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1. I'm having dificulties with the presentation mode of a bpatcher, were 

do I select some sort of 'include in presentation mode'.....

2. As well I would like to show and hide bpatchers. For example: fading 

I've been looking a bit at the thispatcher scripting option. Could 

someone point me into the correct direction here.

1. I'm having dificulties with the presentation mode of a bpatcher, were 
do I select some sort of 'include in presentation mode'.....

2. As well I would like to show and hide bpatchers. For example: fading 
in and out of a bpatcher....
I've been looking a bit at the thispatcher scripting option. Could 
someone point me into the correct direction here.

show-hide-bpatchers

If you want for the file you load into the [bpatcher] to open in presentation mode you need to do that in the original file, not from the one containing the [bpatcher] object. However you can easily set up a toggle in your main patch to your [bpatcher] containing an inlet connected to the message "presentation $1" connected to the [thispatcher] object. Then you will be able to turn presentation mode on or off inside the [bpatcher] file from the main patch. I hope that made sense.

> If you want for the file you load into the [bpatcher] to open in presentation mode you need to do that in the original file, not from the one containing the [bpatcher] object. However you can easily set up a toggle in your main patch to your [bpatcher] containing an inlet connected to the message "presentation $1" connected to the [thispatcher] object. Then you will be able to turn presentation mode on or off inside the [bpatcher] file from the main patch. I hope that made sense.

Luke wrote:
> If you want for the file you load into the [bpatcher] to open in presentation mode you need to do that in the original file, not from the one containing the [bpatcher] object. However you can easily set up a toggle in your main patch to your [bpatcher] containing an inlet connected to the message "presentation $1" connected to the [thispatcher] object. Then you will be able to turn presentation mode on or off inside the [bpatcher] file from the main patch. I hope that made sense.
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As for your second question, there's really no need to do it all with scripting. I think the best way of achieving this is to place a [panel] the same size as your [bpatcher] over the top of it. Then you can use the "bgcolor 1. 1. 1. 1." message connected to the [panel] inlet where the first three numbers will represent your background colour and the last number is the alpha value (transparency). To create fade in and out effects use this in conjunction with [line].

Depending on the contents of your [bpatcher] you will probably want to give your [panel] a scripting name and then send the appropriate bringtofront/sendtoback script to [thispatcher] triggered by the end bang send out by [line].

many thanks once again, I was thinking about doing some dynamically 

fading of the bpatcher.. just placing a panel on top of it didn't came 

> As for your second question, there's really no need to do it all with scripting. I think the best way of achieving this is to place a [panel] the same size as your [bpatcher] over the top of it. Then you can use the "bgcolor 1. 1. 1. 1." message connected to the [panel] inlet where the first three numbers will represent your background colour and the last number is the alpha value (transparency). To create fade in and out effects use this in conjunction with [line].

> Depending on the contents of your [bpatcher] you will probably want to give your [panel] a scripting name and then send the appropriate bringtofront/sendtoback script to [thispatcher] triggered by the end bang send out by [line].

many thanks once again, I was thinking about doing some dynamically 
fading of the bpatcher.. just placing a panel on top of it didn't came 
to mind.
time for a break I suppose.

Luke wrote:
> As for your second question, there's really no need to do it all with scripting. I think the best way of achieving this is to place a [panel] the same size as your [bpatcher] over the top of it. Then you can use the "bgcolor 1. 1. 1. 1." message connected to the [panel] inlet where the first three numbers will represent your background colour and the last number is the alpha value (transparency). To create fade in and out effects use this in conjunction with [line].
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> Depending on the contents of your [bpatcher] you will probably want to give your [panel] a scripting name and then send the appropriate bringtofront/sendtoback script to [thispatcher] triggered by the end bang send out by [line].
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> lh
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Happy to help. You could even incorporate this into your [bpatcher] files so you don't have the clutter in your main patch.

show hide bpatchers