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-title: Key Bindings
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-<p>
- Almost every available function in Ardour can be executed via a
- <dfn>key binding</dfn> or <dfn><abbr title="Open Sound
- Control">OSC</abbr></dfn> command. There are many more functions
- available than there are keys on even the largest current computer
- keyboards, so only a subset of them are bound to keys by default.
-</p>
-<h2>Key bindings for menu items</h2>
-<p>
- Existing key bindings in menus are listed on the right side of the
- menu items.
-</p>
-<p>
- To create a custom key binding for a menu item quickly, navigate to
- the relevant (sub-) menu, hover over the item with the mouse and press
- the desired combination of modifiers and key.
-</p>
-<p class="warning">
- Ardour will silently re-assign the binding if you use a key
- combination that is already in use, possibly removing a standard
- keyboard shortcut without warning you. That might lead to confusion
- when you ask other users for help, and they explain something in terms
- of a standard key binding, which will then have a completely
- different effect on your system.
-</p>
-<h2>Key binding editor</h2>
-<p>
- For a complete overview of all existing keyboard bindings, go to
- <kbd class="menu">Window > Key Bindings</kbd>. This widget will let
- you view and edit even those functions that are not available in the menu,
- and even remove key bindings altogether.
-</p>
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