[RWP] AHK

Sun Jun 2 01:44:50 EDT 2013

Hey Jim, I for one appreciate your efforts and updates.

Have you thought of implementing hot strings in the process?

That's a feature I just love about ahk.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Snowbarger" <Snowman at SnowmanRadio.com>
To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2013 6:18 PM
Subject: Re: [RWP] AHK

> 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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