debugging key commands
The 'step' key command in the debugger is shift-command-T.
I programmed my X-pedal with it, so that I can step the natural way, with my foot.
It would be even more convenient if I could program the 'continue' and 'abort' commands in it too.
You'd think that, if "step" has a key command, so should the others.
However, I have not been able to find those.
Wisdom, please?
one could edit maxinterface.json file, adding shortcuts to your debug steps
Ah cute! That opens up a whole new world of possibilities! Thanks!
Except - maxinterface.json apears not to exist on my system (OSX). There is only one mention of it in MaxAPI.pdf and it's rather cryptic. Futzing with the API is new territory to me. I did find debugWindow.maxprefs, should the code go there? It appears, by the way, that command-U triggers "continue", but "abort" remains elusive.
On macOS you can setup custom, app-specific keyboard shortcuts for menu items in System Preferences**. Search for Keyboard Shortcuts to find the place, since things got a little shuffled in the latest major OS version.
** now "System Settings"
Also not sure how setting things in this location will interface with the X-Pedal rig.
maxinterfce.json file is located inside of max application,
on mac Max.app/Contents/C74/Resources/interfaces,
on windows in same folder as Max.exe .. /resources/interfaces
that file is indentical for both platforms, but differs a bit in
different max versions.
It can be edited using text editor, and what comes handy when adding shortcuts is that one can search if what one wants to add allready exists,
like "option+shift+X"
or one can remove shortcuts too.
to see the structure and edit more complex stuff, than just adding few shortcuts, one should use json file editor.
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In addition, in first place for standalones one can edit max menus to what one wants, remove max console etc, etc.
It is not the same as to add max custom menu object.
there are 4 sections that deal with menu stuff
Mac and Windows, then runtime versions of both platforms,
some shortcuts are set specific, like
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anyway, if you feel uncomfortable to edit the file yourself,
just post which max version you use, and what prefered shortcuts
you wish to set for that few functions.
shortcut "option+shift+X" means on mac command+option+shift+X
on windows ctrl+shift+alt+X"
Thank you for your concise reply, Source Audio. Should have thought of looking inside the app. Now that I know where it is, I think I'll have some fun tweaking it. Clone first, of course.
Been a while since I touched upon this topic. In the meanwhile, I edited maxinterface.json to provide a keyboard shortcut to traceabort (see attached), but it is is not working, whatever I try. Also, the other shortcuts (continue, pause, stepover) do not work, except for the step command shift+t.
Hope someone can shed a light on this.
"It can be edited using text editor, and what comes handy when adding shortcuts is that one can search if what one wants to add allready exists"
allready used for presentation mode ?
"shortcut" : "option+W" or option+A would be ergonomically close to option+E
and it is free to assign
Found it:
{
"message" : "traceabort",
"label" : "Abort",
"navkey" : "w",
"target" : "max",
"icon" : "revert.svg",
"shortcut" : "shift+W"
}
Don't know what navkey does; I just paralleled the entry for tracestep.
The curious things is that that ACTUAL shortcut is cmd+shift+w.
yes, on mac cmd & win ctrl is allways included, unless one uses F keys
on mac one has to set F keys as standard input instead of hardware control
to use them in max
