Custom Shortcut Amplify - no luck

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Custom Shortcut Amplify - no luck

Post by sagetyrtle » Fri Jul 05, 2013 11:33 am

Hi there,

I'm using Lubuntu 12.04, Audacity 2.0.0. I installed my distribution's version of Audacity. I'd like to create a custom shortcut for Amplify (all I want is the dialog box to pop up, the way it does when you choose Effect : Amplify). I've tried this in the XML file:

<command name="Amplify" label="Amplify" key="Ctrl+F12"/>

No luck.

I also tried this in the audacity.cfg file, under [NewKeys]:

Amplify=Ctrl+F12

No luck again. Am I doing something wrong? Suggestions/help appreciated.

Thanks so much,
-Sage
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Re: Custom Shortcut Amplify - no luck

Post by steve » Fri Jul 05, 2013 12:13 pm

"Edit menu > Preferences > Keyboard"
Find "Amplify" in the list of commands (select "Effect" in the "Category" list so as to narrow your search).
Click on "Amplify"
Click in the box below the list of commands.
Press Ctrl+F12
Click the "Set" button.
Click the "OK" button.

See here for more detail: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/ke ... ences.html
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Re: Custom Shortcut Amplify - no luck

Post by sagetyrtle » Fri Jul 05, 2013 4:41 pm

Thanks for your help. Here's a screenshot of my keyboard options. Amplify doesn't appear in the Effects category, or in the XML keyboard shortcuts file.

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Re: Custom Shortcut Amplify - no luck

Post by steve » Sat Jul 06, 2013 3:22 am

Sorry, my mistake. Binding keyboard shortcuts to effects is not available in Audacity 2.0.0. That feature was introduced in Audacity 2.0.1
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Re: Custom Shortcut Amplify - no luck

Post by Gale Andrews » Sat Jul 06, 2013 1:35 pm

steve wrote:Sorry, my mistake. Binding keyboard shortcuts to effects is not available in Audacity 2.0.0. That feature was introduced in Audacity 2.0.1
And even in 2.0.1 onwards, shortcuts for Generate, Effect and Analyze are not exported to the XML file, due to a bug.


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Re: Custom Shortcut Amplify - no luck

Post by sagetyrtle » Sat Jul 06, 2013 10:40 pm

Oh cool, good to know. Thanks!
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