[RWP] AHK

Thu Jun 6 05:45:00 EDT 2013

yeh, guess that'd be easy enough.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Snowbarger" <Snowman at SnowmanRadio.com>
To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2013 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: [RWP] AHK

> Chris,
> No, not really for this purpose, since I was just implementing a general 
> purpose thing, and those are pretty application dependent.
> I use them a lot personally.  I have one script called 
> FixMyPatheticTyping.ahk, just for correcting my most commom typing 
> mistakes.
> But, you can sure add your own to this file.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chris Belle" <cb1963 at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
> Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2013 12:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [RWP] AHK
>
>
>> 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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