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Main question: How do I associate chunks from one list to certain numbers from another?

I have a list of integers that indicate the possible starting frames of my movie.

Each integer (or frame) needs to be associated to its own two, predefined integers (which will determine the stop frame).

The program will randomly select an integer from the list for the movie to start. It will then pick one of the two associated integers as the stopping frame.

I need the user to be able to create both the list and the associated integers, with a text window.

I think making two lists would work. One with the list of starting frames. Another with a list of stopping frames, but this list should be divided into chunks. I have tried the zl.iter object and I simply can't figure out how to make it the two list link up.

Should I try to use a kind of indexing system?

Main question: How do I associate chunks from one list to certain numbers from another? 

I have a list of integers that indicate the possible starting frames of my movie.
Each integer (or frame) needs to be associated to its own two, predefined integers (which will determine the stop frame).  

The program will randomly select an integer from the list for the movie to start.  It will then pick one of the two associated integers as the stopping frame.  

I need the user to be able to create both the list and the associated integers, with a text window.  

I think making two lists would work.  One with the list of starting frames.  Another with a list of stopping frames, but this list should be divided into chunks.  I have tried the zl.iter object and I simply can't figure out how to make it the two list link up.  

Should I try to use a kind of indexing system?


chunks-from-a-list

One thing that pops to mind... does it have to be TWO lists? You can add all your data to separate rows in a [coll] object. Double clicking a [coll] will open its text editor.

If there need to be two separate objects (lists), you can still associate a list with a coll, like below. Here a [counter] and a [zl.nth] fetch the next number from a list (0 1 2 3 4) and these indices are used to fetch a pair of numbers from a [coll]. If the list needs to be edited by a text window too, you can put that one in a [coll] too and have one [coll]'s index decide what to fetch from the other [coll]. Anyways, good luck and have fun!

You are right about the two lists thing, but I can't seem to figure out how to split the two rows - or allocate (or link) two items from one line to one item from the other.

So instead I made two coll lists. It seems to work, but I am wondering if there is an even easier way?

THANKS! Super helpful comments!
You are right about the two lists thing, but I can't seem to figure out how to split the two rows - or allocate (or link) two items from one line to one item from the other. 

So instead I made two coll lists.  It seems to work, but I am wondering if there is an even easier way?


chunks from a list