v0.6.1: meter-anim revert + strip/stuck fix, preset Load, knob sweep, anim polish

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22)
 #     cmake --build build --config Release
 # ============================================================================
 
-project(Anamorph VERSION 0.6.0 LANGUAGES C CXX)
+project(Anamorph VERSION 0.6.1 LANGUAGES C CXX)
 
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)

src/PluginEditor.h

@@ -72,9 +72,10 @@ class AnamorphAudioProcessorEditor : public juce::AudioProcessorEditor,
     void registerAnimated (juce::Component&);
     void mouseWheelMove (const juce::MouseEvent&, const juce::MouseWheelDetails&) override; // Persist scroll reveal (#1)
     void applyUiScale();                 // whole-window XS..XL transform scale (F4)
-    void refreshPresetDisplay();         // preset name + dirty dot (F2)
+    void refreshPresetDisplay();         // preset name + dirty mark (F2)
     void showPresetMenu();
     void showSavePreset (bool);
+    void showLoadPreset();               // OS file chooser (#3)
     void setupRotary (juce::Slider&, juce::Label&, const juce::String& name, const juce::String& tip);
     void attachSlider (juce::Slider&, const char* id);
     void setupCombo (juce::ComboBox&, const char* id, const juce::String& tip);
@@ -169,11 +170,12 @@ class AnamorphAudioProcessorEditor : public juce::AudioProcessorEditor,
     juce::Label settingsTitle;
     juce::Label persistLabel;   // Persist moved into Settings as a bar (#21)
 
-    // Save-preset overlay (F2)
+    // Save-preset overlay (F2) + the OS Load chooser (#3)
     Backdrop savePresetBackdrop;
     juce::Label      saveTitle;
     juce::TextEditor saveNameEditor;
     juce::TextButton saveOkButton { "Save" }, saveCancelButton { "Cancel" };
+    std::unique_ptr<juce::FileChooser> fileChooser;
 
     juce::OwnedArray<SliderAttachment>   sliderAtts;
     juce::OwnedArray<ButtonAttachment>   buttonAtts;
@@ -199,8 +201,6 @@ class AnamorphAudioProcessorEditor : public juce::AudioProcessorEditor,
     // coarse timer tick is what stuttered (#6). Same ease curve, time-based.
     juce::VBlankAttachment meterVBlank;
     double lastFrameTime = 0.0;
-    float  meterAnimFrom = 0.0f, meterAnimTarget = -1.0f; // ease-out reveal state (#3)
-    double meterAnimT    = 1.0;
 
     // Micro-animation driver (F3): per-frame eased "hovA"/"actA"/"onA" component
     // properties the LookAndFeel blends with; repaints fire only while moving.

src/PresetManager.cpp

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace
         return presets;
     }
 
-    constexpr const char* kPresetExt = ".anamorph";
+    const juce::String kPresetExt = PresetManager::fileSuffix();
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -147,6 +147,16 @@ void PresetManager::load (int index)
     sigAtLoad = soundSig();
 }
 
+bool PresetManager::loadFile (const juce::File& f)
+{
+    auto xml = juce::parseXML (f);
+    if (xml == nullptr) return false;
+    applySoundTree (juce::ValueTree::fromXml (*xml));
+    current = f.getFileNameWithoutExtension();
+    sigAtLoad = soundSig();
+    return true;
+}
+
 void PresetManager::step (int delta)
 {
     if (list.isEmpty()) return;

src/PresetManager.h

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class PresetManager
     //   Win    %APPDATA%/RollyTech/Anamorph/Presets
     //   Linux  ~/.config/RollyTech/Anamorph/Presets
     static juce::File presetDirectory();
+    static juce::String fileSuffix() { return ".anamorph"; } // shared with the OS chooser filter (#3)
 
     void refresh();                                  // rescan the user folder
     const juce::Array<Entry>& entries() const noexcept { return list; }
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ class PresetManager
     bool isDirty() const;                            // sound edited since load/save
 
     void load (int index);                           // message thread only
+    bool loadFile (const juce::File&);               // load an arbitrary .anamorph file (OS chooser, #3)
     void step (int delta);                           // prev/next with wrap-around
     bool saveUser (const juce::String& name);        // write + select; false on IO error
 

