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

[Chris Belle]

Too bad most scripting and programming doesn't support hot strings like 
autohotkey does.

Or does it?


On 2/3/2015 10:34 PM, Jim Snowbarger via RWP wrote:
> 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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