Please allow me to introduce you to the #1 tool of every TCP hack: The track index element.
tcp.trackidx
tcp.trackidx.margin ..are the walter
tcp_idxbg
tcp_idxbg_sel ..are the images
It is unique amongst TCP elements because it is the only one that has ALL the following properties:
- Its a non-interactive element, so if you stretch it and push it wherever you like on your TCP panel, the user will never know.
- It has selected and unselected image states, which Reaper takes care of so you don't have to think about it.
- It supports pink lines and transparency, so if you get creative it can appear to be in one small place when it could conceivably be, in reality, much bigger.
- It has margin walter for its text readout, so once you've done something nuts with its size, you can then add the corresponding margins to push the text where you want it to appear.
A huge range of cool things people do on the TCP would be impossible if it were not for all the naughty things you can do with this element.
In your case:
- Remove the white border from the left edge of your tcp bg sel, we're going to fake it.
- Make idx bg sel have the white border along its left edge, and walter it to stretch to fill the vertical height of the entire TCP panel.
- Position trackidx horizontally using folderdepth so that the left hand white border is now where you want it.
- That should all work great, but now your track idx text will be somewhere silly. Use its margin walter to push it where is supposed to appear to be.
Enjoy!