more pre-commit testing
[ardour.git] / gtk2_ardour / editor_drag.cc
index 43b4d1673142f93c9e1011064db7e6d38a287d3a..9fbf2efce809682e5b5964ba6dc7fbb131b706af 100644 (file)
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ DragManager::motion_handler (GdkEvent* e, bool from_autoscroll)
        bool r = false;
 
        /* calling this implies that we expect the event to have canvas
-        * coordinates 
+        * coordinates
         *
         * Can we guarantee that this is true?
         */
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ Drag::adjusted_current_frame (GdkEvent const * event, bool snap) const
 double
 Drag::current_pointer_x() const
 {
-        return _drags->current_pointer_x ();
+       return _drags->current_pointer_x ();
 }
 
 double
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ Drag::current_pointer_y () const
        if (!_trackview_only) {
                return _drags->current_pointer_y ();
        }
-       
+
        return _drags->current_pointer_y () - _editor->get_trackview_group()->canvas_origin().y;
 }
 
@@ -395,22 +395,22 @@ Drag::motion_handler (GdkEvent* event, bool from_autoscroll)
                                        _initially_vertical = false;
                                }
                        }
-                       
+
                        if (!from_autoscroll) {
                                _editor->maybe_autoscroll (true, allow_vertical_autoscroll (), false);
                        }
-                       
+
                        if (!_editor->autoscroll_active() || from_autoscroll) {
 
-                
+
                                bool first_move = (_move_threshold_passed != old_move_threshold_passed) || from_autoscroll;
 
                                motion (event, first_move && !_starting_point_passed);
-                               
+
                                if (first_move && !_starting_point_passed) {
                                        _starting_point_passed = true;
                                }
-                               
+
                                _last_pointer_x = _drags->current_pointer_x ();
                                _last_pointer_y = current_pointer_y ();
                                _last_pointer_frame = adjusted_current_frame (event);
@@ -476,17 +476,18 @@ Drag::add_midi_region (MidiTimeAxisView* view)
 }
 
 struct EditorOrderTimeAxisViewSorter {
-    bool operator() (TimeAxisView* a, TimeAxisView* b) {
-           RouteTimeAxisView* ra = dynamic_cast<RouteTimeAxisView*> (a);
-           RouteTimeAxisView* rb = dynamic_cast<RouteTimeAxisView*> (b);
-           assert (ra && rb);
-           return ra->route()->order_key () < rb->route()->order_key ();
-    }
+       bool operator() (TimeAxisView* a, TimeAxisView* b) {
+               RouteTimeAxisView* ra = dynamic_cast<RouteTimeAxisView*> (a);
+               RouteTimeAxisView* rb = dynamic_cast<RouteTimeAxisView*> (b);
+               assert (ra && rb);
+               return ra->route()->order_key () < rb->route()->order_key ();
+       }
 };
 
 RegionDrag::RegionDrag (Editor* e, ArdourCanvas::Item* i, RegionView* p, list<RegionView*> const & v)
-       : Drag (e, i),
-         _primary (p)
+       : Drag (e, i)
+       , _primary (p)
+       , _ntracks (0)
 {
        _editor->visible_order_range (&_visible_y_low, &_visible_y_high);
 
@@ -499,7 +500,7 @@ RegionDrag::RegionDrag (Editor* e, ArdourCanvas::Item* i, RegionView* p, list<Re
 
        for (TrackViewList::iterator i = track_views.begin(); i != track_views.end(); ++i) {
                _time_axis_views.push_back (*i);
-               
+
                TimeAxisView::Children children_list = (*i)->get_child_list ();
                for (TimeAxisView::Children::iterator j = children_list.begin(); j != children_list.end(); ++j) {
                        _time_axis_views.push_back (j->get());
@@ -555,6 +556,9 @@ RegionMotionDrag::RegionMotionDrag (Editor* e, ArdourCanvas::Item* i, RegionView
        , _last_pointer_time_axis_view (0)
        , _last_pointer_layer (0)
        , _single_axis (false)
+       , _ndropzone (0)
+       , _pdropzone (0)
+       , _ddropzone (0)
 {
        DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::Drags, "New RegionMotionDrag\n");
 }
@@ -567,7 +571,7 @@ RegionMotionDrag::start_grab (GdkEvent* event, Gdk::Cursor* cursor)
        if (Keyboard::modifier_state_contains (event->button.state, Keyboard::TertiaryModifier)) {
                _single_axis = true;
        }
-       
+
        show_verbose_cursor_time (_last_frame_position);
 
        pair<TimeAxisView*, double> const tv = _editor->trackview_by_y_position (current_pointer_y ());
@@ -640,71 +644,74 @@ RegionMotionDrag::compute_x_delta (GdkEvent const * event, framepos_t* pending_r
        return dx;
 }
 
+int
+RegionDrag::apply_track_delta (const int start, const int delta, const int skip, const bool distance_only) const
+{
+       if (delta == 0) {
+               return start;
+       }
+
+       const int tavsize  = _time_axis_views.size();
+       const int dt = delta > 0 ? +1 : -1;
+       int current  = start;
+       int target   = start + delta - skip;
+
+       assert (current < 0 || current >= tavsize || !_time_axis_views[current]->hidden());
+       assert (skip == 0 || (skip < 0 && delta < 0) || (skip > 0 && delta > 0));
+
+       while (current >= 0 && current != target) {
+               current += dt;
+               if (current < 0 && dt < 0) {
+                       break;
+               }
+               if (current >= tavsize && dt > 0) {
+                       break;
+               }
+               if (current < 0 || current >= tavsize) {
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               RouteTimeAxisView const * rtav = dynamic_cast<RouteTimeAxisView const *> (_time_axis_views[current]);
+               if (_time_axis_views[current]->hidden() || !rtav || !rtav->is_track()) {
+                       target += dt;
+               }
+
+               if (distance_only && current == start + delta) {
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+       return target;
+}
+
 bool
-RegionMotionDrag::y_movement_allowed (int delta_track, double delta_layer) const
+RegionMotionDrag::y_movement_allowed (int delta_track, double delta_layer, int skip_invisible) const
 {
        if (_y_constrained) {
                return false;
        }
 
-       bool all_in_drop_zone = true;
-       
+       const int tavsize  = _time_axis_views.size();
        for (list<DraggingView>::const_iterator i = _views.begin(); i != _views.end(); ++i) {
-               int n = i->time_axis_view + delta_track;
-               /* TODO:  for i > 0, account for hidden tracks
-                *
-                * example. top-to-bottom:
-                * 2 Audio Tracks [one region each]   1 Bus  1 Audio Track.
-                * Hide the Bus. (looks like 3 audio tracks)
-                *
-                * select both region, grab the upper and move down 1 track
-                * -> delta_track = 1;
-                *
-                * real_delta_track=1 (for region on track1)
-                * real_delta_track=2 (for region on track2, skip the hidden bus)
-                * -> fail
-                *
-                * assuming it worked..
-                * Audio Track  Audio Track[with region]  hidden-Bus  Audio Track[with region]
-                *
-                * selected both regions, grab the lower region and
-                * move up one track -> given delta == -2 (skip the bus)
-                *
-                * real_delta_track=-1
-                * real_delta_track=-2
-                *
-                * It gets worse if both regions have to ignore differen numbers of hidden tracks
-                * in between.
-                *
-                *
-                * Proposed solution:  if i == 0, count number of hidden tracks crossed
-                * subtract that number for i > 0 AND also subtract hidden tracks crossed
-                */
-               if (i->time_axis_view < 0) {
+               int n = apply_track_delta (i->time_axis_view, delta_track, skip_invisible);
+               assert (n < 0 || n >= tavsize || !_time_axis_views[n]->hidden());
+
+               if (i->time_axis_view < 0 || i->time_axis_view >= tavsize) {
                        /* already in the drop zone */
                        if (delta_track >= 0) {
-                               /* downward motion - might be OK if others are still not in the dropzone,
-                                  so check at the end of the loop if that is the case.
-                                */
+                               /* downward motion - OK if others are still not in the dropzone */
                                continue;
                        }
 
