.. This is part of the Zrythm Manual.
   Copyright (C) 2020 Alexandros Theodotou <alex at zrythm dot org>
   See the file index.rst for copying conditions.

.. _editor-ruler:

Editor Ruler
============
The editor ruler is similar to the timeline ruler
explained in :ref:`timeline-ruler`, with some
differences.

.. image:: /_static/img/editor-ruler.png
   :align: center

The ruler will display more or less information
depending on the current zoom level. It will also
display the following markers and indicators.

Markers
-------

Clip Start
~~~~~~~~~~
Displayed as a blue, right-pointing arrow. This
controls the position where the clip will start
playback from.

.. todo:: Add pic.

Playhead
~~~~~~~~
Shown as a grey, down-facing arrow. This is the
current position of the playhead.

.. todo:: Add pic.

Loop Points
~~~~~~~~~~~
Shown as 2 green arrows. These control where the
clip will start looping at and where it will
return to after looping.

.. todo:: Add pic.

Setting Each Point
---------------------
To set the position of each point, click on it and
drag it to the desired position.

Clicking and dragging on empty space will allow you
to reposition the playhead.

.. tip:: Hold :kbd:`Shift` to temporarily disable
  snapping.
