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I noticed that a call to the "assist" message from Max to my object happens a ridiculous amount of times... specially if I don't even have my mouse over any inlet! Using a simple post at the beginning of my assist message, I also noticed a pattern in these calls (with a bit of variation):

– on creation (no mouse over!): ~4 calls per inlet

– on switching windows (no mouse over!): ~2 calls per inlet

– on mouse over inlet or outlet: ~2 calls plus a time delay and a third call (~3 total)

– on selection (with mouse, holding button down, no mouse over inlet/outlet): ~6 per outlet

– – releasing mouse after selection: ~1 per outlet

Keep in mind that these values vary a bit with different objects, especially the calls on creation.

I compiled the "simplemax" example and just stuck a post() in the assist method. I mean, 3 calls per mouseover is already too much, but the rest makes absolutely no sense to me. Especially on window switch? Deleting the object?

Does anyone else experience this? Is there a good reason for this? I guess its not a huge hit, but it still seems unnecessary...

– on creation (no mouse over!): ~4 calls per inlet
– on switching windows (no mouse over!): ~2 calls per inlet
– on mouse over inlet or outlet: ~2 calls plus a time delay and a third call (~3 total)
– on mouse out (inlet or outlet): ~4
– on selection (cmd+a): 1 per inlet
– on selection (with mouse, holding button down, no mouse over inlet/outlet): ~6 per outlet
– – releasing mouse after selection: ~1 per outlet
– on deletion: 1 per inlet

assist-message-being-sentcalled-excessively

Just another remark: if I have a huge patch with many objects and have some UI in another window, switching between windows will trigger all the assist messages in ALL objects in my huge patch. Several times.

Encapsulating them will prevent this from happening. Also putting your patch into presentation mode will not cause any "assist" messages from happening.

However, your patch being in locked mode (but not in presentation) will NOT prevent the assist messages from happening, when focussing and defocussing from the window containing the object.

Encapsulating them will prevent this from happening. Also putting your patch into presentation mode will not cause any "assist" messages from happening.
However, your patch being in locked mode (but not in presentation) will NOT prevent the assist messages from happening, when focussing and defocussing from the window containing the object.


"assist" message being sent/called excessively!