manual/_manual/21_preferences-and-session-properties/01_preferences-dialog/07_interaction.html

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title: User Interaction Tab
menu_title: User Interaction Tab
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<p>
  This tab contains settings that affect the user's interaction with
  <a href="/ardours-interface">Ardours interface</a>.
</p>

<img src="/files/a4/a4_preferences_interaction.png" alt="preferences
user interaction tab"/>

<ul>
  <li>
    <p>
      <strong>Use translations</strong>
    </p>
  </li>
  <li>
    <p>
      <strong>Keyboard</strong>
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li>
	<p>
	  <strong>Edit using:</strong> Use this keyboard and mouse combination
	  to edit a region's name, and for audio, the region gain.
	</p>
      </li>
      <li>
	<p>
	  <strong>Delete using:</strong>
	</p>
      </li>
      <li>
	<p>
	  <strong>Insert note using</strong> Using this mouse and keyboard
	  combination allows MIDI note drawing while the <strong>Editor</strong>
	  is in edit mode.
	</p>
      </li>
      <li>
	<p>
	  <strong>Ignore snap using:</strong> This mouse and keyboard combination
	  temporarily changes the
	  <a href="/editing-and-arranging/snap-to-the-grid/">snap mode</a> to
	  <strong>No Grid</strong>.
	</p>
      </li>
      <li>
	<p>
	  <strong>Keyboard layout:</strong>
	</p>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ul>