Anybody know of a script to set TCP widths ?

Win Conway · 06-12-2020, 11:10 PM

As the title says, looking for a script to change the width of the TCP, to a bunch of specific sizes that i can assign to a toolbar.

Anybody got any ideas ?

Meo-Ada Mespotine · 06-13-2020, 08:06 AM

I have an idea and maybe it works.

IXix · 06-13-2020, 11:23 AM

I don't think that's possible with scripts, though I could be wrong. The panel state is stored in screenset window sets though, so you could set up your screensets and load those with toolbar buttons.

edit: it's a bit clunky though, a script would be better.

IXix · 06-13-2020, 12:07 PM

It's in REAPER.ini as "leftpanewid" but I don't know if you can access it via scripting.

(Goes off to look at API docs...)

(Comes back, defeated)

No, sorry, I'm not powerful enough.

Meo-Ada Mespotine · 06-13-2020, 01:43 PM

You can't set it in the reaper.ini, only read from it. It's always updated, when someone drags the size of the TCP, so you always have the most recent width in this entry.
But setting it doesn't have an effect, as Reaper doesn't read it from the reaper.ini while running, only when starting.

As I said, I'm on it and I hope, I can come up with a function for my Ultraschall-API.

I already managed to change the TCP-width, but I had graphics-issues in the main-toolbar and arrange-view because of that. So I need to spend more time on that.

IXix · 06-13-2020, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meo-Ada Mespotine

I already managed to change the TCP-width, but I had graphics-issues in the main-toolbar and arrange-view because of that. So I need to spend more time on that.

You are powerful.

Meo-Ada Mespotine · 06-13-2020, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IXix

You are powerful.

Repeat this, when I actually managed to do it properly, please

Win Conway · 06-13-2020, 03:32 PM

It doesnt work in screensets, maybe its buggy, but it seemingly changed to random sizes on each screenset i saved.
Thats why i Thought script may be the only way, not that i would actually know.

Edgemeal · 06-13-2020, 07:42 PM

Without Justin giving us access to that I think we have to hack it.

Quick test works for me on Win10, example reduce TCP width by 100 pixels...

Requires, js_ReaScriptAPI extension.
Edit clean it up a little,

Code:

function Main()
  local main = reaper.GetMainHwnd()
  local arrange = reaper.JS_Window_FindChildByID(main, 0x3E8)
  local _,x,y = reaper.JS_Window_GetRect(arrange) 
  x=x-5 -- splitter area ~10 pixels wide.
  x,y = reaper.JS_Window_ScreenToClient(main, x, y)
  reaper.JS_WindowMessage_Send(main, "WM_LBUTTONDOWN", 1, 0, x, y) -- mouse down message at splitter location
  reaper.JS_WindowMessage_Send(main, "WM_LBUTTONUP", 0, 0, x-100, y) -- move left 100 pixels, mouse up message
end

IXix · 06-14-2020, 03:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edgemeal

Without Justin giving us access to that I think we have to hack it.

Ha! Sneaky!

Edgemeal · 06-14-2020, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IXix

Ha! Sneaky!

That wasn't my intention

, theres already a few FRs asking to resize dockers, which I'm guessing this code could also do (didn't try) once you figure out where the splitter is on the screen, etc... I'd try it but its another beautiful summer day, gotta go hit the bike trails.

Win Conway · 06-14-2020, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edgemeal

Without Justin giving us access to that I think we have to hack it.

Quick test works for me on Win10, example reduce TCP width by 100 pixels...

Requires, js_ReaScriptAPI extension.
Edit clean it up a little,

Code:

function Main()
  local main = reaper.GetMainHwnd()
  local arrange = reaper.JS_Window_FindChildByID(main, 0x3E8)
  local _,x,y = reaper.JS_Window_GetRect(arrange) 
  x=x-5 -- splitter area ~10 pixels wide.
  x,y = reaper.JS_Window_ScreenToClient(main, x, y)
  reaper.JS_WindowMessage_Send(main, "WM_LBUTTONDOWN", 1, 0, x, y) -- mouse down message at splitter location
  reaper.JS_WindowMessage_Send(main, "WM_LBUTTONUP", 0, 0, x-100, y) -- move left 100 pixels, mouse up message
end

That is a mouse movement clone sort of thing, right ? (Sorry at work at the moment)
That wont really work in this context, because it isnt a specific size being set but actually adjust size from current, so you couldnt just set specific sizes per toolbar.
Cool as **** hack/idea though, well impressive.

