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108 lines
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HTML
<p>
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The <kbd class="window">Keyboard Shortcuts</kbd> dialog allows easily
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redefining existing keyboard shortcuts to operations and creating new ones.
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</p>
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<figure>
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<img style="width:50%;" src="/images/keyboard-shortcuts-window.png" alt="Keyboard Shortcuts">
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<figcaption>
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Keyboard Shortcuts
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p class="note">
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A thematic list of the default keyboard shortcuts in Ardour can be
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found in the <a href="@@default-shortcuts">Appendix</a>, but the
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<kbd>Print Bindings (to your web browser)</kbd> button show an
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up-to-date list of the current keyboard bindings, with
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customization, nicely laid out by theme and alphabetical.
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</p>
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<h2>Contexts and Subcontexts</h2>
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<p>
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The important concept to understand here is that the same shortcut can be
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used for different operations in different contexts. E.g. in the
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<dfn>Editor</dfn> context, the <kbd>T</kbd> key switches
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on the <dfn>Stretch</dfn> mode to time-stretch clips on the canvas. However,
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in the MIDI Step Entry context, <kbd>T</kbd> inserts
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an F-sharp note. The contexts are represented by tabs in this dialog, e.g.
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Editor, MIDI, Recorder, etc.
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</p>
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<p>
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Inside every tab, features are grouped into <dfn>subcontexts</dfn> that can
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be expanded or collapsed by clicking the triangular-shaped button to the
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left of the name of each subcontext. E.g. the 'Snap' subcontext lists all
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snapping units, while the 'Region' subcontext lists all actions accessible
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via the right-click menu.
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</p>
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<p>
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The <dfn>Search</dfn> function at the bottom of the dialog works within
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the currently selected context/tab only. If a search returned zero results,
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switching to a different context is a viable solution to locating the action
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of interest.
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</p>
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<h2>Setting New Shortcuts</h2>
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<p>
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Once an action of interest is located in the list, all it takes to set
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a keybinding to it is selecting the action in the list, then pressing
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the sequence of keys. The newly defined keybinding will immediately show up
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in the <dfn>Shortcut</dfn> column.
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</p>
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<h2>Redefining Existing Shortcuts</h2>
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<p>
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An existing shortcut to an action can easily be replaced with a different
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one by selecting the action and pressing a new sequence of keys. The newly
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defined keybinding will immediately show up in the <dfn>Shortcut</dfn>
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column.
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</p>
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<h2>Handling Collisions</h2>
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<p>
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Once a keybinding is assigned to an action, that keybinding is considered
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taken. Attempting to assign that same keybinding to a different action will
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result in a collision. Ardour will notify the user that the keybinding is
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already taken (and by what action) and will ask to either reconsider or
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force-set the keybinding to a new action.
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</p>
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<figure>
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<img style="width:50%;" src="/images/keyboard-shortcuts-collision.png" alt="A keyboard shortcut collision">
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<figcaption>
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A keyboard shortcut collision
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p>
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Force-setting the keybinding of choice to a new action will remove
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the keybinding from the action it was previously assigned to. A new
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keybinding then can be assigned to that action.
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</p>
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<h2>Removing Existing Shortcuts</h2>
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<p>
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In some cases it is desirable to remove a shortcuts entirely. Selecting an
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action of interest, then pressing the
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<kbd>Remove shortcut</kbd> button at the bottom of the dialog
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will do just that. The keybinding will immediately disappear from the
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<dfn>Shortcut</dfn> column.
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</p>
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<h2>Reverting to Factory Settings</h2>
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<p>
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If applied customizations to default keyboard shortcuts didn't work out,
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it's possible to revert to "factory settings". Clicking
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<kbd>Reset Bindings to Defaults</kbd> will remove all
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customizations and bring back default keybindings. Important: Ardour will not
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ask for a confirmation!
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</p>
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