i think it would be great if we could assign one shortcut to several different actions by defining context specific behaviour... it would radically transform the way REAPER handles shortcuts, and possibly improve learning curve.
it would also make REAPER stand out not just from other audio software, but from pretty much every application available. plus you'd have fewer keys to remember (!)
how you'd do it - in the current methodology you have a trigger (e.g. Ctrl-C) and a related action ("Copy selection"). add a "context" list and you could link the shortcut to different actions - for instance:
TRIGGER - Ctrl-C
CONTEXT - Item / event / note selected
ACTION - Copy selection
CONTEXT - Track selected
ACTION - Copy entire track
CONTEXT - FX chain window
ACTION - Copy FX chain as track template
etc... i'd expect the "context" list to be much shorter than the "actions" list, and handle things like the examples above, and also:
Focus on TCP window
Focus on Mixer
Focus Transport
Drag mixer fader
Move item
etc. etc.
the other benefit of linking context into the action is that you'd be better able to customise mouse behaviour - so your list of triggers would be able to include things like "Left click-drag", "Right double-click", etc.
imagine the possibilities! i'm excited, anyway.
context specific keyboard and mouse actions
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