</p>
<p>
<kbd>Ctrl x</kbd> means "press the <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> key, keep it pressed
- and then also press the <kbd>x</kbd> key. You may also see key combinations
+ and then also press the <kbd>x</kbd> key.
+</p>
+<p>
+ You may also see key combinations
such as <kbd class="mod12">e</kbd>, which mean that you should hold down
the <kbd class="mod1"> </kbd> key <em>and</em> the
- <kbd class="mod2"> </kbd> key, and then while keeping them both
+ <kbd class="mod2"> </kbd> key, and then, while keeping them both
down, press the <kbd>e</kbd> key.
</p>
<p>
in the first example above). On other machines you will see <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>
instead.
</p>
-
-<h3>Menu Items</h3>
-<p>
- Menu items are indicated like this:<br />
- <kbd class="menu">Top > Next > Deeper</kbd>.<br />
- Each ">"-separated item indicates one level of a nested (sub-)menu.
-</p>
-
-<h3>Preference/Dialog Options</h3>
-<p>
- Choices in various dialogs, notably the Preferences and Properties dialog, are
- indicated like this:<br />
- <kbd class="option">Edit > Preferences > Audio > Some
- Option</kbd>.<br />
- Each successive item indicates either a (sub-) menu or a tabbed dialog
- navigation. The final item is the one to choose or select.
-</p>
-<p>
- If you are requested to deselect an option, you will see something like
- this:<br />
- <kbd class="optoff">Edit > Preferences > Audio > Some other
- Option</kbd>.<br />
-</p>
-
-
-<h3>Notes</h3>
-<p class="note">
- Important notes about things that might not otherwise be obvious are shown in
- this format.
-</p>
-
-<h3>Warnings</h3>
-<p class="warning">
- Hairy issues that might cause things to go wrong, lose data, or impair sound
- quality is displayed in this way.
-</p>
-
-
+
<h3>Mouse Buttons</h3>
<p>
We refer to <a href="/setting-up-your-system/the-mouse">mouse buttons</a> as
displayed.
</p>
-<h3>"The Pointer"</h3>
+<h4>"The Pointer"</h4>
<p>
When the manual refers to the "pointer", it means the on-screen representation
of the mouse position or the location of a touch action if you are using a touch
<kbd class="button">buttons</kbd>.
</p>
+<h3>Menu Items</h3>
+<p>
+ Menu items are indicated like this:<br />
+ <kbd class="menu">Top > Next > Deeper</kbd>.<br />
+ Each ">"-separated item indicates one level of a nested (sub-)menu.
+</p>
+
+<h3>Preference/Dialog Options</h3>
+<p>
+ Choices in various dialogs, notably the Preferences and Properties dialog, are
+ indicated like this:<br />
+ <kbd class="option">Edit > Preferences > Audio > Some
+ Option</kbd>.<br />
+ Each successive item indicates either a (sub-) menu or a tabbed dialog
+ navigation. The final item is the one to choose or select.
+</p>
+<p>
+ If you are requested to deselect an option, you will see something like
+ this:<br />
+ <kbd class="optoff">Edit > Preferences > Audio > Some other
+ Option</kbd>.<br />
+</p>
+
+<h3>User Input</h3>
+<p>
+ Some dialogs or features may require you to type in some <kbd class="input">data
+ such as this</kbd>. In rare cases, you will be required to perform certain
+ operations at the command line of your operating system:
+</p>
+<kbd class="lincmd">cat /proc/cpuinfo</kbd>
+<kbd class="maccmd">sleep 3600</kbd>
+<kbd class="wincmd">ping www.google.com</kbd>
+
+<h3>Program Output</h3>
+<p>
+ Important messages from Ardour or other programs will be displayed
+ <samp>like this</samp>.
+</p>
+
+<h3>Notes</h3>
+<p class="note">
+ Important notes about things that might not otherwise be obvious are shown in
+ this format.
+</p>
+
+<h3>Warnings</h3>
+<p class="warning">
+ Hairy issues that might cause things to go wrong, lose data, or impair sound
+ quality is displayed in this way.
+</p>
+