<p>
- <dfn>Location Markers</dfn> appear in the <dfn>Locations ruler</dfn> at the top
- of the timeline. The <dfn>begin</dfn> and <dfn>end</dfn> markers appear
- automatically, but you can create custom markers at any position in a
- session.
+ <dfn>Location Markers</dfn> appear in the <a href="@@ruler">Locations Markers
+ ruler</a> at the top of the timeline. They have multiple uses, most
+ commonly — for navigation in a session, e.g. where this or that
+ instrument should start/stop playing. Custom markers can be created at
+ any position in a session.
</p>
+
<p>
- To add a marker at the <strong>current playhead position</strong>, press
- <kbd>Num-↵</kbd> (the Enter key on the numeric keypad).
- Alternatively, use <kbd class="menu">Transport > Markers > Add
- Mark from Playhead</kbd>.
+ The <dfn style="background-color:limegreen;">start</dfn> and
+ <dfn style="background-color:limegreen;">end</dfn> markers, that define the
+ length of the session, appear automatically once any content has been added to
+ the session (either recorded or imported). The end marker automatically shifts
+ to the right once more material gets added.
</p>
+
+<h2>Creating Location Markers</h2>
+
+<p>
+ There are multiple ways to create custom markers at the current playhead
+ position:
+</p>
+<ul>
+ <li>using the keyboard shortcut (default is <kbd>Tab</kbd>)</li>
+ <li>using the <kbd class="menu">Transport > Markers > Add
+ Mark from Playhead</kbd> menu.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>
+ Adding a marker at an arbitrary location on the timeline (i.e. not at the
+ playhead position) can also be done either by:
+</p>
+<ul>
+ <li><kbd class="mouse">right</kbd> clicking in the Location Marker ruler, and
+ selecting <kbd class="menu">New location marker</kbd></li>
+ <li>using the <a href="@@the-ranges-and-marks-lists">Ranges & Marks List</a>,
+ clicking <kbd class="menu">New Marker</kbd> and using the <a href="@@editing-clocks">
+ clock widget</a> to set its position.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<h2>Moving Location Markers</h2>
+
+<p>
+ <kbd class="mouse">Left</kbd>-clicking and dragging moves a single marker to a
+ new location on the timeline.
+</p>
+
<p>
- To add a marker at an <strong>arbitrary location</strong> on the timeline,
- navigate to the desired position, right-click on the Locations ruler and
- select <kbd class="menu">New Location Marker</kbd>.
- You can also go to the Editor list, click <kbd class="menu">New
- Marker</kbd> and use the clock widget to set its position.
+ It is possible to move multiple markers by the same distance. <kbd
+ class="mouse mod1">Left</kbd>-clicking each marker creates a selection of
+ markers that can be dragged left or right together.
</p>
+
+<h2>Renaming Location Markers</h2>
+
+<p>
+ There are three ways to rename a location marker:
+</p>
+
+<ol>
+ <li>
+ Double-click on a marker opens a dialog where a new name can be submitted.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Right-clicking on a marker and selecting <kbd class="menu">Rename….</kbd>
+ opens a dialog where a new name can be submitted.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Editing and confirming the name by pressing <kbd class="button">Enter</kbd>
+ in an entry box in the <em>Ranges & Marks</em> sidebar.
+ </li>
+</ol>
+
+<h2>Removing Location Markers</h2>
+
+<p>
+ There are three ways to remove a location marker:
+</p>
+
+<ol>
+ <li>
+ Hovering the marker and pressing <kbd class="button">Enter</kbd>.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Right-clicking on a marker and selecting <kbd class="menu">Remove</kbd>.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Clicking the <kbd class="button">x</kbd> for a marker of choice in the
+ <em>Ranges & Marks</em> sidebar.
+ </li>
+</ol>
+
+<h2>More Options</h2>
+
<p>
- For details see
- <a href="@@the-ranges-and-marks-lists">Ranges & Marks List</a>
- and <a href="@@editing-clocks">Editing Clocks</a>.
+ The context (right-click) menu for location markers has more options than the
+ ones mentioned above:
</p>
+<table class="dl">
+ <tr>
+ <th>Locate to Here</th>
+ <td>
+ Moves the playhead to the selected marker.
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th>Play from Here</th>
+ <td>
+ Moves the playhead to the selected marker and starts playback.
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th>Move Mark to Playhead</th>
+ <td>
+ This changes the position of the selected marker to that of the playhead.
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th>Create Range to next Marker</th>
+ <td>
+ This creates a pair of range markers between the selected marker and the
+ next one to the right on the timeline.
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th>Promote to Time Origin</th>
+ <td>
+ This makes the position of the chosen range marker the origin time. This
+ is mostly useful when the <em>Display delta to origin marker</em> clock
+ mode is enabled to display the difference between current playhead
+ position and the origin time. Absolute time stays unaffected.
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th>Hide</th>
+ <td>
+ This hides the selected marker from the ruler until the user chooses to
+ unhide it.
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th>Rename…</th>
+ <td>
+ This opens a dialog to rename the marker.
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th>Lock</th>
+ <td>
+ This prevents a marker from being accidentally moved elsewhere.
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th>Glue to Bars and Beats</th>
+ <td>
+ When this option is enabled, the marker maintains its position in bars
+ and beats even if there are changes in tempo and meter.
+ </td>
+ </tr>
+</table>
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