Apple Logic Pro 9 - Manual (Page 1076)

Tip: You can prevent the accidental alteration of the position, size, and cable connections
of all objects by choosing View > Protect Cabling/Positions.
If the cabling and object positions are protected, and the cables are hidden, the
background color changes. This usually looks better for virtual mixing desks and fader
setups.
To view colored cables
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Choose View > Colored Cables.
Cable colors are derived from the color of the source object (the object that the cable
runs from, into another object).
To assign a color to the selected object
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Choose View > Colors (or use the Open Color Palette key command, default
assignment: Option-C), and click a color in the Color palette.
Double-click any color in the palette to open the Colors window, which allows you to
define custom colors.
These color edits are stored in the preferences file, and are available for all projects. The
color of an Environment object is used as the default color for any newly created region
in the Arrange window.
Viewing a Frameless Environment Window
There may be occasions when you would like to have access to particular Environment
objects while working in the Arrange window; for example, a few buttons that are used
to control a tape machine.
Rather than opening (or indeed viewing) a full Environment window every time you need
to control the tape machine, you can create a mini window that floats on top of other
windows.
To create a mini floating window (the following is a typical approach)
1 Create a new layer.
2 Create the objects, cable them if necessary, and adjust their parameters as needed.
3 Reposition the objects, and resize the Environment window so that it is just large enough
to accommodate the objects.
4 Choose View > Frameless Floating Window.
1076 Chapter 36 Working in the Environment