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Question: Are REAPER functions guidToString() and stringToGuid() thread-safe?
Asked by helgoboss (2.207.58.x) on June 1 2020, 4:43pm
Reply on June 1 2020, 9:18pm:

Yes, they are basically sprintf()/sscanf(). 2 Comments...

Question: Hi Justin! How to calculate reaper marker rate with slope exactly? This working , but not every time exactly( double cur_marker = (N_stretchMarkerPos_Scr - stretchMarkerPos_Scr); double next_marker = (N_stretchMarkerPos - stretchMarkerPos); double pre_rate = (cur_marker / next_marker); double rate = ceil(100 * pre_rate) / 100; double rateLeft = 2 * rate / (1 + (1 + slope) / (1 - slope)); double rateRight = ((1 + slope) / (1 - slope) * rateLeft);
Asked by Chester (188.243.83.x) on May 30 2020, 10:07pm
Reply on June 1 2020, 11:13pm:

Hmm maybe send an email instead? thanks Comment...

Question: When was the last time you enjoyed/visited an ancient forest or woodland area?
Asked by 2020 (109.181.167.x) on May 28 2020, 3:07pm
Reply on May 28 2020, 9:40pm:

It's been a few months, sadly. 1 Comment...

Question: Link to the time where Jacob Collier talks about reaper: youtu.be/2bEiFEYZl-o?t=702:)
Asked by eubn (87.17.102.x) on May 28 2020, 1:32pm
Reply on May 28 2020, 9:40pm:

OK! Comment...

Question: When using SWELL/Win32 for REAPER plug-ins, is there some trick to make the controls look like the ones in ReaPlugs (e.g. ReaGate)? Especially the sliders (TRACKBAR_CLASS).
Asked by helgoboss (2.207.58.x) on May 27 2020, 10:19pm
Reply on May 28 2020, 9:41pm:

There's some userdata you can set to get it to have the threshold metering... but it's undocumented for a reason Comment...

Question: Can ShowActionList() be used to prompt the user to choose an action and then be informed about the chosen command ID? If not, is there another way to achieve that?
Asked by helgoboss (2.207.58.x) on May 27 2020, 3:20pm
Reply on May 28 2020, 9:42pm:

Not currently exposed but I suppose we could add that. 2 Comments...

Question: Is the full-sized side dock behavior still available in REAPER?
Asked by Aidan Rodriguez (76.169.240.x) on May 26 2020, 9:35pm
Reply on May 28 2020, 9:42pm:

Probably? Not sure I follow Comment...

Question: What made you finally want to implement area selection into the current development branch?
Asked by Albi (88.77.253.x) on May 26 2020, 1:01pm
Reply on May 26 2020, 1:12pm (edited at May 26 2020, 1:15pm):

We realized that the implementation could reuse a lot of existing complex logic (lowering the effort/result ratio to worthwhile levels). 1 Comment...

Question: Are you aware of the seth material? in particular the book named "Seth Speaks-Eternal Validity of the Soul"? (primer here> youtu.be/K_X3_y8QT5k a profound view on life/death!
Asked by 2020 (31.124.45.x) on May 26 2020, 11:51am
Reply on May 26 2020, 1:14pm:

I am not, though I am deeply skeptical of all of those named Seth. 1 Comment...

Question: Which desktop environment do you use on Debian and are you happy with it?
Asked by Linux (196.240.57.x) on May 25 2020, 8:14pm
Reply on May 25 2020, 9:35pm: