From 465328c952d4b0906f90451eb1c7ca651e8b1ce3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tildearrow <me@tildearrow.org>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2025 20:12:37 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] GUI: set order to free pattern on middle-click

---
 src/engine/pattern.cpp |  9 +++++++++
 src/engine/pattern.h   |  6 ++++++
 src/gui/orders.cpp     | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 52 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/engine/pattern.cpp b/src/engine/pattern.cpp
index cce45e65c..74dd72f3b 100644
--- a/src/engine/pattern.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/pattern.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,15 @@ void DivChannelData::wipePatterns() {
   }
 }
 
+bool DivPattern::isEmpty() {
+  for (int i=0; i<DIV_MAX_ROWS; i++) {
+    for (int j=0; j<DIV_MAX_COLS; j++) {
+      if (newData[i][j]!=-1) return false;
+    }
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
 void DivPattern::copyOn(DivPattern* dest) {
   dest->name=name;
   memcpy(dest->newData,newData,sizeof(newData));
diff --git a/src/engine/pattern.h b/src/engine/pattern.h
index ff2417fef..3402b01c5 100644
--- a/src/engine/pattern.h
+++ b/src/engine/pattern.h
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ struct DivPattern {
    */
   short newData[DIV_MAX_ROWS][DIV_MAX_COLS];
 
+  /**
+   * check whether this pattern is empty.
+   * @return whether it is.
+   */
+  bool isEmpty();
+
   /**
    * clear the pattern.
    */
diff --git a/src/gui/orders.cpp b/src/gui/orders.cpp
index 2f85a69b0..8d1ed9f08 100644
--- a/src/gui/orders.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/orders.cpp
@@ -407,6 +407,43 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawOrders() {
             if (!pat->name.empty() && ImGui::IsItemHovered()) {
               ImGui::SetTooltip("%s",pat->name.c_str());
             }
+            bool findFreePat=ImGui::IsItemClicked(ImGuiMouseButton_Middle);
+            if (ImGui::IsItemHovered() && CHECK_LONG_HOLD) {
+              NOTIFY_LONG_HOLD;
+              findFreePat=true;
+            }
+            if (findFreePat) {
+              // find free pattern and assign it
+              prepareUndo(GUI_UNDO_CHANGE_ORDER);
+              e->lockSave([this,i,j]() {
+                bool foundOne=false;
+                bool available[DIV_MAX_PATTERNS];
+                memset(available,1,DIV_MAX_PATTERNS*sizeof(bool));
+                for (int k=0; k<e->curSubSong->ordersLen; k++) {
+                  available[e->curOrders->ord[j][k]]=false;
+                }
+                for (int k=0; k<DIV_MAX_PATTERNS; k++) {
+                  // don't accept a used pattern
+                  if (!available[k]) continue;
+                  // accept an unallocated pattern (guaranteed to be empty)
+                  if (e->curPat[j].data[k]==NULL) {
+                    e->curOrders->ord[j][i]=k;
+                    foundOne=true;
+                    break;
+                  } else {
+                    // check whether this pattern is empty and accept it if so
+                    DivPattern* p=e->curPat[j].getPattern(k,false);
+                    if (p->isEmpty()) {
+                      e->curOrders->ord[j][i]=k;
+                      foundOne=true;
+                      break;
+                    }
+                  }
+                }
+                if (!foundOne) showError(_("no free patterns available on this channel!"));
+              });
+              makeUndo(GUI_UNDO_CHANGE_ORDER);
+            }
             if (ImGui::IsItemClicked(ImGuiMouseButton_Right)) {
               if (curOrder==i) {
                 if (orderEditMode==0) {