floor (span * (1.0 - fract)) : (int)floor (span * fract);
 }
+
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/slider_controller.cc b/libs/gtkmm2ext/slider_controller.cc
index 3e2b42f409..93dfb27ae2 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/slider_controller.cc
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/slider_controller.cc
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ using namespace Gtkmm2ext;
 using namespace PBD;
 
 SliderController::SliderController (Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Pixbuf> image,
-				    Gtk::Adjustment *adj,
+				    Gtk::Adjustment *adj,  int orientation,
 				    Controllable& c,
 				    bool with_numeric)
 
-	: PixFader (image, *adj),
+	: PixFader (image, *adj, orientation),
 	  binding_proxy (c),
 	  spin (*adj, 0, 2)
 {			  
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ VSliderController::VSliderController (Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Pixbuf> image,
 				      Controllable& control,
 				      bool with_numeric)
 
-	: SliderController (image, adj, control, with_numeric)
+	: SliderController (image, adj, VERT, control, with_numeric)
 {
 	if (with_numeric) {
 		spin_frame.add (spin);
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ HSliderController::HSliderController (Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Pixbuf> image,
 				      Controllable& control,
 				      bool with_numeric)
 	
-	: SliderController (image, adj, control, with_numeric)
+	: SliderController (image, adj, HORIZ, control, with_numeric)
 {
 	if (with_numeric) {
 		spin_frame.add (spin);
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/sync-menu.c b/libs/gtkmm2ext/sync-menu.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..894446c424
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/sync-menu.c
@@ -0,0 +1,977 @@
+/* GTK+ Integration for the Mac OS X Menubar.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Pioneer Research Center USA, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 Imendio AB
+ *
+ * For further information, see:
+ * http://developer.imendio.com/projects/gtk-macosx/menubar
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2.1
+ * of the License.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.	 See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#include <gtk/gtk.h>
+#include <gdk/gdkkeysyms.h>
+
+#include <Carbon/Carbon.h>
+
+#include <gtkmm2ext/sync-menu.h>
+
+
+/* TODO
+ *
+ * - Sync adding/removing/reordering items
+ * - Create on demand? (can this be done with gtk+? ie fill in menu
+     items when the menu is opened)
+ * - Figure out what to do per app/window...
+ *
+ */
+
+#define IGE_QUARTZ_MENU_CREATOR 'IGEC'
+#define IGE_QUARTZ_ITEM_WIDGET  'IWID'
+
+
+static void   sync_menu_shell (GtkMenuShell *menu_shell,
+			       MenuRef       carbon_menu,
+			       gboolean      toplevel,
+			       gboolean      debug);
+
+
+/*
+ * utility functions
+ */
+
+static GtkWidget *
+find_menu_label (GtkWidget *widget)
+{
+  GtkWidget *label = NULL;
+
+  if (GTK_IS_LABEL (widget))
+    return widget;
+
+  if (GTK_IS_CONTAINER (widget))
+    {
+      GList *children;
+      GList *l;
+
+      children = gtk_container_get_children (GTK_CONTAINER (widget));
+
+      for (l = children; l; l = l->next)
+	{
+	  label = find_menu_label (l->data);
+	  if (label)
+	    break;
+	}
+
+      g_list_free (children);
+    }
+
+  return label;
+}
+
+static const gchar *
+get_menu_label_text (GtkWidget  *menu_item,
+		     GtkWidget **label)
+{
+  GtkWidget *my_label;
+
+  my_label = find_menu_label (menu_item);
+  if (label)
+    *label = my_label;
+
+  if (my_label)
+    return gtk_label_get_text (GTK_LABEL (my_label));
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+accel_find_func (GtkAccelKey *key,
+		 GClosure    *closure,
+		 gpointer     data)
+{
+  return (GClosure *) data == closure;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * CarbonMenu functions
+ */
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  MenuRef menu;
+} CarbonMenu;
+
+static GQuark carbon_menu_quark = 0;
+
+static CarbonMenu *
+carbon_menu_new (void)
+{
+  return g_slice_new0 (CarbonMenu);
+}
+
+static void
+carbon_menu_free (CarbonMenu *menu)
+{
+  g_slice_free (CarbonMenu, menu);
+}
+
+static CarbonMenu *
+carbon_menu_get (GtkWidget *widget)
+{
+  return g_object_get_qdata (G_OBJECT (widget), carbon_menu_quark);
+}
+
+static void
+carbon_menu_connect (GtkWidget *menu,
+		     MenuRef    menuRef)
+{
+  CarbonMenu *carbon_menu = carbon_menu_get (menu);
