Allow to disable custom plugin skins, using old 1.x style instead

resources/ui/carla_settings.ui

@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
               </property>
               <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
                <size>
-                <width>138</width>
+                <width>130</width>
                 <height>10</height>
                </size>
               </property>
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@
             <string>Misc</string>
            </property>
            <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_4">
-            <item row="0" column="0">
+            <item row="1" column="0">
              <widget class="QLabel" name="label_main_refresh_interval">
               <property name="text">
                <string>GUI Refresh interval:</string>
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@
               </property>
              </widget>
             </item>
-            <item row="0" column="1">
+            <item row="1" column="1">
              <widget class="QSpinBox" name="sb_main_refresh_interval">
               <property name="suffix">
                <string> ms</string>
@@ -355,22 +355,29 @@
               </property>
              </widget>
             </item>
-            <item row="0" column="2">
+            <item row="1" column="2">
              <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_12">
               <property name="orientation">
                <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
               </property>
               <property name="sizeType">
-               <enum>QSizePolicy::Preferred</enum>
+               <enum>QSizePolicy::Fixed</enum>
               </property>
               <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
                <size>
-                <width>40</width>
+                <width>130</width>
                 <height>10</height>
                </size>
               </property>
              </spacer>
             </item>
+            <item row="0" column="0" colspan="3">
+             <widget class="QCheckBox" name="cb_main_use_custom_skins">
+              <property name="text">
+               <string>Use custom plugin slot skins</string>
+              </property>
+             </widget>
+            </item>
            </layout>
           </widget>
          </item>

source/carla_host.py

@@ -458,6 +458,12 @@ class HostWindow(QMainWindow):
         except:
             maxParameters = CARLA_DEFAULT_MAX_PARAMETERS
 
+        # int values
+        try:
+            useCustomSkins = settings.value(CARLA_KEY_MAIN_USE_CUSTOM_SKINS, CARLA_DEFAULT_MAIN_USE_CUSTOM_SKINS, type=bool)
+        except:
+            useCustomSkins = CARLA_DEFAULT_MAIN_USE_CUSTOM_SKINS
+
         try:
             uiBridgesTimeout = settings.value(CARLA_KEY_ENGINE_UI_BRIDGES_TIMEOUT, CARLA_DEFAULT_UI_BRIDGES_TIMEOUT, type=int)
         except:
@@ -541,7 +547,8 @@ class HostWindow(QMainWindow):
         gCarla.host.set_engine_option(ENGINE_OPTION_AUDIO_DEVICE,          0,                   audioDevice)
 
         # save this for later
-        gCarla.maxParameters = maxParameters
+        gCarla.maxParameters  = maxParameters
+        gCarla.useCustomSkins = useCustomSkins
 
         # return selected driver name
         return audioDriver

source/carla_settings.py

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ CARLA_DEFAULT_MAIN_PROJECT_FOLDER   = QDir.homePath()
 CARLA_DEFAULT_MAIN_USE_PRO_THEME    = True
 CARLA_DEFAULT_MAIN_PRO_THEME_COLOR  = "Black"
 CARLA_DEFAULT_MAIN_REFRESH_INTERVAL = 20
+CARLA_DEFAULT_MAIN_USE_CUSTOM_SKINS = True
 
 # Canvas
 CARLA_DEFAULT_CANVAS_THEME            = "Modern Dark"
@@ -342,6 +343,7 @@ class CarlaSettingsW(QDialog):
         self.ui.ch_main_theme_pro.setChecked(settings.value(CARLA_KEY_MAIN_USE_PRO_THEME, CARLA_DEFAULT_MAIN_USE_PRO_THEME, type=bool))
         self.ui.cb_main_theme_color.setCurrentIndex(self.ui.cb_main_theme_color.findText(settings.value(CARLA_KEY_MAIN_PRO_THEME_COLOR, CARLA_DEFAULT_MAIN_PRO_THEME_COLOR, type=str)))
         self.ui.sb_main_refresh_interval.setValue(settings.value(CARLA_KEY_MAIN_REFRESH_INTERVAL, CARLA_DEFAULT_MAIN_REFRESH_INTERVAL, type=int))
+        self.ui.cb_main_use_custom_skins.setChecked(settings.value(CARLA_KEY_MAIN_USE_CUSTOM_SKINS, CARLA_DEFAULT_MAIN_USE_CUSTOM_SKINS, type=bool))
 
