Build application?? finalisation tips?
I finished my first project now I'd like to make a version that's usable with the max/msp runtime.
- I can't get the wires to hide when not in edit mode. I assume that when I can get that done the built app will stop showing the wires too?
- same goes for the background. what does LOCK background do?
- what's the process behind the build application menu option? I think there's some documentation I didn't download but I can't find info on that part of the program.
- any guides on adding bling bling to my gui??
thanks for helping out a n00b, I made it this far without asking questions and am happy about that. I can save off a version to play with but I'm at work and can't try all this now. hopefully a few questions now will save me time tonight.
For the wires, hold alt/option (pc or mac) and make a selection, this will select the wires. Once you've done that, either ctrl + click on one of the wires and select "hide on lock" or use the shortcut of ctrl/cmd + L to hide on lock.
Max can be a bit fickle about selecting wires, and I often miss when when trying to click on one of them (deselecting all of them).
Lock background- When you ctrl click (or right click) on an object, there is an option to 'include in background'. This simply puts the object behind everything. If you select lock/hide background from the view menu, max locks/hides everything included in the background. It can be useful for things like panels or hints or whatever you dont want to accidentally move.
For the other two questions, first check the topic (under max tutorials and topics) called Collectives: Grouping Files into a Single Project. It's towards the end of the manual.
While you're there, check the topic 'Interfaces: Picture-based User Interface Objecs'. It discusses how to pretty-up your interface.
If you are just getting started, I would advise against spending a lot of effort on a custom GUI. That kind of stuff really shouldn't be the focus (in my opinion) and can be a big waste of time. Its up to you, of course!
many thanks!!
I wait until I'm done or close to it, then Hide Foreground, Select All (wires) and Hide, then Show Foreground. Saves tons of time and clicking.
For messy wires in a small area: Select the objects normally, then do Shift-Alt-Select. This inverts the selection so you only choose the wires, not the objects. A slick trick I found on the forum so I can't take credit...
Read the Collective App thing *carefully* to find out where to put things like jit.lib etc., as it's different on Mac / PC, and you have to do some things manually as of now. (Only if you use jitter objects is this needed, but I'd read it anyways.)
--CJ