Meo-Ada Mespotine · 06-14-2020, 08:17 AM

Have you tried and it didn't work? What happened when you tried to use it as toolbar action?

amagalma · 06-14-2020, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edgemeal

Without Justin giving us access to that I think we have to hack it.

Quick test works for me on Win10, example reduce TCP width by 100 pixels...

Requires, js_ReaScriptAPI extension.
Edit clean it up a little,

Code:

function Main()
  local main = reaper.GetMainHwnd()
  local arrange = reaper.JS_Window_FindChildByID(main, 0x3E8)
  local _,x,y = reaper.JS_Window_GetRect(arrange) 
  x=x-5 -- splitter area ~10 pixels wide.
  x,y = reaper.JS_Window_ScreenToClient(main, x, y)
  reaper.JS_WindowMessage_Send(main, "WM_LBUTTONDOWN", 1, 0, x, y) -- mouse down message at splitter location
  reaper.JS_WindowMessage_Send(main, "WM_LBUTTONUP", 0, 0, x-100, y) -- move left 100 pixels, mouse up message
end

Impressive hack as always! Well done sir!

Quote:

Originally Posted by gpunk_w

That is a mouse movement clone sort of thing, right ? (Sorry at work at the moment)
That wont really work in this context, because it isnt a specific size being set but actually adjust size from current, so you couldnt just set specific sizes per toolbar.
Cool as **** hack/idea though, well impressive.

Just replace x-100 with any number you like and it will set a specific size. Eg:

Code:

reaper.JS_WindowMessage_Send(main, "WM_LBUTTONUP", 0, 0, 500, y)

Win Conway · 06-14-2020, 11:32 AM

But it just moves the divider x number of pixels, so say i am on the large size and i press the small size tool button, it shrinks it to that size, but if i want medium size, it would need to know what size i am at, because if im on large and shrink to medium, it will be a different number of pixels and opposite direction to get to medium from small.
So the script has to be exact widths.

Edit
Hadnt read amalgama reply lol, will try as soon as i get home, cheers.

Edgemeal · 06-14-2020, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gpunk_w

That is a mouse movement clone sort of thing, right ?

Script basically sends REAPER the same messages it gets when you use the mouse to change the TCP width, so it should work the same.

Quote:

Originally Posted by gpunk_w

Hadnt read amalgama reply lol, will try as soon as i get home, cheers.

Sorry if it was confusing, Hope it works/helps.

Win Conway · 06-14-2020, 10:31 PM

Yeah unfortunately I am not clever enough to get it to work, I copied your text into a file and called it tcp_width.lua and put the jsreascriptapi.dll in the user plugins folder, but it obviously needs more than that because it does nothing.

Win Conway · 06-14-2020, 10:35 PM

Tried it as .eel too and it just throws an error.

Win Conway · 06-15-2020, 06:16 AM

Any hints on this ?

Edgemeal · 06-15-2020, 06:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gpunk_w

Yeah unfortunately I am not clever enough to get it to work, I copied your text into a file and called it tcp_width.lua and put the jsreascriptapi.dll in the user plugins folder, but it obviously needs more than that because it does nothing.

Are you on MAC?, I only have Windows.

Win Conway · 06-15-2020, 06:18 AM

No, I was trying on Win 10.
Is there anything I have to add to that text when i save it as a script ?
Do I save it as .lua or .eel ?

Win Conway · 06-15-2020, 06:19 AM

Which version should i install of reascriptapi ?
I used the one from 25 days ago (Latest) off the github.

Edgemeal · 06-15-2020, 06:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gpunk_w

Which version should i install of reascriptapi ?
I used the one from 25 days ago (Latest) off the github.

It shouldn't matter as long as it is somewhat recent. I'm still using v1.002, and just updated to REAPER v6.12/x64. The script is Lua script.

Win Conway · 06-15-2020, 06:30 AM

ok ill try the same v number

Win Conway · 06-15-2020, 06:34 AM

Nah, no difference.
Anyway i can test if Reascriptapi js extension is working ?

Edgemeal · 06-15-2020, 06:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gpunk_w

Nah, no difference.
Anyway i can test if Reascriptapi js extension is working ?

