[RWP] Recording inputs menu, meter readings, and contacting Reaper developers

Sat Aug 2 16:47:35 EDT 2014

Mac wirse, putting the track list in containers to make it easier to navigate, Showing the input menu and meters and tracks properly sho/speak their state  e.g. if its a track, a bus, or a folder track. Would be also nice if they spoke how many items were on each track more consistently. Right now it only seems to do this when its on the last track in the list.  Let me know you think.

On Aug 1, 2014, at 11:23 PM, Victor Tsaran <vtsaran at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi guys.
> I tried on multiple occasions. I hear Frank is asking for help but with all the help given, I still do not understand what kind of help they need. These guys are such pros and they can't figure out accessibility?
> I think perhaps what they rather need is a prioritized list of our needs. They've made toolbars accessible, however, there are still a fair amount of pitfalls. For example, what do you feel are the biggest pinpoints in Reaper's lack of accessibility?
> 
> To be fair, building accessibility into an application which is full of custom controls is much much harder in Windows than it is on the Mac. The easiest way for Reaper debs to eliminate accessibility barriers is to use as many native controls as possible, which, as we know, is not always possible due to the majority of sighted people who wants it cute and pretty! :)
> 
> So, perhaps we can use this thread to agree amongst ourselves as to what we need first? Keep in mind that the needs of Mac users will be different from those on Windows.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 2:30 AM, Indigo <33indigo at charter.net> wrote:
> If any of us can actually get access problems expressed clearly, it's possible to converse with Justin Frankel and other developers on the forums.
> I myself am satisfied with Reaper and ReaAccess; just work simply, and hunt for workArounds, but if it irritates enough, someone could join the Cockos Forums and express clearly what would make access better, it might be included in the next update.
> If the changes don't hurt the sighted user, like so much text that thclutters the screen to the point sighted users can't find the icons, it might happen.
> We could ask for total tool tips that would appear when hovering over icons for a selectable time; , or text labels that can be switched on and off  in the menus, or an all text-based layout we could select from the view menu.      
> I don't know about the tool box used to write Reaper, but I looked at SynthEdit, which has a field to provide text labels for each bit map image, but developers just use text to remind themselves of what their icons do during program writing, then go back and delete the text later, so the screen isn't so cluttered.
> A text label switch isn't too much to ask for.
> 
> On 7/31/2014 3:28 PM, Scott Chesworth wrote:
> In my experience, Reaper development tends to be heavily tied in with
> and influenced by forum activity. So, Vic's approach of starting a
> thread where votes can be placed is probably the right one.
> Unfortunately, we don't have the numbers to bring about activity with
> a flurry of votes when you compare accessibility posts to bugs and
> feature requests intended for all users, but previously, accessibility
> tweaks and improvements have happened just before a major version
> number increment, so with us currently at 4.7 and version 5 probably
> appearing in the not to distant future, now is definitely the time to
> be visible on the forum. I'm not saying any of this to discourage
> anyone from contacting developers directly btw, just filling David in
> on how the Reaper development cycle seems to work overall.
> 
> Hth
> 
> Scott
> 
> On 7/31/14, David Eagle <onlineeagle at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hi Vic, I haven't changed the appearance, apart from doing the things
> recommended in the SWS Extensions manual, and that was just a couple of
> very minor changes in preferences. I think it might be a good idea to try
> getting back to the original configuration and seeing what you can achieve
> from there. Then we can at least work out why you're not getting the menu
> whereas Patrick and I are both able to find them.
> 
> For the time being, it looks like the Re-console is going to have to be
> your work-around.
> 
> On the subject of the DB readings issue: are those concerned going to
> contact the developer? I don't think there's any one particular person
> lobbying for Reaper accessibility like Slau and Protools, so perhaps the
> way forward with Reaper is for all of us concerned to contact the
> developers. Obviously the good thing about this mailing is that we can
> discuss problems to make sure they are universally applicable before
> emailing them, rather than confusing them with problems that are only
> present for one individual. I think that we Mac users are in the fortunate
> position to have a very accessible Reaper and so I don't think it would
> take a lot of effort and time to maintain and improve accessibility in
> future releases, which, according to the reaper website, are frequent.
> 
> So, I think it would be wise for those concerned to contact the developers
> about the DB meters issue. I'll paste a copy of the email to this mailing
> list once it's sent. Let's just hope they'll be open to starting a dialogue
> on this. I've only been using Reaper for a week, and have only started
> posting on here for a week, so I maybe jumping the gun in assuming that
> attempts to talk to Reaper haven't been made already.
> So I apologise if I am going over ground that's been gone over many times
> before but to no avail. I still think however that the more people who
> speak up will help the people at Reaper to see this as something to take
> more seriously, especially if we start the discussions by alerting them to
> how brilliantly accessible Reaper currently is for the Mac and Voice-Over.
> 
> Thoughts welcome friends.
> 
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