Apple Logic Pro 9 - Manual (Page 196)

Understanding Key Command Groups and Hierarchies
The global key commands are always functional, regardless of the currently active window.
Non-global commands require the corresponding window to have key focus (in the
foreground, or on top of other windows). This allows you to assign the same key command
(or combination of keys) to different functions in different windows.
Important: There is a hierarchy of key command classes, which are not merely separated
into global and local key commands. For example, there is a key command class that
applies to all windows that display regions. This class has higher priority than global key
commands, but a lower priority than local window (Arrange, Score, Piano Roll, and so on)
key commands.
Choosing Key Command Sets
The Options menu offers commands that allow you to switch between key command
sets, or import and export them. This is particularly useful if you need to work temporarily
on another user’s Logic Pro system; you can use your personal key assignments, without
altering the settings of the other system.
• Options > Preset menu: Displays all key command sets saved in the ~/Library/Application
Support/Logic/Key Commands folder, allowing you to quickly switch between key
command sets.
• Options > Import Key Commands: Opens a dialog, allowing you to import key command
sets from any folder location. The existing file (on the target system) is automatically
saved as a *.bak file. This file contains the old key commands. You don’t need to restart
Logic Pro to begin using the new key command set.
• Options > Export Key Commands: Opens a dialog, allowing you to save the current key
command assignments to any location. It is important to carry out this command
whenever you make changes to your personal key command set. For further details,
see
Saving Key Command Sets .
Saving Key Command Sets
When you save key commands, your user key assignment sets are stored in a separate
file located in ~/Library/Application Support/Logic/Key Commands.
To save a key command set
1 Choose Options > Export Key Commands in the Key Commands window.
A dialog opens, pointing to the default folder location: ~/Library/Application
Support/Logic/Key Commands.
Note: It is also possible to save the key command set to another location by browsing
to it.
2 Do one of the following:
• Overwrite an existing key command set: Select the file, then click the Save button.
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