-                       /* upward motion - set n to the track we would end up in if motion
-                          is successful, and check validity below. */
-                       n = _time_axis_views.size() + delta_track;
                }
 
                if (n < 0) {
                        /* off the top */
                        return false;
-               } else if (n >= int (_time_axis_views.size())) {
+               } else if (n >= tavsize) {
                        /* downward motion into drop zone. That's fine. */
                        continue;
-               } else {
-                       /* target is not in the drop zone */
-                       all_in_drop_zone = false;
                }
-               
+
                RouteTimeAxisView const * to = dynamic_cast<RouteTimeAxisView const *> (_time_axis_views[n]);
                if (to == 0 || to->hidden() || !to->is_track() || to->track()->data_type() != i->view->region()->data_type()) {
                        /* not a track, or the wrong type */
@@ -725,9 +732,15 @@ RegionMotionDrag::y_movement_allowed (int delta_track, double delta_layer) const
        }
 
        /* all regions being dragged are ok with this change */
-       return !all_in_drop_zone;
+       return true;
 }
 
+struct DraggingViewSorter {
+       bool operator() (const DraggingView& a, const DraggingView& b) {
+               return a.time_axis_view < b.time_axis_view;
+       }
+};
+
 void
 RegionMotionDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
 {
@@ -748,20 +761,31 @@ RegionMotionDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
                        }
                }
        }
-       
+
        /* Note: time axis views in this method are often expressed as an index into the _time_axis_views vector */
 
        /* Find the TimeAxisView that the pointer is now over */
-
-       pair<TimeAxisView*, double> const r = _editor->trackview_by_y_position (current_pointer_y ());
+       const double cur_y = current_pointer_y ();
+       pair<TimeAxisView*, double> const r = _editor->trackview_by_y_position (cur_y);
        TimeAxisView* tv = r.first;
 
-       if (!tv && current_pointer_y() < 0) {
+       if (!tv && cur_y < 0) {
                /* above trackview area, autoscroll hasn't moved us since last time, nothing to do */
                return;
        }
-       
+
+       /* find drop-zone y-position */
+       Coord last_track_bottom_edge;
+       last_track_bottom_edge = 0;
+       for (std::vector<TimeAxisView*>::reverse_iterator t = _time_axis_views.rbegin(); t != _time_axis_views.rend(); ++t) {
+               if (!(*t)->hidden()) {
+                       last_track_bottom_edge = (*t)->canvas_display()->canvas_origin ().y + (*t)->effective_height();
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+
        if (tv && tv->view()) {
+               /* the mouse is over a track */
                double layer = r.second;
 
                if (first_move && tv->view()->layer_display() == Stacked) {
@@ -773,10 +797,13 @@ RegionMotionDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
                assert(current_pointer_time_axis_view >= 0);
 
                double const current_pointer_layer = tv->layer_display() == Overlaid ? 0 : layer;
-               
+
                /* Work out the change in y */
 
-               if (_last_pointer_time_axis_view < 0) {
+               RouteTimeAxisView* rtv = dynamic_cast<RouteTimeAxisView*> (tv);
+               if (!rtv || !rtv->is_track()) {
+                       /* ignore busses early on. we can't move any regions on them */
+               } else if (_last_pointer_time_axis_view < 0) {
                        /* Was in the drop-zone, now over a track.
                         * Hence it must be an upward move (from the bottom)
                         *
@@ -784,9 +811,13 @@ RegionMotionDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
                         * move up the correct number of tracks from the bottom.
                         *
                         * This is necessary because steps may be skipped if
-                        * the bottom-most track is not a valid target,
+                        * the bottom-most track is not a valid target and/or
+                        * if there are hidden tracks at the bottom.
+                        * Hence the initial offset (_ddropzone) as well as the
+                        * last valid pointer position (_pdropzone) need to be
+                        * taken into account.
                         */
-                       delta_time_axis_view = current_pointer_time_axis_view - _time_axis_views.size ();
+                       delta_time_axis_view = current_pointer_time_axis_view - _time_axis_views.size () + _ddropzone - _pdropzone;
                } else {
                        delta_time_axis_view = current_pointer_time_axis_view - _last_pointer_time_axis_view;
                }
@@ -813,18 +844,92 @@ RegionMotionDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
                 *   4) proportionally scale layer to layers available on target
                 */
                delta_layer = current_pointer_layer - _last_pointer_layer;
-       } 
+
+       }
+       /* for automation lanes, there is a TimeAxisView but no ->view()
+        * if (!tv) -> dropzone 
+        */
+       else if (!tv && cur_y >= 0 && _last_pointer_time_axis_view >= 0) {
+               /* Moving into the drop-zone.. */
+               delta_time_axis_view = _time_axis_views.size () - _last_pointer_time_axis_view;
+               /* delta_time_axis_view may not be sufficient to move into the DZ
+                * the mouse may enter it, but it may not be a valid move due to
+                * constraints.
+                *
+                * -> remember the delta needed to move into the dropzone
+                */
+               _ddropzone = delta_time_axis_view;
+               /* ..but subtract hidden tracks (or routes) at the bottom.
+                * we silently move mover them
+                */
+               _ddropzone -= apply_track_delta(_last_pointer_time_axis_view, delta_time_axis_view, 0, true)
+                             - _time_axis_views.size();
+       }
+       else if (!tv && cur_y >= 0 && _last_pointer_time_axis_view < 0) {
+               /* move around inside the zone.
+                * This allows to move further down until all regions are in the zone.
+                */
+               const double ptr_y = cur_y + _editor->get_trackview_group()->canvas_origin().y;
+               assert(ptr_y >= last_track_bottom_edge);
+               assert(_ddropzone > 0);
+
+               /* calculate mouse position in 'tracks' below last track. */
+               const double dzi_h = TimeAxisView::preset_height (HeightNormal);
+               uint32_t dzpos = _ddropzone + floor((1 + ptr_y - last_track_bottom_edge) / dzi_h);
+
+               if (dzpos > _pdropzone && _ndropzone < _ntracks) {
+                       // move further down
+                       delta_time_axis_view =  dzpos - _pdropzone;
+               } else if (dzpos < _pdropzone && _ndropzone > 0) {
+                       // move up inside the DZ
+                       delta_time_axis_view =  dzpos - _pdropzone;
+               }
+       }
 
        /* Work out the change in x */
        framepos_t pending_region_position;
        double const x_delta = compute_x_delta (event, &pending_region_position);
        _last_frame_position = pending_region_position;
 
