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Cycling '74

As many of you know, the c74 headquarters is in San Francisco and we are, like many around here, utterly food-obsessed. It is a constant source of entertainment as well as an obvious source of fuel.

Everyone has their opinions on the best places to go -- whether it's a hole-in-the-wall or the ueber-pricey. We tend toward the former and dream of the latter. Our dreams are likely better than the actual experience anyway.

So we have put together a list in case you're ever in the neighborhood. And if you don't like our suggestions, don't bother coming to our office. We have the ultimate weapon to keep angry people away.

Hotel Utah (go for the margaritas) (HITW)

Hunan Home's (go for the General's Chicken)

Taqueria Vallarta (go for outdoor tacos after 10pm)

Brother-In-Law's BBQ (go for the hot ribs, spaghetti, and wheat bread) (HITW)

In N Out (go for the DoubleDouble, fries animal-style)

Cafe Venue (go for the Thai Chicken Salad)

Thanh Tam (go for any of the Vietnamese rice plates)

King of Thai Noodle House (best Pad-See-Ew and Papaya salad in town)

Mi Lindo Peru (Bistec a lo Pobre or Lomo Saltado)

Tartine Bakery (go for the croque monsieur)

Don~a Tere's tent (go for tostadas and elote)

As many of you know, the c74 headquarters is in San Francisco and we are, like many around here, utterly food-obsessed. It is a constant source of entertainment as well as an obvious source of fuel. Everyone has their opinions on the best places to go -- whether it's a hole-in-the-wall or the ueber-pricey. We tend toward the former and dream of the latter. Our dreams are likely better than the actual experience anyway. So we have put together a list in case you're ever in the neighborhood.

food-food-food

Food, food, food

Timothy Place

It doesn't have quite the same ring as Letterman's "Stupid Pet Tricks" but you get the point... This hopefully periodic new column will attempt to get Max's JavaScript object, JS, to jump through a few hoops and garner our applause. The idea is similar to Andrew Benson's excellent Jitter Recipe's. So let's get started...

Stupid JS Trick #1: Resizing Your Abstraction's Patcher Interface

The method discussed here for resizing patcher windows and bpatcher boxes is used in the 

 project. This screenshot shows the same patcher (Jamoma's limiter~ module) loaded as a plain object and in a bpatcher.

Here's the challenge: we want to create an abstraction (a Max patch that is loaded as an object in another patch). When the user double-clicks our object, it should open an interface window. Rather than having to remember to manually resize the window tediously every time we save the abstraction, we want to have it happen automatically. And just to make things more interesting, let's say that we want to have this little JS gizmo inside of another abstraction inside of the abstraction.

var my_width = 200;  // number of pixels wide and/or high...
var my_height = 350; // dimensions include scroll bars if present...

function loadbang()
{
    // get the patch's window:
    var grandparent_window = this.patcher.parentpatcher.wind;
    // get the patch's object box:
    var grandparent_patch = grandparent_window.assoc;
    if(grandparent_patch.box){
        grandparent_window.size = [my_width, my_height];
        // remove the scroll bars:
        grandparent_window.hasgrow = 0;
    }
}

After mulling this over briefly (all of the functions are documented in the "Javascript in Max" PDF that is in the Max documentation), we can make a couple of improvements. Namely, what happens if a user loads our abstraction in a bpatcher? Ideally, we want the bpatcher to be automatically sized too. How do we do that?

The code below is an amended version of what we did above. We test to see if we are in a bpatcher using a questionable method where we see how high the object box is, and assume it is not a normal object if the height is more than 50 pixels. Unless you use a really big font in your Max objects, or your bpatcher is really short, then this should work.

The method discussed here for resizing patcher windows and bpatcher boxes is used in the Jamoma project.  This screenshot shows the same patcher (Jamoma's limiter~ module) loaded as a plain object and in a bpatcher.

var my_width = 200;  // number of pixels wide and/or high...
var my_height = 350; // dimensions include scroll bars if present...

function loadbang()
{
	// get the patch's window:
	var grandparent_window = this.patcher.parentpatcher.wind;
	// get the patch's object box:
	var grandparent_patch = grandparent_window.assoc;
	if(grandparent_patch.box){
		grandparent_window.size = [my_width, my_height];
		// remove the scroll bars:
		grandparent_window.hasgrow = 0;
	}
}

This hopefully periodic new column will attempt to get Max's JavaScript object, JS, to jump through a few hoops and garner our applause.

stupid-js-tricks

Stupid JS Tricks

We've always been a bit fanatic about our feline life partners (see Jitter box), but this morning we stepped over the line and entered a whole new realm of creepy cat owner behavior. George wanted to play "what actor represents your cat" and here are the results.

cycling-74-cat-people

Cycling '74 = cat people

When a new shipment of Lemurs arrive from France, the excitement begins to grow at c74 headquarters. But it's not what you think. Yes, we are happy to receive a new shipment because it means people like the Lemur and are buying it. And, yes, it's always good to see that the big box of expensive hardware you just purchased arrived safely. Despite these good reasons, which occasionally lead to hugging the delivery driver, the best part is the BIG BOX.

