diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/audio_time_axis.cc b/gtk2_ardour/audio_time_axis.cc
index 636e7bd458..18586caed9 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/audio_time_axis.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/audio_time_axis.cc
@@ -349,6 +349,8 @@ AudioTimeAxisView::add_edit_group_menu_item (RouteGroup *eg, RadioMenuItem::Grou
 
 	MenuList &items = edit_group_menu.items();
 
+	cerr << "adding edit group called " << eg->name() << endl;
+
 	items.push_back (RadioMenuElem (*group, eg->name(), bind (mem_fun(*this, &AudioTimeAxisView::set_edit_group_from_menu), eg)));
 	if (_route.edit_group() == eg) {
 		static_cast<RadioMenuItem*>(&items.back())->set_active ();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_edit_groups.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_edit_groups.cc
index c816216f1d..0047999f71 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_edit_groups.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_edit_groups.cc
@@ -218,7 +218,10 @@ Editor::add_edit_group (RouteGroup* group)
 	row[group_columns.is_active] = group->is_active();
 	row[group_columns.is_visible] = !group->is_hidden();
 
+	in_edit_group_row_change = true;
+
 	row[group_columns.routegroup] = group;
+
 	if (!group->name().empty()) {
 		row[group_columns.text] = group->name();
 	} else {
@@ -233,6 +236,8 @@ Editor::add_edit_group (RouteGroup* group)
 		CellRendererText* name_cell = dynamic_cast<CellRendererText*>(edit_group_display.get_column_cell_renderer (0));
 		edit_group_display.set_cursor (group_model->get_path (row), *col, *name_cell, true);
 	}
+
+	in_edit_group_row_change = false;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/mixer_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/mixer_ui.cc
index dd0eb6e693..b558770222 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/mixer_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/mixer_ui.cc
@@ -954,6 +954,8 @@ Mixer_UI::add_mix_group (RouteGroup* group)
 	ENSURE_GUI_THREAD(bind (mem_fun(*this, &Mixer_UI::add_mix_group), group));
 	bool focus = false;
 
+	in_group_row_change = true;
+
 	TreeModel::Row row = *(group_model->append());
 	row[group_columns.active] = group->is_active();
 	row[group_columns.visible] = true;
@@ -972,6 +974,8 @@ Mixer_UI::add_mix_group (RouteGroup* group)
 		CellRendererText* name_cell = dynamic_cast<CellRendererText*>(group_display.get_column_cell_renderer (0));
 		group_display.set_cursor (group_model->get_path (row), *col, *name_cell, true);
 	}
+
+	in_group_row_change = false;
 }
 
 bool
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/osc.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/osc.h
index bcf4841a3d..66c28eb8a5 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/osc.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/osc.h
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ class OSC : public BasicUI, public sigc::trackable
 	std::string get_server_url ();
 	std::string get_unix_server_url ();
 
+	int current_value (const char *path, const char *types, lo_arg **argv, int argc, void *data, void *user_data);
+
 #define PATH_CALLBACK(name) \
         static int _ ## name (const char *path, const char *types, lo_arg **argv, int argc, void *data, void *user_data) { \
 		return static_cast<OSC*>(user_data)->cb_ ## name (path, types, argv, argc, data); \
diff --git a/libs/ardour/osc.cc b/libs/ardour/osc.cc
index 9ab2bd3c3b..67b70fba0c 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/osc.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/osc.cc
@@ -377,3 +377,62 @@ OSC::session_going_away ()
 
 /* path callbacks */
 
+int 
+OSC::current_value (const char *path, const char *types, lo_arg **argv, int argc, void *data, void* user_data) 
+{ 
+#if 0
+	const char* returl;
+
+	if (argc < 3 || types == 0 || strlen (types) < 3 || types[0] != 's' || types[1] != 's' || types[2] != s) {
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	const char *returl = argv[1]->s;
+	lo_address addr = find_or_cache_addr (returl);
+
+	const char *retpath = argv[2]->s;
+
+	
+	if (strcmp (argv[0]->s, "transport_frame")) {
+
+		if (session) {
+			lo_send (addr, retpath, "i", session->transport_frame());
+		}
+
+	} else if (strcmp (argv[0]->s, "transport_speed")) {
+
+		if (session) {
+			lo_send (addr, retpath, "i", session->transport_frame());
+		}
+
+	} else if (strcmp (argv[0]->s, "transport_locked")) {
+
+		if (session) {
+			lo_send (addr, retpath, "i", session->transport_frame());
+		}
+
+	} else if (strcmp (argv[0]->s, "punch_in") {
+
+		if (session) {
+			lo_send (addr, retpath, "i", session->transport_frame());
+		}
+
+	} else if (strcmp (argv[0]->s, "punch_out") {
+
+		if (session) {
+			lo_send (addr, retpath, "i", session->transport_frame());
+		}
+
+	} else if (strcmp (argv[0]->s, "rec_enable") {
+
+		if (session) {
+			lo_send (addr, retpath, "i", session->transport_frame());
+		}
+
+	} else {
+
+		/* error */
+	}
+#endif
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
index af0e39449e..eaadec0fd3 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_state.cc
@@ -2377,18 +2377,18 @@ Session::load_route_groups (const XMLNode& node, bool edit)
 {
 	XMLNodeList nlist = node.children();
 	XMLNodeConstIterator niter;
-	RouteGroup* route;
+	RouteGroup* rg;
 
 	set_dirty();
 
 	for (niter = nlist.begin(); niter != nlist.end(); ++niter) {
 		if ((*niter)->name() == "RouteGroup") {
 			if (edit) {
-				route = add_edit_group ("");
-				route->set_state (**niter);
+				rg = add_edit_group ("");
+				rg->set_state (**niter);
 			} else {
-				route = add_mix_group ("");
-				route->set_state (**niter);
+				rg = add_mix_group ("");
+				rg->set_state (**niter);
 			}
 		}
 	}