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2015/01/08 11:18:30 (permalink)

set "select from" and "select thru" without two mouse grabs?

Another possibly dumb question, but I searched help and searched keyboard shortcuts for both "select thru" (the tooltip label) and "selection" (the control bar label).    I very frequently want to set a selection by means of measure/beat numbers, both the start and end.  I'm having to grab the mouse twice, once to click "set from", then type the bar/beat, then grab the mouse, click "set thru" and type the bar/beat.   Any way to get from "set from" to "set thru" by means of the keyboard?    And, no I'd prefer not to try to highlight the selection with the mouse, because I work from a score and the proposed selection will usually be outside the visible range on the screen just then, requiring a great deal of zooming out then back in to get it.   Thanks!
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    Re: set "select from" and "select thru" without two mouse grabs? 2015/01/08 12:03:28 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby williamcopper 2015/01/08 12:10:40
    Shift+F6 opens the Select by Time dialog where you can enter both values in one go. Or you can use the mouse more and type less; some options:
     
    1. Drag in the timeline with snap enabled at quarters (or finer as necessary); the view will scroll as necessary.
    2. Drag with the smart tool in the lower half of a specific track (the parent, not a lane).
    3. Insert markers at frequently used selection points and click in the timeline between two of them.
    4. Click in the timeline and hit From=Now shortcut (used to be F9, and still is with my keybindings), click later in the timeline and hit Thru=Now shortcut (used to be F10 and still is with my keybindings).

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    Re: set "select from" and "select thru" without two mouse grabs? 2015/01/08 12:12:28 (permalink)
    Thank you!   Shift F6 was what I was looking for. 
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