User Guide

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15. Release notes - Page 151
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Workspace Handle Windows: Four new windows have been added
to store and organise palettes and groups. These are 'Groups',
'Colours', 'Positions' and 'Gobos and Beams'. They are accessed using
the hardware keys or from the Open Workspace Window menu. There
is a also a factory workspace called 'Groups and Attributes' which will
open all four windows. Into these windows you can store palettes and
groups arranged by type. You may store as many items as you like,
as you record items more buttons will be added. You can record using
the exisiting Record menus or the Quick Record function described
below.
Macros Window: A handle window has been added to store macros.
It can opend by Selecting Open Workspace Window from the root
menu and selecting Macros. It allows you to store as many macros as
you wish. The first ten macros will appear on the dedicated macro
buttons on the Tiger Touch and Expert Touch.
Fixtures Window: A handle window has been added to store
fixtures. Press the Fixtures hardware key or select 'Open Workspace
Window', 'Fixtures' to open the Fixtures window. Here you can patch
as many fixtures as you wish laid out in either a scrolling view or on
pages using the Show Pages context menu button.
Pages in handle windows: Each of the new handle windows
(Fixtures, Groups, Colours, Beams, Positions, etc) can have page
buttons enabled or disabled. In the context menu of a handle window
select 'Pages Show' to show a list of pages on the left hand side of
the window. You can use these pages as a fast alternative to scrolling
the window. You can name pages by using Set Legend.
Shapes Window: The new shapes window allows you to quickly
create shapes for the fixtures in the editor. Select some fixtures then
open the Shapes window by using Open Workspace Window then
selecting Shapes. The shapes window shows all the shapes that could
be applied to the context fixture. Use the attribute bank buttons to
select shapes for a particular attributes such as position or colour.
Selecting a shape button will create a new shape on the selected
fixtures and take you to the shape editor to set the properties of the
shape.
Open Workspace Window: A new button has been added to the
root menu to open a workspace window. Select 'Open Workspace
Window' then select the window you wish to open. The window will be
opened, brought to the front and focused. This menu allows you to
open most of the workspace windows including Playbacks, Fixtures,
Groups, Colours, Positions, Gobos and Beams, HUD, Channel Grid,
Macros, Shapes, Attribute Editor, Visualiser, Fixtures and Playbacks
and Groups and Palettes
Save Workspace: The set of windows that are open on all attached
screens and their size, position and display options can all be stored
in a Workspace for easy recall. You can record a Workspace by
holding down Avo and pressing View. You can then give the
workspace a name and select which windows you wish to record.
Then press a workspace button on a Tiger Touch or an Expert Touch
or a grey palette button on an Expert. Pressing that button
subsequently will set all the windows to the positions you recorded.
Workspaces you record will be saved with the show.
Editor Status Bar: On the VDU screen above the window area the
console now tells you which fixtures or groups are currently selected.