Make it optional (Options/Behavior/...) wether or not stopping the transport disables global record.

Timeline/TLE.fl

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # data file for the Fltk User Interface Designer (fluid)
-version 1.0108
+version 1.0110 
 header_name {.H} 
 code_name {.C}
 comment {//
@@ -144,9 +144,7 @@ Fl::lock();
   }
   Function {TLE()} {open
   } {
-    code {
+    code {Fl::visual( FL_DOUBLE | FL_RGB8 );
-
-Fl::visual( FL_DOUBLE | FL_RGB8 );
 
 make_window();
 	
@@ -575,6 +573,21 @@ Fl::scheme( Fl::scheme() );}
               }
             }
           }
+          Submenu {} {
+            label {&Behavior} open
+            xywh {0 0 74 25}
+          } {
+            Submenu {} {
+              label {&Transport} open
+              xywh {0 0 74 25}
+            } {
+              MenuItem {} {
+                label {Stop Disables Record}
+                callback {transport->stop_disables_record( ((Fl_Menu_*)o)->mvalue()->flags & FL_MENU_VALUE );} selected
+                xywh {5 5 40 25} type Toggle value 1
+              }
+            }
+          }
         }
         Submenu {} {
           label {&Help} open
@@ -800,8 +813,7 @@ if ( engine->zombified() && ! zombie )
 solo_blinker->value( Track::soloing() );
 rec_blinker->value( transport->rolling && transport->rec_enabled() );
 lash_blinker->value( lash->enabled() );
-selected_blinker->value( timeline->nselected() );} {selected
+selected_blinker->value( timeline->nselected() );} {}
-    }
   }
   Function {update_cb( void *v )} {open private return_type {static void}
   } {

Timeline/Transport.C

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Transport::Transport ( int X, int Y, int W, int H, const char *L )
 {
     recording = false;
     rolling = false;
+    _stop_disables_record = true;
 
     const int bw = W / 3;
 
@@ -96,12 +97,12 @@ Transport::update_record_state ( void )
      * should begin or end on the next frame */
     if ( rolling )
     {
-        if ( w->value() )
+        if ( ! recording && w->value() )
         {
             timeline->record();
             recording = true;
         }
-        else
+        else if ( recording )
         {
             timeline->stop();
             recording = false;
@@ -190,7 +191,9 @@ Transport::stop ( void )
 //    MESSAGE( "Stopping transport" );
     if ( _record_button->value() )
     {
-        _record_button->value( 0 );
+        if ( _stop_disables_record )
+            _record_button->value( 0 );
+
         update_record_state();
     }
 

Timeline/Transport.H

@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ struct Transport : public jack_position_t, public Fl_Pack
 
 private:
 
+    bool _stop_disables_record;
+
     static void cb_button ( Fl_Widget *w, void *arg );
     void cb_button ( Fl_Widget *w );
 
@@ -55,6 +57,9 @@ public:
 
     bool rec_enabled ( void ) const;
 
+    void stop_disables_record ( bool b ) { _stop_disables_record = b; }
+    bool stop_disables_record ( void ) const { return _stop_disables_record; }
+
     void toggle_record ( void );
     int handle ( int m );