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What do all the buttons at the top of an Editor window do?

Question

What are all the buttons at the top of an Editor window (like the Programmer, Cue Edit, etc.)?Toolbar.JPG

Explanation

The top bar of buttons are different data views

  • Value: displays the values for each parameter in the editor

Programmer Values.JPG

  • Fade: displays the fade times for each parameter in the editor

Programmer Fade.JPG

  • Delay: displays the fade times for each parameter in the editor

Programmer Delay.JPG

  • Path: displays the fade in and out paths for each parameter in the editor

Programmer Path.JPG

  • Size: displays the size of any effects running on any of the parameters in the editor

​​​​​​​Programmer Size.JPG

  • Rate: displays the rate of any effects running on any of the parameters in the editor

​​​​​​​Programmer Rate.JPG

  • Beats: displays the beats for any effects running on any of the parameters in the editor

​​​​​​​Programmer Beats.JPG

  • Offset: displays the offset of any effects running on any of the parameters in the editor

​​​​​​​Programmer Offset.JPG

  • Length: displays the length setting of any effects running on any of the parameters in the editor

​​​​​​​Programmer Length.JPG

  • Table: displays the effect shape of any effects running on any of the parameters in the editor

​​​​​​​Programmer Table.JPG

  • NShots: displays the number of times an effect will repeat before stopping of any effects running on any of the parameters in the editor

​​​​​​​Programmer NShots.JPG

  • Bounce: displays whether the effect bounce setting is enabled of off on any effects running on any of the parameters in the editor

​​​​​​​Programmer Bounce.JPG

  • Direction: displays the direction of any effects running on any of the parameters in the editor

​​​​​​​Programmer Direction.JPG

  • Begin: displays one of the limits that an effect will encounter on one end of an effect running on any of the parameters in the editor

​​​​​​​Programmer Begin.JPG

  • End: displays the other limit that an effect will encounter on one end of an effect running on any of the parameters in the editor

​​​​​​​Programmer End.JPG

  • Start: displays the starting value for any parameters with an applied effect running on any of the parameters in the editor

​​​​​​​Programmer Start.JPG

  • Sync: displays the sync setting of any effects running on any of the parameters in the editor

​​​​​​​Programmer Sync.JPG

  • Effect Fade: displays the fade time of effects running on any of the parameters in the editor

​​​​​​​Programmer Effect Fade.JPG

  • Effect Delay: displays the delay time of effects running on any of the parameters in the editor

​​​​​​​Programmer Effect Delay.JPG

  • Effect Path: displays the fade in and out paths of any effects running on any of the parameters in the editor

​​​​​​​Programmer Effect Path.JPG

  • Show Palettes: toggle whether parameters receiving data from a palette display the palette name, or data hard values

​​​​​​​Show Palettes.JPG

  • Fade Changes: when selected, live changes will fade in using the fade times in User Preferences, rather than snap in
  • Compact: shows a compact view of the editor

​​​​​​​Programmer Compact.JPG​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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