What do you use "Move Cursor to Selection Start/End" for?

[soundsun]

What's the purpose of the commands Edit-->Move Cursor-->to Selection Start/End? I thought that it would be to fine-tune a selection I've made, but when I execute either one, while it does move the cursor to the start or end of the selection it also looses the selection.

Thanks,

--Phil

Audacity 1.3.7 & Mac 10.5.6

[Gale Andrews]

What's the purpose of the commands Edit-->Move Cursor-->to Selection Start/End? I thought that it would be to fine-tune a selection I've made, but when I execute either one, while it does move the cursor to the start or end of the selection it also looses the selection.
Audacity 1.3.7 & Mac 10.5.6

That's exactly what it does do, because you can't have the cursor inside a selection in Audacity, there is either a selection region or a cursor point. To fine tune the selection boundaries with the keyboard, you can use [ and ], or SHIFT - left or right arrow to expand the selection, or COMMAND - SHIFT - left or right arrow to contract it.

You can also label the selection (COMMAND - B) then click in the label to recall the selection.


Gale