+       /* calculate hidden tracks in current y-axis delta */
+       int delta_skip = 0;
+       if (_last_pointer_time_axis_view < 0 && _pdropzone > 0) {
+               /* The mouse is more than one track below the dropzone.
+                * distance calculation is not needed (and would not work, either
+                * because the dropzone is "packed").
+                *
+                * Except when [partially] moving regions out of dropzone in a large step.
+                * (the mouse may or may not remain in the DZ)
+                * Hidden tracks at the bottom of the TAV need to be skipped.
+                *
+                * This also handles the case if the mouse entered the DZ
+                * in a large step (exessive delta), either due to fast-movement,
+                * autoscroll, laggy UI. _ddropzone copensates for that (see "move into dz" above)
+                */
+               if (delta_time_axis_view < 0 && (int)_ddropzone - delta_time_axis_view >= (int)_pdropzone) {
+                       const int dt = delta_time_axis_view + (int)_pdropzone - (int)_ddropzone;
+                       assert(dt <= 0);
+                       delta_skip = apply_track_delta(_time_axis_views.size(), dt, 0, true)
+                               -_time_axis_views.size() - dt;
+               }
+       }
+       else if (_last_pointer_time_axis_view < 0) {
+               /* Moving out of the zone. Check for hidden tracks at the bottom. */
+               delta_skip = apply_track_delta(_time_axis_views.size(), delta_time_axis_view, 0, true)
+                            -_time_axis_views.size() - delta_time_axis_view;
+       } else {
+               /* calculate hidden tracks that are skipped by the pointer movement */
+               delta_skip = apply_track_delta(_last_pointer_time_axis_view, delta_time_axis_view, 0, true)
+                            - _last_pointer_time_axis_view
+                            - delta_time_axis_view;
+       }
+
        /* Verify change in y */
-       if (!y_movement_allowed (delta_time_axis_view, delta_layer)) {
+       if (!y_movement_allowed (delta_time_axis_view, delta_layer, delta_skip)) {
                /* this y movement is not allowed, so do no y movement this time */
                delta_time_axis_view = 0;
                delta_layer = 0;
+               delta_skip = 0;
        }
 
        if (x_delta == 0 && (tv && tv->view() && delta_time_axis_view == 0) && delta_layer == 0 && !first_move) {
@@ -834,20 +939,39 @@ RegionMotionDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
                return;
        }
 
-       typedef pair<int,double> NewTrackIndexAndPosition;
-       typedef map<boost::shared_ptr<Playlist>,NewTrackIndexAndPosition> PlaylistDropzoneMap;
+       typedef map<boost::shared_ptr<Playlist>, double> PlaylistDropzoneMap;
        PlaylistDropzoneMap playlist_dropzone_map;
-       int biggest_drop_zone_offset = 0;
+       _ndropzone = 0; // number of elements currently in the dropzone
+
+       if (first_move) {
+               /* sort views by time_axis.
+                * This retains track order in the dropzone, regardless
+                * of actual selection order
+                */
+               _views.sort (DraggingViewSorter());
+
+               /* count number of distinct tracks of all regions
+                * being dragged, used for dropzone.
+                */
+               int prev_track = -1;
+               for (list<DraggingView>::const_iterator i = _views.begin(); i != _views.end(); ++i) {
+                       if (i->time_axis_view != prev_track) {
+                               prev_track = i->time_axis_view;
+                               ++_ntracks;
+                       }
+               }
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+               int spread =
+                       _views.back().time_axis_view -
+                       _views.front().time_axis_view;
+
+               spread -= apply_track_delta (_views.front().time_axis_view, spread, 0, true)
+                         -  _views.back().time_axis_view;
+
+               printf("Dragging region(s) from %d different track(s), max dist: %d\n", _ntracks, spread);
+#endif
+       }
 
-       Coord last_track_bottom_edge;
-       
-       if (_time_axis_views.empty()) {
-               last_track_bottom_edge = 0;
-       } else {
-               TimeAxisView* last = _time_axis_views.back();
-               last_track_bottom_edge = last->canvas_display()->canvas_origin ().y + last->effective_height();
-       } 
-       
        for (list<DraggingView>::iterator i = _views.begin(); i != _views.end(); ++i) {
 
                RegionView* rv = i->view;
@@ -860,20 +984,20 @@ RegionMotionDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
                }
 
                if (first_move) {
-                       rv->drag_start (); 
+                       rv->drag_start ();
 
                        /* reparent the regionview into a group above all
                         * others
                         */
-                       
+
                        ArdourCanvas::Item* rvg = rv->get_canvas_group();
-                        Duple rv_canvas_offset = rvg->parent()->canvas_origin ();
-                        Duple dmg_canvas_offset = _editor->_drag_motion_group->canvas_origin ();
-                        rv->get_canvas_group()->reparent (_editor->_drag_motion_group);
+                       Duple rv_canvas_offset = rvg->parent()->canvas_origin ();
+                       Duple dmg_canvas_offset = _editor->_drag_motion_group->canvas_origin ();
+                       rv->get_canvas_group()->reparent (_editor->_drag_motion_group);
                        /* move the item so that it continues to appear at the
                           same location now that its parent has changed.
-                       */
-                        rvg->move (rv_canvas_offset - dmg_canvas_offset);
+                          */
+                       rvg->move (rv_canvas_offset - dmg_canvas_offset);
                }
 
                /* If we have moved tracks, we'll fudge the layer delta so that the
@@ -886,40 +1010,54 @@ RegionMotionDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
                        this_delta_layer = - i->layer;
                }
 
-               if (tv) {
+               int this_delta_time_axis_view = apply_track_delta(i->time_axis_view, delta_time_axis_view, delta_skip) - i->time_axis_view;
 
-                       int track_index;
-                       
-                       if (i->time_axis_view >= 0) {
-                               track_index = i->time_axis_view + delta_time_axis_view;
-                       } else {
-                               /* delta time axis view will be at least -1, because we can only
-                                  be moving up if some dragged views have i->time_axis_view negative.
+               int track_index = i->time_axis_view + this_delta_time_axis_view;
+               assert(track_index >= 0);
 
-                                  the final real time axis view has index _time_axis_views.size() - 1.
+               if (track_index < 0 || track_index >= (int) _time_axis_views.size()) {
+                       /* Track is in the Dropzone */
 
-                                  so for DTAV = -1, the first drop zone track (i->tav == -1) should
-                                  move to the final TAV. 
-                                  
-                                  the second drop zone track should move to i->tav == -1 (i.e. becomes
-                                  the first drop zone track). and so on.
-                                */
+                       i->time_axis_view = track_index;
+                       assert(i->time_axis_view >= (int) _time_axis_views.size());
+                       if (cur_y >= 0) {
+
+                               double yposition = 0;
+                               PlaylistDropzoneMap::iterator pdz = playlist_dropzone_map.find (i->view->region()->playlist());
+                               rv->set_height (TimeAxisView::preset_height (HeightNormal));
+                               ++_ndropzone;
+
+                               /* store index of each new playlist as a negative count, starting at -1 */
+
+                               if (pdz == playlist_dropzone_map.end()) {
+                                       /* compute where this new track (which doesn't exist yet) will live
+                                          on the y-axis.
+                                       */
+                                       yposition = last_track_bottom_edge; /* where to place the top edge of the regionview */
+
+                                       /* How high is this region view ? */
+
+                                       boost::optional<ArdourCanvas::Rect> obbox = rv->get_canvas_group()->bounding_box ();
+                                       ArdourCanvas::Rect bbox;
+
+                                       if (obbox) {
+                                               bbox = obbox.get ();
+                                       }
 
