[RWP] AHK

Sat Jun 1 19:18:07 EDT 2013

Yeah, well, I promosed. And, I lied.  but, this time I mean it.
Here is one last version for now.  This is identical to behavior to the 
previous, except that it is reorganized so you can easily define single key 
hot keys that run your spots.  How to do it is described in the comments at 
the start of the file.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Indigo" <33indigo at charter.net>
To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2013 5:50 AM
Subject: Re: [RWP] AHK

> 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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