Examples
Show/hide a subpatch window or enable/disable its MIDI objects
Open and close subwindows within a patcher
| close | patcher-name [list] |
Closes the patcher window of any subpatches or patcher objects connected to the pcontrol object's outlet. |
| help | filename [symbol] |
The word , followed by a symbol, opens a help file in Max's max-help folder with the name of the symbol followed by . |
| load | filename [list] |
The word , followed by the name of a patcher file, opens that file if it can be found in Max's search path. The file name may optionally be followed by up to nine numbers and/or symbols, which will be substituted for the appropriate changeable arguments ( to ) in the patch being opened. |
| loadunique | patcher-name [list] |
The word , followed by the name of a patcher file, opens a single instance that file if it can be found in Max's search path. If the file has already been loaded, the previously loaded copy will be activated (i.e. only a single copy of the file may be opened). As with the message, the file name may optionally be followed by up to nine numbers and/or symbols, which will be substituted for the appropriate changeable arguments ( to ) in the patch being opened. |
| open | patcher-name [list] |
Opens the patcher window of any subpatches or patcher objects connected to the pcontrol object's outlet. |
| shroud | filename [list] |
The word , followed by the name of a patcher file, opens that file but does not show its window. (Use this message with care, since having patchers open but invisible can potentially lead to some disconcerting results.) |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| bpatcher | Embed a visible subpatch inside a box |
| inlet | Receive messages from outside a patcher |
| patcher | Create a subpatch within a patch |
| thispatcher | Send messages to a patcher |