Zooming with the Time Slider
You can perform the following actions in instruments with variable scale:
- To zoom the visible time range
- To perform a fast zooming
- To show the full time range of the measure file
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Currently visible time range |
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Magnified section of the time slider (displayed after zooming in) |
To zoom the visible time range
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Move the cursor to the left or right edge of the currently visible time range
.The cursor changes into a double arrow.
- If you want to perform a symmetric zoom operation, press Ctrl.
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Enlarge or reduce the visible time range by dragging the double arrow.
When you zoom in very deep, the complete time range cannot be displayed anymore. An additional area appears showing a magnified section of the time range
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The magnified section of the time range must be displayed (see To zoom the visible time range). Move the cursor to the left or right edge of the currently visible time range
.The cursor changes into a double arrow.
- If you want to perform a symmetric zoom operation, press Ctrl.
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While keeping the mouse button pressed, move the cursor to the desired position.
The faster you move the cursor, the faster is the zooming performed.
To show the full time range of the measure file
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Move the cursor to the left or right edge of the currently visible time range
.The cursor changes into a double arrow.
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Double-click.
The time range is expanded to the left or right boundary respectively.
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If you press Ctrl in advance, the time range is expanded for both boundaries simultaneously.
See also