-                               int index_from_bottom = i->time_axis_view - delta_time_axis_view;
-                               int const bottom = _time_axis_views.size() - 1;
+                                       last_track_bottom_edge += bbox.height();
+
+                                       playlist_dropzone_map.insert (make_pair (i->view->region()->playlist(), yposition));
 
-                               if (index_from_bottom >= 0) {
-                                       track_index = bottom - index_from_bottom;
                                } else {
-                                       track_index = index_from_bottom;
+                                       yposition = pdz->second;
                                }
-                       }
 
-                       if (track_index < 0 || track_index >= (int) _time_axis_views.size()) {
-                               // Velociraptor was here
-                               goto dropzone;
+                               /* values are zero or negative, hence the use of min() */
+                               y_delta = yposition - rv->get_canvas_group()->canvas_origin().y;
                        }
 
+               } else {
+
                        /* The TimeAxisView that this region is now over */
                        TimeAxisView* current_tv = _time_axis_views[track_index];
 
@@ -927,15 +1065,15 @@ RegionMotionDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
                        if (current_tv->view()->layer_display() == Stacked) {
                                current_tv->view()->set_layer_display (Expanded);
                        }
-               
+
                        /* We're only allowed to go -ve in layer on Expanded views */
                        if (current_tv->view()->layer_display() != Expanded && (i->layer + this_delta_layer) < 0) {
                                this_delta_layer = - i->layer;
                        }
-               
+
                        /* Set height */
                        rv->set_height (current_tv->view()->child_height ());
-               
+
                        /* Update show/hidden status as the region view may have come from a hidden track,
                           or have moved to one.
                        */
@@ -956,7 +1094,7 @@ RegionMotionDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
 
                                /* Get the y coordinate of the top of the track that this region is now over */
                                track_origin = current_tv->canvas_display()->item_to_canvas (track_origin);
-                               
+
                                /* And adjust for the layer that it should be on */
                                StreamView* cv = current_tv->view ();
                                switch (cv->layer_display ()) {
@@ -977,61 +1115,13 @@ RegionMotionDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
                                 */
 
                                y_delta = track_origin.y - rv->get_canvas_group()->canvas_origin().y;
-                               
-                       }
-
-
-               } else {
-
-                 dropzone:
-                       
-                       if (current_pointer_y() >= 0) {
-                               
-                               NewTrackIndexAndPosition ip;
-                               PlaylistDropzoneMap::iterator pdz = playlist_dropzone_map.find (i->view->region()->playlist());
-
-                               /* store index of each new playlist as a negative count, starting at -1 */
-
-                               if (pdz == playlist_dropzone_map.end()) {
-
-                                       int n = playlist_dropzone_map.size() + 1;
 
-                                       /* compute where this new track (which doesn't exist yet) will live
-                                          on the y-axis.
-                                       */
-
-                                       ip.first = -n;  /* in time axis units, negative to signify "in drop zone " */
-                                       ip.second = last_track_bottom_edge; /* where to place the top edge of the regionview */
-
-                                       /* How high is this region view ? */
-                                       
-                                       boost::optional<ArdourCanvas::Rect> obbox = rv->get_canvas_group()->bounding_box ();
-                                       ArdourCanvas::Rect bbox;
-                                       
-                                       if (obbox) {
-                                               bbox = obbox.get ();
-                                       }
-
-                                       last_track_bottom_edge += bbox.height();
-
-                                       playlist_dropzone_map.insert (make_pair (i->view->region()->playlist(), ip));
-                                       i->time_axis_view = -n;
-                                       
-                               } else {
-                                       ip = pdz->second;
-                                       i->time_axis_view = ip.first;
-                               }
-
-                               /* values are zero or negative, hence the use of min() */
-                               biggest_drop_zone_offset = min (biggest_drop_zone_offset, i->time_axis_view);
-                               
-                               y_delta = ip.second - rv->get_canvas_group()->canvas_origin().y;
                        }
                }
-               
+
                /* Now move the region view */
                rv->move (x_delta, y_delta);
-               
+
        } /* foreach region */
 
        _total_x_delta += x_delta;
@@ -1040,26 +1130,54 @@ RegionMotionDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
                show_verbose_cursor_time (_last_frame_position);
        }
 
+       /* keep track of pointer movement */
        if (tv) {
-
                /* the pointer is currently over a time axis view */
-               
-               if (_last_pointer_time_axis_view < 0) {
-
-                       /* last motion event was not over a time axis view */
 
+               if (_last_pointer_time_axis_view < 0) {
+                       /* last motion event was not over a time axis view
+                        * or last y-movement out of the dropzone was not valid
+                        */
+                       int dtz = 0;
                        if (delta_time_axis_view < 0) {
-                               /* was in the drop zone, moving up */
+                               /* in the drop zone, moving up */
+
+                               /* _pdropzone is the last known pointer y-axis position inside the DZ.
+                                * We do not use negative _last_pointer_time_axis_view because
+                                * the dropzone is "packed" (the actual track offset is ignored)
+                                *
+                                * As opposed to the actual number 
+                                * of elements in the dropzone (_ndropzone)
+                                * _pdropzone is not constrained. This is necessary
+                                * to allow moving multiple regions with y-distance
+                                * into the DZ.
+                                *
+                                * There can be 0 elements in the dropzone,
+                                * even though the drag-pointer is inside the DZ.
+                                *
+                                * example:
+                                * [ Audio-track, Midi-track, Audio-track, DZ ]
+                                * move regions from both audio tracks at the same time into the
+                                * DZ by grabbing the region in the bottom track.
+                                */
                                assert(current_pointer_time_axis_view >= 0);
-                               _last_pointer_time_axis_view = current_pointer_time_axis_view;
-                       } else {
-                               /* was in the drop zone, moving down ... not possible */
+                               dtz = std::min((int)_pdropzone, (int)_ddropzone - delta_time_axis_view);
+                               _pdropzone -= dtz;
                        }
 
+                       /* only move out of the zone if the movement is OK */
+                       if (_pdropzone == 0 && delta_time_axis_view != 0) {
+                               assert(delta_time_axis_view < 0);
+                               _last_pointer_time_axis_view = current_pointer_time_axis_view;
+                               /* if all logic and maths are correct, there is no need to assign the 'current' pointer.
+                                * the current position can be calculated as follows:
+                                */
+                               // a well placed oofus attack can still throw this off.
+                               // likley auto-scroll related, printf() debugging may tell, commented out for now.
+                               //assert (current_pointer_time_axis_view == _time_axis_views.size() - dtz + _ddropzone + delta_time_axis_view);
+                       }
                } else {
-
                        /* last motion event was also over a time axis view */
-                       
                        _last_pointer_time_axis_view += delta_time_axis_view;
                        assert(_last_pointer_time_axis_view >= 0);
                }
@@ -1067,8 +1185,9 @@ RegionMotionDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
        } else {
 
