[RWP] dragging items to new actions list when creating a new action.

[Jim Snowbarger]

Can't you just use the f6 and f7 function keys for this?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Indigo" <33indigo at charter.net>
To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: [RWP] dragging items to new actions list when creating a new 
action.


> Well, I didn't know what he wanted an action for, but I'm sure I'm simple 
> minded, because to turn record arm on plus input monitoring, I use the 
> track recording options you get at the tab key with the desired track 
> selected.
> I tab to record armed; press the spacebar for on; tab to monitor input, 
> press the spacebar for normal; then hit enter to save the settings.
> One could create a macro to run through those key presses, but it would 
> take more time than just pressing 5 keys.
> I avoid headaches and frustration by complying; pressing five simple 
> keystrokes; instead of inventing a stumbling block that gets in the way of 
> work flow.
> I already had the ulcers and anxiety, way way back, now I don't have the 
> energy to get excited if something requireds more than a single key 
> stroke.
> On another subject; Clearly, some of us are here to learn how to record 
> music, and others have so much free time on their hands they devote their 
> lives to discovering and pointing out what can't be done in Reaper.
> But, alas, you find those spoilers in every forum, every list of comments 
> after great YouTubes; they're only there to say negative things.
> So sad, isn't it; that they can't find something useful to do with their 
> lives?
> Indi
>
> On 8/19/2013 1:20 PM, Goldfinga Productions wrote:
>> That's not quite what Kevin is wanting to do.
>> He wants to make it so that he can hit one key stroke and arm and turn 
>> input monitoring on a track.
>> On Aug 19, 2013, at 12:12 PM, Indigo <33indigo at charter.net> wrote:
>>
>>> To make an action that works, you don't need to drag from an action list 
>>> to an empty list.
>>> You just select an action, then assign a qwerty shortcut or a midi 
>>> controller to it.
>>> If you tab down you get a place where you either type in the qwerty 
>>> shortcut; a modifier like ctrl, shift, alt, plus letter, number or 
>>> Function key; or' if you have any hardware that sends midi messages, you 
>>> wiggle a control, like a knob or fader.
>>> If you go back to the place that says drag from actions list to empty 
>>> list, you will then find that the selected actionis already placed in 
>>> the empty list for you.
>>> That's the way it works for me.
>>> Indi
>>>
>>> On 8/19/2013 8:21 AM, Kevin Reeves wrote:
>>>> Hey folks.
>>>>
>>>> Subject says it all.
>>>>
>>>> When creating a new action, how does one drag the item from the actions
>>>> list to the empty list which says, "Drag items here?" I tried locking
>>>> the mouse on it and moving to the new list in jaws, but that didn't 
>>>> work
>>>> at all.
>>>>
>>>> Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Kevin
>>>>
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