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I like using numbers and flonums (and sliders, too) to display values.  Often I feel it's necessary to have a bang as well so I know when the number/flonum gets a new value.

As a handy feature of these value display objects it would be nice to the option of making them flash on change. The option to have them flash on change and the flash time could be new attributes on any gui objects.

The reason I do this is because if a number box receives a value that's equal to it's current value you don't see any event.  A flash, even in these cases, would give the user a notification that an even has occurred.

I suppose I'd also be silly if I didn't ask: Is there a simple way to do this already?

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Sorry.. By "Bang" I mean "button". I create one with B on the keyboard so I confused the name.

Sorry.. By "Bang" I mean "button".  I create one with B on the keyboard so I confused the name.


How about sending a bang ( [trigger b i] or [t b f] ) to a message box containing a change to the background colour of the object? (And a delayed bang to another message box with the original bg colour).

Yes, you can just roll your own flashing numbox.

Yessir. I've done this. The behavior works fine at the patch level but doesn't seem to work when I abstract it in a bpatcher with presentation mode. So my idea to create a RYO modified number box has thus far been stunted.

Yessir.  I've done this.  The behavior works fine at the patch level but doesn't seem to work when I abstract it in a bpatcher with presentation mode.  So my idea to create a RYO modified number box has thus far been stunted.


Christopher's solution is working for me.

(and here's one with flashing background, instead of triangle)

Christopher's solution is working for me.
(and here's one with flashing background, instead of triangle)


I saved this and loaded it as a bpatcher, and it works for me...

oh ! well.
in the case you like blinky things : 


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