[Rwp] [RWP] OSARA, an open-source ReaAccess replacement in development

[Jim Snowbarger]

No, I agree, overriding default keys is not good.  
I have done it before by accident.  And, it wasn't good, even when done that
way.
The problem I often have with modifiers is, when I'm in a hurry, or focused
on the creative aspect of my work, rather than the keyboarding part, I don't
always get the modifiers all pressed in time, and end up with partial
modifiers, control+m rather than control+shift+m, that sort of thing.
Unfortunately, the single key cases are usually already assigned.


-----Original Message-----
From: RWP [mailto:rwp-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of James Teh via
RWP
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 8:43 PM
To: Reapers Without Peepers
Subject: Re: [Rwp] [RWP] OSARA, an open-source ReaAccess replacement in
development

On 4/02/2015 12:33 PM, Jim Snowbarger via RWP wrote:
> But, ergonomically, commonly pressed key strokes are not good 
> candidates for modifiers.  In my mind, that most critically pertains to
arm and unarm.
> Mute and solo are much less common for me.
Interestingly, I actually find modified keys very quick to hit. My fingers
automatically snap to the typing positions (and I'm already in those
positions for other actions), so all I have to do is drop my hand to the
modifiers, which is almost instantaneous, rather than having to move my hand
to the top row of the keyboard and count keys or even look for a dot. Maybe
I'm an exception to the rule, though. I also find it rather easy to hit key
combinations which most people complain are like doing finger acrobatics. I
wonder if that has something to do with piano playing? <shrug>

I considered having mute, solo and arm as m, s and a, but the problem is
that this changes default REAPER commands, which I'm also not a fan of
doing.

Jamie

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