-<h2>Positioning the Playhead</h2>
+<figure class="right">
+ <img src="/images/the-playhead.png" alt="The playhead">
+ <figcaption>
+ The playhead
+ </figcaption>
+</figure>
<p>
- The <dfn>playhead</dfn> is a vertical line with two arrows at each end
- that indicates the current position of playback.
+ The <dfn>playhead</dfn> is a red vertical line that indicates the current
+ position of playback.
</p>
+<h2>Positioning the Playhead</h2>
+
<h3>Positioning the playhead at the current pointer position</h3>
<p>
Pressing <kbd>P</kbd> will set the playhead to the current position of
- the pointer, if it is within the editor track area.
+ the mouse pointer, if it is within the editor track area.
</p>
<h3>Positioning the playhead on the timeline</h3>
<p>
- A <kbd class="mouse">Left</kbd> click anywhere on the timeline (rulers)
+ A <kbd class="mouse">Left</kbd> click anywhere on the <a href="@@ruler">Ruler</a>
will move the playhead to that position.
</p>
<h3>Positioning the playhead with the transport clocks</h3>
<p>
- Click on either the primary or secondary transport clock and
- <a href="@@editing-clocks">edit their value</a>
- to move the playhead to a specific position.
+ Clicking on either the primary or secondary transport clock and
+ <a href="@@editing-clocks">editing their value</a> moves the playhead to a
+ specific position.
</p>
<h3>Positioning the playhead at a marker</h3>
<p>
- Click <kbd class="mouse">Right</kbd> on the marker and select either
- <kbd class="menu">Locate to here</kbd> or <kbd class="menu">Play from
- here</kbd>.
+ <kbd class="mouse">Right</kbd> clicking on the marker and selecting either
+ <kbd class="menu">Locate to Here</kbd> or <kbd class="menu">Play from
+ Here</kbd> will place the playhead at the marker's position.
</p>
<p>
- Alternatively, place the pointer on the marker and press
- <kbd>P</kbd> to set the playhead.
+ Alternatively, placing the mouse pointer on the marker and pressing
+ <kbd>P</kbd> sets the playhead precisely on the marker location.
</p>
<h2>Looping the Transport</h2>
<p>
- When the <dfn>loop transport</dfn> button is pressed, the playhead will
- jump the start of the loop range, and continue to the end of that range
- before returning to the start and repeating.
- While looping, a light green area is displayed in the time ruler over
- the tracks to show the loop range.
+ When the <a href="@@the-loop-range">loop transport</a> button is pressed, the
+ playhead will jump the start of the loop range, and continue to the end of that
+ range before returning to the start and repeating.
</p>
<p>
- By default, looping is bound to the <kbd>l</kbd> key.
+ While looping, a light green area is displayed in the Ruler over the tracks to
+ show the loop range.
</p>
<p>
- For more information on defining and altering the loop range see
- <a href="@@the-loop-range">Loop Range Markers</a>.
+ By default, looping is bound to the <kbd>l</kbd> key.
</p>