</figure>
-<p> The <dfn>Ruler</dfn> scales the session along time, allows navigating, and
+<p>
+ The <dfn>ruler</dfn> scales the session along time, allows navigating, and
can be marked for different uses.
</p>
<p>
- One of its main uses is to move the playhead:
- clicking anywhere on the timeline will bring the playhead at this location in
- time. Also, using the mouse's scrollwheel while hovering the Ruler will zoom in
- or out (<kbd class="mouse">⇑</kbd>/<kbd class="mouse">⇓</kbd> ).
+ One of its main uses is to move the playhead: clicking anywhere on the
+ timeline will bring the playhead at this location in time. Also, using the
+ mouse's scrollwheel while hovering the ruler will zoom in or out
+ (<kbd class="mouse">⇑</kbd>/<kbd class="mouse">⇓</kbd> ).
</p>
<p>
- The Ruler is made of a succession of rows, each having a special role related to
- time. Adding or removing rows can be done by <kbd class="mouse">right</kbd> clicking
- anywhere in the ruler's header on the left, and ticking any of:
+ The ruler is made of a succession of rows, each having a special role related
+ to time. Adding or removing rows can be done by <kbd class="mouse">right</kbd>
+ clicking anywhere in the ruler's header on the left, and ticking any of:
</p>
<table class="dl">
- <tr><th><dfn>Mins:Secs</dfn></th><td>scaling the session with the Mins:Secs:mSec notation</td></tr>
- <tr><th><dfn>Timecode</dfn></th><td>scaling the session with the Hours:Mins:Secs:Frames notation</td></tr>
- <tr><th><dfn>Samples</dfn></th><td>scaling the session with the sample number notation</td></tr>
- <tr><th><dfn>Bars:Beats</dfn></th><td>slicing the time according to the time signature ot the Meter</td></tr>
- <tr><th><dfn>Meter</dfb></th><td>shows the time signature. It can be changed along the timeline, by <kbd class="mouse">Right click</kbd> > <kbd class="menu">New Meter</kbd>. The Bars:Beats ruler will reflect the change.</td></tr>
- <tr><th><dfn>Tempo</dfn></th><td>shows the BPM. It can be changed along the timeline, by <kbd class="mouse">Right click</kbd> > <kbd class="menu">New Tempo</kbd>. The Bars:Beats ruler will reflect the change.</td></tr>
- <tr><th><dfn>Range Markers</dfn></th><td>allow to create and modify ranges directly on the Ruler.</td></tr>
- <tr><th><dfn>Loop/Punch Ranges</dfn></th><td>are special kind of ranges designed to be played as a loop and to do punch recording, i.e. recording on a precise section of time, respectively.</td></tr>
- <tr><th><dfn>CD Markers</dfn></th><td>are markers designed to be used while creating a recording that has to be split in time, as an audio CD</td></tr>
- <tr><th><dfn>Location Markers</dfn></th><td>is meant to receive any kind of marker, user generated or from Ardour itself.</td></tr>
- <tr><th><dfn>Video Timeline</dfn></th><td>shows thumbnails of the <a href="@@video-timeline-and-monitoring">video</a> in the timeline</td></tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th><dfn>Mins:Secs</dfn></th>
+ <td>scaling the session with the Mins:Secs:mSec notation</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th><dfn>Timecode</dfn></th>
+ <td>scaling the session with the Hours:Mins:Secs:Frames notation</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th><dfn>Samples</dfn></th>
+ <td>scaling the session with the sample number notation</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th><dfn>Bars:Beats</dfn></th>
+ <td>slicing the time according to the time signature</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th><dfn>Time Signature</dfb></th>
+ <td>shows the time signature. It can be changed along the timeline, by
+ <kbd class="mouse">Right-click</kbd> >
+ <kbd class="menu">New Time Signature</kbd>. The Bars:Beats ruler will
+ reflect the change.</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th><dfn>Tempo</dfn></th>
+ <td>shows the BPM. It can be changed along the timeline, by
+ <kbd class="mouse">Right-click</kbd> > <kbd class="menu">New Tempo</kbd>.
+ The Bars:Beats ruler will reflect the change.</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th><dfn>Range Markers</dfn></th>
+ <td>allow to create and modify ranges directly on the Ruler.</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th><dfn>Loop/Punch Ranges</dfn></th>
+ <td>are special kind of ranges designed to be played as a loop and to do
+ punch recording, i.e. recording on a precise section of time, respectively.</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th><dfn>CD Markers</dfn></th>
+ <td>are markers designed to be used while creating a recording that has
+ to be split in time, as an audio CD</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th><dfn>Location Markers</dfn></th>
+ <td>is meant to receive any kind of marker, user generated or from Ardour
+ itself.</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th><dfn>Cue Markers</dfn></th>
+ <td>allows triggering entire cues from the grid in the <em>Cue</em>window</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <th><dfn>Video Timeline</dfn></th>
+ <td>shows thumbnails of the <a href="@@video-timeline-and-monitoring">video</a>
+ in the timeline</td>
+ </tr>
</table>
+<p>
+ Most rulers allow placing markers to serve a specific purpose: mark a point in
+ time, define a loop range, or something else entirely.
+</p>
+
<p>
Most of the operations on the markers are described in <a
- href="@@working-with-markers">Working with Markers</a>, while the Meter,
- Tempo, Bars:Beats and Timecode use are described in <a
- href="@@tempo-and-meter">Tempo and Meter</a>.
+ href="@@working-with-markers">Working with Markers</a>, additional information
+ on Time Signature, Tempo, Bars:Beats, and Timecode is available in the
+ <a href="@@tempo-and-meter">Tempo and Time Signature</a> chapter.
</p>