changeset 3:7f18cc173c4e

Added usage instructions in daw/package-info.java

--- a/src/uk/ac/qmul/eecs/depic/daw/package-info.java	Thu Feb 18 18:35:26 2016 +0000
+++ b/src/uk/ac/qmul/eecs/depic/daw/package-info.java	Fri Feb 19 17:55:04 2016 +0000
@@ -13,8 +13,35 @@
  * A default sound engine is provided using the Beads library (see uk.ac.qmul.eecs.depic.daw.beads package).
  *    
  * 
+ * USAGE of the Cross-Modal DAW prototype program
  * 
- *     
+ * open a sound file: only mono and short wav files are supported. The wave is placed where the cursor is at the moment of opening.
+ * 
+ * edit commands: cut copy and paste can be done by the usual key strokes or from the Edit menu. The cut and copy commands take the 
+ * part of wave in the audio track selection and paste pastes it where the cursor is. 
+ * 
+ * selection: You make a selection by dragging your mouse on an audio track or using left and right arrow keys to move 
+ * the cursor while holding shift. F2 and F3 keys move the cursor at the edges of the selection.  
+ * 
+ * View menu: use the items in the "View" menu to change the view of the wave. "Generate Peaks Curve" creates a graph with the 
+ * peak level overlaid on the audio track. If you press right-click on the audio track when the peak curve is visible you 
+ * can enable the sonification of the peak level graph. "Listen to peak level" will play the whole track from the start to the end 
+ * together with the sonification.
+ * "Switch listen peak level on/off" enables and disables the active sonification. In the active sonification it is the user who must 
+ * scan the track with left/right arrow keys and the sonification plays what's under the cursor. The active sonification 
+ * can also be enabled by pressing ctrl+p when the focus is on the audio track ( to focus the audio track tab through all the
+ * components until you reach the audio track)  
+ * 
+ * Track menu: "Cancel selection" removes the audio track selection. "Switch automation" enables the automation graph, for gain 
+ * and panning, overlaid on the audio track. When the automation is enabled you can access the automation actions by right 
+ * clicking on the automation graph. This allows you to insert/remove automation points, reset the automation and enable 
+ * the automation graph sonification that works the same way as the sonification of the peak level graph.  
+ * 
+ * Haptics: "Start haptic device" starts the phantom omni haptic device. Note you need to have the driver installed and the device
+ * plugged in. Also you need to have the open haptics toolkit installed. 
+ * "Activate current view in haptics" (ctrl+h) will create a haptic representation of one of the following: automation, peak level
+ * graph, sound wave. Which one depends on what is currently visible: automation overlay, peak level overlay or just the simple wave.  
+ *  To switch to another type of haptics representation, just make it visible and press ctrl+h again. 
  * 
  * 
  */