User Manual

CUSTOM CONSOLES
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Figure 56-4: Making a mute button.
5 If desired, choose a group for the button.
Buttons can be grouped, either by a master button
or even by a slider or knob.
6 If desired, type in a name for the button.
If it is a text button, the name will be displayed
inside the button.
7 Click OK.
Selecting control items
Shift-click anywhere on a control item to select it.
You can also use Shift-clicking to select multiple
items.
To select a group of items, drag a selection box over
them.
To select all the items in the console, choose Select
All from the Edit menu, or press command-A.
Cutting, copying, and pasting console controls
Console controls can be cut, copied, and pasted.
This greatly facilitates the process of building a
custom console. For example, if you are creating a
number of items that are similar, make one first and
then copy and paste it as many times as needed.
Then make the necessary minor adjustments to
each copy.
To cut or copy a control item:
1 Choose “Edit console” from the mini-menu.
2 Select the desired items.
Note that you can select more than one at a time.
For information about selecting control items, see
“Selecting control items” above.
3 Choose Cut or Copy from the Edit menu.
To paste a control item after cutting or copying,
choose Paste from the Edit menu.
Aligning control items
There is an Align Controls command in the
Console mini-menu to help align selected console
controls. To use this command:
1 Make sure “Edit Console” is enabled (via the
mini-menu).
2 Select the items to be aligned.
3 Choose Align Controls from the mini-menu.
The Align Controls dialog appears.
4 Choose the desired options.
In this example, we are aligning the centers of the
controls left-to-right.
5 Click OK.
Nudging control items
Selected control items can be nudged using the
arrow keys. Be sure that the item you want to nudge
is selected. (You can nudge several at once, too.)
Also make sure that Edit Mode is enabled. Items
are nudged one screen pixel each time you press an
arrow key, unless the Snap to Grid mini-menu
command is checked. If so, the controls are nudged
by the amount of the current grid setting.