                /* the pointer is not over a time axis view */
-
-               _last_pointer_time_axis_view = biggest_drop_zone_offset;
+               assert ((delta_time_axis_view > 0) || (((int)_pdropzone) >= (delta_skip - delta_time_axis_view)));
+               _pdropzone += delta_time_axis_view - delta_skip;
+               _last_pointer_time_axis_view = -1; // <0 : we're in the zone, value does not matter.
        }
 
        _last_pointer_layer += delta_layer;
@@ -1103,7 +1222,7 @@ RegionMoveDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
                           to it.
                        */
                        region_copy->set_playlist (original->playlist());
-                       
+
                        RegionView* nrv;
                        if (arv) {
                                boost::shared_ptr<AudioRegion> audioregion_copy
@@ -1171,15 +1290,15 @@ void
 RegionMoveDrag::finished (GdkEvent* ev, bool movement_occurred)
 {
        RegionMotionDrag::finished (ev, movement_occurred);
-       
+
        if (!movement_occurred) {
-               
+
                /* just a click */
 
                if (was_double_click() && !_views.empty()) {
                        DraggingView dv = _views.front();
                        dv.view->show_region_editor ();
-                       
+
                }
 
                return;
@@ -1202,7 +1321,7 @@ RegionMoveDrag::finished (GdkEvent* ev, bool movement_occurred)
        for (list<DraggingView>::iterator i = _views.begin(); i != _views.end(); ++i) {
                i->view->get_canvas_group()->show ();
        }
-       
+
        bool const changed_position = (_last_frame_position != _primary->region()->position());
        bool const changed_tracks = (_time_axis_views[_views.front().time_axis_view] != &_views.front().view->get_time_axis_view());
        framecnt_t const drag_delta = _primary->region()->position() - _last_frame_position;
@@ -1230,15 +1349,19 @@ RegionMoveDrag::finished (GdkEvent* ev, bool movement_occurred)
 
 RouteTimeAxisView*
 RegionMoveDrag::create_destination_time_axis (boost::shared_ptr<Region> region, TimeAxisView* original)
-{                      
+{
        /* Add a new track of the correct type, and return the RouteTimeAxisView that is created to display the
           new track.
         */
-                       
+
        try {
                if (boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<AudioRegion> (region)) {
                        list<boost::shared_ptr<AudioTrack> > audio_tracks;
-                       audio_tracks = _editor->session()->new_audio_track (region->n_channels(), region->n_channels(), ARDOUR::Normal, 0, 1, region->name());
+                       uint32_t output_chan = region->n_channels();
+                       if ((Config->get_output_auto_connect() & AutoConnectMaster) && _editor->session()->master_out()) {
+                               output_chan =  _editor->session()->master_out()->n_inputs().n_audio();
+                       }
+                       audio_tracks = _editor->session()->new_audio_track (region->n_channels(), output_chan, ARDOUR::Normal, 0, 1, region->name());
                        RouteTimeAxisView* rtav = _editor->axis_view_from_route (audio_tracks.front());
                        if (rtav) {
                                rtav->set_height (original->current_height());
@@ -1253,7 +1376,7 @@ RegionMoveDrag::create_destination_time_axis (boost::shared_ptr<Region> region,
                                rtav->set_height (original->current_height());
                        }
                        return rtav;
-               }                                               
+               }
        } catch (...) {
                error << _("Could not create new track after region placed in the drop zone") << endmsg;
                return 0;
@@ -1265,7 +1388,7 @@ RegionMoveDrag::finished_copy (bool const changed_position, bool const /*changed
 {
        RegionSelection new_views;
        PlaylistSet modified_playlists;
-       RouteTimeAxisView* new_time_axis_view = 0;      
+       RouteTimeAxisView* new_time_axis_view = 0;
 
        if (_brushing) {
                /* all changes were made during motion event handlers */
@@ -1298,11 +1421,11 @@ RegionMoveDrag::finished_copy (bool const changed_position, bool const /*changed
                        where = i->view->region()->position();
                }
 
-               if (i->time_axis_view < 0) {
+               if (i->time_axis_view < 0 || i->time_axis_view >= (int)_time_axis_views.size()) {
                        /* dragged to drop zone */
 
                        PlaylistMapping::iterator pm;
-                       
+
                        if ((pm = playlist_mapping.find (i->view->region()->playlist())) == playlist_mapping.end()) {
                                /* first region from this original playlist: create a new track */
                                new_time_axis_view = create_destination_time_axis (i->view->region(), i->initial_time_axis_view);
@@ -1315,15 +1438,15 @@ RegionMoveDrag::finished_copy (bool const changed_position, bool const /*changed
                } else {
                        /* destination time axis view is the one we dragged to */
                        dest_rtv = dynamic_cast<RouteTimeAxisView*> (_time_axis_views[i->time_axis_view]);
-               }               
-               
+               }
+
                if (dest_rtv != 0) {
                        RegionView* new_view = insert_region_into_playlist (i->view->region(), dest_rtv, i->layer, where, modified_playlists);
                        if (new_view != 0) {
                                new_views.push_back (new_view);
                        }
                }
-       
+
                /* Delete the copy of the view that was used for dragging. Need to play safe with the iterator
                   since deletion will automagically remove it from _views, thus invalidating i as an iterator.
                 */
@@ -1379,12 +1502,12 @@ RegionMoveDrag::finished_no_copy (
                        ++i;
                        continue;
                }
-               
-               if (i->time_axis_view < 0) {
+
+               if (i->time_axis_view < 0 || i->time_axis_view >= (int)_time_axis_views.size()) {
                        /* dragged to drop zone */
 
                        PlaylistMapping::iterator pm;
-                       
+
                        if ((pm = playlist_mapping.find (i->view->region()->playlist())) == playlist_mapping.end()) {
                                /* first region from this original playlist: create a new track */
                                new_time_axis_view = create_destination_time_axis (i->view->region(), i->initial_time_axis_view);
@@ -1394,16 +1517,16 @@ RegionMoveDrag::finished_no_copy (
                                /* we already created a new track for regions from this playlist, use it */
                                dest_rtv = pm->second;
                        }
-                       
+
                } else {
                        /* destination time axis view is the one we dragged to */
                        dest_rtv = dynamic_cast<RouteTimeAxisView*> (_time_axis_views[i->time_axis_view]);
-               }               
+               }
 
                assert (dest_rtv);
 
                double const dest_layer = i->layer;
-               
+
                views_to_update.insert (dest_rtv);
 
                framepos_t where;
@@ -1666,7 +1789,7 @@ RegionMotionDrag::aborted (bool)
                        }
                }
        }
-       
+
        for (list<DraggingView>::const_iterator i = _views.begin(); i != _views.end(); ++i) {
                RegionView* rv = i->view;
                TimeAxisView* tv = &(rv->get_time_axis_view ());
@@ -1726,7 +1849,10 @@ RegionInsertDrag::RegionInsertDrag (Editor* e, boost::shared_ptr<Region> r, Rout
 void
 RegionInsertDrag::finished (GdkEvent *, bool)
 {
-       RouteTimeAxisView* dest_rtv = dynamic_cast<RouteTimeAxisView*> (_time_axis_views[_views.front().time_axis_view]);
+       int pos = _views.front().time_axis_view;
+       assert(pos >= 0 && pos < (int)_time_axis_views.size());
+
+       RouteTimeAxisView* dest_rtv = dynamic_cast<RouteTimeAxisView*> (_time_axis_views[pos]);
 