src/gui/LookAndFeel.cpp

@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ void AnamorphLookAndFeel::drawRotarySlider (juce::Graphics& g, int x, int y, int
     const auto bounds = juce::Rectangle<float> ((float) x, (float) y, (float) w, (float) h).reduced (4.0f);
     const auto radius  = juce::jmin (bounds.getWidth(), bounds.getHeight()) * 0.5f;
     const auto centre  = bounds.getCentre();
+    // Draw at the EASED visual position when the micro-anim driver is publishing
+    // one (preset / A-B sweep, #5); falls back to the live position otherwise.
+    if (const auto* v = s.getProperties().getVarPointer ("vpos"))
+        pos = juce::jlimit (0.0f, 1.0f, (float) (double) *v);
     const auto angle   = startAngle + pos * (endAngle - startAngle);
     const float thick  = juce::jmax (3.0f, radius * 0.16f);
 
@@ -572,6 +576,55 @@ void AnamorphLookAndFeel::positionComboBoxText (juce::ComboBox& box, juce::Label
     label.setFont (getComboBoxFont (box));
 }
 
+// Text fields carrying a "glow" property (the Save-Preset name box) get a
+// rounded, faintly accent-lit border when focused -- the same micro-glow as an
+// open combo, so it reads premium rather than a thin default rectangle (#11).
+void AnamorphLookAndFeel::fillTextEditorBackground (juce::Graphics& g, int width, int height,
+                                                    juce::TextEditor& ed)
+{
+    if (! (bool) ed.getProperties().getWithDefault ("glow", false))
+    {
+        juce::LookAndFeel_V4::fillTextEditorBackground (g, width, height, ed);
+        return;
+    }
+    auto b = juce::Rectangle<float> (0.0f, 0.0f, (float) width, (float) height).reduced (0.5f);
+    g.setColour (ed.findColour (juce::TextEditor::backgroundColourId));
+    g.fillRoundedRectangle (b, 5.0f);
+}
+
+void AnamorphLookAndFeel::drawTextEditorOutline (juce::Graphics& g, int width, int height,
+                                                 juce::TextEditor& ed)
+{
+    if (! (bool) ed.getProperties().getWithDefault ("glow", false))
+    {
+        juce::LookAndFeel_V4::drawTextEditorOutline (g, width, height, ed); // value boxes unchanged
+        return;
+    }
+
+    auto b = juce::Rectangle<float> (0.0f, 0.0f, (float) width, (float) height).reduced (0.5f);
+    const float radius = 5.0f;
+
+    if (ed.hasKeyboardFocus (true))
+    {
+        // Faint accent bloom just inside the rim + a thin vertical-gradient border.
+        for (int i = 3; i >= 1; --i)
+        {
+            g.setColour (colours::accent.withAlpha (0.045f * (float) i));
+            g.drawRoundedRectangle (b.reduced ((float) (4 - i)),
+                                    juce::jmax (1.5f, radius - (float) (4 - i)), 1.8f);
+        }
+        juce::ColourGradient og (colours::accent.brighter (0.20f), b.getX(), b.getY(),
+                                 colours::accent.withAlpha (0.55f), b.getX(), b.getBottom(), false);
+        g.setGradientFill (og);
+        g.drawRoundedRectangle (b, radius, 1.2f);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        g.setColour (colours::outline);
+        g.drawRoundedRectangle (b, radius, 1.0f);
+    }
+}
+
 juce::Font AnamorphLookAndFeel::getLabelFont (juce::Label&)
 {
     return juce::Font (juce::FontOptions (13.0f));

src/gui/LookAndFeel.h

@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ class AnamorphLookAndFeel : public juce::LookAndFeel_V4
     // A value box you can drag (up/down) to change the value, like the knob (#2).
     juce::Label* createSliderTextBox (juce::Slider&) override;
 
+    // Focused text fields tagged with a "glow" property get the combo's subtle
+    // accent micro-glow instead of a plain hard outline (#11).
+    void drawTextEditorOutline (juce::Graphics&, int width, int height, juce::TextEditor&) override;
+    void fillTextEditorBackground (juce::Graphics&, int width, int height, juce::TextEditor&) override;
+
     // Uniform, compact font for every combo + its pop-up list (#13).
     juce::Font getComboBoxFont (juce::ComboBox&) override;
     juce::Font getPopupMenuFont() override;