+
+  if (!carbon_menu)
+    {
+      carbon_menu = carbon_menu_new ();
+
+      g_object_set_qdata_full (G_OBJECT (menu), carbon_menu_quark,
+			       carbon_menu,
+			       (GDestroyNotify) carbon_menu_free);
+    }
+
+  carbon_menu->menu = menuRef;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * CarbonMenuItem functions
+ */
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  MenuRef        menu;
+  MenuItemIndex  index;
+  MenuRef        submenu;
+  GClosure      *accel_closure;
+} CarbonMenuItem;
+
+static GQuark carbon_menu_item_quark = 0;
+
+static CarbonMenuItem *
+carbon_menu_item_new (void)
+{
+  return g_slice_new0 (CarbonMenuItem);
+}
+
+static void
+carbon_menu_item_free (CarbonMenuItem *menu_item)
+{
+  if (menu_item->accel_closure)
+    g_closure_unref (menu_item->accel_closure);
+
+  g_slice_free (CarbonMenuItem, menu_item);
+}
+
+static CarbonMenuItem *
+carbon_menu_item_get (GtkWidget *widget)
+{
+  return g_object_get_qdata (G_OBJECT (widget), carbon_menu_item_quark);
+}
+
+static void
+carbon_menu_item_update_state (CarbonMenuItem *carbon_item,
+			       GtkWidget      *widget)
+{
+  gboolean sensitive;
+  gboolean visible;
+  UInt32   set_attrs = 0;
+  UInt32   clear_attrs = 0;
+
+  g_object_get (widget,
+                "sensitive", &sensitive,
+                "visible",   &visible,
+                NULL);
+
+  if (!sensitive)
+    set_attrs |= kMenuItemAttrDisabled;
+  else
+    clear_attrs |= kMenuItemAttrDisabled;
+
+  if (!visible)
+    set_attrs |= kMenuItemAttrHidden;
+  else
+    clear_attrs |= kMenuItemAttrHidden;
+
+  ChangeMenuItemAttributes (carbon_item->menu, carbon_item->index,
+                            set_attrs, clear_attrs);
+}
+
+static void
+carbon_menu_item_update_active (CarbonMenuItem *carbon_item,
+				GtkWidget      *widget)
+{
+  gboolean active;
+
+  g_object_get (widget,
+                "active", &active,
+                NULL);
+
+  CheckMenuItem (carbon_item->menu, carbon_item->index,
+		 active);
+}
+
+static void
+carbon_menu_item_update_submenu (CarbonMenuItem *carbon_item,
+				 GtkWidget      *widget)
+{
+  GtkWidget *submenu;
+
+  submenu = gtk_menu_item_get_submenu (GTK_MENU_ITEM (widget));
+
+  if (submenu)
+    {
+      const gchar *label_text;
+      CFStringRef  cfstr = NULL;
+
+      label_text = get_menu_label_text (widget, NULL);
+      if (label_text)
+        cfstr = CFStringCreateWithCString (NULL, label_text,
+					   kCFStringEncodingUTF8);
+
+      CreateNewMenu (0, 0, &carbon_item->submenu);
+      SetMenuTitleWithCFString (carbon_item->submenu, cfstr);
+      SetMenuItemHierarchicalMenu (carbon_item->menu, carbon_item->index,
+				   carbon_item->submenu);
+
+      sync_menu_shell (GTK_MENU_SHELL (submenu), carbon_item->submenu, FALSE, FALSE);
+
+      if (cfstr)
+	CFRelease (cfstr);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      SetMenuItemHierarchicalMenu (carbon_item->menu, carbon_item->index,
+				   NULL);
+      carbon_item->submenu = NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+carbon_menu_item_update_label (CarbonMenuItem *carbon_item,
+			       GtkWidget      *widget)
+{
+  const gchar *label_text;
+  CFStringRef  cfstr = NULL;
+
+  label_text = get_menu_label_text (widget, NULL);
+  if (label_text)
+    cfstr = CFStringCreateWithCString (NULL, label_text,
+				       kCFStringEncodingUTF8);
+
+  SetMenuItemTextWithCFString (carbon_item->menu, carbon_item->index,
+			       cfstr);
+
+  if (cfstr)
+    CFRelease (cfstr);
+}
+
+static void
+carbon_menu_item_update_accelerator (CarbonMenuItem *carbon_item,
+				     GtkWidget      *widget)
+{
+  GtkWidget *label;
+
+  get_menu_label_text (widget, &label);
+
+  if (GTK_IS_ACCEL_LABEL (label) &&
+      GTK_ACCEL_LABEL (label)->accel_closure)
+    {
+      GtkAccelKey *key;
+
+      key = gtk_accel_group_find (GTK_ACCEL_LABEL (label)->accel_group,
+				  accel_find_func,
+				  GTK_ACCEL_LABEL (label)->accel_closure);
+
+      if (key            &&
+	  key->accel_key &&
+	  key->accel_flags & GTK_ACCEL_VISIBLE)
+	{
+	  GdkDisplay      *display = gtk_widget_get_display (widget);
+	  GdkKeymap       *keymap  = gdk_keymap_get_for_display (display);
+	  GdkKeymapKey    *keys;
+	  gint             n_keys;
+	  gint             use_command;
+	  gboolean         add_modifiers = FALSE;
+
+	  if (gdk_keymap_get_entries_for_keyval (keymap, key->accel_key,
+						 &keys, &n_keys) == 0)
+            {
+		  gint realkey = -1;
+
+		  switch (key->accel_key) {
+		  case GDK_rightarrow:
+		  case GDK_Right:
