\chapter{Shortcuts}%
\label{cha:shortcuts}
+\index{shortcuts}
In \CGGI{} a lot of shortcuts are defined for various operations.
Although it is quite possible to do everything with the mouse, the extensive
requirements of some special window manager's support.
Here the shortcuts are listed organized by window and type. Some specific alternatives are listed in~\ref{ssub:key_alternatives} in the "Key Alternatives" paragraph. Any reference to
-Alt or Ctrl always refers to the left one on the keyboard.
+Alt or Ctrl always refers to the left one on the keyboard. In addition to this
+manual, you can view the shortcuts in html format via the \textit{shell cmds} icon
+on the top, right corner of the main program window. There is also a \textbf{hotkey
+Alt/h}, that can be used just about anywhere to get help on a specific window, menu,
+item, tooltip, button, and other elements (see \ref{sec:help_context_help}).
+
+
\section{Main window }%
\label{sec:main_window}
+\index{shortcuts!main window}
The Main window (also called the program window) consists of pulldown menus, buttons and keys.
\subsection*{Main menu pulldowns}% Without numbering.
\label{sub:main_menu_pulldowns}
+\index{shortcuts!main window pulldowns}
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& Scan\dots & Ctrl-Alt-s & Open dvb scan window. \\
& SubTitle\dots & Alt-y & Open subtitle script window. \\
& Render\dots & Shift-R & Open render window. \\
- & Export EDL\dots & Shift-E & Open export EDL window. \\
+ & Export EDL\dots & Shift-E & Export to CMX3600 format. \\
& Batch Render\dots & Shift-B & Open batch render window. \\
& BD Render\dots & Ctrl-Shift-D & Open create bluray disk window. \\
& DVD Render\dots & Alt-D & Open create dvd disk window. \\
& -- Typeless keyfrs & & Toggle typeless keyframes mode. \\
& Save settings now & Ctrl-Shift-S & Save \CGG{}\_rc. \\
& Loop Playback & Shift-L & Set loop playback region to selection/all. \\
+ & Guide on timeline & Shift-L & Create a guide on timeline. \\
& Set bkg render & Shift-G & Toggle background rendering. \\
\midrule
\textcolor{CinBlueText}{View} & -- Show assets & 0 & Toggle show asset data. \\
\subsection*{Main menu buttons}%
\label{sub:main_menu_buttons}
+\index{shortcuts!main window buttons}
\begin{longtable}[h]{>{\bfseries}p{0.15\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.25\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.2\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.4\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}}
\toprule
\subsection*{Main menu Keys}%
\label{sub:main_menu_keys}
+\index{shortcuts!main window keys}
\begin{longtable}[h]{>{\bfseries}p{0.15\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.25\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.2\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.4\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}}
\toprule
& U & & Paste the last Video transition. \\
& u & & Paste the last Audio transition. \\
& r & Ctrl & Proxy quick switch. \\
+ & & Ctrl +! & Assigns the timecode of the asset to the timebar. \\
& F1 & Shift & Toggle on/off all XYZ of camera. \\
& F2 & Shift & Toggle on/off all XYZ of projector. \\
& F1 & Ctrl+Shift & Use window layout \#1. \\
\end{longtable}
-\section{Compositor window}%
+\section{Compositor window shortcuts}%
\label{sec:compositor_window_shortcuts}
+\index{shortcuts!compositor window}
\subsection*{Compositor buttons}%
\label{ssec:compositor_buttons}
+\index{shortcuts!compositor buttons}
\begin{longtable}[h]{>{\bfseries}p{0.15\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.25\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.2\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.4\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}}
\toprule
\subsection*{Compositor keys }%
\label{ssec:compositor_keys}
+\index{shortcuts!compositor keys}
\begin{longtable}[h]{>{\bfseries}p{0.15\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.25\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.2\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.4\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}}
\toprule
\end{longtable}
-\section{Viewer window }%
