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CONSOLIDATED WINDOW
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CONSOLIDATED WINDOW PREFERENCES
To open the Consolidated Window preferences,
choose Preferences from the Digital Performer
menu (Mac OS) or the Edit menu (Windows) and
the click on Consolidated Window item in the list,
as shown below in Figure 10-2:
Figure 10-2: The Consolidated Window preferences.
These preferences are global (they apply across all
Digital Performer projects).
Choosing which windows to display in the
Consolidated Window
This preference determines what happens when
you first open a window. Use the list shown in
Figure 10-2 to specify which windows do or do not
appear in the Consolidated Window when they are
opened. Click a window to highlight (include) or
unhighlight (exclude) it. If a window is included in
this list, and you then go to open the window, it will
open the Consolidated Window with that chosen
window displayed in it. If a window is excluded, it
will open as its own separate window.
During the course of using Digital Performer in a
session, using a window’s popout and pop-back-in
areas (as explained in “Popping windows in and
out” on page 109) overrides this preference. For
example, if you pop a window out of the
Consolidated Window and then close the window,
the next time you open that window during the
session, it will open as a stand-alone window.
Similarly, if you pop a window back into the
Consolidated Window, and then close it (close the
window’s cell), the next time you open it, it will
appear in the Consolidated Window, even if it is
turned off in the preferences. The rule of thumb is
this: during a session, windows open in the
location they were in when they were last closed.
Maximum rows to add in the body area
This preference controls how many rows are added
to the body (center) section of the Consolidated
Window when using the normal methods of
opening and closing windows. However, it does
not limit the number of rows you can create
manually. You can always split the body into as
many sections as you wish by dragging the bottom
divider or by Option/Alt-dragging an intermediate
divider.
Maximum rows to add in a sidebar
This preference controls how many rows are added
to the sidebar sections of the Consolidated
Window when using the normal methods of
opening and closing windows. After the maximum
has been reached, when opening a window that will
open in the Consolidated Window sidebar, tabs
will be added to the existing sidebar cells. However,
it does not limit the number of rows you can create
manually. You can always split the sidebars into as
many sections as you wish by dragging the bottom
divider or by Option/Alt-dragging an intermediate
divider.
Maximum Event Lists to add
This preference controls how many Event Lists will
be opened as separate sections in the Consolidated
Window. For example, if you set the maximum to
2, then you can open two separate Event List
sections in the left or right sidebar. If you then
attempt to open a third Event List, it will replace
one of the two already displayed.