MACKIE HDR 24/96 - Manual (Page 14)

HD24/96 Technical Reference 14
dragging the title bar allows the window to be placed elsewhere within the confines of
the screen. Most windows will float and can be condensed to only the title bar with the
exception of the 'window-like' Lists.
In some windows, you’ll find a Zoom box on the title bar which expands the window to
maximum screen size, and a resize tab (lower right hand corner) to tailor the size to your
liking.
Scroll bars with arrows and a list location scroll 'thumb' are found in list windows if the
quantity of items exceeds the current allotted window length. A Close button ( the
triangle in the upper right corner) puts the window to bed. You can also close a window
using the ESC key.
If you have more than one window open on the screen, one will be the topmost, or
“active” window. The title bar of the active window will appear solid and you’ll see the
Close button in its upper right corner. Inactive windows, whether fully open or partially
closed (“window shade”) will have their titles grayed-out. Clicking on the title bar of any
inactive window makes it the active one.
The Tab key as well as the mouse pointer can be used to navigate between fields within
the active window. Either way, when a field is highlighted, usually indicated by a
surrounding box, the field will be updated when you press the Enter key, close the
window, or click outside the window, making it inactive.
Lists
Any window that contains a list needs a selection mechanism or two. As
aforementioned, clicking on a list item selects it. After selecting on one list item,
Shift + click on another item selects those two items and all items in between. Ctrl +
click allows for selection of multiple list items. Double clicking an item is usually a
shortcut and directly performs the expected operation, such as opening a Project or
Playlist. Tab navigates between the window operation buttons; once a button is tab-
highlighted, pressing the 'Enter' key performs the button’s action.
Menus
Pulldown menus are used for choosing among two or more items. Drag the mouse
pointer to the desired selection, and let of the mouse button to nail the selection.
Menus with 'depth', i.e. multiple choices leading to multiple choices, usually open
horizontally from a menu item that's tagged with a '>' indicating that you're to drag or
click on the choice to the right, which offers more choices. Intrigued?
Radio Buttons
Radio buttons are used to make mutually exclusive selections, for instance selecting
the active take within a given track (there can be only one active at a time). Clicking
a radio button turns its function on, and turns off the previously selection.
Keyboard
Tab key
Navigating between text boxes and/or time fields can also be accomplished by using
the tab key. Shift-tabbing navigates in a backwards fashion. 'Enter' is used to
complete a text or time setting entry or modification, and exits the fields as such.