Could you please add the Current selection option back to Keyboard Shortcuts?

Audacity Help Forum
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Hi everyone,

I have a question about the new Current Selection dialog in Audacity.

Previously, I used the keyboard shortcut V to select an item and E to export the entire file. Now, everything is significantly complicated, and I can’t get by without a mouse.

For example, before: V and Enter (export only selection). Now: E, grab the mouse, click on the selection, and then Enter.

That’s not all. Previously, I was able to quickly export only a portion of the audio using V and then export the whole audio using E. Now, when I press E, only the selected portion of the file is exported because the Current Selection checkbox is checked.

It is a little bit confusing for me.

Please bring back the Current selection option to Keyboard Shortcuts.

Thank you, Petr

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OK, I am missing something from you post. To which previous version of Audacity are you referring?

I just loaded 3.0.5, and neither the “E” key nor the “V” key appear as shortcuts, even in the Full shortcut set.

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Hi jademan,

i’m using last version, but the “E” and “V” were my shortcuts. But today, with the version 3.4.1., i am not able to set the shortcut for current selection, because this item in keyboard shortcuts missing.

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I don’t see “Current Selection” anywhere even back to 2.4.2:
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To which version are you referring ?

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Now I’m on 3.4.1, but I refer to 3.3.3. and down. I don’t know exactly the name in english, because I have Czech translation, but I 'll explain it. Previously, when you selected a section of audio on the timeline, you could only export that section. I had a keyboard shortcut assigned to this. In Settings, I would look maybe for something like “export selection”?

Thank you

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OK, due to various issues, the Export logic was restructured. The Export Select functionality can be found under File > Export Audio > Export Range: Selected Audio.

I am not sure that all of this has worked its way into keyboard shortcuts and macro functionality yet.

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Yes, that’s exactly what I was pointing out. Everything has to be set in the export dialog now, which is a regression for anyone using keyboard shortcuts or macros. The “Export Range: Selected Audio” option is gone here. I’m not home right now, so I can’t check if the export selection option has been renamed in Preferences/Keyboard.