Maybe try simple version check,

Code:

if reaper.APIExists('JS_ReaScriptAPI_Version') then
  ver = 'JS v' .. reaper.JS_ReaScriptAPI_Version()
else
  ver = "JS API not installed"  
end
reaper.ShowConsoleMsg(ver .. '\n')

Here is the script, where you can change the number in script name to set aprox width,
Example, to set TCP width aprox 448 pixels, copy and rename the script, "Set TCP width 448.lua".

Win Conway · 06-15-2020, 06:51 AM

Yeah that script worked first time, no idea why the other doesnt ?

Win Conway · 06-15-2020, 07:10 AM

Slick
This is absolutely perfect, cheers for that, will try it on Mac in a few days and let you know what happens.

Win Conway · 06-15-2020, 07:32 AM

Just an FYI, It does have a strange side effect, it is always working out the width based on the left hand edge of the screen, as you can see when I have my media browser open, just means you cant change the width while the browser is open.

DanSwizer · 06-15-2020, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gpunk_w

Just an FYI, It does have a strange side effect, it is always working out the width based on the left hand edge of the screen, as you can see when I have my media browser open, just means you cant change the width while the browser is open.

Hey man sorry for off-top.What coolest theme on the picture?

Win Conway · 06-15-2020, 08:47 AM

My own theme.

Win Conway · 06-15-2020, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edgemeal

Try this one...

Just running out to work, but tested it quickly and looks like it works

Will send you a drink when I get home, cheers mate.

Meo-Ada Mespotine · 06-15-2020, 10:07 AM

@Edgemeal

I would like to add your SetTCPWidth-function to Ultraschall-API, if you don't mind...

Edgemeal · 06-15-2020, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meo-Ada Mespotine

@Edgemeal

I would like to add your SetTCPWidth-function to Ultraschall-API, if you don't mind...

Can you try this slightly tweaked version, and on MAC also?

Note: The width setting when OS scaling is 100% will not be the same when set to higher scaling modes like 125%, not sure if thats possible to fix or not with API we have.

EDIT I have a feeling it wont work on MAC since its using JS_Window_FindEx to find the TCP by its classname of "REAPERTCPDisplay".
See post #46 for script

Meo-Ada Mespotine · 06-15-2020, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edgemeal

Can you try this slightly tweaked version, and on MAC also?

Note: The width setting when OS scaling is 100% will not be the same when set to higher scaling modes like 125%, not sure if thats possible to fix or not with API we have.

EDIT I have a feeling it wont work on MAC since its using JS_Window_FindEx to find the TCP by its classname of "REAPERTCPDisplay".

I have means in my Ultraschall-API to get the TCP. It checks for arrange and ruler, who have hwnd-ids(who are available on Mac as well) and tries to find a hwnd, whose

right side=left side of arrange and ruler and
top=bottom of ruler, top of arrange

if I remember correctly.

As classes don't work on Mac(maybe Linux as well?), it was my workaround.

You can check the GetHWND_ArrangeViewAndTimeLine-function in my API to see, how I did it in detail.
This works without a problem on Mac and Windows.

I just hope, Walter doesn't allow moving ruler and arrange-view hwnds away from the way they are aligned with TCP in Reaper's default view...

Edit: I should have proofread the post before. Corrected some of the information I wrote

Edgemeal · 06-15-2020, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meo-Ada Mespotine

As classes don't work on Mac(maybe Linux as well?), it was my workaround.

Ya thats what I thought, I don't do Apple, don't care to go down that path either. If you can get it to work on MAC have at it.

Meo-Ada Mespotine · 06-15-2020, 11:56 AM

Will do

Thanks

amagalma · 06-15-2020, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meo-Ada Mespotine

right side=left side of arrange and ruler and
top=bottom of ruler, top of arrange

Do not forget that TCP can be shown at the right side too

Code:

Show TCP on right side of arrange [action 42373]

Meo-Ada Mespotine · 06-15-2020, 03:53 PM

Holy shit, you're right! Ok, I need to alter my code for that.
This can become difficult... 😭

Win Conway · 06-15-2020, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edgemeal

Can you try this slightly tweaked version, and on MAC also?

Note: The width setting when OS scaling is 100% will not be the same when set to higher scaling modes like 125%, not sure if thats possible to fix or not with API we have.

EDIT I have a feeling it wont work on MAC since its using JS_Window_FindEx to find the TCP by its classname of "REAPERTCPDisplay".

Is this an extra new tweak since the last one i tried (300)

Also I can't find a donation link to send you a drink ?