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0010216ardourbugspublic2026-02-28 10:002026-02-28 13:35
ReporterGhostsonAcid Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeveritymajorReproducibilityalways
Status newResolutionopen 
PlatformmacOSOSMojaveOS Version10.14.6
Product Version9.2 
Summary0010216: Using the shortcut Shift-I for a group of selected regions only raises the *first* region of the selection to the top...
Description-And doing so also seems to 'invert' the layering of the remaining regions of the selection.
I.E. the remaining regions in the selection go from 'ascending' to 'descending' (-see the before and after screenshots).

Possible solution:
Simply make the code preserve current region layering for the selected regions, and thus when using Shift-I (or clicking "Raise to Top") move ALL regions to the topmost area, etc..
(-This preservation should ALSO apply to groups of selected regions simply *as you move them around*; See comment *** below....)
Steps To Reproduce1. Import audio.
2. Chop it into like 7 regions.
3. Extend the end of each to overlap with the next.
4. Switch to a layered view for the track.
5. Move regions around to create two distinct 'stairsteps' of regions, ensuring they overlap a bit.
6. Select the latter stairstep and use Shift-I.
7. Watch as they don't all neatly raise.

.....
***And in doing this little extra test, I noticed layering changes are kind of *messed-up in general*.
When just *moving around* a group of selected regions, layering changes occur in odd and unpredictable ways...

So it seems like a fair bit of polish needs to be addressed here... O___o
Additional InformationBONUS Idea:
Create a new option in the (right-click ->) Selected Regions -> Layering sub-menu... -something like "Stairstep Regions", which automatically re-layers ALL selected regions in a stairstep like fashion! : )

~Would be VERY convenient.
Tagslayering, Raise to Top, regions

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GhostsonAcid

2026-02-28 10:00

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x42

2026-02-28 13:35

administrator   ~0030016

it correctly raises them all to the top, staring with the left-most selected region, and then iterating to the right.

That is one (or many) correct way to handle this.

I expect in your case you want to preserve the relative order of all selected region (ie not raise individual regions).

Without reading the user's mind we need options...

The idea to raise each individual selected regions is to allow comping; Select some regions raise them all to the top individually (not as group). This is required because they may no be in the same layer to begin with, maintaining relative z-order would not work for this case.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2026-02-28 10:00 GhostsonAcid New Issue
2026-02-28 10:00 GhostsonAcid Tag Attached: layering
2026-02-28 10:00 GhostsonAcid Tag Attached: Raise to Top
2026-02-28 10:00 GhostsonAcid Tag Attached: regions
2026-02-28 10:00 GhostsonAcid File Added: Screen Shot 2026-02-28 at 11.35.12 AM.png
2026-02-28 10:00 GhostsonAcid File Added: Screen Shot 2026-02-28 at 11.35.22 AM.png
2026-02-28 13:35 x42 Note Added: 0030016