User guide
Tracktion 4 Reference Manual
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When there are more tracks than can be shown at one
time, a vertical scrollbar will appear to the right of the lter
section (Fig. 3.3.7). You can use this scrollbar to quickly
scroll through the track list.
Sometimes it is easier just to t all tracks on screen,
then resize the one you are looking for. You can quickly
resize the tracks to t vertically in your available space,
by clicking the “v” button located just below the vertical
scrollbar.
Keyboard shortcut: F8
Don’t forget that you can always collapse, or resize,
the bottom section of the screen if you need a temporary
inch or two extra of screen space to work with! To resize
the bottom panel, hold the pointer over the area between
the bottom and top sections. When the pointer is correctly
positioned, it will change to a resize cursor. At this point,
clicking and dragging vertically will allow you to resize the
bottom section.
So far, the techniques for resizing tracks have only
looked at resizing them as a whole. You can resize in-
dividual tracks however, and doing so can sometimes
strike a good compromise between keeping all tracks on
screen, while still being able to work on specic tracks.
The easiest way to resize a track is to use the track re-
size handle. To do this:
• Position your mouse pointer at the point just between
two tracks. When you have the pointer correctly lo-
cated,
the line between them will become highlighted
(Fig. 3.3.8).
This line is called the track resize handle.
•
With the track resize handle visible, click and drag the
line
up or down. Notice how the track above the line
resizes.
This method provides a great deal of control over the nal size of the track, but if you want to make
the
track tall enough that you can view, or edit the content inside a clip, a better approach might be to
either: double-click on a clip located on the track, or double-click on the track’s name in the input sec-
tion.
Figure 3.3.7
Figure 3.3.8