        _primary->get_canvas_group()->reparent (dest_rtv->view()->canvas_item());
        _primary->get_canvas_group()->set_y_position (0);
@@ -1765,9 +1891,9 @@ RegionSpliceDrag::RegionSpliceDrag (Editor* e, ArdourCanvas::Item* i, RegionView
 }
 
 struct RegionSelectionByPosition {
-    bool operator() (RegionView*a, RegionView* b) {
-           return a->region()->position () < b->region()->position();
-    }
+       bool operator() (RegionView*a, RegionView* b) {
+               return a->region()->position () < b->region()->position();
+       }
 };
 
 void
@@ -1899,7 +2025,7 @@ RegionRippleDrag::remove_unselected_from_views(framecnt_t amount, bool move_regi
 {
 
        for (std::list<DraggingView>::iterator i = _views.begin(); i != _views.end(); ) {
-               // we added all the regions after the selection 
+               // we added all the regions after the selection
 
                std::list<DraggingView>::iterator to_erase = i++;
                if (!_editor->selection->regions.contains (to_erase->view)) {
@@ -1932,9 +2058,9 @@ RegionRippleDrag::remove_unselected_from_views(framecnt_t amount, bool move_regi
 }
 
 bool
-RegionRippleDrag::y_movement_allowed (int delta_track, double delta_layer) const
+RegionRippleDrag::y_movement_allowed (int delta_track, double delta_layer, int skip_invisible) const
 {
-       if (RegionMotionDrag::y_movement_allowed (delta_track, delta_layer)) {
+       if (RegionMotionDrag::y_movement_allowed (delta_track, delta_layer, skip_invisible)) {
                if (delta_track) {
                        return allow_moves_across_tracks;
                } else {
@@ -2026,7 +2152,7 @@ RegionRippleDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
 
                framecnt_t adjust = 0;
                if (prev_tav && tv != prev_tav) {
-                       // dragged onto a different track 
+                       // dragged onto a different track
                        // remove the unselected regions from _views, restore them to their original positions
                        // and add the regions after the drop point on the new playlist to _views instead.
                        // undo the effect of rippling the previous playlist, and include the effect of removing
@@ -2038,9 +2164,9 @@ RegionRippleDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
                        prev_amount = 0;
 
                        // move just the selected regions
-                       RegionMoveDrag::motion(event, first_move); 
+                       RegionMoveDrag::motion(event, first_move);
 
-                       // ensure that the ripple operation on the new playlist inserts selection_length time 
+                       // ensure that the ripple operation on the new playlist inserts selection_length time
                        adjust = selection_length;
                        // ripple the new current playlist
                        tv->playlist()->ripple (where, amount+adjust, exclude);
@@ -2050,7 +2176,7 @@ RegionRippleDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
 
                } else {
                        // motion on same track
-                       RegionMoveDrag::motion(event, first_move); 
+                       RegionMoveDrag::motion(event, first_move);
                }
                prev_tav = tv;
 
@@ -2059,7 +2185,7 @@ RegionRippleDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
        } else {
                // selection encompasses multiple tracks - just drag
                // cross-track drags are forbidden
-               RegionMoveDrag::motion(event, first_move); 
+               RegionMoveDrag::motion(event, first_move);
        }
 
        if (!_x_constrained) {
@@ -2073,21 +2199,21 @@ void
 RegionRippleDrag::finished (GdkEvent* event, bool movement_occurred)
 {
        if (!movement_occurred) {
-               
+
                /* just a click */
 
                if (was_double_click() && !_views.empty()) {
                        DraggingView dv = _views.front();
                        dv.view->show_region_editor ();
-                       
+
                }
 
                return;
        }
 
        _editor->begin_reversible_command(_("Ripple drag"));
-       
-       // remove the regions being rippled from the dragging view, updating them to 
+
+       // remove the regions being rippled from the dragging view, updating them to
        // their new positions
        remove_unselected_from_views (prev_amount, true);
 
@@ -2734,7 +2860,7 @@ TrimDrag::finished (GdkEvent* event, bool movement_occurred)
                                        _views.begin()->view->region()->length());
                        }
                }
-       
+
                if (!_editor->selection->selected (_primary)) {
                        _primary->thaw_after_trim ();
                } else {
@@ -2742,7 +2868,7 @@ TrimDrag::finished (GdkEvent* event, bool movement_occurred)
                        set<boost::shared_ptr<Playlist> > diffed_playlists;
 
                        for (list<DraggingView>::const_iterator i = _views.begin(); i != _views.end(); ++i) {
-                                i->view->thaw_after_trim ();
+                               i->view->thaw_after_trim ();
                                i->view->enable_display (true);
 
                                /* Trimming one region may affect others on the playlist, so we need
@@ -2856,19 +2982,19 @@ MeterMarkerDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
        if (first_move) {
 
                // create a dummy marker for visual representation of moving the
-               // section, because whether its a copy or not, we're going to 
+               // section, because whether its a copy or not, we're going to
                // leave or lose the original marker (leave if its a copy; lose if its
                // not, because we'll remove it from the map).
-               
+
                MeterSection section (_marker->meter());
 
                if (!section.movable()) {
                        return;
                }
-               
+
                char name[64];
                snprintf (name, sizeof(name), "%g/%g", _marker->meter().divisions_per_bar(), _marker->meter().note_divisor ());
-               
+
                _marker = new MeterMarker (
                        *_editor,
                        *_editor->meter_group,
@@ -2876,7 +3002,7 @@ MeterMarkerDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
                        name,
                        *new MeterSection (_marker->meter())
                );
-               
+
                /* use the new marker for the grab */
                swap_grab (&_marker->the_item(), 0, GDK_CURRENT_TIME);
 
@@ -2915,7 +3041,7 @@ MeterMarkerDrag::finished (GdkEvent* event, bool movement_occurred)
 
        TempoMap& map (_editor->session()->tempo_map());
        map.bbt_time (last_pointer_frame(), when);
-       
+
        if (_copy == true) {
                _editor->begin_reversible_command (_("copy meter mark"));
                XMLNode &before = map.get_state();
@@ -2928,7 +3054,7 @@ MeterMarkerDrag::finished (GdkEvent* event, bool movement_occurred)
                _editor->begin_reversible_command (_("move meter mark"));
 
                /* we removed it before, so add it back now */
-               
+
                map.add_meter (_marker->meter(), when);
                XMLNode &after = map.get_state();
                _editor->session()->add_command(new MementoCommand<TempoMap>(map, before_state, &after));
@@ -2988,10 +3114,10 @@ TempoMarkerDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
        if (first_move) {
 
                // create a dummy marker for visual representation of moving the
-               // section, because whether its a copy or not, we're going to 
+               // section, because whether its a copy or not, we're going to
                // leave or lose the original marker (leave if its a copy; lose if its
                // not, because we'll remove it from the map).
-               
+
                // create a dummy marker for visual representation of moving the copy.
                // The actual copying is not done before we reach the finish callback.
 