+			  realkey = kRightArrowCharCode;
+			  break;
+		  case GDK_leftarrow:
+		  case GDK_Left:
+			  realkey = kLeftArrowCharCode;
+			  break;
+		  case GDK_uparrow:
+		  case GDK_Up:
+			  realkey = kUpArrowCharCode;
+			  break;
+		  case GDK_downarrow:
+		  case GDK_Down:
+			  realkey = kDownArrowCharCode;
+			  break;
+		  default:
+			  break;
+		  }
+	  
+		  if (realkey != -1) {
+			  SetMenuItemCommandKey (carbon_item->menu, carbon_item->index,
+						 false, realkey);
+			  add_modifiers = TRUE;
+		  }
+
+	    } else {
+		  SetMenuItemCommandKey (carbon_item->menu, carbon_item->index,
+					 true, keys[0].keycode);
+		  g_free (keys);
+		  add_modifiers = TRUE;
+	    }
+
+	  if (add_modifiers)
+	    {
+  	     UInt8 modifiers = 0; /* implies Command key */
+
+	      use_command = 0;
+
+	      if (key->accel_mods)
+		{
+		  if (key->accel_mods & GDK_SHIFT_MASK) {
+		    modifiers |= kMenuShiftModifier;
+		  }
+
+		  /* gdk/quartz maps Alt/Option to Mod1 */
+
+		  if (key->accel_mods & (GDK_MOD1_MASK)) {
+		    modifiers |= kMenuOptionModifier;
+		  }
+
+		  if (key->accel_mods & GDK_CONTROL_MASK) {
+		    modifiers |= kMenuControlModifier;
+		  }
+
+		  /* gdk/quartz maps Command to Meta */
+		  
+		  if (key->accel_mods & GDK_META_MASK) {
+			  use_command = 1;
+		  }
+		}  
+
+	      if (!use_command)
+  	        modifiers |= kMenuNoCommandModifier;
+
+	      SetMenuItemModifiers (carbon_item->menu, carbon_item->index,
+				    modifiers);
+
+	      return;
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+
+  /*  otherwise, clear the menu shortcut  */
+  SetMenuItemModifiers (carbon_item->menu, carbon_item->index,
+			kMenuNoModifiers | kMenuNoCommandModifier);
+  ChangeMenuItemAttributes (carbon_item->menu, carbon_item->index,
+			    0, kMenuItemAttrUseVirtualKey);
+  SetMenuItemCommandKey (carbon_item->menu, carbon_item->index,
+			 false, 0);
+}
+
+static void
+carbon_menu_item_accel_changed (GtkAccelGroup   *accel_group,
+				guint            keyval,
+				GdkModifierType  modifier,
+				GClosure        *accel_closure,
+				GtkWidget       *widget)
+{
+  CarbonMenuItem *carbon_item = carbon_menu_item_get (widget);
+  GtkWidget      *label;
+
+  get_menu_label_text (widget, &label);
+
+  if (GTK_IS_ACCEL_LABEL (label) &&
+      GTK_ACCEL_LABEL (label)->accel_closure == accel_closure)
+    carbon_menu_item_update_accelerator (carbon_item, widget);
+}
+
+static void
+carbon_menu_item_update_accel_closure (CarbonMenuItem *carbon_item,
+				       GtkWidget      *widget)
+{
+  GtkAccelGroup *group;
+  GtkWidget     *label;
+
+  get_menu_label_text (widget, &label);
+
+  if (carbon_item->accel_closure)
+    {
+      group = gtk_accel_group_from_accel_closure (carbon_item->accel_closure);
+
+      g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (group,
+					    carbon_menu_item_accel_changed,
+					    widget);
+
+      g_closure_unref (carbon_item->accel_closure);
+      carbon_item->accel_closure = NULL;
+    }
+
+  if (GTK_IS_ACCEL_LABEL (label))
+    carbon_item->accel_closure = GTK_ACCEL_LABEL (label)->accel_closure;
+
+  if (carbon_item->accel_closure)
+    {
+      g_closure_ref (carbon_item->accel_closure);
+
+      group = gtk_accel_group_from_accel_closure (carbon_item->accel_closure);
+
+      g_signal_connect_object (group, "accel-changed",
+			       G_CALLBACK (carbon_menu_item_accel_changed),
+			       widget, 0);
+    }
+
+  carbon_menu_item_update_accelerator (carbon_item, widget);
+}
+
+static void
+carbon_menu_item_notify (GObject        *object,
+			 GParamSpec     *pspec,
+			 CarbonMenuItem *carbon_item)
+{
+  if (!strcmp (pspec->name, "sensitive") ||
+      !strcmp (pspec->name, "visible"))
+    {
+      carbon_menu_item_update_state (carbon_item, GTK_WIDGET (object));
+    }
+  else if (!strcmp (pspec->name, "active"))
+    {
+      carbon_menu_item_update_active (carbon_item, GTK_WIDGET (object));
+    }
+  else if (!strcmp (pspec->name, "submenu"))
+    {
+      carbon_menu_item_update_submenu (carbon_item, GTK_WIDGET (object));
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+carbon_menu_item_notify_label (GObject    *object,
+			       GParamSpec *pspec,
+			       gpointer    data)
+{
+  CarbonMenuItem *carbon_item = carbon_menu_item_get (GTK_WIDGET (object));
+
+  if (!strcmp (pspec->name, "label"))
+    {
+      carbon_menu_item_update_label (carbon_item,
+				     GTK_WIDGET (object));
+    }
+  else if (!strcmp (pspec->name, "accel-closure"))
+    {
+      carbon_menu_item_update_accel_closure (carbon_item,
