Cart Layout#

Linux Show Player - Cart Layout
The Cart Layout organize all the cues in grid-like pages, cues are shown as buttons, if the cue provides a duration, the current cue time is shown at the bottom.

How to use#

Adding Pages#

To add a new page you can use Layout > Add page, or Layout > Add pages, to add multiple pages at once.

Pages will also be added automatically when needed.

Removing Pages#

To remove a page, select the page to be removed, then use Layout > Remove current page, a confirmation dialog will be shown.

Warning

All cues in the page will be deleted.

Moving between pages#

Pages can be switched using the tab bar on top of the layout or directional keys.

Renaming pages#

It’s possible to rename pages via Double click on the tab name.

Cues Execution#

A cue can be start/stopped by clicking on it.

Via Right-Click on the cue is also possible play, stop, or pause the cues explicitly.

Cues Editing#

The setting dialog for a cue can be opened in two ways: Right-Click > Edit cue or SHIFT+Right-Click.

Cues can be selected/deselected for multi-editing with Right-Click > Select or CTRL+Left-Click.

Move and Copy Cues#

Cues can be copied or moved (into free spaces) inside a page or between different pages:

  • Move: cues can be moved with SHIFT+Drag&Drop

  • Copy: cues can be copied with CTRL+Drag&Drop

to move/copy between pages, while dragging the cue, over the destination page.

Options#

In the application settings (File > Preferences) various options are provided:

Default behaviours#

This can be changed per-show via the Layout menu.

  • Countdown mode: when enabled the current cue time is displayed as a countdown

  • Show seek-bars: when enabled a slider able to change the current playing position of media cues (for media cues)

  • Show dB-meters: when enabled, a dB level indicator is shown (for supported cues)

  • Show accurate time: when enabled the cue time is displayed including tens of seconds

  • Show volume: when enabled a volume slider is shown (for supported cues)

Grid size#

Define the number of rows & columns per page (reload the session to apply).

Warning

When the grid size is changed, cues will be visually shifted to keep their logical positioning.

Linux Show Player - Cart Layout settings

Limitations#

Given its non-sequential nature, Cart Layout does not support cues “next-action”.