Keyboard shortcuts: NOTE - Work in progress - these are getting revised for FTS 3.0 Probably it will be changed so that each view has its own special shortcuts, while keeping the same shortcuts as much as possible for things common between the different views. For instance many of the views don't need a shortcut to play the seed, so that one, could be used for something els F6 to get back to the main window at any time. F3 to show a list of all visible windows. You can use these first ones in your main window - the one you get to using F6 Alt + letter: a : seed as text dialog b : buttons menu c : pitch dialog d : Seed dialog e : Begin or end recording to waveform audio f : files menu g : Go to the field that lets you change the Highlighted Part (for windows that have this field) - this is the part that the current instrument gets selected into, and is the one highlighted in the parts window when you show it. h : help menu i : Record to File dialog j : Just intonation retuning with pitch shifts k : ---- not yet assigned l : Scale dialog m : Begin or end recording to Midi. n : in menu o : Out menu p : play / stop button r : parts dialog s : go to the Number of Parts to play text edit box (for windows that have this field) t : Seed Options u : Pause / Continue button v : voice menu w : views menu x : next view y : ---- not yet assigned z : previous view Alt + numbers 1 : go to scale drop list 2 : go to arpeggios drop list 3 : go to Fractal tunes drop list - or whatever the main drop list is - the midi files drop list for retuning midi player 4 : go to Musical seed drop list, or select the keyboard Sustain Pedal, for views that have these drop lists Alt + punctuation: . : (period) Synchronise Arpeggio check box - check or uncheck ; : (semicolon) Play scale ' : (apostrophe) play seed # : (number) new arpeggio \ : (back slash) Options for play scale, arpeggio or seed Dialog : : (colon) Volume edit field - Set Focus, and changes graphic to edit field if necessary ? : (question mark) time for one note of fractal tune - set focus [ : (left square bracket) show scale as steps - check or uncheck ] : (right square bracket) show arpeggio as steps - check or uncheck , : (comma) Tune info button - Set Focus / : (slash) Toggle volume graphic to / from edit field For drop menu entries, use underlined character. The next shortcuts work for the main window and also for all the other FTS windows: Ctrl + K to show the window that lets you play notes from the PC keyboard. Ctrl + D to show the square / diamond keyboard. Ctrl + N to change the instrument to play. When you want to play notes from the keyboard in FTS, if you use a screen reader then you will want to disable the typing echo that speaks the words as you type. Jaws users can do this using Insert + 2 on the numbers row, then choose none from the available options. (Jaws key + 2 so its Caps lock held down + 2 for laptop users) If your screen reader doesn't have a typing echo adjustment shortcut like this, you may need to close the screen reader temporarily or get it to sleep while you type the notes and re-awake it when you need it again. Ctrl + S = Save Ctrl + O = Open Ctrl + Z = Undo fractal tune or midi relaying changes - you set which of these it is for from Bs | Seed Options | Undo Changes Ctrl + Y = Redo Ctrl + F4 = close the current window in FTS (all except main window which requires Alt + F4 to close the app). F1 = help. Shift + F1 = context sensitive help for the particular control if it has any. This brings up the tool tip - and the tool tip extra help if it has any. F2 = Show the Organise Windows window. You can use this to show any window, to reset all the settings individually for any of the windows, and to save the ettings individually for any of the windows in FTS. Ctrl + F2 = make a new seed from the music keyboard. F3 = Show menu of the currently visible FTS windows sorted by category. This gives a quick way to navigate to any of them in one step Shift + F3 = Show a menu of all the FTS windows sorted by category Ctrl + F3 = Show menu of all the FTS windows sorted by whatever method you choose for the Organise Windows drop list. Ctrl + Shift + F3 = menu of visible windows sorted by the method you choose for the Organise Windows drop list. F4 = Remember the current layout of app the windows. After you do this, every time FTS starts up it will show all those windows again automatically. F5 - randomise tune (tune smithying views only) F6 = Set focus to main window Ctrl + F6 = close all the FTS windows except the main window Shift + F6 = minimise all except main window Alt + F6 = restore all minimised windows. F8 = Hide main window SHIFT + F8 = Hide main window and close all other windows except the one you are using at the moment..
