[RWP] Jim, your scripts for Reaper

[Jim Snowbarger]

Right, if you are trying to figure out how to write a manual, read the 
HotSpotClicker manual, and then don't write like that.  <grin>

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "indigo" <33indigo at charter.net>
To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 8:44 PM
Subject: Re: [RWP] Jim, your scripts for Reaper


>I immediately saved David's tutorial on accessing Reaper actions, with a 
>hopefully informative title.
> It's already included in a big bundle in the hands of our Editor in Cheif, 
> Chris smart.
> We don't want to load the entire editing work onto his shoulders, though.
> I do what I can, try to pare out pleasantries, as nice as they are, and 
> leave only procedures.
> Sorry, lack of chattyness is why manuals are so dry, but when you're 
> trying to find an answer to a problem, you want to wade through as little 
> text as possible, right?
> I leave human touches in notes though, I refuse to make them read like a 
> classic Roland manual, written by a Martian. smile.
> I'll also post bundles of partly unedited notes, so people can have access 
> to these as quickly as possible.
> Eventually our tips can grow into a coherent guide, or at least individual 
> wiki topics, the same as Cockos Wikis on individual Reaper 
> topics.Sometimes there will be duplication, two or three people on the 
> same topic, not a bad thing to get different viewpoints.
> I know I can be terribly wrong at times and welcome anyone correcting any 
> wrong instructions in my own notes, it's a learning process.
>
> When reading the Cockos forums, with detailed discussions by users who 
> have been using reaper from version 1, no two users will work the same 
> way.
> There can't be a single set way of doing things in Reaper, because of its 
> open and evolving structure.
> Someone who wants to have the media browser become more accessible should 
> write about it in the Cockos forum where users talk  about desired 
> changes.
> The experienced users there often know other ways to access, other 
> approaches, and the browser, in its present form, may not be pleasing to 
> all sighted users either, and hopefully, it could be changed so it's a 
> pleasant experience, like Sound Forge's media browser.
> Indigo L
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> On 4/1/2012 4:48 PM, Jim Snowbarger wrote:
>> 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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