+\section{Viewer window shortcuts }%
\label{sec:viewer_window_shortcuts}
+\index{shortcuts!viewer window}
\subsection*{Viewer buttons }%
\label{ssec:viewer_buttons}
+\index{shortcuts!viewer window buttons}
\begin{longtable}[h]{>{\bfseries}p{0.15\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.25\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.2\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.4\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}}
\toprule
\subsection*{Viewer Keys }%
\label{ssec:viewer_keys}
+\index{shortcuts!viewer keys}
\begin{longtable}[h]{>{\bfseries}p{0.15\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.25\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.2\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.4\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}}
\toprule
\section{Resources window Keys }%
\label{sec:resources_window_keys}
+\index{shortcuts!resources window}
\begin{longtable}[h]{>{\bfseries}p{0.15\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.25\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.2\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.4\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}}
\toprule
\section{Other windows }%
\label{sec:other_windows}
+\index{shortcuts!other windows}
\subsection*{Other Buttons }%
\label{ssec:other_buttons}
+\index{shortcuts!other windows buttons}
\begin{longtable}[h]{>{\bfseries}p{0.15\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.25\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.2\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.4\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}}
\toprule
\subsection*{Other Keys }%
\label{ssec:other_keys}
+\index{shortcuts!other windows keys}
\begin{longtable}[h]{>{\bfseries}p{0.15\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.25\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.2\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}p{0.4\textwidth-2\tabcolsep}}
\toprule
\bottomrule
\end{longtable}
+\section{Alternative Shortcuts }%
+\label{sec:alternative_shortcuts}
+\index{shortcuts!alternative}
+
+The alternative shortcuts are changed from \CGGI{} default to what most other NLEs use as standard.
+For example:
+
+\texttt{J, K, L} (Play Normal Reverse, Stop, Play Normal Forward) and when pressed twice J and L will Play Fast and then if playing fast and pressed again, will go back to playing normal.
+
+\texttt{I, O} (set/unset InPoint, set/unset OutPoint)
+
+\texttt{A, S} (Jump backward next cut, Jump forward next cut)
+
+To use these alternative shortcuts you must use the appimage found \href{https://cinelerra-gg.org/download/images/CinGG-20230930-alternative_shortcuts.AppImage}{here} -- you may want to go up 1 directory level to get a more recent dated version -- or compile your own \CGG{} with the the patch and the instructions found here: \nameref{sub:notable_options_and_caveats}.
+
+These shortcuts will only display in the English version for the caption/hints and the
+included shortcuts.html file in the "Shell Cmds" of the program does not include them.
+The texts in the menu and the captions of the icons,
+written with the '-' character between the Special key and the key in the default set, for
+example \texttt{Shift-s}, have been replaced by the '+' character. And the
+letters are always in capital letters although \textit{Shift} is not pressed. This notation is
+more consistent in what many, if not all, the other NLE programs use. Some of the original default shortcuts like
+\texttt{BD Render... (Ctrl+Shift+d)} and \texttt{DVD Render... (Alt+d)} have been deleted
+because they are not used frequently. If a shortcut in the After column as shown in the following table has a '+' symbol (for example: \texttt{+ 'I'}),
+it means that it is an additional shortcut added to the old shortcut/s in the Before column
+and also that that shortcut was confiscated from a default \CGGI{} shortcut where it had a different function.
+
+These shortcuts are very useful because the keys more frequently used have
+priority in editing, and are easy to use with the left hand on the keyboard and the right hand on the mouse.
