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Window

Window in the Options menu.

Use Window Options to configure the positions of Sound windows, set axis options, specify preset and initial zoom values, and set miscellaneous options.

Window Options Settings
Group Setting Description
Sound window layout Cascade Allows Windows to arrange Sound windows in layered, cascaded arrangement.
Maximize Makes a Sound window occupy the entire area within the Main window.
Auto-tile Resizes all Sound windows whenever a new sound is opened or closed so that all are visible. The arrangement is the same as using Window | Tile Horizontally.
Tabs Makes Sound windows as large as possible, but with a tab for each file along the top for easier selection of opened files.
Miscellaneous Always confirm before saving Prompts to confirm saving a file whenever Save is used.
Update "Default" effect preset after each use Saves the current effect settings under the "Default" preset so those settings will be selected the next time the effect is used. The "Default" preset is updated only if the OK button is used.
Draw overview graph Draws the Overview based on the audio waveform. If unselected, only lines are drawn, which is faster.
Hide playback marker Hides the playback marker whenever playback stops. See Navigation for more information about the playback marker.
Hide selection { } handle boxes and playback triangle Removes the selection handles  {   }  from the start and finish markers and removes the green triangle from the playback marker. Use this setting when doing precise editing so that the waveform is not obscured by the markers.
Show full filenames in title Shows the full path and filename of the file in the title bar of the sound window (if there is sufficient space).
Retain current view and zoom when using Undo Does not change the view and zoom to back to the previous level when a modification is undone. The view and zoom level are unaffected by Undo, when possible. Note that the view may have to be changed if the duration of the file has changed and the view is outside the bounds of the file.
Axes Numbering Y Sets the units of the vertical axis in Sound windows.
  • Off hides the axis completely.
  • Normalized shows an axis with a range of -1.0 to 1.0.
  • Signed 16 bit shows an axis ranging from -32768 to 32767, which is the range of a 16 bit sample.
  • Unsigned 8 bit shows an axis with a range of 0 to 255.
X Sets the format for displaying the horizontal time axis near the bottom of Sound windows.
  • Hours : minutes : seconds gives the time as three sets of numbers separated by colons, such as 12:23:56.
  • Minutes : seconds gives the time as two sets of numbers separated by colons, such as 1234:56.
  • Seconds gives the time as a floating point number, such as 1234.56.
  • Samples gives a sample count.
Grid Grid Select Grid to display a custom, vertical grid over the waveform, which can be used to align markers. This can be used to show measures and beats in music. Use Insert Silence to add some silence to the beginning of the file to align the grid.
Spacing Sets the time between each grid line in seconds. The equivalent beats-per-minute (BPM) is shown.
Divisions Sets the number of divisions between each grid spacing line. These are shown as dotted lines.
Snap markers Ensures that whenever edit markers are moved, they are snapped to the closest grid line. Note that if Edit | Selection | Snap To Zero-Crossing is checked, markers are snapped to the grid first, then the nearest zero-crossing point.
Mouse Simple left and right mouse button selection method Moves the start marker when the left button is clicked and move the finish marker when the right mouse button is clicked. No context menu appears. You will not be able to use the new right-click-and-drag features. This is the way old versions of GoldWave worked.
Standard click-and-drag selection method with right-click menu Sets the selection uses a standard click-and-drag method and displays a context menu when the right mouse button is clicked. Allows the left mouse click to be assigned to a specific function.
Single click Sets the function for perform when the left mouse button is clicked. Available only if the standard method above is selected.
Ctrl click Sets the function for perform when the left mouse button is clicked while the Ctrl key is held down. Available only if the standard method above is selected.
View Time shown for the View Preset command Sets the amount of time to show in the View when using Preset.
Initial time shown when sound opened Sets the amount of time shown in a Sound window when it is first opened. Choose All, to show the entire waveform. Using a value under 1 minute can speed up opening/drawing a large file.
Overview height Sets the default height (in pixels) of the Overview area along the bottom of the Sound window. This setting does not change the height of the Overview in currently opened Sound windows, only new ones. Drag the splitter between the graphs to adjust the height manually.