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button (the triangle in the upper right corner) puts the window to bed. You can also close most
active windows with the ESC key. button (the triangle in the upper right corner) puts the window to bed. You can also close most
active windows with 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 shaded)
will have their titles grayed-out. Clicking on the title bar of any inactive window makes it the
active window. 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 shaded)
will have their titles grayed-out. Clicking on the title bar of any inactive window makes it the
active window.
The [T AB ] 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 E
NTER key, close the window, or click outside the
window, making it inactive. The [T AB ] also navigates between the buttons. Once
a button is tab-highlighted, pressing the 'Enter' key performs the button’s action.
The [T AB ] 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 E
NTER key, close the window, or click outside the
window, making it inactive. The [T AB ] also navigates between the buttons. Once
a button is tab-highlighted, pressing the 'Enter' key performs the button’s action.
Scroll bars with arrows and a scroll 'thumb' are found in list windows if the list is
too long to fit into the current window size. The scroll thumb can be dragged
directly to any position in the list providing you with a scrolling short cut. Scroll bars with arrows and a scroll 'thumb' are found in list windows if the list is
too long to fit into the current window size. The scroll thumb can be dragged
directly to any position in the list providing you with a scrolling short cut.
Lists Lists
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Any window that contains a list needs a selection mechanism or two. As aforementioned,
clicking on a list item selects it. After selecting one list item, [C
TRL +click]ing on another
item selects that additional item. You can continue to add items to the total selection with
multiple [C
TRL +click] operations. Or select one list item, then [S HIFT +click] on another item
to additionally select that new item and all items in between it and the previously selected
item. This is what we mean by selecting a contiguous range of items. [C
TRL +click]ing on
already selected items will de-select them. Double-clicking an item is usually a shortcut and
directly performs the expected operation, such as opening a listed Project or Playlist.
Menus
Pull-down menus are used for choosing among two or more commands or options. Click-
and-hold on the topmost menu heading, then drag the mouse pointer to the desired selection,
and let go of the mouse button to make the selection. Remember also, that if you want, you
can click-and-release on the topmost menu heading, then just move the mouse down through
the menu pull-downs until you finally click on the desired action to execute it.
Nested Menus: Menus items with 'depth', i.e. choices that lead to more choices, are tagged
to the right of the menu text with a right-pointing triangle (►). When you drag to such menu
items, another menu pops up to the right of it. You can drag horizontally to start navigating
through the new menu. Within the new menu you may even find more nested menus. Keep
dragging until you find the actual action you want to execute, then release the mouse button.
Remember also, that if you want, you can click-and-release on the topmost menu title, then
just move the mouse around through the menu pull-downs until you finally click on the
desired action to execute it.
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 Take active at a time). Clicking a
radio button turns its function on, and turns off the previously selection.
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