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@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ Elsewhere in the interface, a green item indicates an action on the
master slide, while a light gray item indicates an action specific to
this slide.
+When an object has \c{onActivate} or \c{onDeactivate} timeline actions
+on it, those are indicated with markers at the beginning and at the
+end of the time bar. These actions are usually used with
+\l{studio-basic-objects-palette.html#Signal}{Signal} objects.
+
+\image Studio-Timeline-SignalAction.png
+
\section2 Editing Components
Components are somewhat like mini scenes. A component has its own set of
@@ -281,13 +288,18 @@ coordinates the timing of it all.
\section2 Zooming In and Out
When working with fast animations you may wish to zoom in to see the
-contents better. To zoom the timeline, do one of the following:
+contents better. It is possible to zoom the timeline both horizontally and vertically.
+To zoom the timeline horizontally, do one of the following:
\list
\li Press \c{Alt + mouse right click} and drag the mouse left/right to zoom in/out.
\li Press \c{+} or \c{-} on the keyboard to zoom in/out.
- \li Use the slider locate in the bottom of the timeline palette
+ \li Use the slider located in the bottom of the timeline palette
\endlist
+To zoom the timeline vertically, hold down the Alt key and use the mouse scroll wheel.
+
+\note Vertical zooming only applies to expanded property graphs.
+
\section2 Setting Playhead Time
Drag the playhead by the red knob over the time measure to adjust the
@@ -364,8 +376,8 @@ from the context menu.
To apply a custom text, first do one of the following:
\list
\li
- Right-click anywhere in the timeline palette and select \uicontrol {Show All Time Bar Texts}
- from the context menu.
+ Right-click anywhere in the timeline palette and select
+ \uicontrol {Toggle Timebars Text Visibility} from the context menu.
\li
Click the
\inlineimage timeline-texts-icon.png