Use Keyboard Options to set keyboard assignments (shortcuts) for functions in GoldWave. The list of the current assignments is given in the window with the function in the left column and the assigned shortcut in the right column. Use the arrow keys to move between items. To change a shortcut, move to right column for the function shortcut you want to change and type out the full text of the new combination of keystrokes, such as "Ctrl+Shift+Up", "X", "Ctrl+P", "Shift+Enter", etc.
Note that the Left, Right, Up, Down, Page Up, and Page Down keys are used for navigation and scrolling the view and should not be reassigned. The spacebar ("Space") is used to activate the buttons in the Control window when that window has the keyboard focus.
Choose OK to save and use keyboard assignments. Use the Defaults button to erase all keyboard assignments to restore them to their original, installed settings when GoldWave is restarted.
Use the Load and Save buttons to load or save keyboard assignments from or to a text file. These buttons allow you to backup assignments or load assignments created by others.
Use the Find box button to search for functions or shortcuts. Enter "Play", for example, to find playback related functions or "Ctrl+X" to find the function currently assigned to that shortcut. Press Ctrl+F to find the next match or Alt+F to change the search text.
The following table lists some of the names of keys that differ from their physical label.
| Key Names | |
|---|---|
| Key | Text To Enter |
| Control | Ctrl or ^ ^X = Ctrl+X |
| Backspace | BkSp |
| Return | Enter |
| Left Arrow | Left |
| Right Arrow | Right |
| Up Arrow | Up |
| Down Arrow | Down |
| Page Up | PgUp |
| Page Down | PgDn |
| Insert | Ins |
| Delete | Del |
| Numeric Keypad 5 | Num 5 |
| Numeric Keypad / | Num / |
| Numeric Keypad * | Num * |
| Numeric Keypad - | Num - |
| Numeric Keypad + | Num + |
| System Request | (not usable) |
| Scroll Lock | (not usable) |
| Pause | Pause (may not work) |
| Escape | Esc |
| Space Bar | Space |
| + (plus) | Shift+= (US Keyboards) |
| @ (at) | Shift+2 (US Keyboards) |
| Media Control Buttons* | |
| Play/Pause | mxPlayPause |
| Stop | mxStop |
| Previous track | mxPreviousTrack |
| Next track | mxNextTrack |
| Browser Back | mxBrowserBack |
| Browser Forward | mxBrowserForward |
| Browser Refresh | mxBrowserRefresh |
| Browser Stop | mxBrowserStop |
| Play | mxPlay |
| Zoom | mxZoom |
* Note that using the media control buttons may cause the wrong shortcut text to appear in menus. Browser buttons many be assigned to other tasks by the operating system. Also some keyboards do not map keys properly.
Scan codes for keys can be entered directly by entering 0x followed by the hexadecimal scan code, such as 0x24 for the Home key. GoldWave shows key codes and names in the lower right corner of the window when possible. If nothing is shown or it doesn't change, then the key cannot be used.
See Also: Accessibility, Keyboard Commands