Cycling 74 » Topic: Number of LiveAPI control_surfaces http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/number-of-liveapi-control_surfaces/feed Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:01:43 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=2.2.4 http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/number-of-liveapi-control_surfaces/#post-58706 <![CDATA[Number of LiveAPI control_surfaces]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/number-of-liveapi-control_surfaces/#post-58706 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:36:55 +0000 xanadu Does anyone know a simple way to get the number of LiveAPI control_surfaces? To use the getcount message we need some parent, but it appears control_surfaces is the root itself, so this doesn’t work.

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/number-of-liveapi-control_surfaces/#post-211060 <![CDATA[Re: Number of LiveAPI control_surfaces]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/number-of-liveapi-control_surfaces/#post-211060 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 05:18:08 +0000 amounra There can only be six, so I use an iteration and check type usually (in js). But yeah, it would be much better if control_surfaces didn’t just return the __class__ builtins.

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/number-of-liveapi-control_surfaces/#post-211061 <![CDATA[Re: Number of LiveAPI control_surfaces]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/number-of-liveapi-control_surfaces/#post-211061 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:51:51 +0000 xanadu Interestingly there can be a lot more than six control_surfaces, but only six can be seen in the Preferences window. When setting a control_surface to none and then to some other surface not all previous surfaces are deleted, due to bad disconnect functions and Ableton Live not always calling the disconnect function.

I found iterating until I get an ‘id 0′ is a good solution. I have to iterate all surfaces anyway.

]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/number-of-liveapi-control_surfaces/#post-211062 <![CDATA[Re: Number of LiveAPI control_surfaces]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/number-of-liveapi-control_surfaces/#post-211062 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:16:44 +0000 amounra LOL yeah, now that I think about it I can confirm that. You’re work around seems like a good idea, I think I’ll implement the same.

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]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/number-of-liveapi-control_surfaces/#post-211063 <![CDATA[Re: Number of LiveAPI control_surfaces]]> http://cycling74.com/forums/topic/number-of-liveapi-control_surfaces/#post-211063 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:13:46 +0000 xanadu I stumbled upon a way to get the control_surfaces count.

It’s here.

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But I like to iterate control_surfaces until I get an ‘id 0′ more.

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