automatic error log window popup be gone.

gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc

@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ ARDOUR_UI::ARDOUR_UI (int *argcp, char **argvp[], const char* localedir)
 	, auditioning_alert_button (_("Audition"))
 	, solo_alert_button (_("Solo"))
 	, feedback_alert_button (_("Feedback"))
+	, error_alert_button (_("Errors"))
 
 	, editor_meter(0)
 	, editor_meter_peak_display()
@@ -231,8 +232,6 @@ ARDOUR_UI::ARDOUR_UI (int *argcp, char **argvp[], const char* localedir)
 	, audio_port_matrix (X_("audio-connection-manager"), _("Audio Connections"), boost::bind (&ARDOUR_UI::create_global_port_matrix, this, ARDOUR::DataType::AUDIO))
 	, midi_port_matrix (X_("midi-connection-manager"), _("MIDI Connections"), boost::bind (&ARDOUR_UI::create_global_port_matrix, this, ARDOUR::DataType::MIDI))
 
-	, error_log_button (_("Errors"))
-
 	, _status_bar_visibility (X_("status-bar"))
 	, _feedback_exists (false)
 {
@@ -2288,6 +2287,7 @@ ARDOUR_UI::blink_handler (bool blink_on)
 	sync_blink (blink_on);
 	audition_blink (blink_on);
 	feedback_blink (blink_on);
+	error_blink (blink_on);
 }
 
 void

gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h

@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ class ARDOUR_UI : public Gtkmm2ext::UI, public ARDOUR::SessionHandlePtr
 	ArdourButton auditioning_alert_button;
 	ArdourButton solo_alert_button;
 	ArdourButton feedback_alert_button;
+	ArdourButton error_alert_button;
 
 	Gtk::VBox alert_box;
 	Gtk::VBox meter_box;
@@ -472,6 +473,7 @@ class ARDOUR_UI : public Gtkmm2ext::UI, public ARDOUR::SessionHandlePtr
 	void sync_blink (bool);
 	void audition_blink (bool);
 	void feedback_blink (bool);
+	void error_blink (bool);
 	
 	void set_flat_buttons();
 
@@ -482,6 +484,7 @@ class ARDOUR_UI : public Gtkmm2ext::UI, public ARDOUR::SessionHandlePtr
 	bool solo_alert_press (GdkEventButton* ev);
 	bool audition_alert_press (GdkEventButton* ev);
 	bool feedback_alert_press (GdkEventButton *);
+	bool error_alert_press (GdkEventButton *);
 
 	void big_clock_value_changed ();
 	void primary_clock_value_changed ();
@@ -731,7 +734,6 @@ class ARDOUR_UI : public Gtkmm2ext::UI, public ARDOUR::SessionHandlePtr
 			const char *msg);
 	Gtk::Label status_bar_label;
         bool status_bar_button_press (GdkEventButton*);
-	Gtk::ToggleButton error_log_button;
 
 	void loading_message (const std::string& msg);
 
@@ -768,6 +770,7 @@ class ARDOUR_UI : public Gtkmm2ext::UI, public ARDOUR::SessionHandlePtr
 
 	void successful_graph_sort ();
 	bool _feedback_exists;
+	bool _error_not_acknowledged;
 
 	void resize_text_widgets ();
 

gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui2.cc

@@ -96,14 +96,13 @@ ARDOUR_UI::setup_windows ()
 	status_bar_event_box->add_events (Gdk::BUTTON_PRESS_MASK|Gdk::BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK);
 	status_bar_label.set_size_request (300, -1);
 	status_bar_packer->pack_start (*status_bar_event_box, true, true, 6);
-	status_bar_packer->pack_start (error_log_button, false, false);
+	status_bar_packer->pack_start (error_alert_button, false, false);
 
 	status_bar_label.show ();
 	status_bar_event_box->show ();
 	status_bar_packer->show ();
-	error_log_button.show ();
+	error_alert_button.show ();
 
-	error_log_button.signal_clicked().connect (mem_fun (*this, &UI::toggle_errors));
 	status_bar_event_box->signal_button_press_event().connect (mem_fun (*this, &ARDOUR_UI::status_bar_button_press));
 
 	editor->get_status_bar_packer().pack_start (*status_bar_packer, true, true);
@@ -175,6 +174,11 @@ ARDOUR_UI::display_message (const char *prefix, gint prefix_len, RefPtr<TextBuff
 	string text;
 
 	UI::display_message (prefix, prefix_len, ptag, mtag, msg);
+
+	if (!strcmp (prefix, _("[ERROR]: ")) || !strcmp (prefix, _("[WARNING]: "))) {
+		_error_not_acknowledged = true;
+	}
+
 #ifdef TOP_MENUBAR
 
 	if (strcmp (prefix, _("[ERROR]: ")) == 0) {
@@ -325,6 +329,8 @@ ARDOUR_UI::setup_transport ()
 	auditioning_alert_button.signal_button_press_event().connect (sigc::mem_fun(*this,&ARDOUR_UI::audition_alert_press), false);
 	feedback_alert_button.set_name ("feedback alert");
 	feedback_alert_button.signal_button_press_event().connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &ARDOUR_UI::feedback_alert_press), false);
+	error_alert_button.set_name ("error alert");
+	error_alert_button.signal_button_press_event().connect (sigc::mem_fun(*this,&ARDOUR_UI::error_alert_press), false);
 
 	alert_box.set_homogeneous (true);
 	alert_box.set_spacing (2);
@@ -536,6 +542,14 @@ ARDOUR_UI::feedback_alert_press (GdkEventButton *)
 	return true;
 }
 
+bool
+ARDOUR_UI::error_alert_press (GdkEventButton*)
+{
+	_error_not_acknowledged = false;
+	UI::show_errors();
+	return true;
+}
+
 void
 ARDOUR_UI::solo_blink (bool onoff)
 {
@@ -609,6 +623,22 @@ ARDOUR_UI::feedback_blink (bool onoff)
 	}
 }
 
+void
+ARDOUR_UI::error_blink (bool onoff)
+{
+	if (_error_not_acknowledged) {
+		if (onoff) {
+			error_alert_button.set_active (true);
+		} else {
+			error_alert_button.set_active (false);
+		}
+	} else {
+		error_alert_button.set_active (false);
+	}
+}
+
+
+
 void
 ARDOUR_UI::set_transport_sensitivity (bool yn)
 {

gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc

@@ -514,6 +514,10 @@ ARDOUR_UI::build_menu_bar ()
 #endif
 		disk_space = true;
 	}
+
+#ifndef TOP_MENUBAR
+	hbox->pack_end (error_alert_button, false, false, 2);
+#endif
 	
 	hbox->pack_end (wall_clock_label, false, false, 2);
 	hbox->pack_end (disk_space_label, false, false, 4);

libs/gtkmm2ext/gtk_ui.cc

@@ -580,10 +580,6 @@ UI::process_error_message (Transmitter::Channel chn, const char *str)
 			cerr << prefix << str << endl;
 		} else {
 			display_message (prefix, prefix_len, ptag, mtag, str);
-			
-			if (!errors->is_visible() && chn != Transmitter::Info) {
-				show_errors ();
-			}
 		}
 	}