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Chapter 8: Preferences and OptionsSpectrogramHighlight MethodShow Track/PaneLabelsCanary provides two methods of displaying highlighted regions ofspectrograms. If Black » Black (the default) is selected, white regions of thespectrogram appear in the highlight color (hue, saturation, and brightness)specified by the Macintosh Color control panel 1 ; darker areas are drawn withthe same hue and saturation, but less brightness, so that black areas appearblack. If Black » Highlight Color is selected, black regions of the spectrogramappear in the highlight color, and lighter regions appear with the same hueand brightness as the highlight color, but lesser saturation.When Show Track/Pane labels is selected, Canary displays a label at thebottom of each pane of a signal window (Figure 8.4). The label indicates thepane type (WVF, SPG, or SPK), the Track number, and a pane title. Bydefault, Canary assigns a pane title consisting of the file name followed by“.XXX.n”, where XXX is the pane type, and n is the track number. You canedit the title by highlighting text with the mouse, typing, and pressing returnor enter. Titles are limited to 31 characters in length.Figure 8.4. A signal window with track/pane labels displayed.1 The Color control panel is in the folder named “Control Panels” inside the SystemFolder. The Control Panels folder is usually accessible under the apple menu.Canary 1.2 User’s Manual 127