Action Composition
The main feature reaper-keys provides is the ability to compose actions of different types to create new commands.
How one can compose action types (i.e. the available action sequences) and their behaviour when joined is dependant on the mode of reaper-keys.
Take as an example the timeline motion type as well as the timeline operator type. In normal mode, any timeline motion may precede any timeline operator. When this action sequence is entered, it will result in the timeline operator being called on the timeline section between the cursor position before the motion and after the motion.
So one could enter sL, to create (s = "SelectItems", L = "NextMeasure"), and select the items up to the next measure.
There are various action types in reaper-keys.
Action Types
| Action Type | Description |
|---|---|
command | A generic command. Does not compose, accessible from every mode |
timeline motion | Moves the edit cursor somewhere on the timeline |
timeline selector | Sets the timeline selection |
timeline operator | Executes a command that operates on the timeline selection |
track motion | Changes the last touched track |
track selector | Selects a track or multiple tracks |
track operator | Executes a command that operates on a track selection |
visual timeline command | A command only available in visual timeline mode |
visual track command | A command only available in visual track mode |
Check out the modes documentation to learn about how these types compose together.