#include "ardour/audio_track.h"
#include "ardour/audioengine.h"
#include "ardour/internal_send.h"
+#include "ardour/io.h"
#include "ardour/meter.h"
#include "ardour/midi_track.h"
#include "ardour/pannable.h"
#include "tooltips.h"
#include "ui_config.h"
-#include "i18n.h"
+#include "pbd/i18n.h"
using namespace ARDOUR;
using namespace ARDOUR_UI_UTILS;
{
uint32_t io_count;
uint32_t io_index;
+ boost::shared_ptr<IO> io;
boost::shared_ptr<Port> port;
vector<string> port_connections;
ostringstream tooltip;
char * tooltip_cstr;
- //to avoid confusion, the button caption should only show connections that match the datatype of the track
+ /* To avoid confusion, the button caption only shows connections that match the expected datatype
+ *
+ * First of all, if the user made only connections to a given type, we should use that one since
+ * it is very probably what the user expects. If there are several connections types, then show
+ * audio ones as primary, which matches expectations for both audio tracks with midi control and
+ * synthesisers. This first heuristic can be expressed with these two rules:
+ * A) If there are connected audio ports, consider audio as primary type.
+ * B) Else, if there are connected midi ports, consider midi as primary type.
+ *
+ * If there are no connected ports, then we choose the primary type based on the type of existing
+ * but unconnected ports. Again:
+ * C) If there are audio ports, consider audio as primary type.
+ * D) Else, if there are midi ports, consider midi as primary type. */
+
DataType dt = DataType::AUDIO;
- if ( boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<MidiTrack>(route) != 0 ) {
- dt = DataType::MIDI;
- // avoid further confusion with Midi-tracks that have a synth.
- // Audio-ports may be connected, but button says "Disconnected"
+ bool match = false;
+
+ if (for_input) {
+ io = route->input();
+ } else {
+ io = route->output();
+ }
+
+ io_count = io->n_ports().n_total();
+ for (io_index = 0; io_index < io_count; ++io_index) {
+ port = io->nth (io_index);
+ if (port->connected()) {
+ match = true;
+ if (port->type() == DataType::AUDIO) {
+ /* Rule A) applies no matter the remaining ports */
+ dt = DataType::AUDIO;
+ break;
+ }
+ if (port->type() == DataType::MIDI) {
+ /* Rule B) is a good candidate... */
+ dt = DataType::MIDI;
+ /* ...but continue the loop to check remaining ports for rule A) */
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (!match) {
+ /* Neither rule A) nor rule B) matched */
+ if ( io->n_ports().n_audio() > 0 ) {
+ /* Rule C */
+ dt = DataType::AUDIO;
+ } else if ( io->n_ports().n_midi() > 0 ) {
+ /* Rule D */
+ dt = DataType::MIDI;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if ( dt == DataType::MIDI ) {
tooltip << _("MIDI ");
}
if (for_input) {
- io_count = route->n_inputs().n_total();
tooltip << string_compose (_("<b>INPUT</b> to %1"), Gtkmm2ext::markup_escape_text (route->name()));
} else {
- io_count = route->n_outputs().n_total();
tooltip << string_compose (_("<b>OUTPUT</b> from %1"), Gtkmm2ext::markup_escape_text (route->name()));
}
-
for (io_index = 0; io_index < io_count; ++io_index) {
- if (for_input) {
- port = route->input()->nth (io_index);
- } else {
- port = route->output()->nth (io_index);
- }
+ port = io->nth (io_index);
port_connections.clear ();
port->get_connections(port_connections);