From c049b269bfb2e4d95ba6394786cf5ecdbcfff2f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Good Guy Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2021 00:16:40 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] add how to use 4 windows as a group --- parts/AuxilaryPrograms.tex | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ parts/Windows.tex | 8 ++++++-- 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) 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} -- 2.26.2