MACKIE HDR24/96 - Manual (Page 21)

HDR 24/96
Graphical User Interface (GUI) Overview
After plugging the keyboard, monitor and mouse into the rear panel connectors and booting up the HDR,
you'll find most of the MackieOS GUI is pretty darn similar to the rest of the music-computing world.
Typical paradigms of left and right mouse clicking, menu bars with pop-up or pull-down menus,
dialog boxes, scroll bars and high resolution graphics all make for a familiar interface. One
distinction is that you will see certain window areas described as "panels" in this manual. Panels
are "docked" windows that do not resize and which the MackieOS carefully integrates for you
into an overall pleasing and usable view.
If you’ve never used a GUI before, the following section explains the basics of operation of the mouse,
keyboard, and how to make selections. If you’re already familiar with computer GUI operation, there’s
nothing new here other than to remind you that clicking in the top right hand corner closes HDR24/96
windows. And don't forget to try right-clicking!
GUI Conventions
Mouse Clicking
Left-click (or just "click")
Most of the time when we say “click”, we mean left-click, that is, a single-click of the left
mouse button when the cursor is pointing to the text or object you want to change or move.
The effect of the left-click will vary depending on where you are working in the interface.
The cursor is always an arrow when selecting from menus, but changes shape in the audio
tracks area to remind you which Tool is currently active.
Below is a list the left-click mousing "targets" each with a description of the behavior to
expect for a given action.
o Buttons: Clicking once on any button will toggle the button’s function on or off
or perform the button’s function (split, loop, etc.).
o Text menu items: Select any menu item with a single point-and-click.
o Editable text: Single-click in a text string to insert the cursor for further typing.
Double-click to highlight an entire word in a line of text.
o List Items: Single-click to highlight the item for your next action. Double-
clicking can be used as a shortcut to the default action such as Open. For
example, to open a project listed in the Open Project window, double-click on a
Project name in the dialog list. This will sidestep the need to click on the Project
then click on the Open button.
o Multiple items: An 'item" for example might be a region, a record-ready button
or line of text in a list of text items. Select multiple items by holding the [C TRL ]
or [S HIFT ] key while clicking. [S HIFT +click] on the first and last item in a list
selects the contiguous group of items. [C TRL +click] selects multiple items
(which need not be contiguous) from a list.
o Regions: Operations involving regions, such as selecting and moving them, are
performed with a combination of left-clicking, continuing to hold down the left
mouse button, and dragging the cursor. The operation performed depends on the
tool that is presently active.
o Time fields: Text indicating times, such as locate points and the time code
display, can be edited by clicking on a numeric field and dragging the mouse
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