retain Send control visibility state, fixes #6210

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/processor_box.cc b/gtk2_ardour/processor_box.cc
index 70f4002198..3aec2e8c22 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/processor_box.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/processor_box.cc
@@ -1721,14 +1721,25 @@ ProcessorBox::add_processor_to_display (boost::weak_ptr<Processor> p)
 	if (!send && !plugin_insert && !ext)
 		e->set_selectable(false);
 
+	bool mark_send_visible = false;
+	if (send && _parent_strip) {
+		/* show controls of new sends by default */
+		GUIObjectState& st = _parent_strip->gui_object_state ();
+		XMLNode* strip = st.get_or_add_node (_parent_strip->state_id ());
+		assert (strip);
+		/* check if state exists, if not it must be a new send */
+		if (!st.get_node(strip, e->state_id())) {
+			mark_send_visible = true;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* Set up this entry's state from the GUIObjectState */
 	XMLNode* proc = entry_gui_object_state (e);
 	if (proc) {
 		e->set_control_state (proc);
 	}
-	
-	if (boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<Send> (processor)) {
-		/* Always show send controls */
+
+	if (mark_send_visible) {
 		e->show_all_controls ();
 	}