Simple question about managing [rslider]…
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Jan 4, 2013 at 8:56am
Simple question about managing [rslider]…I have this problem a lot with interface objects (slider, dial, etc.): Their min, range, and mult attributes affect *output* when changed with the mouse, but not when feeding it *input* with a number box. So inputting a number produces a totally different number at the output, which makes it hard to set the slider that make sense in context. I don’t quite get why it’s that way (affects output only) in the first place– but is the most efficient way just to ignore that functionality in the objects and use + – * / all the time? Obviously, there are different ways to do this, but I’m wondering what the general approach to managing this kind of thing is, when there are a bunch of these in a patch. It appears my lack of ability of foresee wrinkles like this end-up sending me down rabbit holes… Hope that makes some sense, – Pasted Max Patch, click to expand. –
Copy all of the following text.Then, in Max, select New From Clipboard.
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Jan 4, 2013 at 8:22pm
Wouldn’t the min and size messages to rslider work? If not, I don’t understand the problem. |
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Jan 5, 2013 at 2:09am
Hope this helps… not sure if this is what you were asking. – Pasted Max Patch, click to expand. –
Copy all of the following text.Then, in Max, select New From Clipboard.
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Jan 5, 2013 at 2:34am
That’s what I’m doing. It seems like it doesn’t like negative numbers, maybe that’s the problem? If you feed a number in the L inlet and watch the output, they track together until a negative number is set for the object minimum, then they’re offset from each other. Is this what’s expected? I’m getting confused here… |
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Jan 6, 2013 at 12:31am
Yes, thanks! I was thinking (hoping) it wouldn’t be necessary, and I didn’t see anything in the docs about a ‘native’ range for [rslider]. I guess, to my logic, when the range of the object changes in the inspector, it should respond to number boxes accordingly. If I’m missing some basic piece of logic, please enlighten… |
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