Opening a patch with a pre-saved "zoom" factor
I have a patch that I would like to distribute "zoomed". Or perhaps provide the user the ability of zooming.
Is there a way of doing this? I noticed that I can zoom while editing but when I save a patched zoomed it will always re-open at 100% size.
In addition one can't engage the zoom controls while the patch is locked - does this mean there is no way of providing zooming functionality with the Max runtime?
Any help will be appreciated.
Zoom is considered as an editing feature, therefore it's not saved with the patch. If you want to change the size permanently have a look to the Scale feature from the Edit menu.
I have a complex patch with many bpatchers that also have bpatchers embedded inside them.
From what I've seen "Scale" doesn't scale objects inside a bpatcher, it only effects the view rectangle of the bpatcher.
The "zoom" feature is a very convenient mechanism to tweak the size of a finished patch to an optimal size. The current alternative is to scale all bpatchers with the "exact" same ratio and then scale the parent patch.
BTW: is there a way to scale by entering a number instead of using the mouse? - this is useful when you need to perform multiple scales with the same exact ratio.