Misc: Pass through key to main window for ME

[vitalker]

Hello.

I've just thinked about this awesome action for Media Explorer. It would be really useful to play/pause and do other activities through ME.

[me2beats]

It's easy to make this via scripts
for example here is lua script for inserting new track:

reaper.Main_OnCommand(40001,0)

[me2beats]

But yeah it's better to have also "Pass through key to main window" action in Media Editor section. And "Pass through key to section A" in section B - is much better

[vitalker]

Bump.

[me2beats]

For a while you can write 1-line scripts in Media Explorer section, the code looks like this:
reaper.Main_OnCommand(actio_id,0)

[vitalker]

Originally Posted by me2beats

For a while you can write 1-line scripts in Media Explorer section, the code looks like this:
reaper.Main_OnCommand(actio_id,0)

And that's all? How to use it, Albert?

[me2beats]

For example: Play stop.lua

Action list -> Media Explorer section --> Reascript New.
After you specify new script name 'Play stop.lua',
Reascript Development Environment window opens (Script editor window).
You can just copy-paste

Main_OnCommand(40044,0)

here (into that window), then save the script (Ctrl+S - for save and run, Ctrl+Shift+S - for only save).
And that's all.
Just find this script in action list and assign it to Space key.

[vitalker]

Originally Posted by me2beats

Just find this script in action list and assign it to Space key.

Thanks a lot!

[Phazma]

Sorry for bumping an old thread but I tried to set this up and got "Play stop.lua:1: attempt to call a nil value (global 'Main_OnCommand')". Can someone help?

[solger]

Originally Posted by Phazma

Sorry for bumping an old thread but I tried to set this up and got "Play stop.lua:1: attempt to call a nil value (global 'Main_OnCommand')". Can someone help?

The full code line is:

reaper.Main_OnCommand(40044,0)

[Phazma]

Ok thanks! Does not help me do what I wanted but technically it works.

[solger]

Originally Posted by Phazma

Ok thanks! Does not help me do what I wanted but technically it works.

Can you post more details about what you're trying to do, exactly?

Depending on the use-case, it could be that there are now other options or scripts available.

[Phazma]

Basically when I insert something from the media explorer, close the media explorer and press play nothing happens. I need to first click somewhere inside the main window and afterwards I can play.
I thought that this happens because for some reason the media explorer remains in focus (even though not visible) until I manually focus the main window and so as a workaround I thought that with this method I could press play and it will play even if the main window has not yet been manually focused. However the script only works while the media explorer is actually visible/open. So it seems the issue lies somewhere else, perhaps when I close the media explorer no window is focused at all.

Same thing with my shortcut that opens and closes the media explorer. I can toggle it if I do not insert a media item, but as soon as I insert it, I need to click somewhere in the main window before I can again open the media explorer.

It isn't a big issue so I didn't want to bother anyone but if there is a fix it would be definitely cool.