kid_sputnik

couldnt find an answer to this, so here goes... im using jtt. cellblock for a file-list for buffer, i drag files to it, and select them, the un-path-stripped filenames are actually saved in a coll, the cellblock just stores the names and allows selection. anyways, after you select with the mouse a cell, pressing keys 1-4 send the filename to a buffer object from the coll.

so, the problem is, after you select something in cellblock with the mouse, the QWERTY keyboard wont send data, you need to lose focus from the cellbock by hitting the patcher background. i want to know if there is a way to automate this change of focus. the only thing i found that worked, but was VERY crude, was opening and then closing an empty patcher via p-control, this is realy not at all elegant, though. im entering all the data in the cellblock via a file-drop, so i dont have to have the file-typing ability on - is there a way to maybe shut this off? would that help? i know you can turn to read-only, but that is no good as i DO have to write into the cellblock remotely. i may also try connecting the cellblock to the coll via the reference command, although i dont see how this would help as far as QWERTY focus goes.

couldnt find an answer to this, so here goes... im using jtt. cellblock for a file-list for buffer, i drag files to it, and select them, the un-path-stripped filenames are actually saved in a coll, the cellblock just stores the names and allows selection.  anyways, after you select with the mouse a cell, pressing keys 1-4 send the filename to a buffer object from the coll.

so, the problem is, after you select something in cellblock with the mouse, the QWERTY keyboard wont send data, you need to lose focus from the cellbock by hitting the patcher background.  i want to know if there is a way to automate this change of focus.  the only thing i found that worked, but was VERY crude, was opening and then closing an empty patcher via p-control, this is realy not at all elegant, though.  im entering all the data in the cellblock via a file-drop, so i dont have to have the file-typing ability on - is there a way to maybe shut this off?  would that help?  i know you can turn to read-only, but that is no good as i DO have to write into the cellblock remotely.  i may also try connecting the cellblock to the coll via the reference command, although i dont see how this would help as far as QWERTY focus goes.

changing-focus

doh, sorry, found this (recent too, sorry!).

https://cycling74.com/forums/index.php?t=msg&goto=76671&rid=4135&S=0ee2a3293ef6c4076c1094de1ba26c3f&srch=keyboard+focus#msg_76671

> so, the problem is, after you select something in cellblock with the

> mouse, the QWERTY keyboard wont send data, you need to lose focus

> from the cellbock by hitting the patcher background. i want to know

> if there is a way to automate this change of focus.

The only way I know so far, is to script a (hidden) numberbox put the 

focus on it and then delete it. I put this into my St.unselect. (at 

You can define a time within this would unselect the previous focus...

kid_sputnik wrote:
> so, the problem is, after you select something in cellblock with the
> mouse, the QWERTY keyboard wont send data, you need to lose focus
> from the cellbock by hitting the patcher background.  i want to know
> if there is a way to automate this change of focus.

The only way I know so far, is to script a (hidden) numberbox put the 
focus on it and then delete it. I put this into my St.unselect. (at 
c74/share pages)
You can define a time within this would unselect the previous focus...

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changing focus