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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>This message is not just a jaws discussion,
so read on for an interesting idea.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I have been messing with the jaws scripting
approach to improving how the media explorer works. And, I've got
something that seems to help anyway, and I'll be passing along a link to that in
a few days.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>But, in working on that, I have discovered that
there are lots of very strange irregularities regarding how key strokes are
captured by reaper. Usually, the control that will receive your key
strokes is the control that has focus. However, I have seen cases where
this becomes not true. situations where reaper is
capturing keystrokes before they get to jaws, so jaws never knows about
them. Very irregular stuff.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>But, the creation of hotkeys to quickly do things
is, in general, a productivity enhancer, and an improvement in
comfort. And, if reaper has an action that will apply, it is
definitely a preferred solution to use the reaper action.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Anyway, it's apparent that reaper shortcuts are
very important to us, and can be used to do some of the same things that a
jaws script might do. But, it has the advantage of being significantly
more stable in this particular environment, andalso of being screen reader
independent.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>So, what if we started centrally accumulating a
list of reaper action hotkey assignments that we all find useful, so we can all
talk the same language about hot keys.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>ReAccess has already made lots of
assignments. But, this is a way in which we can extend
ReAccess.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>These keymaps are just formatted text files.
It looks like an import operation grabs all the key assignments from one file,
and uses them exclusively. But, you should be able to open the reaper
default keymap with a text editor, and insert additional key assignments,
thereby effectively merging those new assignments into your current
settings.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Of course, gut wrenching, religious arguments break
out whenever two or more people try to agree on an appropriate hot key
choice. So, that will make it hard. But, if we could just figure out
how to make the choice, and submit it to a growing common list, then we could
all refer to the same key strokes when we talk about how to use such things, and
the growing Wiki could reference them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Once, general consensus seems to accept a proposed
assignment, we could add it to a central file that newbies could download.
And, those of us on the list at the time could store them locally.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Anybody think this
is a good idea?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The discussion of a proposed addition would help
make sure the action doesn't already exist somewhere, and help make reasonable
hotkey choices. Reaper and Reaccess is a land mine environment for hot
keys.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>One pair of new actions I would like to assign is
the ability to move directly to the start or end of a time selection. I
find this action is handy when confirming that the selection exists, and that it
is set up the way I want it to be.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I propose windows+leftArrow and windows+right
arrow.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I wanted to connected it to some form of bracet
keys, since those are generally involved in selections.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>So, I would be ok with some choice like that
too.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>BTW, I still find that, once I make a time
selection with alt+shift+ left and right bracket, that, if I move to the start
of the time selection, with my new hotkey, then press space, the selected
portion is all I hear. </FONT></DIV>
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