F9 = add notes in text format. First time, it makes a new text file for the window. After that, shows your previously saved notes - so just use this shortcut again to get back to your notes for that window. SHIFT + F9 = add notes in .doc format. It will show up in Word or Wordpad or whatever program you have that handles this type. The first time it makes a new document then after that it will take you back to your previous notes for that window. F11 = switch off all notes and stop tune F12 = silence tune or midi playing but don't stop the tune - switches off all notes in play so can also use this if you get stuck notes when playing from keyboard for ex. If a message requires you to hold down Alt + space to click Alt + Ok you can use Caps Lock physically held down in place of the Alt. You can use Caps lock physically held down in other places too - if a message asks for the Alt key to be pressed, and the Alt key doesn't work because it takes you to the menu, try the Caps lock physically held down in its place. Be sure to let me know if you find anything that doesn't work or if you have any comments or suggestions for improvements. You can also use a special method to show any of the FTS windows, in addition to the Ctrl + number shortcuts. Type Alt + Enter, then the window name, then Enter. You can use the backspace to erase letters, if you type a different letter from the one you intend while typing the name. You can use Escape, if you change your mind and want to cancel the operation and not show a window. You only need to type as much of the name as is needed to distinguish it from the other windows. For instance, Alt + Enter G Enter is enough to show the Go to tune times window. Alt + Al is enough to show the Alphabet Seeds window. Note a few of these names may still change before the Tune Smithy 3.0 release. Window names are: AFTERTOUCH ALPHABET SEEDS ALTERNATIVE CENTS ARPEGGIO ARPEGGIOS FOR LAYERS BEATS CALCULATOR CHOOSE PARTS BY OTHER CHORD PROGR CHORD PROGR EXTRA SYMBOLS CHORD SYNTHESIS WAVEFORM CHORD TO SYNTHESIZE COLOUR CODE OPTIONS COLOUR WHEEL COLOURS CONTROLLER OPTIONS CONTROLLERS CONTROLLERS FOR PART CONTROLLERS FOR PARTS OVERVIEW CONTROLLERS REMAP CPS CSOUND AV OPTS CSOUND FILE OPTS CSOUND INSTR CSOUND RENDERER CSOUND REVERB CUSTOM 2 OR 3 BEAT CUSTOM VOICE AS TIMBRE CUSTOM VOICE INSTRUMENT CUSTOM VOICES CUSTOMIZE VOICE MENU DELIGHTFUL BUGS DESKTOP SHORTCUT DOTS ECHO DRONE DROP LIST OF ARPEGGIOS DROP LIST OF SCALES FFT FFT BUFFER TIMES FFT FREQ DETECTION FFT LAYOUT FFT OPTIONS FFT PEAK DETECTION FIBONACCI RHYTHM FIBONACCI TSCAPE FILE ASSOCIATIONS FILE TYPES FIND SEED FIND SEED OPTIONS FRACTAL TUNE DROP LIST GO TO TUNE TIME HELP HUMANISE TIMINGS JI OPTS JI OPTS2 KBD ECHO KBD PIC KBD PIC DIAMOND KEYBOARD PIC MOUSE ACCID LAMBDOMA LAMBDOMA KBD OPTS LAMBDOMA SCALE LAMBDOMA TONALITY AND AUTO HARMONY LATTICE SCALE LISSAJOU LISSAJOU OPTIONS LOG NOTES TO TEXT MAKE AUDIO CLIPS FOR MIDI VOICES MEAN TONE MIDI FILE GALLERY MIDI FILES MIDI IN NOTE PLAYED DETAILS MIDI IN OPTIONS MIDI KEYBOARD OPTIONS MIDI KEYBOARD REGIONS MIDI MAP MIDI OUT CHANNELS MIDI OUT LOOPBACK TIMINGS MIDI OUT OPTIONS MIDI OUT RESETS MIDI OUT TIMING MIDI SYNC MONITOR MIDI SYNC RECEIVE MIDI SYNC SEND MORE FILE ASSOCIATIONS MORE MIDI FILES MORE MIDI IN OPTIONS MORE MIDI OUT OPTIONS MORE PITCH BEND OPTIONS MORE SCALES MOS MULTIPLE MIDI OUT PORTS MUSIC KEYBOARD PICS DISPLAY OPTS MUSICAL ECARD MUSICAL ECARD PIC TUNE MUSICAL ECARD TO MW DOTS ECHO MW KBD ECHO NEW SSA OPTIONS NON MELODIC PERCUSSION NOTATION FOR ACCIDENTALS NOTE ONS AS CONTROLLERS NOTES IN PLAY CHANNELS ORGANISE WINDOWS OSCILLOSCOPE OSCILLOSCOPE OPTIONS OVERVIEW BOTH OVERVIEW OPTIONS OVERVIEW RELAY OVERVIEW TS PAN PART PROPERTIES PARTS PARTS AMP VARIATION PARTS IN PLAY CONTROLLERS PARTS MODTREM PARTS PITCH VARIATION PARTS PORTLEG PC KEYBOARD CHORDS PC KEYBOARD NOTES TO PLAY PITCH PITCH BEND OPTIONS PLAY ALONG PLAY BAR PLAY SCRIPT POLYRHYTHMS POLYRHYTHMS WEB PAGE PRODUCT SCALE RANDOM TUNE OPTIONS RANGES FOR PARTS RATIOS RECORDED SOUND RECORDED SOUND OPTIONS REFLECT INVERT SEED REFLECT SEED VOLUMES AND RHYTHM ROTATING TUNER SA PLAYBACK OPTIONS SAGITTAL SAGITTAL ACCIDENTALS SAGITTAL TOOL BAR SCALA SCALA DROP LISTS SCALE SCALE ARP AS TEXT SCALE NOTATION AND NUMBERS SCALES FOR PART SCALES FOR PART PRESETS SCALES TO MORPH TO SEARCH SEED SEED AS BAR CHARTS SEED AS TEXT SEED OPTIONS SEED PERMUTATIONS ETC SEED POS INCREMENT TYPE SEEDS FOR LAYERS SKIN SORT SUPER PARTICULAR TEMPO AND VOLUME VARIATION TEMPO MAP THEREMIN CONTROLLERS THEREMIN OPTIONS THEREMIN PITCH BEND RANGE THEREMIN PLAYING THEREMIN VISUALS TIP OF THE DAY TO NOTATION TOUCH TSCAPE OPTIMISATION OPTIONS TUNE TUNE DISPLAY OPTIONS TUNE ECHO TUNE INFO TUNER TUNER OPTIONS TUNING PROGRAM TUNING PROGRAM NUMBERS UNDO CHANGES UO VELOCITY OPTIONS VOICES WAVE COUNT FREQ DETECTION WAVE COUNT FREQ DETECTION2 WAVE COUNT SIMILAR WAVES