README-keybindings.htmlHTMLMOSS ) )LR eTktab Keybindings
***This file is identical to the 'HELP' screen***
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This help document describes the eTktab keybindings.  For a more general
explanation of how the program works, please see the 'README.html' file that 
comes with the program. 

Inserting notes:

Enter key and pulldown menu change between chord and lead modes... 
chord mode does not advance the cursor after each inserted note, lead 
mode does.


          STRING (guitar)                         STRING (bass)

            E A D G B E                             E A D G
          +-------------+                         +---------+
F  base+0 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 |               F  base+0 | 1 2 3 4 |
R  base+1 | q w e r t y |      OR       R  base+1 | q w e r |
E  base+2 | a s d f g h |               E  base+2 | a s d f |
T  base+3 | z x c v b n |               T  base+3 | z x c v |


* base is shown in the status line and is increased and decreased with + and -
  or via the pulldown menu
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Cursor Movement:

up/down cursor keys      up/down a string
left/right cursor keys   left/right a position
pgup/pgdn                up/down a score
home/end                 start/end of tablature
left mouse button click  unset mark (if any) and move to mouse position
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Insert/Delete:

Backspace           delete previous position OR clear (*)
Delete              delete note under cursor OR clear (*)
Shift-Delete        delete current position  OR clear (*)
Insert              insert a new position at cursor 
Space               forward then add (chord mode) add then forward (lead mode)

    (*) if there is currently a highlighted area (if a mark is set) this key
        will clear that area instead of its usual function
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Note Alterations:

Alt/Meta-/   slide up to note    Alt/Meta-\   slide down to note
Alt/Meta-h   hammer-on           Alt/Meta-p   pull-off
Alt/Meta-`   vibrato (~)         Alt/Meta-6   harmonic (^)
Alt/Meta-s   slap/pop            Alt/Meta--   remove alteration
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Cut/Paste:

Command-m   (un)set mark              Command-x     cut from mark to cursor
Command-c   copy from mark to cursor  Command-v     paste(*)
Command-u   undo                      Command-r     redo

Delete/Backspace           SEE Insert/Delete section above

left mouse button click    unset mark (if any) and move to mouse position
left mouse button drag     highlight dragged over area
shift-left button click    move to mouse position; extend highlighted area
right mouse button         paste(*)
    (*) if there is currently a highlighted area (if a mark is set) the paste
        function replaces the highlighted tab
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Miscellaneous:

|             add a bar               ;             change guitar tuning
Alt/Meta-l    toggle left repeat(*)   Alt/Meta-r    toggle right repeat(*)

    (*) repeat symbols on bar lines... looking like this   |:   :|
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File I/O:

Command-h OR ?    HELP                 Command-l      redraw screen
Escape/Command-q  quit with save       Command-\      quit without save
Command-o         open eTktab file(*)  Command-s      save eTktab file
Command-e         export ascii tab     Command-n      new tab(*)
Command-w         close document

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