+					     GTK_WIDGET (object));
+    }
+}
+
+static CarbonMenuItem *
+carbon_menu_item_connect (GtkWidget     *menu_item,
+			  GtkWidget     *label,
+			  MenuRef        menu,
+			  MenuItemIndex  index)
+{
+  CarbonMenuItem *carbon_item = carbon_menu_item_get (menu_item);
+
+  if (!carbon_item)
+    {
+      carbon_item = carbon_menu_item_new ();
+
+      g_object_set_qdata_full (G_OBJECT (menu_item), carbon_menu_item_quark,
+			       carbon_item,
+			       (GDestroyNotify) carbon_menu_item_free);
+
+      g_signal_connect (menu_item, "notify",
+                        G_CALLBACK (carbon_menu_item_notify),
+                        carbon_item);
+
+      if (label)
+	g_signal_connect_swapped (label, "notify::label",
+				  G_CALLBACK (carbon_menu_item_notify_label),
+				  menu_item);
+    }
+
+  carbon_item->menu  = menu;
+  carbon_item->index = index;
+
+  return carbon_item;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * carbon event handler
+ */
+
+static int _in_carbon_menu_event_handler = 0;
+
+int 
+gdk_quartz_in_carbon_menu_event_handler ()
+{
+	return _in_carbon_menu_event_handler;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+dummy_gtk_menu_item_activate (gpointer *arg)
+{
+	gtk_menu_item_activate (GTK_MENU_ITEM(arg));
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+static OSStatus
+menu_event_handler_func (EventHandlerCallRef  event_handler_call_ref,
+			 EventRef             event_ref,
+			 void                *data)
+{
+  UInt32  event_class = GetEventClass (event_ref);
+  UInt32  event_kind = GetEventKind (event_ref);
+  MenuRef menu_ref;
+  OSStatus ret;
+
+  _in_carbon_menu_event_handler = 1;
+
+  switch (event_class)
+    {
+    case kEventClassCommand:
+      /* This is called when activating (is that the right GTK+ term?)
+       * a menu item.
+       */
+      if (event_kind == kEventCommandProcess)
+	{
+	  HICommand command;
+	  OSStatus  err;
+
+	  /*g_printerr ("Menu: kEventClassCommand/kEventCommandProcess\n");*/
+
+	  err = GetEventParameter (event_ref, kEventParamDirectObject,
+				   typeHICommand, 0,
+				   sizeof (command), 0, &command);
+
+	  if (err == noErr)
+	    {
+	      GtkWidget *widget = NULL;
+
+	      /* Get any GtkWidget associated with the item. */
+	      err = GetMenuItemProperty (command.menu.menuRef,
+					 command.menu.menuItemIndex,
+					 IGE_QUARTZ_MENU_CREATOR,
+					 IGE_QUARTZ_ITEM_WIDGET,
+					 sizeof (widget), 0, &widget);
+	      if (err == noErr && GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget))
+		{
+		  g_idle_add (dummy_gtk_menu_item_activate, widget);
+		  // gtk_menu_item_activate (GTK_MENU_ITEM (widget));
+		  _in_carbon_menu_event_handler = 0;
+		  return noErr;
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+      break;
+
+    case kEventClassMenu:
+      GetEventParameter (event_ref,
+			 kEventParamDirectObject,
+			 typeMenuRef,
+			 NULL,
+			 sizeof (menu_ref),
+			 NULL,
+			 &menu_ref);
+
+      switch (event_kind)
+	{
+	case kEventMenuTargetItem:
+	  /* This is called when an item is selected (what is the
+	   * GTK+ term? prelight?)
+	   */
+	  /*g_printerr ("kEventClassMenu/kEventMenuTargetItem\n");*/
+	  break;
+
+	case kEventMenuOpening:
+	  /* Is it possible to dynamically build the menu here? We
+	   * can at least set visibility/sensitivity.
+	   */
+	  /*g_printerr ("kEventClassMenu/kEventMenuOpening\n");*/
+	  break;
+
+	case kEventMenuClosed:
+	  /*g_printerr ("kEventClassMenu/kEventMenuClosed\n");*/
+	  break;
+
+	default:
+	  break;
+	}
+
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      break;
+    }
+
+  ret = CallNextEventHandler (event_handler_call_ref, event_ref);
+  _in_carbon_menu_event_handler = 0;
+  return ret;
+}
+
+static void
+setup_menu_event_handler (void)
+{
+  EventHandlerUPP menu_event_handler_upp;
+  EventHandlerRef menu_event_handler_ref;
+  const EventTypeSpec menu_events[] = {
+    { kEventClassCommand, kEventCommandProcess },
+    { kEventClassMenu, kEventMenuTargetItem },
+    { kEventClassMenu, kEventMenuOpening },
+    { kEventClassMenu, kEventMenuClosed }
+  };
+
+  /* FIXME: We might have to install one per window? */
+
+  menu_event_handler_upp = NewEventHandlerUPP (menu_event_handler_func);
+  InstallEventHandler (GetApplicationEventTarget (), menu_event_handler_upp,
+		       GetEventTypeCount (menu_events), menu_events, 0,
+		       &menu_event_handler_ref);
+
+#if 0
+  /* FIXME: Remove the handler with: */
+  RemoveEventHandler(menu_event_handler_ref);
+  DisposeEventHandlerUPP(menu_event_handler_upp);
