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I want to make my number boxes and comments bigger, say 46pt, for better readability in Presentation Mode. But those boxes, when I drag with mouse, seems to grow wider only horizontally. If I change the boxes' display size in inspector, then it affects also normal pacthing view, make my patching window a disaster. Is there a way to make num boxes and comment boxes bigger ONLY in Presentation mode?

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I believe you can just hold-down shift (or command) and drag to scale the objects just like adobe-illustrator.

When in presentation mode shift+click the resize handle and drag it. The object will then grow proportionally rather than just stretch horizontally.

right-click the object, go to the inspector. there you can change the font and size of the numbers

but where can I possibly get all this tricks?

for example, in the default shortcut list, there are many stuff missing.

where can I have complete list of all those handy tricks??

shift + drag does the trick!!
fantastic...thank you very much.
but where can I possibly get all this tricks?
for example, in the default shortcut list, there are many stuff missing.
where can I have complete list of all those handy tricks??


well, actually shift + drag does not work.

it makes boxes bigger also in the patching mode.

I think it is impossible to make presentation mode ONLY size changing.

well, actually shift + drag does not work.
it makes boxes bigger also in the patching mode.
I think it is impossible to make presentation mode ONLY size changing.

This sounds like a *bug* to me. The expected behaviour is for the created UI in presentation mode to be independent from in patching mode.

Imo, this should apply to font/font size as well, which is what's causing the problem for you.

I suggest sending an email to support asking them if this can be changed.

This sounds like a *bug* to me.  The expected behaviour is for the created UI in presentation mode to be independent from in patching mode.

I suggest sending an email to support asking them if this can be changed.


Yeah, might bog things down a little......and they're not exactly zippy as it is!

I wasn't meaning to suggest having everything independent btw, just the visual attributes; that is, after all what presentation mode is for no?

raja, the patch you posted pleases me a lot. thanks.

maybe I change the subject here, but it'll be nice to see Max become mouse-free environment one day. The graphical programming is certainly Max's power and beauty, but hand connecting patch cords (even with the help from Toolbox external)and Adobe software alike shift + drag, snap to grid kind of operations are very annoying. Maybe I should learn Javascript?

Anybody doing their patching, GUI setting ups in script exclusively?

Some good examples apart from official help files?

Anybody doing their patching, GUI setting ups in script exclusively?
Some good examples apart from official help files?

[newbie] make things bigger in presentation mode