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Hi guys! I'm a student and new to Max/MSP. Anybody can help me if I want to increase/decrease the value in number box by using up/down arrow keys? ? Thank you so much! I really appreciate.

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crazycomposer wrote on Mon, 08 June 2009 15:50

a number box recieves up/down arrows by default as soon

the only little problem with this way is that it keeps

responding to the arrow keys (as well as digit keys) as

if you want to create the connection of keyboard

and GUI element yourself, this is always possible, 

crazycomposer wrote on Mon, 08 June 2009 15:50Hi guys! I'm a student and new to Max/MSP. Anybody can help me if I want to increase/decrease the value in number box by using up/down arrow keys? ? Thank you so much! I really appreciate.

a number box recieves up/down arrows by default as soon
as it is "selected" with the mouse.

the only little problem with this way is that it keeps
responding to the arrow keys (as well as digit keys) as
long as you do not click outside again.

if you want to create the connection of keyboard
and GUI element yourself, this is always possible, 
but a lot of work.


A combination of [key] [sel] and [incdec] will easily do the trick...

You might want to look at [accum] too if you want steps of something other than 1 with each key press.

or just multiply it by something... also look to % --> sel 0 to make mini-counters, or [key] [keyup] to have a keypress trigger a number to rise at a certain rate, then the key-release stops it. lots of ways to do that, with control over everything.

the right outlet of numbers can let you select the next number (or whatever else) when you hit Tab. since a recent update you can select [thispatcher] which will deselect any selected number box and give you back the keys it was watching.

How do you use [key] [keyup] to have a keypress trigger 

, with the key-release stopping it? I've used [key] [keyup] previously to trigger record/record stop but wish to now use it to trigger the scrolling of a metro tempo float where the up arrow (on computer keyboard) makes it continuously increase in value, and the down arrow makes it decrease. I can only get it to increase one step per keypress at a time, but want to be able to hold an arrow key down and have it keep increasing/decreasing until I release it.

How do you use [key] [keyup] to have a keypress trigger a number to rise at a certain rate, with the key-release stopping it? I've used [key] [keyup] previously to trigger record/record stop but wish to now use it to trigger the scrolling of a metro tempo float where the up arrow (on computer keyboard) makes it continuously increase in value, and the down arrow makes it decrease. I can only get it to increase one step per keypress at a time, but want to be able to hold an arrow key down and have it keep increasing/decreasing until I release it.

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