From 62e32a441a4136ce70963d73ad742011cb01b327 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ed Ward Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2017 14:52:14 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Added 'navigating the editor' --- include/navigating-the-editor.html | 133 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ master-doc.txt | 7 ++ 2 files changed, 140 insertions(+) create mode 100644 include/navigating-the-editor.html diff --git a/include/navigating-the-editor.html b/include/navigating-the-editor.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6f662fc --- /dev/null +++ b/include/navigating-the-editor.html @@ -0,0 +1,133 @@ + +

+ Navigating the Editor window is obviously a very frequent operation. Ardour sticks + with a lot of the usual conventions in this regard, to allow for a quick learning. + As those operations are so common, it is worth taking the time to learn most of + the keyboard and mouse shortcuts in order for these to become fast and natural. +

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+ The keyboard shortcuts can, as always, be edited, so the defaults are shown here. +

+ +

Panning and scrolling

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+ Panning can be done on-canvas, or with the Summary. Panning + vertically is often named scrolling. +

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On Canvas

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ActionMouseKeyboard
Panning up⇑↑
Panning down⇓↓
Panning up one page⇞
Panning down one page⇟
Panning left⇑
Panning right⇓
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+ Moving the playhead outside the view may scroll the screen accordingly, so using + or ← or →, while not + panning per se, will result in panning if Transport + > Follow playhead is checked. This is also true with the + Navigation Timeline, and anything that moves the Playhead. +

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In the Summary

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+ Clicking and dragging in the Summary will pan the view left and right. If the + screen view is clicked (the white rectangle) and dragged, the view can also be panned + vertically. +

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+ Additionnaly, on the left of the Summary, the two < and + > arrows buttons allow to scroll one screen either left + or right, while at the right of the Summary, the two ∧ and + ∨ arrows buttons allow to scroll one screen either up + or down. +

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Zooming

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+ Zooming (on time) can be done on-canvas (which will always be centerd around the mouse cursor), + with the Summary, or with the Zoom Controls. +

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On Canvas

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Zooming in⇑
Zooming out⇓
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In the Summary

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+ Resizing the screen view in the Summary (the white rectangle) changes the zoom + accordingly. +

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With the Zoom Controls

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+ With the Zoom Focus set, the − and + buttons + will zoom out or in around this focus. The [ ] button zooms to the + whole session as defined by the start and end markers. +

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+ Theses controls are bound to the keyboard − and = + respectively by default. +

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Height of the tracks

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+ Changing the height of the tracks results in more or less tracks on screen. This + can be done on canvas, with the Summary or with the Zoom Controls. +

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On canvas

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+ Using ⇓ or ⇑ + while hovering over a track reduces or enhances its height, i.e. zooms on the + hovered track, regardless of the selection. +

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+ The F key resizes the tracks so that only the selected one(s) are + displayed. If some unselected tracks are inbetween those selected tracks, their + visibility will be toggled off. +

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In the Summary

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+ Resizing the screen view in the Summary (the white rectangle) changes the number + of tracks displayed (hence their heights) accordingly. It behaves more like a zoom + as the relative height of the tracks are kept. +

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With the Zoom Controls

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+ The three rightmost buttons of the Zoom Control bar, while not zoom buttons, + act upon the height of the tracks: +

+ diff --git a/master-doc.txt b/master-doc.txt index ec9bc58..7f03869 100644 --- a/master-doc.txt +++ b/master-doc.txt @@ -1238,6 +1238,13 @@ uri: editing-and-arranging part: part --- +--- +title: Navigating the Editor +include: navigating-the-editor.html +link: navigating-the-editor +part: chapter +--- + --- title: Editing Basics include: editing-basics.html