+#endif
+}
+
+static void
+sync_menu_shell (GtkMenuShell *menu_shell,
+                 MenuRef       carbon_menu,
+		 gboolean      toplevel,
+		 gboolean      debug)
+{
+  GList         *children;
+  GList         *l;
+  MenuItemIndex  carbon_index = 1;
+
+  if (debug)
+    g_printerr ("%s: syncing shell %p\n", G_STRFUNC, menu_shell);
+
+  carbon_menu_connect (GTK_WIDGET (menu_shell), carbon_menu);
+
+  children = gtk_container_get_children (GTK_CONTAINER (menu_shell));
+
+  for (l = children; l; l = l->next)
+    {
+      GtkWidget      *menu_item = l->data;
+      CarbonMenuItem *carbon_item;
+
+      if (GTK_IS_TEAROFF_MENU_ITEM (menu_item))
+	continue;
+
+      if (toplevel && g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (menu_item),
+					 "gtk-empty-menu-item"))
+	continue;
+
+      carbon_item = carbon_menu_item_get (menu_item);
+
+      if (debug)
+	g_printerr ("%s: carbon_item %d for menu_item %d (%s, %s)\n",
+		    G_STRFUNC, carbon_item ? carbon_item->index : -1,
+		    carbon_index, get_menu_label_text (menu_item, NULL),
+		    g_type_name (G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (menu_item)));
+
+      if (carbon_item && carbon_item->index != carbon_index)
+	{
+	  if (debug)
+	    g_printerr ("%s:   -> not matching, deleting\n", G_STRFUNC);
+
+	  DeleteMenuItem (carbon_item->menu, carbon_index);
+	  carbon_item = NULL;
+	}
+
+      if (!carbon_item)
+	{
+	  GtkWidget          *label      = NULL;
+	  const gchar        *label_text;
+	  CFStringRef         cfstr      = NULL;
+	  MenuItemAttributes  attributes = 0;
+
+	  if (debug)
+	    g_printerr ("%s:   -> creating new\n", G_STRFUNC);
+
+	  label_text = get_menu_label_text (menu_item, &label);
+	  if (label_text)
+	    cfstr = CFStringCreateWithCString (NULL, label_text,
+					       kCFStringEncodingUTF8);
+
+	  if (GTK_IS_SEPARATOR_MENU_ITEM (menu_item))
+	    attributes |= kMenuItemAttrSeparator;
+
+	  if (!GTK_WIDGET_IS_SENSITIVE (menu_item))
+	    attributes |= kMenuItemAttrDisabled;
+
+	  if (!GTK_WIDGET_VISIBLE (menu_item))
+	    attributes |= kMenuItemAttrHidden;
+
+	  InsertMenuItemTextWithCFString (carbon_menu, cfstr,
+					  carbon_index - 1,
+					  attributes, 0);
+	  SetMenuItemProperty (carbon_menu, carbon_index,
+			       IGE_QUARTZ_MENU_CREATOR,
+			       IGE_QUARTZ_ITEM_WIDGET,
+			       sizeof (menu_item), &menu_item);
+
+	  if (cfstr)
+	    CFRelease (cfstr);
+
+	  carbon_item = carbon_menu_item_connect (menu_item, label,
+						  carbon_menu,
+						  carbon_index);
+
+	  if (GTK_IS_CHECK_MENU_ITEM (menu_item))
+	    carbon_menu_item_update_active (carbon_item, menu_item);
+
+	  carbon_menu_item_update_accel_closure (carbon_item, menu_item);
+
+	  if (gtk_menu_item_get_submenu (GTK_MENU_ITEM (menu_item)))
+	    carbon_menu_item_update_submenu (carbon_item, menu_item);
+	}
+
+      carbon_index++;
+    }
+
+  g_list_free (children);
+}
+
+
+static gulong emission_hook_id = 0;
+
+static gboolean
+parent_set_emission_hook (GSignalInvocationHint *ihint,
+			  guint                  n_param_values,
+			  const GValue          *param_values,
+			  gpointer               data)
+{
+  GtkWidget *instance = g_value_get_object (param_values);
+
+  if (GTK_IS_MENU_ITEM (instance))
+    {
+      GtkWidget *previous_parent = g_value_get_object (param_values + 1);
+      GtkWidget *menu_shell      = NULL;
+
+      if (GTK_IS_MENU_SHELL (previous_parent))
+	{
+	  menu_shell = previous_parent;
+        }
+      else if (GTK_IS_MENU_SHELL (instance->parent))
+	{
+	  menu_shell = instance->parent;
+	}
+
+      if (menu_shell)
+        {
+	  CarbonMenu *carbon_menu = carbon_menu_get (menu_shell);
+
+	  if (carbon_menu)
+	    {
+#if 0
+	      g_printerr ("%s: item %s %p (%s, %s)\n", G_STRFUNC,
+			  previous_parent ? "removed from" : "added to",
+			  menu_shell,
+			  get_menu_label_text (instance, NULL),
+			  g_type_name (G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (instance)));
+#endif
+
+	      sync_menu_shell (GTK_MENU_SHELL (menu_shell),
+			       carbon_menu->menu,
+			       carbon_menu->menu == (MenuRef) data,
+			       FALSE);
+	    }
+        }
+    }
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+static void
+parent_set_emission_hook_remove (GtkWidget *widget,
+				 gpointer   data)
+{
+  g_signal_remove_emission_hook (g_signal_lookup ("parent-set",
+						  GTK_TYPE_WIDGET),
+				 emission_hook_id);
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * public functions
+ */
+
+void
+ige_mac_menu_set_menu_bar (GtkMenuShell *menu_shell)
+{
