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diff --git a/manual/xml/templates.xml b/manual/xml/templates.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e54e431d4a --- /dev/null +++ b/manual/xml/templates.xml @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?> +<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [ + +]> + +<section id="sn-templates"> + + <title>Session Templates</title> + + <para> + Ardour allows you to create templates that specify the number of + tracks and busses, the I/O configuration and other aspects of the + session. When creating a new session, you can specify a template and it + will be created to match the template settings. To create a template, + you will need to be working on an existing session. Make sure that the + session is setup to in exactly the way you would like the template to + be. Choose + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Session</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Save Template</guisubmenu> + </menuchoice>. + </para> + + <para> + To open the Save Template dialog enter a name for the template and click + <guibutton>Save</guibutton> or + <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>S</keycap></keycombo> to store + the template using the current session configuration. Templates are + basically session files without any audio data references. They are + stored in your <filename>.ardour</filename> folder. + </para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="images/save_template_dialog.png"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <section id="sn-using-a-template"> + <title>Using a template</title> + <para> + When opening a new session, instead of leaving the <guibutton>New setup</guibutton> + button selected in the New Session dialog, click the <guibutton>Use template</guibutton> + button, and then click on the name of the template you would like to + use. Note that this option does not appear until you have saved at + least one template. + </para> + </section> + + <!-- + <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + href="Some_Subsection.xml" /> + --> + +</section> |