# HG changeset patch # User Chris Cannam # Date 1173815469 0 # Node ID 8ad3609080b3f6dff00d422736f8bfc7745a551a # Parent 3fff180a254b8c5bf7c97d9b00e3c8b556417338 * updates to tip dialog diff -r 3fff180a254b -r 8ad3609080b3 i18n/tips_en.xml --- a/i18n/tips_en.xml Mon Mar 12 15:36:31 2007 +0000 +++ b/i18n/tips_en.xml Tue Mar 13 19:51:09 2007 +0000 @@ -1,69 +1,68 @@ - -Welcome to Sonic Visualiser! - -Sonic Visualiser is pretty complex, but you can use it for simple -things very easily. Try importing an audio file and using the Pane -menu to add some different views of it. - -Check out the links on the Help menu for tutorials and other -documentation! - + +

Welcome to Sonic Visualiser!

Sonic Visualiser is pretty complex, but you can use it for simple +things very easily.

Try importing an audio file and using the Pane +menu to add some different views of it.

Check out the links on the Help menu for tutorials and other +documentation!

+ - -Sonic Visualiser's window is organised into "panes" and + +

Sonic Visualiser's window is organised into "panes" and "layers". To begin with, you have one pane. Import an audio -file to see it displayed in a waveform layer on that pane. - +file to see it displayed in a waveform layer on that pane.

+ - -Each pane can contain any number of layers, which appear stacked + +

Each pane can contain any number of layers, which appear stacked from "front" to "back" on the same timeline. A layer can contain a -view of audio, or of points (time instants) or data plots (time-values). - +view of audio, or of points (time instants) or data plots (time-values).

+ - -There's a "layer property box" to the right of each pane, with one + +

There's a "layer property box" to the right of each pane, with one tab for each of the layers on that pane. Click on a layer's tab to bring that layer to the front. You can then adjust its colour and other display properties in the property box. The first tab is always for the pane itself, which has a few -adjustable properties of its own. - +adjustable properties of its own.

+ - -If you have more than one pane, only one of them will be "current", + +

If you have more than one pane, only one of them will be "current", marked with a black bar at the left side. Just click on another pane to make it current. Most editing operations affect the layer that's -at the front of the current pane. - +at the front of the current pane.

+ - -You can use different zoom levels for different panes by un-checking + +

You can use different zoom levels for different panes by un-checking the Global Zoom control for one of them. By default, all panes will -zoom and scroll together. - +zoom and scroll together.

+ - -You can speed up and slow down playback using the Playback Speedup -control in the bottom-right of the window. - + +

You can speed up and slow down playback using the Playback Speedup +control in the bottom-right of the window.

+ - -The Transforms menu lists things you can do to extract features from + +

The Transforms menu lists things you can do to extract features from or process your audio. The available outputs of any Vamp feature-extraction plugins or LADSPA audio effects plugins you have -will show up here. - +will show up here.