Open all pan automation lanes on selected track

2022-05-21 16:29:19.142Z

I hope everyone is well in Soundflow world.

I've tried to write a script to get the above to work:

sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.children.whoseTitle.is('Show/hide automation lanes').first.elementClick();

sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.groups.allItems[157].popupButtons.first.elementClick();

sf.keyboard.press({
    keys: "down, down, down, down, right, return",
});

Admittedly no very elegant, but it gets the show hide automation lanes open and the menu selector clicked.
I tried to get to the pan/all pan types pop up menu with keystrokes but they fail even with a wait command.
I can't see why they fail, because if I do the final keystrokes manually it works?

Anyhow any help gratefully received, it would be really great if it was a toggle that reverted back to the default- 'volume' state with the show hide automation lanes closed, but I'm afraid that is beyond my paltry skills.

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Chris Shaw @Chris_Shaw

SoundFlow Ambassador

2022-05-21 18:12:27.462Z

This should do it:
This will only work on the first selected track.
If there are less than two pans or no pans the script will throw an error.

sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.invalidate();

const trackName = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrackHeaders[0].title.value;

//If any automation lane for selected tracks are hidden, show them.
const showautomationLanesBtn = sf.ui.proTools.selectedTrack.children.whoseTitle.is('Show/hide automation lanes').first;
if (showautomationLanesBtn.value.invalidate().value !== "Selected") {
    showautomationLanesBtn.mouseClickElement({
    });
} else {
    showautomationLanesBtn.mouseClickElement();
    showautomationLanesBtn.mouseClickElement({
    });
}

let automationLanes = sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.invalidate().children.whoseTitle.endsWith("Automation Lane").filter(f => f.title.invalidate().value.indexOf(trackName) === 0);

try {
    automationLanes[0].popupButtons.whoseTitle.is("Lane view selector").first.popupMenuSelect({
        menuPath: ["pan", "all pan types"],
    });
} catch (err) { log("There was a problem:","There is only one or no pan lanes on this track") }

GGray Aletter @Gray_Aletter
2022-11-18 19:09:07.969Z
Is there a way to open all of the tracks you've got selected with cursor?
Also yes having it close with the same key stroke would be amazing!
Thanks for the help
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In reply toMartin_Pavey⬆:
Martin Pavey @Martin_Pavey
2022-05-22 16:24:20.225Z
Hi Chris,
This works great, thanks so much!
The icing on the cake for me would be if a second press toggled it back the way it was and closed the automation lanes dropdown.
Is that possible?
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