Pro Tools v2024.3.1 menus disappear when Soundflow (v5.7.7) is running/paused (OS 14.4.1)

I also have this same problem!

Update: I believe this behavior is isolated to "Output Window: Follow Selected Track" when this is disabled, Pro Tools menus, GUI behaves normally. When it's active, menus disappear quickly.

Hi Darren,

As Curtis mentioned, this appears to happen if you have commands/scripts running in the background - for example the "Output Window: Follow Selected Track", or one of our apps that routinely call Pro Tools in the background.

This unfortunately appears to be a regression in Pro Tools 2024.3, which had a lot of new code about menu handling. It appears that Pro Tools essentially cancels popup menus if SoundFlow asks it anything.

I'll be sure to report this to Avid, as this bug is on the Pro Tools side, so there's nothing SF can do about it. The only workaround would be to avoid using SoundFlow apps that need to communicate with Pro Tools in the background.

This report was now added to the internal issue tracked by SoundFlow as SF-1189

Thanks for confirming @Curtis_Macdonald and @chrscheuer. Hoping this can be fixed as it's a huge time-saver when mixing! I have a separate case open with Avid and will also pass along the note.

The linked internal issue SF-1189 has been marked as Done

This issue appears to have resurfaced in another update. Pro Tools 24.10.2.205 and SoundFlow 5.10.1

An alternative Output Window Follow script seems to avoid the disappearing or flickering menus, created by @Owen_Granich_Young:

var lastFocusedTrackName;

globalState.runAutoFollowOutputWin = !globalState.runAutoFollowOutputWin

function main() {
    try {

        var newName = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrackNames[0];
        if (newName === lastFocusedTrackName || newName === undefined) return;

        lastFocusedTrackName = newName;

        if (sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.outputWindowButton.value.invalidate().value !== 'open')
            sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.trackOutputToggleShow({ onError: 'Continue' });

    } catch (err) {
    }
}

function runForever(name, action, interval, timeout) {
    var now = (new Date).valueOf();
    if (now - globalState[name] < timeout) throw 0; //Exit if we were invoked again inside the timeout

    globalState[name] = now;
    sf.engine.runInBackground(function () {
        try {
            while (true && globalState.runAutoFollowOutputWin) {
                sf.engine.checkForCancellation();
                globalState[name] = (new Date).valueOf();

                action();

                sf.wait({ intervalMs: interval, executionMode: 'Background' });
            }
        } finally {
            globalState[name] = null;
        }
    });
}

runForever("isFollowFocusedTrackRunning", main, 500, 5000);