X-Git-Url: http://shamusworld.gotdns.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=include%2Fediting-clocks.html;h=0e2b60fa3274fd6fee6e5d78ac2e242a6189f3c4;hb=7d0008ace8d95c5b31cb18c862b9322a2d28ed6a;hp=9eb82f9d4370bd27177957a9b952ac3203656a14;hpb=c8b5004240e0dd3e271300b0b7999a4e15693b22;p=ardour-manual diff --git a/include/editing-clocks.html b/include/editing-clocks.html index 9eb82f9..0e2b60f 100644 --- a/include/editing-clocks.html +++ b/include/editing-clocks.html @@ -39,12 +39,13 @@

New values for the clock can be typed in after clicking on the relevant clock. Clicking on the clock will show a thin vertical cursor bar just to the right - of the next character to be overwritten. Time should be typed in the same order as the - current clock mode—if the clock is in Timecode mode, it should be - hours, minutes, seconds, frames. So, to change to a time of 12:15:20:15 one - would type 1 2 1 5 2 0 1 5. Each number typed will - appear in a different color, from right to left, overwriting the existing value. - Mid-edit, after typing 3 2 2 2 the clock might look like this: + of the next character to be overwritten. Time should be typed in the same + order as the current clock mode—if the clock is in Timecode mode, it + should be hours, minutes, seconds, frames. So, to change to a time of + 12:15:20:15 one would type + 12152015. + Each number typed will appear in a different color, from right to left, + overwriting the existing value. Mid-edit, after typing 3222 the clock might look like this:

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There is a shortcut available to edit the transport clocks entirely without the mouse. It can be found in - Window > Key Bindings > Transport > Focus On + Window > Keyboard Shortcuts > Transport > Focus On Clock. If bound to a key (÷ on the numerical keypad is the default), then pressing that key is equivalent to clicking on the primary (left) @@ -82,13 +83,15 @@ possible to enter part of a full time value.

- As an exemple, supposing that the clock is in BBT - mode, displaying 024|03|0029, altering the value to - the first beat of the current bar can be done by clicking on the clock and typing - 0 1 0 0 0 0. Similarly, if it is in Minutes:Seconds - mode, displaying 02:03:04.456, getting to exactly 2 - hours can be achieved by clicking on the clock and typing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 to - reset the minutes, seconds and milliseconds fields. + As an example, supposing that the clock is in BBT mode, displaying + 024|03|0029, altering the value to the first beat of the current + bar can be done by clicking on the clock and typing + 010000. + Similarly, if it is in Minutes:Seconds mode, displaying + 02:03:04.456, getting to exactly 2 hours can be achieved by + clicking on the clock and typing + 0000000 + to reset the minutes, seconds and milliseconds fields.

Entering Delta Times

@@ -100,8 +103,8 @@ key will add the entered value to the current value of the clock, minus will subtract it. For example, if the clock is in Samples mode and displays 2917839, moving it back 2000 samples is done by typing - 2 0 0 0 and -, rather than ending with - Enter or Tab. + 2000 and -, rather than + ending with Enter or Tab.

Changing clock values with the mouse

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With the mouse pointer over the clock, pressing the left mouse button and - dragging also affects the clocks : dragging upwards increases the value shown + dragging also affects the clocks: dragging upwards increases the value shown on the clock, dragging downwards decreases it, again with a step size equal to the unit of the field where the drag began on.