@@ -3147,7 +3273,7 @@ CursorDrag::start_grab (GdkEvent* event, Gdk::Cursor* c)
 
 
                if (AudioEngine::instance()->connected()) {
-                       
+
                        /* do this only if we're the engine is connected
                         * because otherwise this request will never be
                         * serviced and we'll busy wait forever. likewise,
@@ -3527,7 +3653,7 @@ MarkerDrag::start_grab (GdkEvent* event, Gdk::Cursor* cursor)
                break;
        }
 
-       /* Set up copies for us to manipulate during the drag 
+       /* Set up copies for us to manipulate during the drag
         */
 
        for (MarkerSelection::iterator i = _editor->selection->markers.begin(); i != _editor->selection->markers.end(); ++i) {
@@ -3557,7 +3683,7 @@ MarkerDrag::start_grab (GdkEvent* event, Gdk::Cursor* cursor)
                                (*x).move_both = true;
                        }
                }
-                       
+
        }
 }
 
@@ -3596,7 +3722,7 @@ MarkerDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool)
                if (find (x->markers.begin(), x->markers.end(), _marker) != x->markers.end()) {
 
                        /* this marker is represented by this
-                        * CopiedLocationMarkerInfo 
+                        * CopiedLocationMarkerInfo
                         */
 
                        if ((real_location = _editor->find_location_from_marker (_marker, is_start)) == 0) {
@@ -3659,12 +3785,12 @@ MarkerDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool)
                        copy_location->set_start (copy_location->start() + f_delta);
 
                } else {
-                       
+
                        framepos_t new_start = copy_location->start() + f_delta;
                        framepos_t new_end = copy_location->end() + f_delta;
-                       
+
                        if (is_start) { // start-of-range marker
-                               
+
                                if (move_both || (*x).move_both) {
                                        copy_location->set_start (new_start);
                                        copy_location->set_end (new_end);
@@ -3692,14 +3818,14 @@ MarkerDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool)
                }
 
                update_item (copy_location);
-               
+
                /* now lookup the actual GUI items used to display this
                 * location and move them to wherever the copy of the location
                 * is now. This means that the logic in ARDOUR::Location is
-                * still enforced, even though we are not (yet) modifying 
+                * still enforced, even though we are not (yet) modifying
                 * the real Location itself.
                 */
-               
+
                Editor::LocationMarkers* lm = _editor->find_location_markers (real_location);
 
                if (lm) {
@@ -3717,7 +3843,7 @@ void
 MarkerDrag::finished (GdkEvent* event, bool movement_occurred)
 {
        if (!movement_occurred) {
-               
+
                if (was_double_click()) {
                        _editor->rename_marker (_marker);
                        return;
@@ -3793,7 +3919,7 @@ MarkerDrag::aborted (bool movement_occured)
        for (CopiedLocationInfo::iterator x = _copied_locations.begin(); x != _copied_locations.end(); ++x) {
 
                /* move all markers to their original location */
-               
+
 
                for (vector<Marker*>::iterator m = x->markers.begin(); m != x->markers.end(); ++m) {
 
@@ -4185,7 +4311,7 @@ RubberbandSelectDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool)
                        } else {
                                x2 = max (x1 + min_dimension, x2);
                        }
-               } 
+               }
 
                if (y2 < y1) {
                        y2 = min (y1 - min_dimension, y2);
@@ -4195,7 +4321,7 @@ RubberbandSelectDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool)
 
                /* translate rect into item space and set */
 
-                ArdourCanvas::Rect r (x1, y1, x2, y2);
+               ArdourCanvas::Rect r (x1, y1, x2, y2);
 
                /* this drag is a _trackview_only == true drag, so the y1 and
                 * y2 (computed using current_pointer_y() and grab_y()) will be
@@ -4227,7 +4353,7 @@ RubberbandSelectDrag::do_select_things (GdkEvent* event, bool drag_in_progress)
                grab = raw_grab_frame ();
                lpf = _editor->pixel_to_sample_from_event (last_pointer_x());
        }
-       
+
        if (grab < lpf) {
                x1 = grab;
                x2 = lpf;
@@ -4238,7 +4364,7 @@ RubberbandSelectDrag::do_select_things (GdkEvent* event, bool drag_in_progress)
 
        double y1;
        double y2;
-       
+
        if (current_pointer_y() < grab_y()) {
                y1 = current_pointer_y();
                y2 = grab_y();
@@ -4272,14 +4398,14 @@ RubberbandSelectDrag::finished (GdkEvent* event, bool movement_occurred)
                                add_midi_region (mtv);
                                do_deselect = false;
                        }
-               } 
+               }
 
                /* do not deselect if Primary or Tertiary (toggle-select or
                 * extend-select are pressed.
                 */
 
-               if (!Keyboard::modifier_state_contains (event->button.state, Keyboard::PrimaryModifier) && 
-                   !Keyboard::modifier_state_contains (event->button.state, Keyboard::TertiaryModifier) && 
+               if (!Keyboard::modifier_state_contains (event->button.state, Keyboard::PrimaryModifier) &&
+                   !Keyboard::modifier_state_contains (event->button.state, Keyboard::TertiaryModifier) &&
                    do_deselect) {
                        deselect_things ();
                }
@@ -4409,11 +4535,10 @@ SelectionDrag::SelectionDrag (Editor* e, ArdourCanvas::Item* i, Operation o)
        : Drag (e, i)
        , _operation (o)
        , _add (false)
-       , _original_pointer_time_axis (-1)
        , _time_selection_at_start (!_editor->get_selection().time.empty())
 {
        DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::Drags, "New SelectionDrag\n");
-       
+
        if (_time_selection_at_start) {
                start_at_start = _editor->get_selection().time.start();
                end_at_start = _editor->get_selection().time.end_frame();
@@ -4468,8 +4593,6 @@ SelectionDrag::start_grab (GdkEvent* event, Gdk::Cursor*)
        } else {
                show_verbose_cursor_time (adjusted_current_frame (event));
        }
-
-       _original_pointer_time_axis = _editor->trackview_by_y_position (current_pointer_y ()).first->order ();
 }
 
 void
@@ -4542,7 +4665,7 @@ SelectionDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
                                _editor->set_selected_track_as_side_effect (Selection::Add);
                                _editor->clicked_selection = _editor->selection->add (start, end);
                                _add = false;
-                               
+
                        } else {
 
                                /* new selection */
@@ -4554,15 +4677,15 @@ SelectionDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
                                _editor->clicked_selection = _editor->selection->set (start, end);
                        }
                }
-               
-               //if user is selecting a range on an automation track, bail out here before we get to the grouped stuff, 
-               // because the grouped stuff will start working on tracks (routeTAVs), and end up removing this 
+
+               //if user is selecting a range on an automation track, bail out here before we get to the grouped stuff,
+               // because the grouped stuff will start working on tracks (routeTAVs), and end up removing this
                AutomationTimeAxisView *atest = dynamic_cast<AutomationTimeAxisView *>(_editor->clicked_axisview);
                if (atest) {
                        _editor->selection->add (atest);
-                       break; 
+                       break;
                }
-               
+
                /* select all tracks within the rectangle that we've marked out so far */
                TrackViewList new_selection;
                TrackViewList& all_tracks (_editor->track_views);
@@ -4633,7 +4756,7 @@ SelectionDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
                }
 
                break;
-               
+
        case SelectionMove:
 
                start = _editor->selection->time[_editor->clicked_selection].start;
@@ -4654,7 +4777,7 @@ SelectionDrag::motion (GdkEvent* event, bool first_move)
 
        if (start != end) {
                switch (_operation) {
-               case SelectionMove:     
+               case SelectionMove:
                        if (_time_selection_at_start) {
                                _editor->selection->move_time (distance);
                        }
@@ -4676,7 +4799,7 @@ SelectionDrag::finished (GdkEvent* event, bool movement_occurred)
 {
        Session* s = _editor->session();
 
