How to set new folder track's color to match color of originally selected track(s)

Title

How to set new folder track's color to match color of originally selected track(s)

What do you expect to happen when you run the script/macro?

Could somebody let me know how to edit this script so that the newly created folder track's color matches the color of the originally selected tracks? Thanks!

Are you seeing an error?

What happens when you run this script?

Works great in ProTools 2021.12

How were you running this script?

Other

How important is this issue to you?

4

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    "inputIsError": false,
    "inputWhatHappens": "Works great in ProTools 2021.12",
    "inputHowRun": {
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        "title": "Other"
    },
    "inputImportance": 4,
    "inputTitle": "How to set new folder track's color to match color of originally selected track(s)"
}

Source

function makeNewFolder(folderTitle) {
    // Open Move to New Folder dialog and set parameters
    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
        menuPath: ["Track", "Move to New Folder..."],
    });

    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Move To New Folder').first.elementWaitFor({
        waitType: "Appear",
        timeout: 2500,
    });
    let folderDlg = sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Move To New Folder').first;
    let popupButtons = folderDlg.popupButtons;

    //Assign the buttons coming out of the previous instruction to individual variables
    var folderType = popupButtons[0];

    if (folderType.value.invalidate().value != 'Routing Folder')
        folderType.popupMenuSelect({ menuPath: ['Routing Folder'] });

    //Now that it's definitely a routing folder we have the other two popup menus available to assign to variables

    var folderWidth = sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Move To New Folder').first.popupButtons.allItems[2];
    var timeBase = sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Move To New Folder').first.popupButtons.allItems[1];

    // Set them accordingly

    if (folderWidth.value.value != 'Stereo')
        folderWidth.popupMenuSelect({ menuPath: ['Stereo'] });

    if (timeBase.value.value != 'Ticks')
        timeBase.popupMenuSelect({ menuPath: ['Ticks'] });

    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Move to New Folder').first.checkBoxes.whoseTitle.is('Route Tracks to New Folder').first.checkboxSet({
        targetValue: "Enable",
    });

    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Move To New Folder').first.textFields.whoseTitle.is('Track name').first.elementSetTextFieldWithAreaValue({
        value: folderTitle,
    });

    // Make it so
    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Move To New Folder').first.buttons.whoseTitle.is('Create').first.elementClick();
    //If there were multiple outputs assigned to any rtrack in the selection we will get a further diaslog
    if (sf.ui.proTools.confirmationDialog && sf.ui.proTools.confirmationDialog.buttons.whoseTitle.is("Replace").exists) {
        sf.ui.proTools.confirmationDialog.buttons.whoseTitle.is("Replace").first.elementClick();
        sf.ui.proTools.confirmationDialog.elementWaitFor({ waitType: "Disappear" })
    }
    sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is('Move To New Folder').first.elementWaitFor({
        waitType: "Disappear",
        timeout: 2000,
    });


}

function reAssignFolderOutputs(originalOutputs, folderTitle) {

    // Refresh PTs track list
    sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.invalidate();
    //Reselect the new folder
    sf.ui.proTools.trackSelectByName({ deselectOthers: true, names: [folderTitle] });


    //Assign the folder output to the outputs of the first originally selected track
    //Only allow setting from the output and bus sub-menus to avoid duplication

    for (let i = 0; i < originalOutputs.length; i++) {
        if (originalOutputs[i][0] === 'output' || originalOutputs[i][0] === 'bus') {
            sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.outputPathButton.popupMenuSelect({
                menuPath: originalOutputs[i],
                isControl: i > 0,
            });
        }
    }
}

function getOutputAssignments() {
    // Set up variables to hold original assignments. NOTE this will only check the top-most selected track
    //Variable to store the current output assignment
    let originalOutputs = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.outputPathButton.popupMenuFetchAllItems().menuItems.filter(mi => mi.element.isMenuChecked).map(ci => ci.names);
    sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();
    return originalOutputs
}

function main() {

    // Get Name for New Folder - Keep in mind this will also be the name of the busses used to route the tracks
    var folderTitle = sf.interaction.popupText({ title: 'Name of New Folder' }).text;


    sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();
    // Refresh PTs track list
    sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.invalidate();

    let originalOutputs = getOutputAssignments();

    makeNewFolder(folderTitle);

    reAssignFolderOutputs(originalOutputs, folderTitle);


}

main();

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