Apple Logic (1.1) - Manual (Page 22)

22 Chapter 2 Getting Started With Logic
The Toolbox is context-sensitive. This means that different tools will appear for
particular tasks in the various individual edit windows. As an example, there is no
Crossfade tool in the Score window as audio is not handled in this editor. There is,
however, a Voice Separation tool in the Score window, which would be of no use in the
Arrange window, for example.
You can change the currently active tool by clicking on the appropriate tool in the
Toolbox. The mouse pointer will adopt the shape of the selected tool, making it simple
to know what function is currently assigned to the mouse by looking at the cursor. The
Eraser is used for deleting, the Scissors for cutting and the Glue tool for merging
Regions.
You can also select a second tool for use via a Command-mouse click. This second tool
is available when the Command key is pressed while editing Regions. You can assign
the right mouse button (if using a three-button mouse) to a third tool, allowing the use
of three assignable tools:
• left-click
• Command-click
• right-click
When you want to select any of the tools, you can also press the Esc key on your
computer keyboard. The Toolbox will float at the location your mouse pointer currently
occupies onscreen. When the floating Toolbox appears, simply select the appropriate
tool with your mouse cursor. As usual, try it out.
If a Toolbox is opened at the mouse position (Key Command: Show Tools, Default: Esc)
you can also use a numerical key to choose a tool. Tools are numbered from the top
left to the bottom right.
To select a tool numerically:
1 Press the Esc key.
2 Press any of the 1 to 9 keys to assign a tool to the (left) mouse button—the number 2
will select the Pencil tool, the number 3 will select the Eraser tool, the number 5 will
select the Scissors tool and so on. Note that this functionality is limited to the first nine
tools available in any Toolbox.
3 To undo your tool selection, press the Esc key again, switch to the Pointer tool, and
close the Toolbox.
Effective Range of the Tools
• Tools are only effective in the working area of the editing window in which they
were selected. Individual tools can be defined for each open window.
• A tool basically affects the Region you click on. If multiple Regions are selected, the
tool will operate on all of them.