         # ---------------------------------------
         # Canvas
@@ -453,6 +455,7 @@ class CarlaSettingsW(QDialog):
         settings.setValue(CARLA_KEY_MAIN_USE_PRO_THEME,    self.ui.ch_main_theme_pro.isChecked())
         settings.setValue(CARLA_KEY_MAIN_PRO_THEME_COLOR,  self.ui.cb_main_theme_color.currentText())
         settings.setValue(CARLA_KEY_MAIN_REFRESH_INTERVAL, self.ui.sb_main_refresh_interval.value())
+        settings.setValue(CARLA_KEY_MAIN_USE_CUSTOM_SKINS, self.ui.cb_main_use_custom_skins.isChecked())
 
         # ---------------------------------------
 
@@ -537,9 +540,10 @@ class CarlaSettingsW(QDialog):
     def slot_resetSettings(self):
         if self.ui.lw_page.currentRow() == self.TAB_INDEX_MAIN:
             self.ui.le_main_proj_folder.setText(CARLA_DEFAULT_MAIN_PROJECT_FOLDER)
-            self.ui.ch_theme_pro.setChecked(CARLA_DEFAULT_MAIN_USE_PRO_THEME)
-            self.ui.cb_theme_color.setCurrentIndex(self.ui.cb_theme_color.findText(CARLA_DEFAULT_MAIN_PRO_THEME_COLOR))
-            self.ui.sb_gui_refresh.setValue(CARLA_DEFAULT_MAIN_REFRESH_INTERVAL)
+            self.ui.ch_main_theme_pro.setChecked(CARLA_DEFAULT_MAIN_USE_PRO_THEME)
+            self.ui.cb_main_theme_color.setCurrentIndex(self.ui.cb_theme_color.findText(CARLA_DEFAULT_MAIN_PRO_THEME_COLOR))
+            self.ui.sb_main_refresh_interval.setValue(CARLA_DEFAULT_MAIN_REFRESH_INTERVAL)
+            self.ui.cb_main_use_custom_skins.setChecked(CARLA_DEFAULT_MAIN_USE_CUSTOM_SKINS)
 
         elif self.ui.lw_page.currentRow() == self.TAB_INDEX_CANVAS:
             self.ui.cb_canvas_theme.setCurrentIndex(self.ui.cb_canvas_theme.findText(CARLA_DEFAULT_CANVAS_THEME))

source/carla_shared.py

@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ CARLA_KEY_MAIN_PROJECT_FOLDER   = "Main/ProjectFolder"   # str
 CARLA_KEY_MAIN_USE_PRO_THEME    = "Main/UseProTheme"     # bool
 CARLA_KEY_MAIN_PRO_THEME_COLOR  = "Main/ProThemeColor"   # str
 CARLA_KEY_MAIN_REFRESH_INTERVAL = "Main/RefreshInterval" # int
+CARLA_KEY_MAIN_USE_CUSTOM_SKINS = "Main/UseCustomSkins"  # bool
 
 CARLA_KEY_CANVAS_THEME            = "Canvas/Theme"          # str
 CARLA_KEY_CANVAS_SIZE             = "Canvas/Size"           # str "NxN"
@@ -245,6 +246,8 @@ class CarlaObject(object):
         'transportMode',
         # current max parameters
         'maxParameters',
+        # wherever to use custom skins
+        'useCustomSkins',
         # binary dir
         'pathBinaries',
         # resources dir
@@ -273,8 +276,9 @@ gCarla.processMode       = ENGINE_PROCESS_MODE_MULTIPLE_CLIENTS if LINUX else EN
 gCarla.processModeForced = False
 gCarla.transportMode     = ENGINE_TRANSPORT_MODE_JACK if LINUX else ENGINE_TRANSPORT_MODE_INTERNAL
 gCarla.maxParameters     = MAX_DEFAULT_PARAMETERS
-gCarla.pathBinaries  = ""
-gCarla.pathResources = ""
+gCarla.useCustomSkins = True
+gCarla.pathBinaries   = ""
+gCarla.pathResources  = ""
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Default Plugin Folders (get)

source/carla_skin.py

@@ -1438,6 +1438,9 @@ class PluginSlot_ZynFX(AbstractPluginSlot):
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 def createPluginSlot(parent, pluginId):
+    if not gCarla.useCustomSkins:
+        return PluginSlot_Default(parent, pluginId)
+
     pluginInfo  = gCarla.host.get_plugin_info(pluginId)
     pluginName  = gCarla.host.get_real_plugin_name(pluginId)
     pluginLabel = pluginInfo['label']
@@ -1461,7 +1464,6 @@ def createPluginSlot(parent, pluginId):
         #return PluginSlot_Nekobi(parent, pluginId)
 
     return PluginSlot_BasicFX(parent, pluginId)
-    return PluginSlot_Default(parent, pluginId)
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Main Testing