small ui question: converting number boxes into (int) without rewiring?

copy the bits of your patch you want to convert and paste them into a text editor and then do a search and replace

ie this:
"maxclass" : "flonum",
                "numinlets" : 1,
                "numoutlets" : 2,

would be replaced with this:
"maxclass" : "newobj",
                "text" : "f",
                "numinlets" : 2,
                "numoutlets" : 1,

and this:
            "outlettype" : [ "float", "bang" ],

would be replaced by this:
"outlettype" : [ "float" ],

you might want to encapsulate the objects you want to change as a way of isolating them, then de-encapsulate afterwards.

I've never done this myself so let me know if it works: it may be just as fiddly as doing it by hand

EDIT : well I never knew about paste replace... thanks Chris, my suggestion is ridiculously complicated compared to paste replace.