-       _editor->begin_reversible_selection_op (_("Change Time Selection"));
+       _editor->begin_reversible_selection_op (X_("Change Time Selection"));
        if (movement_occurred) {
                motion (event, false);
                /* XXX this is not object-oriented programming at all. ick */
@@ -4724,7 +4847,7 @@ SelectionDrag::finished (GdkEvent* event, bool movement_occurred)
                if (_editor->clicked_axisview && !_editor->selection->selected (_editor->clicked_axisview)) {
                        _editor->selection->set (_editor->clicked_axisview);
                }
-                       
+
                if (s && s->get_play_range () && s->transport_rolling()) {
                        s->request_stop (false, false);
                }
@@ -4749,7 +4872,7 @@ RangeMarkerBarDrag::RangeMarkerBarDrag (Editor* e, ArdourCanvas::Item* i, Operat
 {
        DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::Drags, "New RangeMarkerBarDrag\n");
 
-       _drag_rect = new ArdourCanvas::Rectangle (_editor->time_line_group, 
+       _drag_rect = new ArdourCanvas::Rectangle (_editor->time_line_group,
                                                  ArdourCanvas::Rect (0.0, 0.0, 0.0,
                                                                      physical_screen_height (_editor->get_window())));
        _drag_rect->hide ();
@@ -4760,7 +4883,7 @@ RangeMarkerBarDrag::RangeMarkerBarDrag (Editor* e, ArdourCanvas::Item* i, Operat
 
 RangeMarkerBarDrag::~RangeMarkerBarDrag()
 {
-       /* normal canvas items will be cleaned up when their parent group is deleted. But 
+       /* normal canvas items will be cleaned up when their parent group is deleted. But
           this item is created as the child of a long-lived parent group, and so we
           need to explicitly delete it.
        */
@@ -4938,7 +5061,6 @@ RangeMarkerBarDrag::finished (GdkEvent* event, bool movement_occurred)
                         * nothing */
 
                } else { /* operation == CreateRangeMarker || CreateSkipMarker */
-                       
 
                        framepos_t start;
                        framepos_t end;
@@ -5027,7 +5149,7 @@ NoteDrag::start_grab (GdkEvent* event, Gdk::Cursor *)
                                _region->unique_select (_primary);
                        }
 
-                       _editor->begin_reversible_selection_op(_("Select Note Press"));
+                       _editor->begin_reversible_selection_op(X_("Select Note Press"));
                        _editor->commit_reversible_selection_op();
                }
        }
@@ -5097,7 +5219,7 @@ NoteDrag::motion (GdkEvent *, bool)
 
                char buf[12];
                uint8_t new_note = min (max (_primary->note()->note() + note_delta, 0), 127);
-               
+
                snprintf (buf, sizeof (buf), "%s (%d)", Evoral::midi_note_name (new_note).c_str(),
                          (int) floor ((double)new_note));
 
@@ -5138,7 +5260,7 @@ NoteDrag::finished (GdkEvent* ev, bool moved)
                        }
 
                        if (changed) {
-                               _editor->begin_reversible_selection_op(_("Select Note Release"));
+                               _editor->begin_reversible_selection_op(X_("Select Note Release"));
                                _editor->commit_reversible_selection_op();
                        }
                }
@@ -5504,7 +5626,7 @@ MidiVerticalSelectDrag::select_things (int button_state, framepos_t /*x1*/, fram
 
        y1 = max (0.0, y1 - y);
        y2 = max (0.0, y2 - y);
-       
+
        _region_view->update_vertical_drag_selection (
                y1,
                y2,
@@ -5531,10 +5653,10 @@ EditorRubberbandSelectDrag::select_things (int button_state, framepos_t x1, fram
                /* We just want to select things at the end of the drag, not during it */
                return;
        }
-       
+
        Selection::Operation op = ArdourKeyboard::selection_type (button_state);
 
-       _editor->begin_reversible_selection_op (_("rubberband selection"));
+       _editor->begin_reversible_selection_op (X_("rubberband selection"));
 
        _editor->select_all_within (x1, x2 - 1, y1, y2, _editor->track_views, op, false);
 
@@ -5544,7 +5666,7 @@ EditorRubberbandSelectDrag::select_things (int button_state, framepos_t x1, fram
 void
 EditorRubberbandSelectDrag::deselect_things ()
 {
-       _editor->begin_reversible_selection_op (_("Clear Selection (rubberband)"));
+       _editor->begin_reversible_selection_op (X_("Clear Selection (rubberband)"));
 
        _editor->selection->clear_tracks();
        _editor->selection->clear_regions();
@@ -5584,7 +5706,7 @@ void
 NoteCreateDrag::start_grab (GdkEvent* event, Gdk::Cursor* cursor)
 {
        Drag::start_grab (event, cursor);
-                                                
+
        _drag_rect = new ArdourCanvas::Rectangle (_region_view->get_canvas_group ());
 
        framepos_t pf = _drags->current_pointer_frame ();
@@ -5626,13 +5748,13 @@ NoteCreateDrag::finished (GdkEvent*, bool had_movement)
        if (!had_movement) {
                return;
        }
-       
+
        framepos_t const start = min (_note[0], _note[1]);
        framecnt_t length = (framecnt_t) fabs ((double)(_note[0] - _note[1]));
 
        framecnt_t const g = grid_frames (start);
        Evoral::Beats const one_tick = Evoral::Beats::ticks(1);
-       
+
        if (_editor->snap_mode() == SnapNormal && length < g) {
                length = g;
        }
@@ -5654,7 +5776,7 @@ NoteCreateDrag::y_to_region (double y) const
 void
 NoteCreateDrag::aborted (bool)
 {
-       
+
 }
 
 CrossfadeEdgeDrag::CrossfadeEdgeDrag (Editor* e, AudioRegionView* rv, ArdourCanvas::Item* i, bool start_yn)
@@ -5721,9 +5843,9 @@ CrossfadeEdgeDrag::finished (GdkEvent*, bool)
        }
 
        new_length = ar->verify_xfade_bounds (len + _editor->pixel_to_sample (distance), start);
-       
+
        _editor->begin_reversible_command ("xfade trim");
-       ar->playlist()->clear_owned_changes (); 
+       ar->playlist()->clear_owned_changes ();
 
        if (start) {
                ar->set_fade_in_length (new_length);
@@ -5781,7 +5903,7 @@ RegionCutDrag::finished (GdkEvent*, bool)
        _editor->get_track_canvas()->canvas()->re_enter();
 
        framepos_t pos = _drags->current_pointer_frame();
-       
+
        line->hide ();
 
        RegionSelection rs = _editor->get_regions_from_selection_and_mouse (pos);