Method buildUI

src/gui/ClientGateApplet.cpp:131–242

}

void ClientGateApplet::buildUI()
{
    setStyleSheet("QWidget { background: transparent; }");

    auto* outer = new QVBoxLayout(this);
    outer->setContentsMargins(4, 4, 4, 4);
    outer->setSpacing(4);

    m_curve = new ClientGateCurveWidget;
    m_curve->setCompactMode(true);
    m_curve->setMinimumHeight(90);
    outer->addWidget(m_curve, 1);

    m_grBar = new ClientGateGrBar;
    outer->addWidget(m_grBar);

    // Enable / Edit buttons removed — the CHAIN widget now handles
    // bypass (single-click) and opens the editor (double-click).

    // Five-knob tuning row — Thresh, Ratio, Attack, Release, Floor.
    // Mappings mirror ClientGateEditor so turning a knob here gives
    // identical DSP results.
    {
        auto* row = new QHBoxLayout;
        row->setSpacing(4);

        auto makeKnob = [](const QString& label) {
            auto* k = new ClientCompKnob;
            k->setLabel(label);
            k->setCenterLabelMode(true);
            k->setInlineEditEnabled(false);
            k->setFixedSize(38, 48);
            return k;
        };

        m_thresh = makeKnob("Thresh");
        m_thresh->setRange(-80.0f, 0.0f);
        m_thresh->setDefault(-40.0f);
        m_thresh->setValueFromNorm([](float n) { return -80.0f + n * 80.0f; });
        m_thresh->setNormFromValue([](float v) { return (v + 80.0f) / 80.0f; });
        m_thresh->setLabelFormat([](float v) {
            return QString::number(v, 'f', 1) + " dB";
        });
        row->addWidget(m_thresh);

        m_ratio = makeKnob("Ratio");
        m_ratio->setRange(1.0f, 10.0f);
        m_ratio->setDefault(2.0f);
        m_ratio->setValueFromNorm([](float n) { return 1.0f + n * 9.0f; });
        m_ratio->setNormFromValue([](float v) { return (v - 1.0f) / 9.0f; });
        m_ratio->setLabelFormat([](float v) {
            return QString::number(v, 'f', 1) + ":1";
        });
        row->addWidget(m_ratio);

        m_return = makeKnob("Return");
        m_return->setRange(0.0f, 20.0f);
        m_return->setDefault(2.0f);