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Old 12-10-2019, 06:39 PM   #1
synkrotron
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Default [SOLVED] Cannot understand why Track ID text flips into vertical in TCP

I'm really sorry about this.

I am at a total loss here...

I have read right through WT's WALTER Themer's Guide as well as all the other SDK stuff. It was fun working through the examples and understanding, for the most part, how WALTER works. I have still to get my head around some of the more advanced stuff but I thought I had learned enough to make a start on my own theme.

I have an almost empty rtconfig.txt file. All it contains is the "Global" parameters from the R6 default theme and then just six lines of WALTER defining the tcp.size ane then all the trackidx stuff.

I have had a play and ever so slightly altered some of the PNG files.

No rocket science yet... Not a button placed, although I should have done for the amount of time I've been scratching my head wondering what I've done wrong.


Thing is, once a track in the TCP is dragged over a certain height its ID text flips from the horizontal into the vertical.


This is all of the code in the rtconfig up to now:-

Code:
#>----------------------------------- GLOBALS -----------------------------------------
version 6.0
use_pngs 1
tcp_showborders 0
mcp_showborders 0
transport_showborders 0
tcp_vupeakwidth 2
mcp_vupeakheight 2
mcp_mastervupeakheight 4
mcp_altmeterpos 0
use_overlays 0
tcp_vol_zeroline FF666666
tcp_pan_zeroline 66000000
mcp_vol_zeroline FF666666
mcp_pan_zeroline 85000000
trans_speed_zeroline 85000000
gen_vol_zeroline FF000000
gen_pan_zeroline FF000000
item_volknobfg 85000000 FF778485 00474F4F
mcp_min_height 240
tcp_master_minheight 56
mcp_voltext_flags 5 5
tcp_voltext_flags 12
tinttcp 298
peaksedges 0
no_meter_reclbl 1
tcp_heights 4 25 50 64   ; supercollapsed, collapsed, small(norecarm), recarm size
tcp_h 70
tcp_folderindent 0
envcp_min_height 27
misc_dpi_translate 134 150
misc_dpi_translate 174 200

; ----------------- WALTER -------------------

; font #1/6/11 - calibri 8
; font #2/7/12 - calibri 9
; font #3/8/13 - calibri 10
; font #4/9/14 - calibri 11


clear tcp.*

set tcp.size		[260 tcp_h 150 25]
set tcp.trackidx	[0 0 21 tcp_h 0 0 0 1]
set tcp.trackidx.color	[255 255 255]
set tcp.trackidx.font	[2]
set tcp.trackidx.margin	[0 0 0 0 0.5]
And here is a picture showing how the track looks:-



Track 1 is minimised to smallest height and the ID text is drawn horizontally as expected.

The ID text in track 2 is still horizontal but track 3 is just a few pixels taller than track 2 and its ID text is now drawn vertical.

If I switch to either of the R5 or R6 default themes text ID numbers are drawn horizontal regardless of TCP track height.

I have checked my REAPER preferences and I can't find anything there.

I have opened the .ReaperTheme file in notepad and I can't see anything in there.

I have tried a few of the different fonts available to WALTER.


I wouldn't mind betting that I have missed something real simple and I'll be kicking myself when I log back in in the morning.


Okay, I am keeping my fingers crossed that an experienced themer can help me out with this.


cheers

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