From: Good Guy <good1.2guy@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2021 06:16:40 +0000 (-0600)
Subject: add how to use 4 windows as a group
X-Git-Tag: 2021-06^0
X-Git-Url: https://git.cinelerra-gg.org/git/?p=goodguy%2Fcin-manual-latex.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=c049b269bfb2e4d95ba6394786cf5ecdbcfff2f4

add how to use 4 windows as a group
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diff --git a/parts/AuxilaryPrograms.tex b/parts/AuxilaryPrograms.tex
index bf0a545..033a003 100644
--- a/parts/AuxilaryPrograms.tex
+++ b/parts/AuxilaryPrograms.tex
@@ -116,6 +116,26 @@ The following extensions of files in \CGG{}'s \texttt{.bcast5} directory are exp
 	\item [.png] thumbnails of files in Resources so they do not have to be created over and over
 \end{labeling}
 
+\section{Focusing the 4 main windows as a group}
+\label{sec:focus_group}
+
+When working with multiple programs it is often the case where a set of windows needs to be minimized
+or maximized temporarily while working with a different program.  This can be a little awkward with
+\CGG{} because there are 4 distinct windows that are treated individually. To improve the workflow
+so that the 4 are minimized or maximized together as a group, you can use a routine called \textit{xdotool}.
+This will help to automatically focus all 4 of the windows as one window while still letting the user 
+reposition the 4 screens. The "focusing windows as a group" option makes it so that you can quickly
+move back and forth between this program and other programs.  Here is how to do this.
+
+\begin{description}
+	\item Install xdotool \url{https://www.semicomplete.com/projects/xdotool/}
+
+	\item Iconifying all Cinelerra windows at once:
+\newline xdotool search --name Cinelerra windowminimize \%@
+	\item Reactivating all Cinelerra windows at once:
+\newline xdotool search --name Cinelerra windowactivate \%@
+\end{description}
+                                                     
 %%% Local Variables:
 %%% mode: latex
 %%% TeX-master: "../CinelerraGG_Manual"
diff --git a/parts/Windows.tex b/parts/Windows.tex
index 51b70bf..760a696 100644
--- a/parts/Windows.tex
+++ b/parts/Windows.tex
@@ -10,9 +10,13 @@
     \label{fig:Fenstergrundposition-en}
 \end{figure}
 
-First it is important to know what an EDL is. When \CGG{} saves a file, it saves the EDL,
+First, it is important to know what an EDL is. When \CGG{} saves a file, it saves the EDL,
 Edit Decision List, of your project which contains all the settings and locations of edits
-and pointers to the media so that the media is not modified. The EDL is described in \nameref{sec:edl_edit_decision_list}.
+and pointers to the media so that the media is not modified. The EDL is described 
+in \nameref{sec:edl_edit_decision_list}.
+
+Second, for those users who would like to keep all 4 windows together for a better workflow,
+see \nameref{sec:focus_group}.
 
 \section{Program Window}%
 \label{sec:program_window}