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+/Main/New
+/Main/Open
+/Common/Save
+/Main/SaveAs
+/Common/Quit
+/Main/AddTrackBus
+/Main/Close
+/Main/Export
+/Main/ExportAudio
+/Common/toggle-meter-bridge
+/Editor/show-editor-mixer
+/Common/toggle-mixer
+/Editor/invert-selection
+/Editor/toggle-enable-group-edit
+/Editor/toggle-follow-playhead
+/Editor/editor-copy 
+/Editor/editor-cut
+/Editor/editor-paste
+/Editor/editor-delete
+/Editor/duplicate-region
+/Editor/split-region
+/Region/reverse-region
+/Region/boost-region-gain
+/Region/cut-region-gain
+/Editor/move-selected-tracks-up
+/Editor/move-selected-tracks-down
+/Transport/Forward
+/Transport/Rewind
+/Transport/Play 
+/Transport/Stop 
+/Transport/Record 
+/Editor/temporal-zoom-in
+/Editor/temporal-zoom-out
+/Mouse/set-mouse-mode-range
+/Mouse/set-mouse-mode-object
+/Mouse/set-mouse-mode-cut
+/Mouse/set-mosue-mode-zoom