Select Record mode not working anymore (PT 2023.6)

2023-06-23 18:05:20.364Z

Hi everyone,

Since updating to 2023.6, this bit of code doesn't work anymore. Does anybody have an idea how I can circumvent it? It opens the popup menu but doesn't select the value!

Thank you lots!

    
let ptMainWindow = pt.mainWindow
let recordModeSelector = ptMainWindow.transportViewCluster.groups.whoseTitle.is("Normal Transport Buttons").first
let recordButton = recordModeSelector.buttons.whoseTitle.is("Record Enable").first
if (recordButton.value.value !== "Normal") {
        recordButton.popupMenuSelect({ isRightClick: true, menuPath: ["Normal"], targetValue: "Enable", });
    }

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Kitch Membery @Kitch

SoundFlow Team

2023-06-23 18:22:21.050Z

Hi @Thomas_Gloor,

Try adding a small relative offset to the button. Replace line 6 with the following code.

    recordButton.popupMenuSelect({
        isRightClick: true, menuPath: ["Normal"],
        targetValue: "Enable",
        relativePosition: { x: 5, y: 5 }
    });

T Thomas Gloor @Thomas_Gloor

2023-06-23 18:27:46.324Z

Thank you @Kitch !

I used this in the meantime. Which one will be more solid according to you? I usually try to avoid clicking if I can. The code I provided is a bit old.

    const menuItems = [
        { name: 'Destructive Record', isChecked: pt.getMenuItem('Options', 'Destructive Record').isMenuChecked },
        { name: 'Loop Record', isChecked: pt.getMenuItem('Options', 'Loop Record').isMenuChecked },
        { name: 'QuickPunch', isChecked: pt.getMenuItem('Options', 'QuickPunch').isMenuChecked },
        { name: 'TrackPunch', isChecked: pt.getMenuItem('Options', 'TrackPunch').isMenuChecked },
        { name: 'DestructivePunch', isChecked: pt.getMenuItem('Options', 'DestructivePunch').isMenuChecked }
    ];

    menuItems.forEach(item => {
        if (item.isChecked) {
            pt.menuClick({ menuPath: ['Options', item.name] });
        }
    });

Kitch Membery @Kitch

SoundFlow Team

2023-06-23 18:40:03.443Z

Are you just trying to set the Record mode?

You should just be able to use the following code, as only one record mode can be set at a time, so there is no need to check the state of each menu item.

let recordMode = "Loop Record".
sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({ menuPath: ['Options', recordMode] });

But yes it's better to use menu clicks for this scenario as you don't have to worry about the Transport being visible and there is no visible automation being done when using the menu click.

T Thomas Gloor @Thomas_Gloor

2023-06-24 07:37:17.121Z

Hi Kitch.
Actually I’m trying to setup the record mode to “Normal”, so I need to un-check all other modes. I used to do it by right-clicking the Record button, but that problem
Showed up.

Kitch Membery @Kitch
- SoundFlow Team
2023-06-24 07:59:02.839Z
Ahh yes I did not see it worked that way.

There is a handy new method in the Pro Tools API that will work in PT 2023.6 for setting the record mode. Here it is.
```
sf.app.proTools.setRecordMode({ recordMode: "Normal" });
```
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Kitch Membery @Kitch
- SoundFlow Team
2023-06-24 08:01:17.165Z
There other options are in there also. Place your cursor in between the quotation marks and then use Control + Spacebar" to show the options.
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Kitch Membery @Kitch

SoundFlow Team

2023-06-24 08:12:04.728Z

Or, to do it without the Pro Tools API for older PT versions.

/**
 * @param {Object} obj
 * @param {'Normal'|'Destructive Record'|'Loop Record'|'QuickPunch'|'TrackPunch'|'DestructivePunch'} obj.mode
 */
function setRecordMode({ mode }) {
    const menuItems = [
        'Destructive Record',
        'Loop Record',
        'QuickPunch',
        'TrackPunch',
        'DestructivePunch'
    ];

    if (mode === "Normal") {
        menuItems.forEach(item => {
            sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
                menuPath: ['Options', item],
                targetValue:"Disable"
            })
        });
    } else {
        sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
            menuPath: ['Options', mode],
        });
    }
}

setRecordMode({ mode: "Normal" });

T Thomas Gloor @Thomas_Gloor

2023-06-26 11:15:45.842Z

Hey @Kitch ,

I took the liberty of adding a "Continue on error", so it works on both PT Ultimate and PT Studio (As all the record modes aren't present.

//////////////////////////////////////////////////SET RECORD MODE
/** @param {Object} obj @param {'Normal'|'Destructive Record'|'Loop Record'|'QuickPunch'|'TrackPunch'|'DestructivePunch'} obj.mode */
function setRecordMode({ mode }) {
    let menuItems = [
        'Destructive Record',
        'Loop Record',
        'QuickPunch',
        'TrackPunch',
        'DestructivePunch'
    ];

    if (mode === "Normal") {
        menuItems.forEach(item => {
            pt.menuClick({
                menuPath: ['Options', item],
                onError: "Continue",
                targetValue: "Disable"
            })
        });
    } else {
        pt.menuClick({
            menuPath: ['Options', mode],
        });
    }
}

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