[RWP] AHK

[Indigo]

Jim, maybe it's not such a bad idea to keep sending these tentative 
scripts out.
I was just thinking that; provided the gods smile upon me and I do my 
share of housework for a month or two; I might get some wifely screen 
help with the names of hot spots in various soft synths; and I suppose I 
could then post those AHK files back for others; with spots properly named.
Any of us might do that; cooperatively; until we have a soft synth's 
buttons covered.
I'm not believing that's all there is to making a soft synth accessible, 
but it has to be  way better than nothing.
Thanks,
Indi


On 5/31/2013 11:12 PM, Jim Snowbarger wrote:
> Actually, I won't keep sending these out as i twiddle.  But, here is a
> revised edition of the same.  I think this is a little better.
> This one doesn't do a mouse click of any kind.  It just puts the mouse
> there, and lets you decide what to do with it.  It only expects that the
> class of the window at that location be the same as the class at the
> time you defined it, just to make sure you are where you think you are.
>
> so, step 1, position the mouse, and use alt+shift+A to define the spot,
> and give it a name.
> Do that for as many spots as you like.
> Then, use alt+shift+f1, and choose a spot from the list.  It will take
> the mouse there, and evaluate the pixel color at that location.  If it
> has never seen it before, it will ask you what you want spoken when that
> color is found.  type in a string, or press escape if you want that
> color to be ignored.
> If it's the kind of location that changes color when you click it, then
> click it, and activate the spot again to train it about the meaning of
> the new color.
>
> The .ahk file has similar instructions at the top.
>
> About speaking the color strings, the only way it does that at the
> moment is to put up an msgBox with the text in it.  That is groosem,
> because it causes focus changes, and extra speech jabber.  Next, is to
> figure out how to get direct speech in all the various screen readers
> and speech package preferences.  If anybody has a module that can do
> that, it would  be happily married to this one to eliminate that msgBox.
>
> By the way, I make no claim on this, and make no warrantees, implied or
> expressed, and you can modify and repost at your good pleasure.  have fun.
>
> Dropbox link follows:
>
> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3677477/HotSpotKnockoff.ahk
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Indigo" <33indigo at charter.net>
> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 9:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [RWP] AHK
>
>
>> Jim, I notice you say your AHK script expects a window title and color
>> match, not currently optional.
>> Should I know what window title and what color match it expects; or is
>> that out of my hands?
>> I know how to change colors in Reaper, whether that changes colors in
>> a loaded VST plug I couldn't say.
>> Is there something I need to try if your script doesn't get a title or
>> color it expects?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Indi
>> ?
>>
>> On 5/30/2013 11:00 PM, Jim Snowbarger wrote:
>>> In case anybody wants to play with it,
>>> just as a simplistic learning exercise, I've been working a an extremely
>>> bare bones, to the point of almost being worthless, shaddow
>>> HotSpotClicker
>>> in AHK land.  the Dropbox link is below.
>>> It calls itself HotSpotKnockoff, and lets you put the mouse
>>> somewhere, press
>>> a hot key to define the spot, and give it a name.
>>> There is another hot key to put up a list of all the names you have
>>> defined.
>>> Choose one and press enter, to take the mouse there and do a left single
>>> click.
>>> It expects a window title, and color match, not currently optional.
>>> My goal was to figure out how to define tons of hotspots without filling
>>> your system tray with tons of individual ahk threads.  But, I'm not
>>> there
>>> yet.
>>> I wanted one thread that would pick up all key strokes.
>>> Anyway, write if you want to talk about it.  Else, enjoy the sample
>>> script.
>>> Dropbox link follows.
>>>
>>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3677477/HotSpotKnockoff.ahk
>>>
>>>
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