--- title: The View Menu ---

The View menu sets how the session is seen, and what's visible or not.

[] Maximise Editor Space: Puts the Editor window in full screen mode
[] Maximize Mixer Space: Puts the Mixer window in full screen mode
Primary Clock
Focus On Clock: Sets the focus on the main clock, allowing to type in numbers directly to change the playhead position
Timecode: Sets the main clock in timecode mode, so it displays time in the Hours:Minutes:Seconds:Frames format
Bars & Beats: Sets the main clock in musical time mode, so it displays time in the Bars:Beats:Ticks format
Minutes & Seconds: Sets the main clock in absolute time mode, so it displays time in the Hours:Minutes:Seconds.Milliseconds format
Samples: Sets the main clock in samples time mode, so the time is displayed in samples from the absolute start
Secondary Clock
Timecode: Same as for the main clock (see above)
Bars & Beats: Same as for the main clock
Minutes & Seconds: Same as for the main clock
Samples: Same as for the main clock
Zoom
Zoom In: Zooms in, focusing the Zoom Focus (see bellow)
Zoom Out: Zooms out
Zoom to Session: Adjust the zoom value so that all the session (as defined by its start and end markers) fit in the window
Zoom to Selection: Adjust the zoom value so that all the selected regions fit in the window
Fit Selection (Vertical): Fits the selected track(s) in the window. If too many tracks are selected, they'll be reduced to their minimum height.
Toggle Zoom State: Reverts to last zoom state (kind of "undo" for zoom, even if edits have been made inbetween)
Expand Track Height: Increases the height of the selected tracks. If no track is selected, then all the tracks are expanded
Shrink Track Height: Same as above, but reduces the height of the tracks
Zoom Focus
Zoom Focus Left: Sets the screen's left side as the zoom target, i.e. when zooming in, the left side of the screen will stay at the same place in the timeline
Zoom Focus Right: Same, with the right of the screen
Zoom Focus Center: Same, with the center of the screen
Zoom Focus Playhead: Sets the playhead as the focus point of the zoom, i.e. the point in time that will stay fixed
Zoom Focus Mouse: Same as above, with the mouse pointer
Zoom Focus Edit Point: Same as above, with the Edit Point
Next Zoom Focus: Circles between the previous modes
Rulers
[] Min:Sec: Showss (when checked) or hides a line in the Ruler with the time formatted as Hours:Minutes:Seconds.Milliseconds
[] Timecode: Same as above, with the time formatted as Hours:Minutes:Seconds:Frames
[] Samples: Same as the above, with the time displayed in samples from the absolute start
[] Bars & Beats: Same as the above, with the time formatted as Bars:Beats:Ticks
[] Meter: Shows / hides the Meter line in the ruler, where the signature can be adjusted along the playline
[] Tempo: Shows / hides the Tempo line, where the BPM can be changed with markers
[] Ranges: Shows / hides the Range line, where ranges can be defined
[] Loop/Punch: Shows / hides the Loop/Punch line, where loops and Punches can be defined
[] CD Markers: Shows / hides the Range line, where CD Markers can be defined
[] Markers: Shows / hides the Markers line, where custom markers can be defined
[] Video: Shows / hides the Video timeline, where frames of the video are shown for syncing purposes
Video Monitor
Original Size: When the Video Monitor is active, resets its size to the original size, i.e. 1 pixel in the video is 1 pixel on screen
[] Letterbox: When checked, forces the ratio (width/height) to be the one of the original video. If unched, the video will be stretched to fit the window
[] Always on Top: Stays above all other windows, enabling to work in Ardour without the video windows to be hidden in the background
[] Fullscreen: Sets the Xjadeo window to be fullscreen. Can be usefull in a dual monitor setup
[] Timecode: When checked, displays a Timecode over the video, in the Hours:Minutes:Seconds:Frames format
[] Frame number: When checked, shows the absolute frame number inside the video, i.e. this image is the nth of the video
[] Timecode Background: Adds a black background to the timecode for readability
Scroll
Scroll Tracks Down: Scrolls the view toward the bottom of the session from one screen (vertically, so along tracks)
Scroll Tracks Up: Same as above, towards the top
Scroll Forward: Scrolls the view toward the right of the session from one screen (horizontally, so along time)
Scroll Backward: Same as above, to the left
Views
Save View n: Saves the position on the timeline in the memory, horizontally and vertically (along time and tracks)
Go to View n: Loads and displays a saved position (see above)
[] Show Editor Mixer: When checked, the selected tracks' mixer strip is displayed on the left of the editor window, allowing for a quick access to e.g. efffects and routing
[] Show Editor List: In the Editor window, shows the Editor List, giving access to a number of handy lists (regions, tracks, ...)
[] Toggle Mixer List: In the Mixer view, shows the Mixer list, giving access to some handy lists (Favorite plugins, The Strip list,...)
[] Toggle Monitor Section Visibility: If the Use monitoring section on this session has been checked in the Session Properties window, shows pr hide the Monitor Section in the Mixer
[] Show Measure Lines: If checked, in the Editor, shows a vertical white lines at each measure start
[] Show Summary: If checked, in the Editor, shows the Summary, allowing a faste navigation in the session
[] Show Group Tabs: If checked, makes the groups visible as tabs on the left in the Editor, and on the top in the mixer
[] Show Marker Lines: If checked, each marker is extended across all the tracks in the editor with a line of the same color