joelsquare

Sorry if this is a ridiculous question...

Is there an easy way to have a umenu (or other graphic interface) visible or invisible based on other selections?

More specifically, I am building a patch that includes a 32 step sequencer. I want users to have the option of selecting marker points within it, but unless they've got the 'Select Marker' option highlighted, I don't want them to see the menu that has the 1-32 selection. Does that make sense? Is this easy or do I need to be tricky about it?

More specifically, I am building a patch that includes a 32 step sequencer.  I want users to have the option of selecting marker points within it, but unless they've got the 'Select Marker' option highlighted, I don't want them to see the menu that has the 1-32 selection.  Does that make sense?  Is this easy or do I need to be tricky about it?

hiding-revealing-umenu

Yes, you can use thispatcher. Give your object a name and you can script it.

i have been using chameleon colors
and bpatchers

max 5 has "hidden 1" and "hidden 0" messages for all (?) objects, which eliminates the need for [thispatcher] to hide things. it's simpler. that said, [thispatcher] has a lot of other cool features and is a whole new way of thinking about your interfaces and windows, so it's worth a careful look.

Hiding / Revealing umenu?