incdec and umenu; avoid negative item numbers??

    brendan mccloskey
    Sep 13 2012 | 3:57 pm
    Hi blokes, and birds, using a hardware version of [incdec] object (one momentary button for UP, one for DOWN), I would like users to be able to scroll through my [umenu] of 41 different scales. Using the Max [incdec] I can get 0-1-2-.....40-0-1-2... on a loop, using the up/inc command (and [% 41]). Scrolling DOWN however, with the down/dec command I can only get as far as 0. Then the negative numbers increase. What I would like is infinite looping from 0....40 in any direction. Any help? Maybe the [%] is part of the problem?
    Thanks Brendan
    ps I tried [abs], but it results in just 0 or 1 when decrementing past 0.
    • Roman Thilenius
      Sep 13 2012 | 4:12 pm
      the % is the problem, you need to use a different formula to make the "looping" work for negative numbers. either you perform a split at -1/0 and have a different "modulo" for negative numbers:
      expr ((($i1%$i2)+($i2)*(($i1%$i2)==0))*($i1>=0))+((((($i1%$i2)+$i2)+(-$i2)*((($i1%$i2)+$i2)==0))*($i1
      or alternatively you could use a simple offset to shift the range for a bigger amount into positive: + 1,000,000,000 -> % -> - 1,000,000,000.
      -110
    • ak
      Sep 13 2012 | 5:04 pm
      if the look of incdec isn't so important, why not use a few other basic objects?
    • brendan mccloskey
      Sep 13 2012 | 6:00 pm
      Both viable suggestions, but I'll go with either the simpler of Roman's (+ 1,000,000,000), or Andrzej's delightful use of [counter] + direction commands.
      Thanks guys
      Brendan
    • Rodrigo
      Sep 13 2012 | 6:01 pm
      I had the same problem but I wanted it to stay within the limits of the range so I did this:
      (When I first looked and Andrzej's patch I was like, "woah, what objects are those!")
      edit - posted wrong patch
    • Rick
      Sep 13 2012 | 9:11 pm
      Couple of more ways of solving the puzzle. Put your umenu in a coll or loop a table.
    • brendan mccloskey
      Sep 14 2012 | 4:06 pm
      Thanks for these gents. Yeah, I was a little confused/concerned at first, who knew you can click "through" a comment? For some reason, the + button reminds me of a Messerschmitt wing/fuselage marking, so I changed it so as not to offend........... Myself. ?
      Brendan