+  MenuRef carbon_menubar;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_MENU_SHELL (menu_shell));
+
+  if (carbon_menu_quark == 0)
+    carbon_menu_quark = g_quark_from_static_string ("CarbonMenu");
+
+  if (carbon_menu_item_quark == 0)
+    carbon_menu_item_quark = g_quark_from_static_string ("CarbonMenuItem");
+
+  CreateNewMenu (0 /*id*/, 0 /*options*/, &carbon_menubar);
+  SetRootMenu (carbon_menubar);
+
+  setup_menu_event_handler ();
+
+  emission_hook_id =
+    g_signal_add_emission_hook (g_signal_lookup ("parent-set",
+						 GTK_TYPE_WIDGET),
+				0,
+				parent_set_emission_hook,
+				carbon_menubar, NULL);
+
+  g_signal_connect (menu_shell, "destroy",
+		    G_CALLBACK (parent_set_emission_hook_remove),
+		    NULL);
+
+  sync_menu_shell (menu_shell, carbon_menubar, TRUE, FALSE);
+}
+
+void
+ige_mac_menu_set_quit_menu_item (GtkMenuItem *menu_item)
+{
+  MenuRef       appmenu;
+  MenuItemIndex index;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_MENU_ITEM (menu_item));
+
+  if (GetIndMenuItemWithCommandID (NULL, kHICommandQuit, 1,
+                                   &appmenu, &index) == noErr)
+    {
+      SetMenuItemCommandID (appmenu, index, 0);
+      SetMenuItemProperty (appmenu, index,
+                           IGE_QUARTZ_MENU_CREATOR,
+                           IGE_QUARTZ_ITEM_WIDGET,
+                           sizeof (menu_item), &menu_item);
+
+      gtk_widget_hide (GTK_WIDGET (menu_item));
+    }
+}
+
+
+struct _IgeMacMenuGroup
+{
+  GList *items;
+};
+
+static GList *app_menu_groups = NULL;
+
+IgeMacMenuGroup *
+ige_mac_menu_add_app_menu_group (void)
+{
+  IgeMacMenuGroup *group = g_slice_new0 (IgeMacMenuGroup);
+
+  app_menu_groups = g_list_append (app_menu_groups, group);
+
+  return group;
+}
+
+void
+ige_mac_menu_add_app_menu_item (IgeMacMenuGroup *group,
+				GtkMenuItem     *menu_item,
+				const gchar     *label)
+{
+  MenuRef  appmenu;
+  GList   *list;
+  gint     index = 0;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (group != NULL);
+  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_MENU_ITEM (menu_item));
+
+  if (GetIndMenuItemWithCommandID (NULL, kHICommandHide, 1,
+                                   &appmenu, NULL) != noErr)
+    {
+      g_warning ("%s: retrieving app menu failed",
+		 G_STRFUNC);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  for (list = app_menu_groups; list; list = g_list_next (list))
+    {
+      IgeMacMenuGroup *list_group = list->data;
+
+      index += g_list_length (list_group->items);
+
+      /*  adjust index for the separator between groups, but not
+       *  before the first group
+       */
+      if (list_group->items && list->prev)
+	index++;
+
+      if (group == list_group)
+	{
+	  CFStringRef cfstr;
+
+	  /*  add a separator before adding the first item, but not
+	   *  for the first group
+	   */
+	  if (!group->items && list->prev)
+	    {
+	      InsertMenuItemTextWithCFString (appmenu, NULL, index,
+					      kMenuItemAttrSeparator, 0);
+	      index++;
+	    }
+
+	  if (!label)
+	    label = get_menu_label_text (GTK_WIDGET (menu_item), NULL);
+
+	  cfstr = CFStringCreateWithCString (NULL, label,
+					     kCFStringEncodingUTF8);
+
+	  InsertMenuItemTextWithCFString (appmenu, cfstr, index, 0, 0);
+	  SetMenuItemProperty (appmenu, index + 1,
+			       IGE_QUARTZ_MENU_CREATOR,
+			       IGE_QUARTZ_ITEM_WIDGET,
+			       sizeof (menu_item), &menu_item);
+
+	  CFRelease (cfstr);
+
+	  gtk_widget_hide (GTK_WIDGET (menu_item));
+
+	  group->items = g_list_append (group->items, menu_item);
+
+	  return;
+	}
+    }
+
+  if (!list)
+    g_warning ("%s: app menu group %p does not exist",
+	       G_STRFUNC, group);
+}
diff --git a/libs/pbd/misc.c b/libs/pbd/misc.c
index 797be5de45..34e5888687 100644
--- a/libs/pbd/misc.c
+++ b/libs/pbd/misc.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ void
 disable_screen_updates ()
 {
 #ifdef GTKOSX
-	NSDisableScreenUpdates ();
+	// NSDisableScreenUpdates ();
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ void
 enable_screen_updates ()
 {
 #ifdef GTKOSX
-	NSEnableScreenUpdates();
+	// NSEnableScreenUpdates();
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/libs/vamp-plugins/SConscript b/libs/vamp-plugins/SConscript
index 592fca3768..a35b789ef3 100644
--- a/libs/vamp-plugins/SConscript
+++ b/libs/vamp-plugins/SConscript
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ Default(libvampplugins)
 env.Alias('install', env.Install(os.path.join(install_prefix, env['LIBDIR'], 'ardour2', 'vamp'), libvampplugins))
 
