[RWP] Dragging actions to the custom action list with NVDA

[Jim Snowbarger]

Good information.  thanks to everybody who has been sending information 
aimed partially at me.
Friday night is party night, and I have my priorities.  So, it's saturday 
now, raining outside, and a great day to dig into some of the stuff you guys 
have most helpfully provided.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Indigo" <33indigo at charter.net>
To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 8:56 PM
Subject: [RWP] Dragging actions to the custom action list with NVDA


> So easy, and intuitive I never would have believed how easy!
> With NVDA; in Reaper x64; open the action list with F4.
> Tab down to New and press enter.
> A custom action dialog appears.
> It's obvious which field is the bin to fill with actions; because when 
> it's empty and you arrow down in it; you hear Drag actions here.
>
> To drag a Reaper action into the custom action bin, just tab down to the 
> standard action list in this custom actions dialog; arrow to a desired 
> action you want to add to the stack of actions in your custom actions 
> list.
>  After you arrow to the desired action; then use your Route to Focus 
> command; NVDA+-key; which is the numpad insert key plus the top right 
> corner key of the numPad.
> Then press the NVDA key and the numpad enter key.
> You hear the words Double click.
> Now, when you tab back up to the custom action bin where you are stacking 
> up actions; you don't need to press any key; the desired action is already 
> there; waiting for more actions to be added to it.
> So, tab back down to the custom action dialog action list; arrow to 
> another action; use Route to Focus again; then press NVDA key+numpad enter 
> again; hear the words double click again; then tab back up to the custom 
> action bin and there's the second action already placed just below the 
> first action you put there.
> When you've completed your list of actions; you have a couple more fields 
> and selections to make.
> You can tab to a selection to show your completed custom action in the 
> standard reaper action list, with a checkmark to be placed with the 
> spacebar.
> You can tab to Consolidate Undo Points; with a checkbox.
>
> You also can tab to an edit box to name your custom action, and the filter 
> list edit box, is there; which is where you search for a type of action by 
> typing in its function or its name.
>
> When your list of actions for a custom action is complete; and you've 
> place checks; tab down to OK and press Enter.
> You return to the first action list dialog; where you see your custom 
> action by its name, but you now need to assign a shortcut to it.
> I pressed the tab Special Key and got an edit box asking me to press the 
> shortcut.
> I pressed ctrl+Y because I didn't remember any action with that shortcut.
> When I pressed OK and exited the action list; then reopened it with F4; 
> there was my new custom action with its newly invented shortcut preceding 
> it.
> It was just a test action, so I pressed the delete key.
> There is no warning; or; Do You really want to delete this action
> It is immediately deleted, so take warning.
>
>
>
> Wow, this NVDA drag/drop is way sweeter than Window-Eyes drag drop; and 
> creating  custom actions is relatively simple.
> Indi
>
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