[RWP] Possible keyboard for power users

[TheOreoMonster]

Windows didn't when i last used it, but the app in question could of supported that feature. The Mac however does tend to see two keyboards as different keyboards, though don't know if it would work in the sense of having extra shortcut keys 
On Jun 7, 2013, at 6:59 PM, "Chris Belle" <cb1963 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I don't think windows differentiates between two keyboards plugged in in windows unless the second keyboard has other keys that aren't standard.
> that are different than the other keyboard.
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> I mean different controler keyboards use different ports, but I think the keyboard input is a shared resource.
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> It's not like splitting monitors or other input devices with multiple channels.
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> But I could be wrong.
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Indigo" <33indigo at charter.net>
> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 07, 2013 1:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [RWP] Possible keyboard for power users
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>> I've been giving this some thought, and wonder if, when I finish assigning all the possible shortcuts on the normal qwerty keyboard, including using the windows key as a modifier, maybe one could run a second USB keyboard set up with shortcuts made with ctrl, shift, alt, windows, plus all the extended ascii set, I think another 127 characters; you know; smiley faces; clock; accents from European languages; etcetera?
>> I realize programmers use those extended ascii symbols, so wonder if using them as shortcuts might somehow screw with the code within Reaper
>> I don't know how they work these days, but many users of older Cubase would set up a second keyboard just for shortcuts.
>> One company even supplied labels to stick on keys, to keep track of the purpose of shortcuts
>> I especially like that these neat little Logitech USB keyboards, like the one I'm typing on right now, only cost $10 online.
>> It doesn't have a USB bus, but it has volume control keys; also a mute key that shuts speech off, causing a panic when one accidently presses it. smile.
>> I think, with alt, ctrl, windows and shift, that would provide over 400 new shortcuts.
>> I seem to remember that Reaper can use the left and right ctrl keys as separate modifiers; maybe also separate left and right shift keys.
>> How many shortcuts can we remember?
>> Indi
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>> On 6/7/2013 1:44 PM, Monkey Pusher wrote:
>>> Since reaper seems to be able to take shorcut keys from anything that
>>> can send a  *pulse* to the computer via USB a gamimg  keyboard like
>>> this may be a good idea for some of  the power users out there. Anyone
>>> Brave enough to take a chance? lol
>>> 
>>> http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=109&cp_id=10828&cs_id=1082808&p_id=9181&seq=1&format=2&cl=res&utm_source=130607_dadsgrads&utm_medium=email&utm_content=9181&utm_campaign=dadsgrads_q2_2013
>>> 
>>> THey have others as well some with out the backlit and may be cheaper.
>>> I need to verify these keyboards can work with a mac before trying it
>>> myself but you windows guys shouldn't have a problem as these gaming
>>> keyboards are usually windows compatible out of the box.
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