jason bradberry

When using [umenu], ive been sending 'set' messages triggered by a [loadbang], attached to the left input in an attempt to set the menu to a certain menu item when my patch is loaded.

Ive since realised that the 'set' message only sets the display of the [umenu], and doesnt actually trigger that selection.

How do i send a message to trigger [umenu] to set to a particular item?

When using [umenu], ive been sending 'set' messages triggered by a [loadbang], attached to the  left input in an attempt to set the menu to a certain menu item when my patch is loaded.

How do i send a message to trigger [umenu] to set to a particular item?


umenu-question

On 15 mai 08, at 16:05, Jason Bradberry wrote:

> When using [umenu], ive been sending 'set' messages triggered by a 

> [loadbang], attached to the left input in an attempt to set the 

> menu to a certain menu item when my patch is loaded.

> Ive since realised that the 'set' message only sets the display of 

> the [umenu], and doesnt actually trigger that selection.

> How do i send a message to trigger [umenu] to set to a particular 

You just need to send an integer (the item number, index starts at 0).

> When using [umenu], ive been sending 'set' messages triggered by a  
> [loadbang], attached to the  left input in an attempt to set the  
> menu to a certain menu item when my patch is loaded.
>
> Ive since realised that the 'set' message only sets the display of  
> the [umenu], and doesnt actually trigger that selection.
>
> How do i send a message to trigger [umenu] to set to a particular  
> item?

I have some menus that will have different numbers of items on the list depending on the computer the patch is being run on. For example i have a menu that is automatically filled with the midi output devices available on the computer. I want to [loadbang] one of these options, but this option will not always have the same item number!

Any ideas on a way to workaround this problem? Is there a message i can send it that is based on text rather than item number?

On 15 mai 08, at 16:38, Jason Bradberry wrote:

> Any ideas on a way to workaround this problem? Is there a message i 

> can send it that is based on text rather than item number?

Use the "symbol" message then: "symbol toto" (without the quotes) will 

select the toto item and output toto text and its index.

> Any ideas on a way to workaround this problem? Is there a message i  
> can send it that is based on text rather than item number?

Use the "symbol" message then: "symbol toto" (without the quotes) will  
select the toto item and output toto text and its index.

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