+
+\begin{longtable}[h] {|p{6.4cm}|p{3.3cm}|p{3.3cm}|}
+ \toprule
+ \multicolumn{3}{|c|} {\textcolor{CinRed}{\textbf{Alternative Shortcuts}}} \\
+ \midrule
+ \textbf{Description} & \textbf{Before} & \textbf{After} \\
+ \midrule
+%begin{latexonly}
+ \endhead
+%end{latexonly}
+
+ To clip & 'i' & Ctrl+I \\
+ \hline
+ Scroll window timeline... left & LeftArrow, ',' & LeftArrow \\
+ \hline
+ Scroll window timeline... right & RightArrow, '.' & RightArrow \\
+ \hline
+ Label & 'l', ',' & ''' (single quote) \\
+ \hline
+ Go To & 'g' & Ctrl+G \\
+ \hline
+ Generate keyframes... tweeking & 'j' & 'G' \\
+ \hline
+ Jump forward... next Keyframe & 'k' & Shift+Right Arrow \\
+ \hline
+ Jump backward... next Keyframe & Shift+K & Shift+Left Arrow \\
+ \hline
+ New Project... & 'n' & Ctrl+N \\
+ \hline
+ Load files... &'o' & Ctrl+O \\
+ \hline
+ Save &'s' & Ctrl+S \\
+ \hline
+ Save as... & Shift+s & Ctrl+Shift+S \\
+ \hline
+ Save Session & Ctrl+S & no shortcut \\
+ \hline
+ Select All & 'a'& Ctrl+A \\
+ \hline
+ Deselect All & 'a' or cursor move & Ctrl+A, Ctrl+Shift+A \\
+ \hline
+ Select Edits & Ctrl+Alt+' & Ctrl+Alt+A \\
+ \hline
+ Undo & 'z', Ctrl+Z & Ctrl+Z \\
+ \hline
+ Redo & Shift+Z & Shift+Z \\
+ \hline
+ InPoint & '[', '<' & + 'I' \\
+ \hline
+ OutPoint & ']', '>' & + 'O' \\
+ \hline
+ Play Normal reverse & NumKP 6, Alt+O & + 'J' Normal\&Fast \\
+ \hline
+ Play Stop & NumKP 0, Alt+M & + 'K' \\
+ \hline
+ Play Normal forward & NumKP 3, Alt+L & + 'L' Normal\&Fast \\
+ \hline
+ One Frame back & NumKP 4, Alt+U & + ',' (comma) \\
+ \hline
+ One Frame forward & NumKP 1, Alt+J & + '.' (period) \\
+ \hline
+ Jump backward to the next cut & Alt+Left Arrow & + 'A' \\
+ \hline
+ Jump forward to the next cut & Alt+Right Arrow & + 'S' \\
+ \hline
+ Load window: Select All files & Ctrl+A & Ctrl+A \\
+ \hline
+ Load window: Deselect All files & Ctrl+Z & Ctrl+Shift+A \\
+ \hline
+ BD Render... & Ctrl+Shift+d & no shortcut \\
+ \hline
+ DVD Render... & Alt+d & no shortcut \\
+ \hline
+ Delete last track & 'd' & Ctrl+D \\
+ \hline
+ Quit & 'q' & Ctrl+Q \\
+ \hline
+ Settings $\rightarrow$ Save settings now & Ctrl+Shift+S & Shift+S \\
+ \hline
+ Settings $\rightarrow$ Align cursor on frames & Ctrl+A & Ctrl+F \\
+
+ \hline
+\end{longtable}
+
+A common practice in video editing is the ability to jump from one part of the timeline to another: jumping from one \textit{cut} to another or from one \textit{label} to another or even from one \textit{keyframe} to another. Using shortcuts in these cases is even more advantageous. In the next table we summarize these alternative shortcuts of the main jumps.
+
+\begin{longtable}[h] {|p{7cm}|p{6.5cm}|}
+ \toprule
+ \multicolumn{2}{|c|} {\textcolor{CinRed}{\textbf{Alternatives - Some jumps backward and forward}}} \\
+ \midrule
+%begin{latexonly}
+ \endhead
+%end{latexonly}
+
+ Jump backward to the next cut & Alt+Left Arrow, 'A' \\
+ \hline
+ Jump forward to the next cut & Alt+RightArrow, 'S' \\
+ \hline
+ Jump backward to the next label & Ctrl+Left Arrow \\
+ \hline
+ Jump selecting forward label & Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow \\
+ \hline
+ Jump selecting backward label & Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow \\
+ \hline
+ Jump forward to the next label & Ctrl+Right Arrow \\
+ \hline
+ Jump backward... next Keyframes & Shift+Left Arrow \\
+ \hline
+ Jump forward... next Keyframes & Shift+Right Arrow \\
+ \hline
+ Jump backward to the next Auto & Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Left Arrow (only works on UbuntuStudio) \\
+ \hline
+ Jump forward to the next Auto & Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Right Arrow (only works on UbuntuStudio) \\
+
+ \hline
+\end{longtable}