Menu and Shortcuts#

Here you can find a comprehensive list of the standard main menu entries.
Keyboard shortcut are indicated as [key-combination].

Note

Some of the shortcuts may be different, depending on the used language and desktop environment

File menu#

Settings and operations related to the current session

New session: [CTRL+N] Open a new (empty) session, if the current session is not saved a confirmation dialog is shown.
Open: [CTRL+O] Open a saved session, if the current session is not saved a confirmation dialog is shown.
Save session: [CTRL+S] Save the current session.
Save as: [CTRL+SHIFT+S] Save the current session in a new files.
Preferences: Open the application settings dialog.
Toggle fullscreen: Enable/Disable fullscreen mode.
Exit: Close “Linux Show Player”, if the current session is not saved a confirmation dialog is shown.

Add/Edit cues (accessible right-clicking on empty areas of the layout)

Integration cues: Add cus that comunicate with different protocols (MIDI, OSC).
Media cues: Add media-cues.
Action cues: Add different types of action-cues.
Misc cues: Add misc cues.
Undo: [CTRL+Z] Undo the last action (the last action is shown in the bottom of the window).
Redo: [CTRL+Y] Redo the last undone action.
Select all: [CTRL+A] Select all the cues.
Select all media cues: Select all and only the media-cues
Deselect all: [CTRL+SHIFT+A] Deselect all the cues
Invert selection: [CTRL+I] Invert the selection of all the cues.
Edit selected cues: [CTRL+SHIFT+E] Open a multi-edit dialog for the selected cues.

This menu give access to layout functionality and display options for the current view.

Add page/Add pages: Allows to add one or multiple pages on the current layout. Pages can be switched using the tab bar on top of the layout or directional keys.
Remove current page: Remove the current page and all its cues
Countdown mode: Cues will display the remaining time instead of the elapsed time.
Show seek-bars: Media cues will display a seek bar, allowing to directly seek to a specific time of the cue.
Show dB-meters: Media cues will display a dB meter on their right side.
Show volume: Media cues will display a volume control on their right side. Setting the volume to the middle point (50%) of the slider sets the volume to +0dB.
Show accurate time: When checked, cues will display play time with a precision of 0.1s. When unchecked the time is only precise down to 1s.

Show dB-meters: Show / hide the db-meters for running media-cues;
Show seek-bars: Show / hide seek bars for running media-cues;
Show accurate time: Show / hide tens of seconds for running media-cues;
Show index column: Show / hide the cue numbers;
Auto-select next cue: If enabled the next cue is selected automatically;
Selection mode: [CTRL+SHIFT+E] Enable multi-selection (for editing);
Disable GO Key while playing: Disable the “GO” keyboard shortcut while there are playing cues;
Show resize handles: Enable handles that allow to customize the size of various panels;
Restore default size: Reset the size of panels to their defaults.

Info about “Linux Show Player” and some used technologies.