Select Track, Select All in Folder, Select all Tracks

I think these are the options. The same applies to a folder and all tracks with the folder.
 

• Click unselected track # once - selects track.
• Click selected track # once - de-selects track.
• Fast double-ciick on unselected track # - selects all tracks
• Slow double-click on unselected track # - selects track on first click, de-selects on second.
• Double-click selected track # - first click turns off any tracks that are selected except the track on which you double-clicked. Second click turns off the track on which you double-clicked.

 
The only variation on this theme is double-clicking after all tracks had been selected and are then de-selected. SONAR assumes that if you just de-selected all tracks, you probably don't want to select them all again. For example, assuming all tracks are de-selected:
 

• Double-click track 4. This selects all tracks. Now click any track. This de-selects all tracks except the one you clicked. If you now double-click on any track, it will select then de-select that track rather than select all.

 

Haha, I thought I was the only one who never understood the methodology to this!
 
I tend to slow click until I get what I want. Almost always it is to select all within that track. I wish there was an option to make that the default.
 

I tend to also use the Paste Special, and it is quite consistent for me.  I also give thought in the Copy as to what sorts of events I am bringing along for the ride, for midi data. (tempo changes, markers, etc.)
 
Bob Bone
 

I map go to end of selection to ctrl shift g. Then you could just jump to the end of selection and paste.

slumbermachine
Thanks for the paste special suggestions. I am aware of it, but it slows my workflow so I don't use it. Doing as much as possible from the keyboard is faster then right clicking, selecting paste special, going into the box, checking all the settings, and rechecking the track number there, then clicking "ok". Much slower then, click, ctrl-c, click, ctrl-v.

 
It doesn't have to be that complicated because the defaults will be for the selected track, starting at the now time. So if you've already selected the track and have the now time at the end of the loop, it's just ctrl+alt+v, enter the number of repetitions, hit return.
 

Unfortunately after testing this some more I think this is a bug or bad UI design. Here are some detailed steps to reproduce the bug:

1. Create a 4 bar audio loop in 1 track of a multi-track project (have at least 6 tracks) - select a track in the middle of the project.
2. In track view, highlight the 4 bar loop
3. Ctrl-C to copy the loop
4. Now, click on the timeline after the 4-bar loop, right behind it, here is where the bug is.
   
   1. The highlighted track at this point will de-select. This is the wrong behavior, if the user has clicked on a blank area of a track, that track should stay selected. If the user clicks on a blank area of another track it should immediately jump to that track and vice versa.
5. Now, ctrl-V to paste the loop

I'm not able to reproduce, but what is supposed to be happening isn't quite clear. In (1), when you say "select a track in the middle of the project" do mean that you should create the 4 bar loop in a track in the middle of a project, or that after creating the loop, you should select a different track in the middle of the project? And by "middle of the project," do you mean the middle as it relates to the Now time, or to the list of tracks?
 
In (4), when you say click on the blank area of another track, do you mean in the clips pane or a blank area in the track header?
 
Finally, are you sure you're not using "select" interchangeably for a track that has the focus or a track that is selected?
 
When I do what I think you want me to do, everything works as I would expect so either I have different expectations, or I don't understand how to create whatever problem you're experiencing.