[RWP] Reaper on a mac

[Jim Snowbarger]

Bryan,
Very interesting post.
I'm not sure of the personal situation of the developer of Reaper Access.  I 
don't know how committed he is to the evolution of the program.  I do 
wonder.  It's very commendable work and very much appreciated.  But, I have 
a wish for it to move along more quickly than it does.  If  it is actively 
being worked on, great things are happening and I just haven't heard about 
it, then terific,  bring on the benefits.  As long as it improves, to the 
point that working with reaper is fully painless, and nicely efficient, I 
won't complain that it's not open source.  It's his to give away however he 
wants.  But, people on this list are well aware of needed refinements, and 
if he's having trouble finding the time to work on it, if he'd be willing to 
share the source, more motivated people, closer to the problem, can take the 
work off his hands, and improve everybody's lives.
I don't know others may be working on their own solution.   I assume the API 
to reaper is publicly available?
Anyway, I hope he reads this, and thinks about it.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bryan Smart" <bryansmart at bryansmart.com>
To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: [RWP] Reaper on a mac


> The Mac version is about as accessible to VoiceOver as the Windows one is 
> to most Windows screen readers without ReaAccess. Menus and dialogs read 
> okay, but the main window doesn't at all.
>
> The Mac version supports the same plug in architecture as the Windows 
> version, so there could be a ReaAccess version for the Mac. Programs can 
> speak through the VoiceOver voice, similarly to what is possible on 
> Windows with the screen reader direct access that is available there.
>
> I doubt that many changes would be required to recompile ReaAccess for the 
> Mac. It is technically possible. I hope that it does happen.
>
> Too bad ReaAccess isn't open source, or I would have already tried. If you 
> all need some technical pointers/help with getting started on a Mac port, 
> let me know.
>
> Come to think of it, why isn't ReaAccess open source? It is a free 
> program, after all. As far as I know, they aren't planning on charging for 
> it, so where is the harm in disclosing the source?
>
> Hahaha. I just checked the ReaAccess.com site, just to be sure that they 
> don't, in fact, distribute source, and it is terrible. Someone has put up 
> forums, after all. Just like I cautioned, they're already a mess, full of 
> hundreds of spam ads for car insurance. I'm telling you ReaAccess guys, 
> just setup a hosted blog. If funds are a problem, just use wordpress.com. 
> You can pay like $10 a year to make their ads disappear from your site. 
> Even if you don't, though, they aren't annoying visually, and are located 
> on the page in a place that won't annoy screen reader users.
>
> I have my own domain (BryanSmart.com), complete with web hosting, Exchange 
> server for e-mail, FTP server, etc. Even still, I use WordPress for my 
> main site. I work on lots of little projects, and would rather give my 
> time to those projects instead of the web site maintenance. If you go to 
> www.bryansmart.com or bryansmart.com with a browser, you're redirected to 
> blog.bryansmart.com, which, itself, is a DNS alias to 
> bryansmart.wordpress.com. WordPress lets you mask your site so that it can 
> show up as if it were directly inside your own domain. I don't care about 
> that for vanity purposes, but it helps keep links organized, since I use 
> my own web server, not WordPress, for storing large files. Anyway, it is 
> set and forget. When I have a new release of a project, or some other 
> update, I just put a link on one of the WordPress pages, and maybe make an 
> announcement post in the right category. That's it. I'm in and out in 
> maybe 5 minutes. They even have an iPhone app, so that you can
>  add content to the site, including pics and video from the iPhone, 
> moderate comments, etc.
>
> Have a look at my site. Once configured for appearance by someone with a 
> good eye to design, you don't need to think much about formatting or 
> layout again, just add content. My site works great with a screen 
> rederreader, is very simple/to the point, well organized, and, most 
> importantly, requires no technical maintenance.
>
> Wishing you all the best!
>
> Bryan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rwp-bounces at reaaccess.com [mailto:rwp-bounces at reaaccess.com] On 
> Behalf Of Gmail
> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 12:26 PM
> To: rwp at reaaccess.com
> Subject: [RWP] Reaper on a mac
>
> Hi all,
> Just curious: is there anyone who tried Reaper on a mac using OS10.6? How 
> does it work with Voice over,? Are there any plans for a Mac version of 
> Reaaccess?
> Rene
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