larryseyer

Does anybody know where I can find the settings that change the dropdown menu foreground and background colors?

I've found some things in the Inspector, but none of them seem to change the menu dropdown fonts, colors, or styles.

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max7 umenu is not as much customizable as it was in max6. Although you can go with live.menu who has more parameters to change.

max7 umenu is not as much customizable as it was in max6. Although you can  go with live.menu who has more parameters to change.


How do you change the items in a live menu? I see the Range/Enum 'hidden' parameter, but I'm not sure how to use it. I get "live.menu doesn't understand 'Range/Enum'.

How do you change the items in a live menu?  I see the Range/Enum 'hidden' parameter, but I'm not sure how to use it.    I get "live.menu doesn't understand 'Range/Enum'.


But you may be referring to the problem I am currently having with live.menu.

As far as I can tell, you can't 'load it on the fly' like you can umenu.

For instance, you can have midiinfo 'bang' a list of MIDI devices into umenu for selection.

But I haven't been able to figure out how to do that with live.menu.

For instance, you can have midiinfo 'bang' a list of MIDI devices into umenu for selection. 

Yeah, a menu that can only be filled by typing in the inspector is only useful for a handful of things.

I guess I don't need different colors that bad ;) I haven't discovered any other way in which live.menu is superior.

Yeah, a menu that can only be filled by typing in the inspector is only useful for a handful of things.  

I guess I don't need different colors that bad ;)  I haven't discovered any other way in which live.menu is superior.


Seems to me this is something that should be addressed with an update... (i.e. making umenu be completely configurable color-wise, including the drop down menu items)

Anyone else have a solution this this problem?

https://cycling74.com/forums/feature-request-expose-parameter-attributes-of-ui-objects-to-scripting/

Parameters don't follow the regular Max varnum labeling scheme, but they are still addressable. Was able to reset menu values.

I think I will find it handy to fill menus from a single list, instead of a bunch of append commands.

Parameters don't follow the regular Max varnum labeling scheme, but they are still addressable.  Was able to reset menu values.

This forum is AWESOME for this kind of info!

Changing Dropdown Menu foreground and background colors