The big box gives us a chance to blow off some steam at the end of the day. There are two big box options:

1) Get inside the box and attempt to run in circles (see below). It's a wonderful workout and, frankly, quite difficult.

2) Get inside the box, allow your co-workers to seal the box, and then the same co-workers roll you down the hall while you tumble around inside. It makes one so happy after a day of sitting at the computer. Just look at that smile.

btw: It's just a coincidence that Spongebob also likes to play in boxes.

If you find this crap interesting, check back again for more journal entries from the c74office.

When a new shipment of Lemurs arrive from France, the excitement begins to grow at c74 headquarters. But it's not what you think. Yes, we are happy to receive a new shipment because it means people like the Lemur and are buying it. And, yes, it's always good to see that the big box of expensive hardware you just purchased arrived safely. Despite these good reasons, which occasionally lead to hugging the delivery driver, the best part is the BIG BOX. 

big-box

Big Box

Gregory Taylor

Several years ago, I wrote a rather lighthearted piece for the old Pluggo website about how I wrote my very first pluggo plug-in using MSP. That article turned out to have a life of its own I didn't really expect...

People actually read it and liked it, and (unaccountably) found it even easier to make sense of than the Pluggo Developer's Guide that I learned from. People 

 mention it when I meet them. In the intervening time, my little plug-in was promoted from "Pluggo the Month" to a part of the standard Pluggo distribution, Max/MSP went dual-platform, and Pluggo itself was improved and updated. Time flies when you're having fun.

Recently, I'd be reminded of my ancient article when I got email from a perplexed reader who was trying to make sense of the procedures with a current version of MSP. Since we've changed the way that plug-ins are built, I realized that perhaps it'd be a good idea to find my humble little article and update it for use in the Current Dispensation.

 to download a zipped and updated version of the Plug-In Confidential that contains the complete source to the KnaveStories plug-in that comes with Pluggo, the necessary objects you'll need to make it, and a step-by-step description of how I turned an idea into a plug-in.

I thought a bit about perhaps adding a way to set the rate of calculation to match tempo from a host application, but decided to leave that as an exercise to the perspicacious reader. While I was up in Minneapolis recently performing at a festival, someone asked me if I could maybe write another Confidential that describes how to make a simple plug-in that includes host-sync capability, and I said I'd work on it. So watch this space, okay?

People actually read it and liked it, and (unaccountably) found it even easier to make sense of than the Pluggo Developer's Guide that I learned from. People still mention it when I meet them. In the intervening time, my little plug-in was promoted from "Pluggo the Month" to a part of the standard Pluggo distribution, Max/MSP went dual-platform, and Pluggo itself was improved and updated. Time flies when you're having fun.

You can click here to download a zipped and updated version of the Plug-In Confidential that contains the complete source to the KnaveStories plug-in that comes with Pluggo, the necessary objects you'll need to make it, and a step-by-step description of how I turned an idea into a plug-in.

Since we've changed the way that plug-ins are built, I realized that perhaps it'd be a good idea to find my humble little article and update it for use in the Current Dispensation.

plug-in-confidential-redux

Plug-In Confidential, Redux

Lilli Wessling Hart

Performance
Turntablism takes on the visual dimension.
Interview created and produced by Sue Costabile for Cycling '74.

Cycling74 Perspectives: Daito Manabe

Turntablism takes on the visual dimension.

Interview created and produced by Sue Costabile for Cycling '74.


a-video-interview-with-daito-manabe-performer

A Video Interview with Daito Manabe, Performer

Performance and Installation
Using the Lady's Glove to build relationships
Interview created and produced by Sue Costabile for Cycling '74.

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Food, food, food

Stupid JS Tricks

Cycling '74 = cat people

Big Box

Plug-In Confidential, Redux

A Video Interview with Daito Manabe, Performer

A Video Interview with Laetitia Sonami, Performer

Configuring Eclipse for MXJ

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