Resizing modules

Individual Control Bar modules can be resized in order to conserve screen real-estate and only show controls that are important to you. The following sizes are available:

Auto. The Control Bar automatically shrinks and collapses modules in an attempt to keep all modules visible on-screen at once. It prioritizes modules on the left of the Control Bar, trying to keep them full size, while collapsing and shrinking modules further to the right, as necessary. Auto-sizing occurs whenever the Control Bar is resized. This is the default size setting.

Collapsed. Collapse the module and only show the module name. Point to, or click, the collapsed module to temporarily show a pop-up module (see To temporarily show controls in a collapsed module). The pop-up module is always the full Large size. Use this size if you don’t always need to see the module’s controls, but you still want quick access to the module. Collapsing modules helps to avoid screen clutter, and lets you focus on only the controls that are important for the task you are working on.

Small. Shows the minimum number of controls, or a smaller control layout.

Medium. Shows a subset of all available controls, or a smaller control layout.

Large. This is the largest size, with all available controls visible in full size.

Note: Not all modules support small or medium sizes. For details, see Table 2, Module sizes,

To resize modules

To resize a single module. Right-click the module, point to Resize [module name] Module, then select the desired size.

To resize all modules simultaneously. Right-click the Control Bar, point to Resize All Modules, then select the desired size.

Tip: To quickly collapse/expand the entire Control Bar, press SHIFT+C. For details, see Collapsing the Control Bar.

The following table shows the available sizes for each module.

 

Table 2. Module sizes

Module	Collapsed	Small	Medium	Large
Tools
Snap
Transport
Loop
Mix
ACT
Screenset
Mix Recall
Performance
Punch
Select
Markers
Event Inspector
Sync
Custom

To temporarily show controls in a collapsed module

When collapsed, a module shrinks in size, but is still visible in the Control Bar.

Figure 92. Collapsed Control Bar modules.

To temporarily show controls in a collapsed module, point to the collapsed module, or click the collapsed module. A pop-up module appears. To close the pop-up module, click the collapsed module again.

Figure 93. Point to, or click, a collapsed module to temporarily show a pop-up module.

A. Collapsed module B. Pop-up module

 

Note 1: Pop-up modules always show the Large size, even if a module has been resized.

Note 2: If you do not want pop-up modules to automatically appear when you point to collapsed modules, right-click the Control Bar, point to Options, and clear the Auto Open Collapsed Modules option. When this option is disabled, you must click a collapsed module to open its pop-up module. To prevent a pop-up module from closing automatically when you move the mouse pointer away from the module, clear the Auto Close Collapsed Modules option.

 

See:

Control Bar enhancements

Control Bar overview

New features