[RWP] accessable efects vst's?

Tue Oct 30 11:18:29 EDT 2012

David, I read about this feature of AHK, and think it can not only 
report coordinates, but is said to be able to search out and find bit 
map graphics, let you label them and return to them by name or number.
I think Jaws already does list bit map images by number, even before 
version 13's OCR feature, but Window-Eyes doesn't, just says graphic 
every time it encounters a bit map image on a screen.
In Wineyes, you can label graphics, and then you can hear that text name 
when the cursor moves across it.
Unfortunately, Window-Eyes has always had these faults, 1 it sometimes 
leaps the cursor over a screen graphic, like it has almost stepped on a 
poison snake, 2, sometimes it says nothing at all when you move the 
cursor across an important screen button, like the preset inc/dec 
buttons, and, 3, it often isn't actually aligned with the screen graphic 
when it says the word graphic, so clicks get no response.
This, I think, is a problem of its off screen modeling.
The screenreader doesn't actually show us what is on the screen, in its 
real position, but arranges screen info in what it thinks is a 
convenient arrangement for us.

I thought that AHK might provide a fix, if it can recognize and return 
to a graphic, and announces them when the cursor is actually aligned 
with the graphic, so that clicks work.
Maybe AHK also can help in locating graphics or buttons in a new 
inaccessible bit map interface, so please let us know, David, if you 
learn how to use Windowspy to find non speaking screen buttons, okay?
Indigo L

On 10/28/2012 6:59 PM, David P Shortland wrote:
> Hi & Greetings from Down Under
>
> I am not really sure if this is relevant but, AHK comes with a little
> program entitled WindowSpy, and enables the sighted person to obtain the
> co-ords required.
>
> In this window, there are two sets of co-ords, I think the first one is
> called Relative Window, and the second set of co-ords come up in the 'In
> Active Window'.
>
> This second one had me confused at the start, because SA read it as the
> one word inactive, rather than the two words that it is ... in, active.
>
> BTW: There is a very extensive Help file that comes with AHK!
>
> Kind regards
>
> David P Shortland
> DragonScore Productions
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Jim Snowbarger
> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 7:30 AM
> To: Reapers Without Peepers
> Subject: Re: [RWP] accessable efects vst's?
>
> Does AHK have the ability to reference it's coordinates against a
> particular
> corner of a particular windows? Or, are they absolute screen coords.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Belle" <cb1963 at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 8:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [RWP] accessable efects vst's?
>
>
>> Yes, the vst windows aren't the same.
>>
>> The cordinates are different.
>>
>> Someone I think Gord, said it's just a matter of an offset, but we
>> haven't figured it out yet.
>>
>>
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>> or contact Chris Belle
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>> or Stephie Belle
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>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Perdue" <patrick at pdaudio.net>
>> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
>> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 6:59 AM
>> Subject: Re: [RWP] accessable efects vst's?
>>
>>
>>> Just curious, what about the AHK stuff doesn't translate? I'm not
>>> familiar enough with any of your stuff, and have never really tried
>>> using many plugins in Reaper that need such things. I'm mostly an
>>> audio guy, and 95% of the plugins I use for processing and such are
>>> accessible enough using either their native interfaces, or the
>>> ReaAccess automated parameter list thingy. I've yet to really get
>>> into the world of softsynths, where this is more of an issue.
>>> Is it just that the coordinates no longer match up, even when the
>>> plugin in question gets it's own window?
>>>
>>> On 10/26/2012 6:16 AM, Chris Belle wrote:
>>>> It's just too bad all the fine work that's been done for sonar with
>>>> third party plugs won't translate to reaper, including my own stuff
>>>> done
>>>> with autohotkey.
>>>>
>>>> This represents years of community effort, both paid nad free.
>>>>
>>>> Yup, advanced screen-reader skills ie using your mouse, and looking for
>>>> tool tips, and finding those pesky places to load samples, impulses,
>>>> whatever will be necessary.
>>>>
>>>> Doing reaper is like the wild wild west again.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerry Hoath" <khoath at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
>>>> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 1:36 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [RWP] accessable efects vst's?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> They are all in the bundle you already got.
>>>>> Please make sure under vsp in preferences you set use generic intrface
>>>>> for vsts they are far more accessible this way.
>>>>> also understand if you don't want to review cursor give up on many
>>>>> vsts now.
>>>>> regards, Kerry.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 26/10/2012 11:15 AM, trahern culver wrote:
>>>>>> hey all please can any one recommend individual or a sweet of vst's
>>>>>> that is completely accessible and has the following effects:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> reverb and spring reverb
>>>>>>
>>>>>> delay and tape delay
>>>>>>
>>>>>> filtering vst with all the regular filters
>>>>>>
>>>>>> bit crushing and distortion effect
>>>>>>
>>>>>> compressor and multi band compressor
>>>>>>
>>>>>> eq and multi band eq
>>>>>>
>>>>>> tape warmer
>>>>>> limiting efect
>>>>>>
>>>>>> bass enhancement effect
>>>>>>
>>>>>> some kind of arpagator
>>>>>>
>>>>>> step sequencer
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> if theres any more i think of i'll let you guys know i don't mind
>>>>>> paying.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> your help with this question would be most welcome kind regards
>>>>>> trahern.
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