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Although I really preferred TAB and SHIFT + TAB to go to the next/previous clip boundary respectively, there are good things in this idea that give analogous behaviour for audio and label tracks, so I'm fine to support it (though I do think menu items should be considered for Edit > Move Cursor > To Clip End (and Start) and for Edit > Select > Cursor to Clip End (and Edit > Select > Clip Start to Cursor).

Thanks

Gale

steve wrote: I'll have another go:

• Tab / Shift+Tab
  Selects the the next / previous label or clip for editing.
  Label tracks currently do this, audio tracks don't.
• Left / Right cursor keys (no selection)
  Moves the playback cursor left / right.
  Both Label and audio tracks currently do this.
• Left / Right cursor keys (with selection)
  Jump to the start / end of the selection.
  Both Label and audio tracks currently do this.
• Shift+cursor key
  Extend the selected region.
  Both Label and audio tracks currently do this.
• Shift+Ctrl+cursor key
  Contract the selected region.
  Both Label and audio tracks currently do this.
• Alt + cursor key
  jump to next label / clip boundary.
  New feature.
• Alt+Shift+cursor key
  Extend selection to the next label / clip boundary
  New feature.
• Alt+Ctrl+Shift+cursor key
  (Awkward to use, but the least useful of these options)
  Contract the selection to the next label / clip boundary
  New feature.

Robert J. H. wrote:In other words, pressing alt/option along with the traditional keys uses the clip/label boundaries instead of the step size defined by zoom.

Yes, exactly that.

Gale Andrews wrote:though I do think menu items should be considered for Edit > Move Cursor > To Clip End (and Start) and for Edit > Select > Cursor to Clip End (and Edit > Select > Clip Start to Cursor

Sounds reasonable.