Nicolas Petit

Big fan of Max! my one feature request for Max 8 would be to be able to add things to the presentation mode from everywhere (i.e subpatchers) . I always end up with a huge mess on my main patcher. Has any one else found this??

Big fan of Max! my one feature request for Max 8 would be to be able to add things to the presentation mode from everywhere (i.e subpatchers

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Hey Gregory, ability to seamlessly switch between a classical subpatcher and a bpatcher would be ace though !

Switching back and forth isn't something I can imagine being excited about, but converting patchers to bpatchers is quite easy and something I do pretty often.

1. Click on the left edge of any subpatcher to display the contextual menu

2. Choose "Patcher to Bpatcher" from the Transform tab

For the rest, offset messages to bpatchers is such that it's a feature I can't say sets me on fire. Your mileage may vary, of course. :-)

Switching back and forth isn't something I can imagine being excited about, but converting patchers to bpatchers is quite easy and something I do pretty often. 

1. Click on the left edge of any subpatcher to display the contextual menu
2. Choose "Patcher to Bpatcher" from the Transform tab

For the rest, offset messages to bpatchers is such that it's a feature I can't say sets me on fire. Your mileage may vary, of course. :-)


Eventually, you come to the point were you realise having all the UI in one place is better than having it scattered around [bpatcher] files. This often happens upon discovering [poly~].

Eventually, you might realise that you've re-invented the

Graphical languages unnecessarily couple interface with underface. Trivial programs are easier, but serious programs are harder.

Eventually, you might realise that you've re-invented the MVC design pattern. :-)

Personally, I'm with Gregory on this one, and tend to organize my interface with bpatchers, but of course I was raised as a trivial Max programmer. If you must have your interface separate (as I often have to do with Mira), or want to access multiple instances within poly~ , it's can easily be done using the pattr system -- example below.

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Personally, I'm with Gregory on this one, and tend to organize my interface with bpatchers, but of course I was raised as a trivial Max programmer. If you must have your interface separate (as I often have to do with Mira), or want to access multiple instances within poly~ , it's can easily be done using the pattr system -- example below.  

@Gregory ; ooops the transform option is something i did know about, but had forgotten ;) it's because it's not in the right click, but hidden behind that button...

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