Alternative shortcuts added to manual as documented/tested by Andrea and IgorB

diff --git a/parts/Installation.tex b/parts/Installation.tex
index fd4859cf638ef6e2847de6934e36ad52b71c11a5..242a9ac81ff073d79fb3dc65e1acf88dcee01195 100644 (file)
--- a/parts/Installation.tex
+++ b/parts/Installation.tex
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ Some example file names are as follows - where 8 digits represent yyyymmdd:
          (currently based on Fedora 32, libc version 2.31)
        CinGG-20230131-x86_64-older-distros-multibit.AppImage
          (currently based on Fedora 29 - runs on RHEL8 - linux kernel 4.19.9, libc version 2.28)
-       CinGG-20230831-x86_64-alternative_shortcuts.AppImage
+       CinGG-20230930-alternative_shortcuts.AppImage
+         (currently based on Ubuntu 16.04, libc version 2.23)
 \end{lstlisting}
 
 Make the file executable with the proper execute permissions either from the GUI of the Desktop Environment used (link to the file) or from a terminal window.  Make sure you are already in the directory containing the appimage:
@@ -71,6 +72,12 @@ not included in the AppImage.
 
 Using AppImage means you can't have the installation folder and work on the files. To unpack the AppImage and get its structure in folders and files see \nameref{sub:managing_appimage} To create, edit and manage appimages see \nameref{sub:built_appimage_scratch}.
 
+\subsection{AppImage with Standard Shortcuts}
+\label{sec:appimage_standard_shortcuts}
+
+In video editing it is important to learn how to use shortcuts to speed up your work. \CGG{} uses shortcuts different from those considered standard in both the Linux world and video editing. For example, \texttt{"s"} is used instead of \texttt{Ctrl+S}, \texttt{"q"} instead of \texttt{Ctrl+Q}, and even the classic editing keys \texttt{J, K, L} are different.
+In addition, in \CGG{} the keys are fixed and not customizable. A new user may have a hard time getting used to a new combination of shortcuts. To make it a little easier, an appimage containing a patch that makes use of some of the more frequently used classic key combinations is available. It can be downloaded \href{https://cinelerra-gg.org/download/images/CinGG-20230930-alternative_shortcuts.AppImage}{here} (note that the file contains the month and last day of the month, but you will want to go up a directory and download the latest date instead to include the current changes). A table showing the changes from \CGG{} mode to standard mode can be found here: \nameref{sec:alternative_shortcuts}.
+
 \section{Download Already Built \CGG{}}%
 \label{sec:download_already_built_cinelerra_gg}
 
@@ -360,9 +367,10 @@ $ cd /home/USER/cinelerra5/cinelerra-5.1
 $ ./autogen.sh
 $ ./configure --with-single-user --with-booby
 $ make 2>&1 | tee /tmp/cin5.log &&  make install
+$ mv Makefile Makefile.cfg
+$ cp Makefile.devel Makefile
 \end{lstlisting}
 
-
 \subsection{Notable Options and Caveats}%
 \label{sub:notable_options_and_caveats}
 \index{./configure}
@@ -374,6 +382,16 @@ handling errors, other problems and potential crashes with the most
 success.  Included in this section are some of the build variations
 easily available for normal builds.
 
+You can, during compilation, use a patch that changes the main non-standard shortcuts of \CGG{} to standard ones (\texttt{Ctrl+S} and \texttt{J, K, L}, etc.). 
+A table showing the changes from \CGG{} mode to standard mode can be found here: \nameref{sec:alternative_shortcuts}.
+The instructions for the build with the patch are as follows. After downloading the sources from the git repository in the usual way, you apply the patch:
+
+\begin{lstlisting}[style=sh]
+       cd cinelerra-5.1
+       patch -p1 -i alt_shortcuts.patch
+       ./bld.sh
+\end{lstlisting}
+
 To see the full list of features use:
 
 \begin{lstlisting}[style=sh]

diff --git a/parts/Shortcuts.tex b/parts/Shortcuts.tex
index ee5603437962262ae64a7c3d7f0983c0dcccaa76..3e2f64874c7fb2b2e23be44c3d321b6d5bbcfdf2 100644 (file)
--- a/parts/Shortcuts.tex
+++ b/parts/Shortcuts.tex
@@ -675,3 +675,144 @@ The Main window (also called the program window) consists of pulldown menus, but
   \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
+       \endhead
+       
+        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 \\
+       
+       \bottomrule
+\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
+       \endhead
+       
+       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) \\
+       
+       \bottomrule
+\end{longtable}