 env.Alias('tarball', env.Distribute (env['DISTTREE'],
-                                     [ 'SConscript', 'COPYING', 'README' ] +
+                                     [ 'SConscript' ] +
                                      plugin_files +
                                      glob.glob('*.h')))
diff --git a/svn_revision.h b/svn_revision.h
index 5000e5a2a4..592c4ae9a8 100644
--- a/svn_revision.h
+++ b/svn_revision.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #ifndef __ardour_svn_revision_h__
 #define __ardour_svn_revision_h__
-static const char* ardour_svn_revision = "2985";
+static const char* ardour_svn_revision = "3046";
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/osx_packaging/app_build.rb b/tools/osx_packaging/app_build.rb
index 48d3837368..18f6e6a65e 100755
--- a/tools/osx_packaging/app_build.rb
+++ b/tools/osx_packaging/app_build.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ if not File.exist?(libdir+"/surfaces") then
    Dir.mkdir(libdir + "/surfaces")
 end
 
+if not File.exist?(libdir+"/vamp-plugins") then
+   Dir.mkdir(libdir + "/vamp-plugins")
+end
+
 
 odir = Dir.getwd
 Dir.chdir("../..")
@@ -67,6 +71,9 @@ results = results + result.split("\n").slice(1,result.size-1)
 result =  `otool -L libs/surfaces/*/*.dylib`
 results = results + result.split("\n").slice(1,result.size-1)
 
