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diff --git a/src/gui/machina.ui b/src/gui/machina.ui index cc66256..be4a3e1 100644 --- a/src/gui/machina.ui +++ b/src/gui/machina.ui @@ -126,24 +126,48 @@ along with Machina; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., <property name="can_focus">False</property> <property name="xalign">0</property> <property name="yalign">0</property> - <property name="label" translatable="yes">Nodes represent notes, which have a pitch and duration. When a node is -highlighted green, it is playing. After a node is finished playing, play -travels along the outgoing arcs, depending on their probability. + <property name="label" translatable="yes"><big><b>Nodes</b></big> +Nodes represent notes, which have a pitch and duration. +When a node is highlighted green, it is playing. -Nodes with dashed borders are selectors. Only one successor is played after a -selector, i.e. only one outgoing arc is traversed. +Play begins at the initial node α. Whenever all nodes become +inactive or stop is pressed, play returns to the initial node. -A machine can be constructed with the mouse or by recording MIDI input. To -record, press the record button and play some MIDI notes. To finish recording, +Nodes with dashed borders are selectors. Only one successor is +played after a selector, i.e. only one outgoing arc is traversed. + + • Right click the canvas to create a new node + • Middle click a node to learn a MIDI note + • Double click a node to edit its properties + • Ctrl+Left click a node to make it a selector + +<big><b>Arcs</b></big> +When a node is finished playing, play travels along outgoing +arcs, depending on their probability. The colour of an arc +indicates its probability, where green is high and red is low. + + • Ctrl+Left click an arc to decrease its probability + • Ctrl+Right click an arc to increase its probability + +<big><b>Recording</b></big> +A machine can be build by recording MIDI input. To record, press +the record button and play some MIDI notes. To finish recording, press stop or play and the new nodes will be added to the machine. -• Right click the canvas to create a new node -• Middle click a node to learn a MIDI note -• Click two nodes in succession to connect them -• Double click a node to show its properties dialog -• Ctrl+Left click a node to make it a selector -• Ctrl+Left click an edge to decrease its probability -• Ctrl+Right click an edge to increase its probability</property> +Normal recording inserts delay nodes to reproduce the timing of +the input. To avoid this, use step recording which directly connects +nodes to their successors with no delays in-between. + +<big><b>Connecting</b></big> +Connecting nodes is based on the selection. If there is a selection, +clicking a node will connect the selection to that node. + +There are two modes: chain and fan. In chain mode, the selection is +moved to the clicked node for quickly connecting long chains of nodes. +In fan mode, the selection is unchanged for quickly connecting the +selection to many nodes.</property> + <property name="use_markup">True</property> + <property name="justify">fill</property> </object> <packing> <property name="expand">True</property> |