[RWP] Jim, your scripts for Reaper

[Jim Snowbarger]

David,
Thanks very much for this detailed explanation.
It works too.  That's the ticket to that little problem.
Not sure why the backspace that is already there isn't working.

Indigo, David's explanation is another good wiki candidate.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "david hindmarch" <david.hindmarch1 at ntlworld.com>
To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 4:09 AM
Subject: Re: [RWP] Jim, your scripts for Reaper


> Dear Jim when in the track view press the f-4 key, you are now in what 
> ReaAccess calls the actions list.  You can do a great deal with in this 
> set of dialogs such as import and export key maps, find short cuts, 
> ascribe actions to key commands and create macros of linked actions 
> similar to the joining of your hot spots to create multiple key commands, 
> but it is possible to ascribe a key command to an action with in the 
> actions list in reaper and that action will usually be reported back to 
> you via your screen reader.  I found out last night the back space button 
> is not actually linked to the media explore windows although it says it is 
> in the actions list.  so let us now activate the back space key and you 
> can see how fortunate it is that we have access to the action list.
>
>
> 1 press function key f4.
> 2 tab four times until your screen reader says "section main".
> 3 You are now in a list comprising the main module that makes up reaper. 
> The one you want is media explore.
> 4 Pres the down arrow four times until your screen reader says "media 
> explore".
> 5 Now tab once to get in to a list of actions, some of which have already 
> been given a key command.
> 6 press down arrow to check out each the actions until you get to the back 
> space browser.
> 7 fun time!!  If you have located the back space which should be the 
> fourth press of your down arrow, you tab once, this will take you in to a 
> list off short cuts, you will have one listed but it actually doesn't 
> work, as we now know.
> 8 Tab again and your screen reader will say "short cuts for selected 
> action ad button"
> 9 Pressing the space bar will activate the button, this brings up a dialog 
> which says: "type key or move controller".  Which is referring to your 
> midi control device.
> 10 You now choose the key you want to use for the action of moving from 
> one folder to another, but in this instance we press the back space 
> button.
> some times, if a key is being used for some other action in reaper, you 
> will be worned that you will override the previous action, but in this 
> case you probably won't get that worning because the back space hasn't 
> been ascribed to any  action.
> I hope this protracted ramble helps.
>
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