Andy

This is probably a really basic question but I'll ask it anyway as I am stuck. I need to allow a user to input text (to name a field) and the name that they have typed appear in a message box or other appropriate object to label part of a GUI. I know of the textedit object for a user to type in but I cannot find any way of retrieving the text to display elsewhere.

retrieving-user-input-text-to-label-a-gui

Use the pak object to store the text and the set $1 command to retrieve it elsewhere.

If I could see an example of what you are working with I could explain it better and perhaps be of some help.

Thanks for the quick reply. I think the best way to demonstrate what I want to do is by showing you an image of my GUI as it stands at the moment. I have attached an annotated picture for you to look at.

On 20 janv. 07, at 22:19, Andy Brennan wrote:

> Thanks for the quick reply. I think the best way to demonstrate 

> what I want to do is by showing you an image of my GUI as it stands 

> at the moment. I have attached an annotated picture for you to look 

For those kind of things, as you're working on a very elaborate 

designed interface, I would recommend using the lcd object to display 

the text over an image (put the image in background of you're lcd, 

use the write message to add the text), or even the jsui object if 

> Hi,
>
> Thanks for the quick reply. I think the best way to demonstrate  
> what I want to do is by showing you an image of my GUI as it stands  
> at the moment. I have attached an annotated picture for you to look  
> at.

For those kind of things, as you're working on a very elaborate  
designed interface, I would recommend using the lcd object to display  
the text over an image (put the image in background of you're lcd,  
use the write message to add the text), or even the jsui object if  
you know JavaScript.

I like using umenu and ubumenu for labels, like this:

That looks pretty cool... nice work on the design! I need to spend more time on that part of development.

Here's a bit more on the text entry, an extension of Dr. Spankenstein's patch, hope it helps:

Thanks for the help guys. I ended up going for the UBUMENU object as label. Its a bit limiting due to the fact that the background can't be transparent but I can work around that.

The main advantage I have found is that the size of the box does not change if a long name is input. The problem I had with the message box ideas was that a long field name would enlarge the message box and mess up my design.

> Thanks for the help guys. I ended up going for the UBUMENU object as

> label. Its a bit limiting due to the fact that the background can't

> be transparent but I can work around that.

It looks as you want to make a nice pluggo. But ubumenu doesn't work in 

pluggos (Its a VST limitation). You should take the umenu in transparent 

mode and add some spaces to center the text if necessary...

Yes, don't mess it, congratualtion to the design, its very beautiful, 

and I would like to know how you made these nice 3D knobs, maybe you 

want to share some secrets like give a hands on tutorial how you created 

Andy Brennan wrote:
> Thanks for the help guys. I ended up going for the UBUMENU object as
> label. Its a bit limiting due to the fact that the background can't
> be transparent but I can work around that.

It looks as you want to make a nice pluggo. But ubumenu doesn't work in 
pluggos (Its a VST limitation). You should take the umenu in transparent 
mode and add some spaces to center the text if necessary...

Yes, don't mess it, congratualtion to the design, its very beautiful, 
and I would like to know how you made these nice 3D knobs, maybe you 
want to share some secrets like give a hands on tutorial how you created 
them?

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I get success using a jit.cellblock with only one cell, in place-edit 

mode (5), with a center justification. Link it to a named texedit, which 

is also linked to the jit.cellblock, then the pattr system will always 

Take a pattrstorage, put this in a bpatcher, select the label area, 

enter text, save preset, do a few, recall, magic....

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>> Thanks for the help guys. I ended up going for the UBUMENU object as

>> label. Its a bit limiting due to the fact that the background can't

>> be transparent but I can work around that.

> It looks as you want to make a nice pluggo. But ubumenu doesn't work 

> in pluggos (Its a VST limitation). You should take the umenu in 

> transparent mode and add some spaces to center the text if necessary...

> Yes, don't mess it, congratualtion to the design, its very beautiful, 

> and I would like to know how you made these nice 3D knobs, maybe you 

> want to share some secrets like give a hands on tutorial how you 

I get success using a jit.cellblock with only one cell, in place-edit 
mode (5), with a center justification. Link it to a named texedit, which 
is also linked to the jit.cellblock, then the pattr system will always 
remember it !

Take a pattrstorage, put this in a bpatcher, select the label area, 
enter text, save preset, do a few, recall, magic....

f.e chanfrault | aka | personal computer music
> >>>>>> http://www.personal-computer-music.com
> >>>>>> |sublime music for a desperate people|

Stefan Tiedje wrote:
> Andy Brennan wrote:
>> Thanks for the help guys. I ended up going for the UBUMENU object as
>> label. Its a bit limiting due to the fact that the background can't
>> be transparent but I can work around that.
>
> It looks as you want to make a nice pluggo. But ubumenu doesn't work 
> in pluggos (Its a VST limitation). You should take the umenu in 
> transparent mode and add some spaces to center the text if necessary...
>
>> and mess up my design.
>
> Yes, don't mess it, congratualtion to the design, its very beautiful, 
> and I would like to know how you made these nice 3D knobs, maybe you 
> want to share some secrets like give a hands on tutorial how you 
> created them?
>
> Stefan
>


Retrieving User Input Text to label a GUI