Context Menu (Overview)

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The Overview context menu is dependent on the selected item.

Link

Open

Open the linked document or run the linked application.

Edit

Edit the link's properties.

Delete

Delete the link from the DataSet.

Copy

Copy the selected DataSet element to the STx internal clipboard.

Cut

Cut the selected DataSet element into the STx internal clipboard.

Paste

Paste the element last copied or cut to the internal clipboard in the selected element.

Copy Filename

Copy the document, program name and path or arguments saved in the link.

Back in history

Go back to the previously viewed file.

Forward in history

Go to the next file in the file history. You will have to have gone back first!

Sequence

Play

Play the whole sequence.

Add

Add a segment, signal, remark, script or link to the sequence.

Edit

Edit the sequence's properties.

Delete

Delete the sequence from the DataSet. Generate signals are deleted, whereas signals existing on file are not.

Copy

Copy the selected DataSet element to the STx internal clipboard.

Cut

Cut the selected DataSet element into the STx internal clipboard.

Paste

Paste the element last copied or cut to the internal clipboard in the selected element.

Copy Attributes

Copy a selection of attributes from the selected element to the system's clipboard.

Import

Import a sequence from an XML file.

Export

Export a sequence to an XML file.

Show

Switch Detail View.

Export to Soundfile

Export the sequence to a soundfile.

Set

Add

Add a new base element to the set.

Edit

Edit the set's properties.

Delete

Delete the set and all it's children from the DataSet.

Copy

Copy the selected DataSet element to the STx internal clipboard.

Cut

Cut the selected DataSet element into the STx internal clipboard.

Paste

Paste the element last copied or cut to the internal clipboard in the selected element.

Copy Attributes

Copy a selection of attributes from the selected element to the system's clipboard.

Import

Import a sub-dataset from file.

Export

Export this element and all it's children as a DataSet to file. You can later import it as either a dataset or a sub-dataset.

Show

Switch Detail View.

Soundfile

Play

Plays the whole soundfile (Signal.All).

Add

Add a segment (ASeg) or a Link to this soundfile.

Edit

Edit this soundfile's properties.

Remove from Dataset

Remove this soundfile and all it's segments and parameters from the DataSet. Note that this does not remove the wave file from disk.

Copy

Copy the selected DataSet element to the STx internal clipboard.

Cut

Cut the selected DataSet element into the STx internal clipboard.

Paste

Paste the element last copied or cut to the internal clipboard in the selected element.

Copy Attributes

Copy a selection of attributes from the selected element to the system's clipboard.

Import

Import soundfile metadata (segments and parameters) from the associated XML or SD0 file (XML file takes precedence if both exist).

Export

Export the soundfile's metadata to it's associated XML file (Soundfile Metadata) or export a DataSet containing just this soundfile (Sub DataSet).

Show

Switch Detail View.

Soundfile

You can rename, move (Rename/Move) or copy (Copy) a soundfile on the filesystem. Both of these commands copy the soundfile's associated metadata file too.

Template

Lists all available segment templates. Select Manage to open the ASegTemplate Management Dialog and import and export segment templates from the STx INI file.

STXDataSet

Add

Add a base element as a child of the STXDataSet element.

Edit

Edit the root element's attributes.

Delete

Remove all elements in this DataSet.

Copy Attributes

Copy the elements attributes to the clipboard. See Copy Attributes for more details.

Import

Import a DataSet from file into the STXDataSet element.

Export

Export the whole DataSet to file. This can later be imported.

Show

Switch Detail View.

Link / Unlink

Link or unlink the DataSet. See Linked and unlinked DataSet files for an explanation.

Switch to absolute paths / Switch to relative paths

The sound files can be linked using absolute or relative paths (see User_Guide/Project#Relative_paths}.

Back in history

Go back to the previously viewed file.

Forward in history

Go to the next file in the file history. You will have to have gone back first!