-<h2 id="monitor-options">The Monitor Options</h2>
-
-<figure>
- <img alt="The Monitor options" src="/images/input-mode-buttons.png">
- <figcaption>
- The Monitor options
- </figcaption>
-</figure>
-
-<p>
- These buttons allow switching the monitoring mode globally, for all the tracks at once.
- The monitoring mode allows to decide what the user wants to be listening to, between:
-</p>
-<ul>
- <li><dfn>All In</dfn>: all the tracks play what's on their <em>In</em>puts.</li>
- <li><dfn>All Disk</dfn>: all the tracks play the actual content of the playlist on <em>Disk</em>.</li>
-</ul>
-<p>
- The <kbd class="menu">Auto Input</kbd> switch allows Ardour to auto-select what is played, which is:
-</p>
-<ul>
- <li>When not playing: all tracks are on In (to listen to any connected source)</li>
- <li>When playing, all tracks are on Disk (to play whatever was recorded on those tracks)</li>
- <li>When recording, on rec-enabled tracks: In and on non rec-enabled ones: Disk</li>
-</ul>
<h2 id="latency-compensation-info">The Latency Compensation Info</h2>
</ul>
-<h2 id="mode_selector">The Mode Selector</h2>
+<h2 id="tb_master_level_meter">The Master Level Meter</h2>
<figure>
- <img alt="The Mode Selector" src="/images/mode-selector_scripts_meter.png">
+ <img alt="The Master Level Meter" src="/images/master-level-meter.png">
<figcaption>
- The Mode Selector
+ The Master Level Meter
</figcaption>
</figure>
-
<p>
- The Mode Selector allows switching between the Editor and Mixer windows.
- If a window is detached, the corresponding button is lit in blue. Clicking the button
- switches the detached window visibility.
+ The global meter shows the levels of the master's output. Its the same
+ meter that sits in the <a href="@@master-bus-strip">Master's Mixer strip</a>,
+ and also shows a peak indicator, that turns red when any level exceeds
+ 0dB. It can be reset by a <kbd class="mouse">Left</kbd> click.
</p>
+<h2 id="tb_script_buttons">Script/Shortcut buttons</h2>
+
+<figure>
+ <img alt="The Script buttons" src="/images/script-buttons.png">
+ <figcaption>
+ The Script/shortcuts buttons
+ </figcaption>
+</figure>
+
<p>
- The global meter shows the levels of the master's output. Its the same meter that sits
- in the <a href="@@master-bus-strip">Master's Mixer strip</a>,
- and also shows a peak indicator, that turns red when any level exceeds 0dB. It can
- be reset by a <kbd class="mouse">Left</kbd> click.
+ The buttons in between the Mode Selector and the Master Level Meter are
+ script or shortcuts buttons, which are user-definable buttons to attach
+ any session <a href="@@lua-scripting">lua-script</a> to, or any action
+ shortcut (e.g. for tasks that are used often and buried deep inside
+ nested menus).
</p>
-
<p>
- The buttons in between the Mode Selector and the global meter are script buttons,
- which are user-definable buttons to attach any session <a href="@@lua-scripting">lua-script</a> to.
+ The number of buttons (precisely, the number of columns of two buttons)
+ can be set in the <a href="@@preferences#preferences-appearance-toolbar">Preferences</a>.
</p>
+<p>
+ <kbd class="mouse">Left</kbd>-clicking an affected button launches the
+ script or shortcut, while <kbd class="mouse">right</kbd>-clicking or
+ clicking an unaffected button allows change the script/shortcut
+ the button should execute.
+</p>
+
+
+<h2 id="mode_selector">The Mode Selector</h2>
+<figure>
+ <img alt="The Mode Selector" src="/images/mode_selector.png">
+ <figcaption>
+ The Mode Selector
+ </figcaption>
+</figure>
+
+<p>
+ The Mode Selector allows switching between the Editor, Mixer or Recording
+ windows. If a window is detached, the corresponding button is lit.
+ Clicking the button switches the detached window visibility.
+</p>
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