+result =  `otool -L libs/vamp-plugins/*.dylib`
+results = results + result.split("\n").slice(1,result.size-1)
+
 results.uniq!
 
 $stdout.print("Copying libs to #{libdir} ...\n");
@@ -117,6 +124,9 @@ begin
 rescue
 end
 
+# vamp plugins
+`cp ../../libs/vamp-plugins/*.dylib #{libdir}/vamp-plugins`
+
 
 # copy gtk and pango lib stuff
 `cp -R /opt/local/lib/pango #{libdir}/`
diff --git a/tools/osx_packaging/bin/exporter b/tools/osx_packaging/bin/exporter
index 41a2904ff9..0ac0370c82 100755
--- a/tools/osx_packaging/bin/exporter
+++ b/tools/osx_packaging/bin/exporter
@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@ export ARDOUR_MODULE_PATH="$TOP/lib/"
 export ARDOUR_DATA_PATH="$TOP/share"
 export ARDOUR_GLADE_PATH="$TOP/share/ardour2/glade"
 
-export LADSPA_RDF_PATH="$HOME/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/LADSPA/rdf:/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/LADSPA/rdf:$TOP/s
-hare/ladspa/rdf:/usr/local/share/ladspa/rdf:/usr/share/ladspa/rdf"
-export LADSPA_PATH="$HOME/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/LADSPA:/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/LADSPA:/usr/local/lib/lad
-spa:/usr/lib/ladspa"
+export ARDOUR_PATH="$TOP/share/ardour/icons:$TOP/share/ardour/pixmaps"
+
+
+export LADSPA_RDF_PATH="$HOME/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/LADSPA/rdf:/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/LADSPA/rdf:$TOP/share/ladspa/rdf:/usr/local/share/ladspa/rdf:/usr/share/ladspa/rdf"
+export LADSPA_PATH="$HOME/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/LADSPA:/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/LADSPA:/usr/local/lib/ladspa:/usr/lib/ladspa"
+
+export VAMP_PATH="$TOP/lib/vamp-plugins" 
 
 mkdir -p "$ETC"
 sed 's|${HOME}|'"$HOME|g" "$TOP/etc/pango/pangorc" > "$ETC/pangorc"
diff --git a/vst/SConscript b/vst/SConscript
index eb4dd6683b..4a130fed80 100644
--- a/vst/SConscript
+++ b/vst/SConscript
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ wine_executable = ardour_vst.SubstInFile ('ardourvst', 'ardourvst.in', SUBST_DIC
 
 if ardour_vst['VST']:
     ardour_vst.AddPostAction (wine_executable, ardour_vst.Action (Chmod ('vst/ardevst', 0755)))
-    ardour_vst.AddPostAction (wine_executable, ardour_vst.Action (Chmod (wine_executable, 0755)))
+    ardour_vst.AddPostAction (wine_executable, ardour_vst.Action (Chmod ("vst/" + str(wine_executable[0]), 0755)))
     Default([wine_generated_executable, wine_executable])
     
     # the wine script - into the bin dir