[RWP] Enhancing ReaAccess

Thu May 16 16:31:17 EDT 2013

So I can switch to version 4 comfortably without having to worry about anything except for that?

GF

On May 16, 2013, at 4:27 PM, Indigo <33indigo at charter.net> wrote:

> The fix is to press ctrl+up arrow a couple times, then press the applications key, and it's no longer broken.
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> On 5/16/2013 4:13 PM, Goldfinga Productions wrote:
>> Is that the only functionality that is broken and reaper for? I do rely heavily on the context menus in version 3.8, or was it 3.78… Anyway, what else needs work in version 4 as far as accessibility
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>> GF
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>> On May 16, 2013, at 2:45 PM, Indigo <33indigo at charter.net> wrote:
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>>> Well, I'm sure no programmer, so I'm looking for ReaScripts to copy and plug in the numbers, sometimes called a kiddieScript, just a form with blanks to fill in.
>>> I guess I could handle something like that, but a whole language like Python, I don't think I'm cut out for it.
>>> I never considered ReaAccess entirely broken, just needs a little repair and expansion.
>>> For instance, if I or somebody else can learn to string together key strokes into a macro, would it be nice to repair the applications key context menu that was broken by version 4.
>>> If I learn how to make a macro; I'd set it to press  ctrl+up arrow twice, then 1 press of the applications key, all triggered by a single shortcut; like shift+applications key.
>>> Hopefully, that recording options context menu beginning with Monitor Input  would open and display without a hassle, like it did in version 3.78.
>>> It's only a minor hassle without a macro, but sometimes I get another menu to set the 2 ways the V U meter reads; either Peak Values or RMS values; or another context menu that begins with Jump to ...
>>> Indi
>>> Indi
>>> On 5/16/2013 12:57 PM, Goldfinga Productions wrote:
>>>> This is all great news! I really wish there was something I can do on my hand to lend some support to the Call us.
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>>>> GF
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>>>> On May 16, 2013, at 8:47 AM, Indigo <33indigo at charter.net> wrote:
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>>>>> Hi Nadine,
>>>>> So it's true, you've got ReaAccess to speak your new action; great!
>>>>> When I looked at that very long group of mouse modifiers in the action list, I thought, with some careful thinking; some of these could be of use to us.
>>>>> Some are toggles that turn a mouse action off or on, but some seem to be carrying out mouse actions; and the mouse is very powerful.
>>>>> For instance, my sighted son just gets his mouse cursor slightly within the right hand edge of an item; holds the left mouse button and zips the mouse way over to the right on the timeline and lets go of the mouse button; and the item length is stretched to a new value.
>>>>> This causes the item to loop again and again on the timeline; until the play cursor reaches the end of the new item length.
>>>>> I do the same by going to item properties, making sure the item is set to an even number of beats, then calculating a multiple of the number of beats and typing it into the item length edit field; then clicking apply and OK.
>>>>> I'm thinking if it would be quicker to press a hot key to run a mouse modifier that would drag that right edge of the item, and maybe let me set the item length with page down; or better yet; combine with a mouse modifier that drags the item length to a new value, waits for my value entry, then finalizes the actions.
>>>>> There are a huge number of those mouse modifiers so maybe two or more combined could achieve the desired action; worth thinking about.
>>>>> From reading the Cockos forums, it seems to be no big deal to string several actions together; I think written with ReaScript.
>>>>> We're cracking old ReaAccess, yea!
>>>>> Indi
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>>>>> On 5/16/2013 6:01 AM, Nadine Jahns wrote:
>>>>>> Cool! It really works! When i map for example: alt+c to copy item and press it, reaaccess says: copy item. Didn't know about this!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Am 16.05.2013 um 05:13 schrieb Jim Snowbarger <Snowman at SnowmanRadio.com>:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Credit to Nadine Jahns.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Indigo,
>>>>>>> You can add hot keys to actions, but I bet Reaccess doesn't know about them. Have you tried that?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Indigo" <33indigo at charter.net>
>>>>>>> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 9:56 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: [RWP] Enhancing ReaAccess
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I don't know where or from whom  I got this note:
>>>>>>>> Snip:
>>>>>>>> You can setup this in the action list, which you can access in menu/actions/action list or, if you use the reaaccess keymap with the f4 key.
>>>>>>>> In the search field of the action list, you can type something like set track volume.
>>>>>>>> Press tab, until you get a list with many entries, for example: Track: Set volume for last touched track (MIDI CC/OSC only).
>>>>>>>> Search the action you want to map and press tab 2 times, you should stand on the button to add a mapping.
>>>>>>>> Press spacebar, move the controller and close the window ..
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I hope this helps, this was written from memory, because i'm currently not on windows.End of Snip.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> That comment makes me think that if we create more custom actions with ReaScript, we can add them to the present ReaAccess keymap, and they'll appear within the ReaAccess control panel; the list of ReaAccess shortcuts we get when we press F12.
>>>>>>>> I havent tried opening the current ReaAccess keymap, but I seem to remember a note about using it default, unless you are a power user, or words to that effect; in the new features section I never look at when installing ReaAccess.
>>>>>>>> That would be very useful; if possible, since we could reuse some shortcuts that no longer function, like ctrl+enter for the inline midi editor.
>>>>>>>> The current midi editor shortcut is ctrl+alt+E.
>>>>>>>> Indi
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