From 750eeb29ce0c4222d18faa9bb7afc243dd49dce4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ed Ward Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 19:17:19 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] More rephrasing, small addition --- include/layering-display.html | 5 ++-- include/track-color.html | 23 ++++++++--------- include/track-height.html | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++-------------- 3 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/layering-display.html b/include/layering-display.html index 366a5da..b90f9c2 100644 --- a/include/layering-display.html +++ b/include/layering-display.html @@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ -

Ardour allows arbitrary layering of regions—there can any number of regions at a given position. By default, the regions are @@ -47,10 +46,10 @@

Regions can still be moved around as usual, and can be dragged so that they overlay - each again, but when the mouse button is released, things will flip back to them all being + each other again, but when the mouse button is released, things will flip back to them all being stacked cleanly. The number of lanes for the track is determined by the maximum number of regions existing in any one spot throughout - the track, so if you a track has stacked up 10 overdubs in one spot, + the track, so if a track has 10 overdubs stacked up in one spot, it will end up with 10 lanes. Obviously, using a large track height works much better for this than a small one.

diff --git a/include/track-color.html b/include/track-color.html index 35aab6d..1a509d6 100644 --- a/include/track-color.html +++ b/include/track-color.html @@ -8,17 +8,15 @@

Changing the color of specific tracks

- Select the tracks whose color you wish to change. Context-click - on the track header of one of them. From the context menu, select - Color and pick a hue to your taste in the - color dialog. Every selected track will be - re-colored. + Changing the color of a track is done by selecting the track(s) and + right clicking on the track header of one of them then + from the context menu, selecting Color and picking a hue + in the color dialog. Every selected track will be re-colored.

-

- Note that if you are only changing one track, context-clicking on - that track's header will be enough to select it, saving the extra - mouse click. +

+ If only one track is changed, right clicking on + that track's header will be enough to select it, saving the extra mouse click.

Changing the color of all tracks in a group

@@ -32,9 +30,8 @@

- You can also explicitly change the group color by context-clicking + The group color can also be explicitly changed by context-clicking on the group tab in the Mixer, selecting Edit - Group… and then clicking on the Color selector in that dialog - that is displayed. + Group… and then clicking on the Color selector in the displayed + dialog.

- diff --git a/include/track-height.html b/include/track-height.html index 4aff025..a54770f 100644 --- a/include/track-height.html +++ b/include/track-height.html @@ -1,34 +1,44 @@

- Depending on the stage of your production, you may require a quick - overview over as many tracks as possible, a detailed view into just a + At some stage of the production, a quick overview over as many tracks as + possible may be required, or a detailed view into just a few, or a combination of the two. To facilitate this, the - height may be configured individually for each track in - the editor window. + height can be configured individually for each track in + the editor window, or globally.

+ +

Resizing one or a few tracks

+

- A context click on a track header will display the - Height menu, and allow you to choose from a - list of standard sizes. All selected tracks will be redrawn using that - height. + A right click on a track header will display the + Height menu, and allow to choose from a list of + standard sizes. All selected tracks will be redrawn using that height.

- Alternatively, select the tracks you wish to resize. Move the pointer - to the bottom edge of one track header. The cursor will change to a - two-way vertical arrow shape. Left-drag to - dynamically resize all selected tracks. + Alternatively, moving the pointer to the bottom edge of a track header will change + the cursor to a two-way vertical arrow shape. Left-dragging dynamically resizes all selected tracks.

-

Fit to the Editor Window

+ +

Resizing all the tracks

+

- Select the tracks you wish to display in the Editor window. - Choose Track > Height > Fit Selected Tracks - or use the keyboard shortcut, f. Ardour adjusts the track + The three rightmost items of the Zoom Controls, + in the toolbar, allow to quickly resize multiple tracks' heights at once, or to + display a selected number of tracks in the editor, or all the selected ones, etc. +

+ +

Fitting to the Editor Window

+ +

+ Fitting one or many tracks to the Editor window can be done by selecting the tracks to + display and choosing Track > Height > Fit Selection (Vertical) + or using the keyboard shortcut, f. Ardour adjusts the track heights and view so that the selected tracks completely fill the vertical space available, unless the tracks cannot be fitted even at the smallest possible size.

- You can use Visual Undo (default shortcut: Z - to revert this operation. + The Visual Undo (default shortcut: Z) can be + used to revert this operation.

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