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Question: Lots of false positive reported for NSIS generated setup. any solutions?
Asked by ruchira (111.223.170.x) on April 3 2020, 3:27pm
Reply on April 3 2020, 3:30pm:

Not really, other than reporting the false positives to the AV people. Comment...

Question: Is there any way to just disable cursor movement from laptop's touchpad? I mean, only tapping on the touchpad (for left click action) and left click and right click buttons (in touch pad) can remain open. I want to turn off the touch pad movement, from which we can move our cursor. Basically, I want to move my laptop's cursor from my bluetooth mouse and left/right click from my touch pad. Or also tapping the touch pad for left click. Is this possible? I have a Windows Lenovo laptop
Asked by CityCat (178.128.57.x) on April 3 2020, 6:56am
Reply on April 3 2020, 3:32pm:

On my Thinkpad I disable the touchpad via Windows settings, the buttons and eraserhead still work (I use the latter), but I don't think tapping works at that point. Comment...

Question: Especially in Windows, when we hover over to the icons, without clicking, take REAPER icons, buttons for example, they glow. Whereas in Mac, they don't glow. When you hover over to the icons, buttons of Mac OS, they don't glow. You just click them and they get activated. Maybe you understand my question. If yes, why some 'glow' while others not? Also, a little suggestion for you. You can remove that 'glow' thing. It might reduce your work a bit? You don't have to work much on icons and buttons in REAPER.
Asked by Abhi (182.64.162.x) on April 2 2020, 4:56pm
Reply on April 3 2020, 3:33pm:

Hmm they do that on macOS too, but not when another application has focus? maybe that's what you're noticing? Comment...

Question: After watching a typical alien invasion movies, flying ships and destroying buildings, yes. Have you ever dreamt the same, maybe like, a space ship is haunting you and you are running away from it? It often happens to me. I think I should temporarily stop watching these alien movies, haha.
Asked by Abhi (182.64.162.x) on April 2 2020, 4:49am
Reply on April 3 2020, 3:31pm:

Not that I can remember Comment...

Question: What happened to One Comment Only? I liked it. :D
Asked by wasereb4 (94.134.90.x) on April 2 2020, 12:18am
Reply on April 3 2020, 3:31pm:

It was a joke really 1 Comment...

Question: If REAPER was a human, what would happen? And what would you do?
Asked by Abhi (117.97.186.x) on April 1 2020, 1:33pm
Reply on April 1 2020, 2:30pm:

That would be very strange Comment...

Question: love this track> youtu.be/RZ2oXzrnti4 +very relevant for today's world : do you know it?
Asked by 2020 (2.26.240.x) on April 1 2020, 12:14pm
Reply on April 1 2020, 2:30pm:

I don't but the title is accurate these days! Comment...

Question: So I am thinking of adding a real time ninjam chat in my ninjam API via the socket connection (much how Jamtaba and ReaNINJAM has their chat). I want to perform this function via JavaScript if possible, like if you understand how WebSocket works, so all it do is when it receives chat input, javascript will perform simple instructions when it receives any new messages from the chat. I'm not sure if I'm explaining this correctly, but is it possible to do that with Ninjam? If so, is it compatible with jquery?
Asked by David (96.224.215.x) on March 31 2020, 10:59pm
Reply on April 1 2020, 2:29pm:

You could probably implement some ninjam server interaction in javascript using websockets, but I have no experience with bare TCP connections from javascript. Comment...

Question: how do you feel about *maniacs* like elon musk’s and the plans for neuralinking human and animal brains-- 5g+ ?? >please be honest..
Asked by 2020 (2.26.240.x) on March 31 2020, 3:44pm
Reply on March 31 2020, 10:20pm:

shrug I like reading sci-fi too. 1 Comment...

Question: How many third party plugins (both Virtual Instruments & Effects) do you use? And what are they? Also, whichever 3rd party plugin(s) you use, if they are already in REAPER, why not using the REAPER ones? Or if they are not present at the moment, why not you add them in REAPER? As you said in your previous post that "Adding a new feature that I really want to use and then using it is probably the most satisfying."
Asked by Three Parties (178.128.104.x) on March 31 2020, 8:58am
Reply on March 31 2020, 10:22pm:

About the only thing I use that isn't built-in REAPER is Pianoteq... It would be nice to have something like it in REAPER, yes. But where does one begin there? :) 3 Comments...

Question: Is world really ending? If not, will Hollywood make another, as usual, "end of the world" movie about this virus pandemic?
Asked by Not 2012, but 2022 (198.16.74.x) on March 31 2020, 7:00am
Reply on March 31 2020, 10:22pm:

Obviously it's not ending, but it's changing. Comment...

Question: Will there be a new REAPER 6 forum theme? Also, why default forum theme is REAPER 3? Why not 5? Why there is no 4 theme there?
Asked by Abhi (182.68.152.x) on March 31 2020, 5:27am
Reply on March 31 2020, 10:22pm:

5 is the default I think? It's a lot of work to make a new theme so meh Comment...

Question: Does REAPER import/export configuration has backup for everything I can do in REAPER? Like downloading custom icons for using in my custom toolbars, tweaking themes (like changing colors, icons etc.), all the things I tweak in preferences menu, all my layouts (like I have two custom toolbars, in upper side and in right side), all my custom actions etc.? Does it also backup external stuffs like themes, fonts which I download from stash? So, if I uninstall and reinstall REAPER, will I lose anything?
Asked by Abhi (122.161.218.x) on March 30 2020, 6:39pm
Reply on March 30 2020, 9:36pm: