Patch cords ignore z-order in unlocked patcher

    ForestCat
    Apr 12 2013 | 7:07 pm
    Have a look at the following. I can't find any way to edit(i.e. drag) a patch cord segment if it over/underlies another object. All other objects seem to obey Send To Front/Back, but not patch cords. The odd thing is that it is selectable, but no grab handles. Why is that? Looks like a bug to me.
    • Ben Bracken
      Apr 12 2013 | 8:18 pm
      Hi ForestCat,
      I can't repro on Mac 10.7.5 or Win 7 x64 with Max 6.1.2. I wonder if there is some Max or System preference you have set that is preventing this from occurring. What OS are you running?
      Patch cords should always be "on top" in an unlocked patcher.
      -Ben
    • ForestCat
      Apr 12 2013 | 10:20 pm
      Ben,
      Win7/32 , 6.1.1 When you paste that into your patcher, are you saying that you are able to drag the wire up and down vertically by clicking on it within the comment box? I can't. As I said, if I drag the comment box away from the wire, I am then able to move it. Everything else works as expected, so I'm not sure what pref would specifically affect this functionality... The patchcords are "on top", I just can't move them when they wind up over another object.
    • Ben Bracken
      Apr 12 2013 | 11:01 pm
      Here is what I do:
      1. paste patcher 2. click on patch cord to activate 3. click-drag patch cord up and down vertically
      Not sure why there would be a difference here.
      You could try trashing Max's prefs to see if that helps. Quit Max, then go to /Users/yourname/AppData/Roaming/Cycling '74/ and trash the 'Max 6 Preferences Files' folder
    • ForestCat
      Apr 13 2013 | 2:31 am
      I deleted the prefs, shut down everything, restarted, and now it seems to be working. Strange.
      Thanks for your help, I wouldn't have thought to try that.