Apple Final Cut Pro 7 User Manual download pdf (Page 168)

Avoiding Keyboard Shortcut Conflicts

Certain keyboard shortcuts may not work in certain Final Cut Pro windows. For example,

if you press an alphanumeric key, such as J, K, or L in the Browser, the first clip beginning

with the character you pressed is selected (clips named Jacob, Katy, or Larry, for example).

This is the default behavior of the Browser, and keyboard shortcuts cannot bypass this

feature. However, in the Viewer or Canvas, pressing J, K, or L activates the transport

controls (reverse, pause, and forward, respectively). When you assign keyboard shortcuts,

consider which windows you intend to use them in. To make sure your custom keyboard

assignment works as expected, try adding one or two modifier keys to your custom

keyboard shortcut. These key combinations are less likely to be used by the built-in

features of the windows.

Additionally, keyboard shortcuts assigned by Mac OS X are unavailable in Final Cut Pro.

These keyboard shortcuts, such as Command-M (for minimizing a window), appear red

in the Keyboard Layout window of Final Cut Pro. Optional keyboard shortcuts, such as

those assigned to Exposé or Dashboard (in Mac OS X v10.4 or later), also override keyboard

shortcuts assigned in Final Cut Pro. To solve this problem, you can either adjust the

keyboard shortcuts for Exposé or change the conflicting keyboard shortcuts in the

Final Cut Pro Keyboard Layout window. For more information, see Mac Help.

Clearing and Restoring Keyboard Layouts

At any time, you can clear the keyboard layout, removing most of the commands and

their keyboard shortcuts. This is useful if you want to clear the keyboard layout you

previously set up, so you can change the commands for another project.

Note: If you don’t clear the existing layout, newly specified keyboard shortcuts are used

in addition to those keyboard shortcuts already specified (either the default keyboard

shortcuts or those you previously set up).

Some commands cannot be cleared and always use a default keyboard shortcut, including

Abort, Cancel, Clear, Copy, Cut, Minimize Window, Paste, Play, Redo, and Undo. Additional

commands that can’t be cleared are shown on pink-colored keys. If you like, you can

specify additional key combinations to use for these operations.

To clear all keyboard shortcuts

1 Choose Tools > Keyboard Layout > Customize.

The Keyboard Layout window appears.

2 Click the Lock button, then click Clear.

3 When a message appears asking if you want to clear all keyboard shortcuts, click OK.

The keyboard layout in the Keyboard Layout window now appears without any icons or

commands.

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