diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas_events.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas_events.cc
index 8d3d4cf55a..e879f460f5 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas_events.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_canvas_events.cc
@@ -823,7 +823,8 @@ Editor::canvas_region_view_name_highlight_event (GdkEvent* event, ArdourCanvas::
 		ret = button_release_handler (item, event, RegionViewNameHighlight);
 		break;
 	case GDK_MOTION_NOTIFY:
-		ret = motion_handler (item, event);
+		motion_handler (item, event);
+                ret = true; // force this to avoid progagating the event into the regionview
 		break;
 	case GDK_ENTER_NOTIFY:
 		ret = enter_handler (item, event, RegionViewNameHighlight);
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
index a3afdf4a36..231946f661 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
@@ -315,7 +315,6 @@ Drag::motion_handler (GdkEvent* event, bool from_autoscroll)
 			return true;
 		}
 	}
-
 	return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
index 2d81497e01..f9d06f03c7 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_mouse.cc
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ Editor::button_selection (ArdourCanvas::Item* /*item*/, GdkEvent* event, ItemTyp
 
 	switch (item_type) {
 	case RegionItem:
-		if (mouse_mode != MouseRange || _join_object_range_state == JOIN_OBJECT_RANGE_OBJECT) {
+		if (mouse_mode != MouseRange || internal_editing() || _join_object_range_state == JOIN_OBJECT_RANGE_OBJECT) {
 			set_selected_regionview_from_click (press, op, true);
 		} else if (event->type == GDK_BUTTON_PRESS) {
 			selection->clear_tracks ();
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ Editor::button_selection (ArdourCanvas::Item* /*item*/, GdkEvent* event, ItemTyp
 
  	case RegionViewNameHighlight:
  	case RegionViewName:
-		if (mouse_mode != MouseRange || _join_object_range_state == JOIN_OBJECT_RANGE_OBJECT) {
+		if (mouse_mode != MouseRange || internal_editing() || _join_object_range_state == JOIN_OBJECT_RANGE_OBJECT) {
 			set_selected_regionview_from_click (press, op, true);
 		} else if (event->type == GDK_BUTTON_PRESS) {
 			set_selected_track_as_side_effect ();
@@ -668,6 +668,14 @@ Editor::button_press_handler_1 (ArdourCanvas::Item* item, GdkEvent* event, ItemT
                         }
                         break;
 
+                case RegionViewNameHighlight:
+                {
+                        RegionSelection s = get_equivalent_regions (selection->regions, Properties::edit.property_id);
+                        _drags->set (new TrimDrag (this, item, clicked_regionview, s.by_layer()), event);
+                        return true;
+                        break;
+                }
+
 		default:
                         if (!internal_editing()) {
                                 _drags->set (new SelectionDrag (this, item, SelectionDrag::CreateSelection), event);
@@ -1402,6 +1410,7 @@ Editor::enter_handler (ArdourCanvas::Item* item, GdkEvent* event, ItemType item_
 	ControlPoint* cp;
 	Marker * marker;
 	double fraction;
+        bool ret = true;
 
 	if (last_item_entered != item) {
 		last_item_entered = item;
@@ -1460,7 +1469,7 @@ Editor::enter_handler (ArdourCanvas::Item* item, GdkEvent* event, ItemType item_
 		break;
 
 	case RegionViewNameHighlight:
-		if (is_drawable() && mouse_mode == MouseObject) {
+		if (is_drawable() && (mouse_mode == MouseObject || (internal_editing() && mouse_mode == MouseRange))) {
 			track_canvas->get_window()->set_cursor (*trimmer_cursor);
 		}
 		break;
@@ -1590,7 +1599,7 @@ Editor::enter_handler (ArdourCanvas::Item* item, GdkEvent* event, ItemType item_
 		break;
 	}
 
-	return false;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 bool
@@ -1602,6 +1611,7 @@ Editor::leave_handler (ArdourCanvas::Item* item, GdkEvent* event, ItemType item_
 	Location *loc;
 	RegionView* rv;
 	bool is_start;
+        bool ret = true;
 
 	switch (item_type) {
 	case ControlPointItem:
@@ -1712,7 +1722,7 @@ Editor::leave_handler (ArdourCanvas::Item* item, GdkEvent* event, ItemType item_
 		break;
 	}
 
-	return false;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 gint
@@ -1843,7 +1853,6 @@ Editor::motion_handler (ArdourCanvas::Item* /*item*/, GdkEvent* event, bool from
 	if (_drags->active ()) {
 		handled = _drags->motion_handler (event, from_autoscroll);
 	}
-
 	if (!handled) {
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/libs/ardour/midi_region.cc b/libs/ardour/midi_region.cc
index eaac23300b..fe03e64f72 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/midi_region.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/midi_region.cc
@@ -229,8 +229,7 @@ void
 MidiRegion::recompute_at_end ()
 {
 	/* our length has changed
-	 * (non destructively) "chop" notes that pass the end boundary, to
-	 * prevent stuck notes.
+         * so what? stuck notes are dealt with via a note state tracker
 	 */
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/smf_source.cc b/libs/ardour/smf_source.cc
index 5d043c0174..761868f29e 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/smf_source.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/smf_source.cc
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ SMFSource::read_unlocked (Evoral::EventSink<nframes_t>& destination, sframes_t s
 		assert(time >= start_ticks);
 		const sframes_t ev_frame_time = converter.to(time / (double)ppqn()) + stamp_offset;
 
-#if 0
+#if 1
 		cerr << " frames = " << ev_frame_time
 		     << " w/offset = " << ev_frame_time - negative_stamp_offset
 		     << endl;
@@ -438,6 +438,18 @@ SMFSource::load_model (bool lock, bool force_reload)
 
 		if (ret > 0) { // didn't skip (meta) event
 			ev.set_event_type(EventTypeMap::instance().midi_event_type(buf[0]));
+
+                        std::string ss;
+                        
+                        for (int xx = 0; xx < size; ++xx) {
+                                char b[8];
+                                snprintf (b, sizeof (b), "0x%x ", buf[xx]);
+                                ss += b;
+                        }
+
+                        DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::MidiSourceIO, string_compose ("SMF %6 load model delta %1, time %2, size %3 buf %4, type %5\n",
+                                                                          delta_t, time, size, ss , ev.event_type(), name()));
+                        
 			_model->append(ev);
 		}