how to edit a message (box) once created? What is the method?

Paul Zayer's icon

Hi All,
ridiculously simple question that I can't find an answer for:
Once I create a message, I cannot edit it, and have to delete and create a new message.
Can't find the key command to edit the text in the message (box).
searched forum and google without success...
thanks in advance!

ecuk's icon

Double-click inside the message box. Click outside the message box when you’re done.

TFL's icon

Unlock your patch (click the lock in the bottom left of the window to make it open), and just double-click the message box. If you type something but nothing appears, you most likely have something spamming your message box with a "set" message.

As far as I know you cannot edit a message box once the patch is locked. If you want to deal with typed text in real time, use the [textedit] object.

Sébastien Gay's icon

As far as I remember, before I got full-access MAX license, it was not possible to modify message boxes in M4L (Live 10).

Source Audio's icon

you can use also dialog to write into message

Max Patch
Copy patch and select New From Clipboard in Max.