Window Options

Menu Command: Options | Window

Use Window Options to configure the positions of windows, specify the zoom value for , set the axes for Sound windows, and other settings.

Main window size
Controls the startup position of the . Choosing Normal lets Windows determine the size and position. Maximize makes the Main window occupy the entire screen. Save position saves the Main window's position and size when GoldWave is closed so that it will appear in the same location next time.

Sound window size
Controls the position and size of . The Normal option lets Windows determine the size and position. Maximize makes a Sound window occupy the entire Main window. Auto-tile resizes all Sound windows whenever a new sound is opened or closed so all will be visible.

Y amplitude axis numbering
Sets the units of the vertical axis in Sound windows. Selecting 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 16 bit audio. Unsigned 8 bit shows an axis with a range of 0 to 255. dB shows a magnitude axis from negative infinity to 0 dB.

X time axis numbering
Sets the format for displaying the horizontal time axis in 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.

Zoom
The Preset zoom value is used to for the command. See for more information. Initial zoom specifies the zoom level to use when a file is opened. If you choose All, then the entire waveform is shown using whatever zoom level is required.

Miscellaneous
If the Always confirm before saving option is checked, you will be asked to confirm saving whenever you use the command or Save tool bar button. If the Draw overview graph option is checked, then the overview is graphed based on audio from the file. Otherwise it is drawn as simple lines, which is quicker since the file does not have to be scanned. If the Use left and right mouse button selection method option is checked, then the start marker is set by using the left mouse button and the finish marker is set by using the right mouse button. No context menu appears. This is the way older versions of GoldWave worked. If the Update default effect settings after each use option is checked, then effect settings are stored after each use so that the same settings appear the next time the effect is used. If Hide persistent playback cursor is checked, then the playback cursor is not shown after playback stops and is not shown for keyboard .

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