Thanks! Yes, I had already realised that sometimes it is essential to have ripple edit ON, and sometimes equally crucial to have it OFF. I don’t think I’d looked at those drop-down options – that will be useful.
As for learning the keyboard shortcuts, I have been holding back because I have a Mackie Control, and I didn’t want to try learning all the keyboard shortcuts if I could use the Control. But I’m still waiting for notification that the Lexan overlay is finally available. (In fact I’ll make a nuisance of myself by asking the forum about the overlay if I can’t find mention of it in the archives.)