Thijs Koerselman

Hi, I'm changing a patch from regular messages to js and I can't figure out

how to replace thispatcher messages. The docs state that you can send

messages to the js Patcher object just as you would with the [thispatcher]

object, but I don't think this goes for window flags. Some of them I found

in the Wind object messages and attributes, but not all.

these are the flags/messages from my original patch

*"window flags nofloat, window notitle, window flags nogrow, window flags

noclose, window flags nozoom, window exec"->[thispatcher]

var hwnd = this.patcher.parentpatcher.wind;

I'm positive that hwnd is correct, because I use hwnd.location to resize the

window and it works, but bringtofront() doesn't do anything.

Also I can't figure out the equivalent to the float and close flags. I want

the window to display without anything BUT the thin border, and afaik I need

to set nofloat for that. Or is it possible to set the flags using the

Patcher object? I'm a little lost here. Thanks for any help.

Hi, I'm changing a patch from regular messages to js and I can't figure out
how to replace thispatcher messages. The docs state that you can send
messages to the js Patcher object just as you would with the [thispatcher]
object, but I don't think this goes for window flags. Some of them I found
in the Wind object messages and attributes, but not all.

these are the flags/messages from my original patch
*
*"window flags nofloat, window notitle, window flags nogrow, window flags
noclose, window flags nozoom, window exec"->[thispatcher]

hwnd.hastitlebar=0;
hwnd.hasgrow=0;
hwnd.haszoom=0;
hwnd.bringtofront();

I'm positive that hwnd is correct, because I use hwnd.location to resize the
window and it works, but bringtofront() doesn't do anything.
Also I can't figure out the equivalent to the float and close flags. I want
the window to display without anything BUT the thin border, and afaik I need
to set nofloat for that. Or is it possible to set the flags using the
Patcher object? I'm a little lost here. Thanks for any help.

js-equivalent-to-thispatcher-messages

similarly to max scripting, you have to also include the execute message to the patcher after changing its state, so something like the following will work:

function grow(){
var a = arguments[0];
wind.hasgrow = a;
wind.exec;
}

> similarly to max scripting, you have to also include the execute message

> to the patcher after changing its state, so something like the following

thanks! You know you're responding to a message that's over 6 months old

right? ;-) afaik I let it rest, but I still remember were I want to use it.

I guess you meant to write wind.exec(); in the last line...

On 10/29/06, jLubow  wrote:
>
>
> similarly to max scripting, you have to also include the execute message
> to the patcher after changing its state, so something like the following
> will work:
>
> //////////////////////////////
>
> var wind = this.patcher.wind;
>
> function grow(){
> var a = arguments[0];
> wind.hasgrow = a;
> wind.exec;
> }
>
> //////////////////////////////
>
>
thanks! You know you're responding to a message that's over 6 months old
right? ;-) afaik I let it rest, but I still remember were I want to use it.
I guess you meant to write wind.exec(); in the last line...

actually, window.exec() isn't actually a func, but a method...

so while max will accept this notation, it complains about it.

actually, window.exec() isn't actually a func, but a method...
so while max will accept this notation, it complains about it.
window.exec is the proper usage, AFAIK.

that's incredibly strange... how can a method not be a function?? 

that sounds like an arcane logic problem. isn't a function of an 

object by definition a method of that object?

On Nov 2, 2006, at 10:43 PM, jLubow wrote:

> actually, window.exec() isn't actually a func, but a method...

> so while max will accept this notation, it complains about it.

> window.exec is the proper usage, AFAIK.

that's incredibly strange... how can a method not be a function??   
that sounds like an arcane logic problem.  isn't a function of an  
object by definition a method of that object?

>
> the older the better ;)
>
> actually, window.exec() isn't actually a func, but a method...
> so while max will accept this notation, it complains about it.
> window.exec is the proper usage, AFAIK.
>
> jl


js equivalent to thispatcher messages