From 22efa2bf17b6c5a31ea4075d7a61e4004d58f6d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Davis <paul@linuxaudiosystems.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2021 12:40:12 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] use color on MIDI tracks to show off-key notes

---
 gtk2_ardour/midi_streamview.cc | 19 +++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/midi_streamview.cc b/gtk2_ardour/midi_streamview.cc
index 003ba8d719..d8f64357b3 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/midi_streamview.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/midi_streamview.cc
@@ -349,19 +349,34 @@ MidiStreamView::draw_note_lines()
 		 * height of this note.
 		 */
 
+		std::string color_mod_name;
+		std::string color_name;
+
 		switch (i % 12) {
 		case 1:
 		case 3:
 		case 6:
 		case 8:
 		case 10:
-			color = UIConfiguration::instance().color_mod ("piano roll black", "piano roll black");
+			if (boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<MidiTrack>(_trackview.track())->key().in_key (i)) {
+				color_name = X_("piano roll black");
+			} else {
+				color_name = X_("piano roll offkey");
+			}
+			color_mod_name = X_("piano roll black");
 			break;
 		default:
-			color = UIConfiguration::instance().color_mod ("piano roll white", "piano roll white");
+			if (boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<MidiTrack>(_trackview.track())->key().in_key (i)) {
+				color_name = X_("piano roll white");
+			} else {
+				color_name = X_("piano roll offkey");
+			}
+			color_mod_name = X_("piano roll white");
 			break;
 		}
 
+		color = UIConfiguration::instance().color_mod (color_name, color_mod_name);
+
 		double h = y - prev_y;
 		double mid = y + (h/2.0);