[RWP] Jim, your scripts for Reaper

[colin McDonald]

another good blurb for the wiki.
regards
Colin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "david hindmarch" <david.hindmarch1 at ntlworld.com>
To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2012 3:09 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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