Julien Bayle

using the different objects to design an interface using the presentation mode, I'm comfortable with fpic, playing with alpha & presentation_rect to hide, move etc.

Using jit.pwindow too, I can I play with it dynamically?

I don't mean to load new movies etc.. I'm ok with that

I thought about sending into it the message (presentation_rect -20. -20. 10. 10.) in order to put it outside, BUT I'm afraid in standalone, it shows scrolling bars or something like that..

Using jit.pwindow too, I can I play with it dynamically?
I don't mean to load new movies etc.. I'm ok with that
I mean about making it ... invisible?
I thought about sending into it the message (presentation_rect -20. -20. 10. 10.) in order to put it outside, BUT I'm afraid in standalone, it shows scrolling bars or something like that..

hideshow-objects-dynamically-in-presentation-mode

how about taking a panel with the same color as the background and put it over your pwindow? then all you need to do is play with bringtofront and sendtoback in thispatcher to either show or hide it.

you can set the object's @presentation attribute to 1/0 to show/hide in presentation view:

MIB, I have special background, not solid color so I cannot use that; thanks.

combining that + another presentation_rect message (because presentation 0 modify to patcher_rect) is FINE!

Ben, didn't even know that.
combining that + another presentation_rect message (because presentation 0 modify to patcher_rect) is FINE!

Using a lot of JS as a core of a lot of systems I designed, I'm using the method: this.patcher.message(); to address directly objects on the patcher.

Just wanted to put it here, in the case others find that on search engine.

Indeed, scripting Maxobj from JS works very fine.

working on it, went further.
all seems to work very fine.

I chose another way to do that.
Using a lot of JS as a core of a lot of systems I designed, I'm using the method: this.patcher.message(); to address directly objects on the patcher.

Just wanted to put it here, in the case others find that on search engine.
Indeed, scripting Maxobj from JS works very fine.


is that the position and size of the object in the presentation mode aren't recalled because it will basically be withdrawn and re-added to presentation. The simple use of the

hides the object from the presentation without altering its properties within it.

haven't pasted a max code before, hope this works:

            "box" :             {

                "maxclass" : "comment",

                "text" : "< DELETE/ADD object (resets display settings)",

                "linecount" : 2,

                "presentation_linecount" : 2,

                "fontsize" : 12.0,

                "presentation_rect" : [ 381.0, 58.0, 150.0, 33.0 ],

                "numinlets" : 1,

                "frgb" : 0.0,

                "patching_rect" : [ 45.0, 25.0, 150.0, 33.0 ],

                "presentation" : 1,

                "fontname" : "Arial",

                "id" : "obj-16",

                "numoutlets" : 0

                "text" : "< HIDE/SHOW object (whenn in presentation)",

                "presentation_rect" : [ 140.0, 58.0, 150.0, 33.0 ],

                "patching_rect" : [ 158.0, 188.0, 150.0, 33.0 ],

                "id" : "obj-15",

                "maxclass" : "toggle",

                "presentation_rect" : [ 115.0, 58.0, 20.0, 20.0 ],

                "patching_rect" : [ 127.0, 188.0, 20.0, 20.0 ],

                "id" : "obj-3",

                "numoutlets" : 1,

                "parameter_enable" : 0,

                "outlettype" : [ "int" ]

                "maxclass" : "jit.pwindow",

                "presentation_rect" : [ 60.0, 138.0, 509.0, 215.0 ],

                "patching_rect" : [ 20.0, 292.0, 80.0, 60.0 ],

                "id" : "obj-7",

                "numoutlets" : 2,

                "outlettype" : [ "", "" ]

                "presentation_rect" : [ 356.0, 58.0, 20.0, 20.0 ],

                "patching_rect" : [ 20.0, 25.0, 20.0, 20.0 ],

                "id" : "obj-6",

{
	"boxes" : [ 		{
			"box" : 			{
				"maxclass" : "comment",
				"text" : "< DELETE/ADD object (resets display settings)",
				"linecount" : 2,
				"presentation_linecount" : 2,
				"fontsize" : 12.0,
				"presentation_rect" : [ 381.0, 58.0, 150.0, 33.0 ],
				"numinlets" : 1,
				"frgb" : 0.0,
				"patching_rect" : [ 45.0, 25.0, 150.0, 33.0 ],
				"presentation" : 1,
				"fontname" : "Arial",
				"id" : "obj-16",
				"numoutlets" : 0
			}

		}
, 		{
			"box" : 			{
				"maxclass" : "comment",
				"text" : "< HIDE/SHOW object (whenn in presentation)",
				"linecount" : 2,
				"presentation_linecount" : 2,
				"fontsize" : 12.0,
				"presentation_rect" : [ 140.0, 58.0, 150.0, 33.0 ],
				"numinlets" : 1,
				"frgb" : 0.0,
				"patching_rect" : [ 158.0, 188.0, 150.0, 33.0 ],
				"presentation" : 1,
				"fontname" : "Arial",
				"id" : "obj-15",
				"numoutlets" : 0
			}

		}
, 		{
			"box" : 			{
				"maxclass" : "toggle",
				"presentation_rect" : [ 115.0, 58.0, 20.0, 20.0 ],
				"numinlets" : 1,
				"patching_rect" : [ 127.0, 188.0, 20.0, 20.0 ],
				"presentation" : 1,
				"id" : "obj-3",
				"numoutlets" : 1,
				"parameter_enable" : 0,
				"outlettype" : [ "int" ]
			}

		}
, 		{
			"box" : 			{
				"maxclass" : "jit.pwindow",
				"presentation_rect" : [ 60.0, 138.0, 509.0, 215.0 ],
				"numinlets" : 1,
				"patching_rect" : [ 20.0, 292.0, 80.0, 60.0 ],
				"presentation" : 1,
				"id" : "obj-7",
				"numoutlets" : 2,
				"outlettype" : [ "", "" ]
			}

		}
, 		{
			"box" : 			{
				"maxclass" : "toggle",
				"presentation_rect" : [ 356.0, 58.0, 20.0, 20.0 ],
				"numinlets" : 1,
				"patching_rect" : [ 20.0, 25.0, 20.0, 20.0 ],
				"presentation" : 1,
				"id" : "obj-6",
				"numoutlets" : 1,
				"parameter_enable" : 0,
				"outlettype" : [ "int" ]
			}

		}
 ],
	"appversion" : 	{
		"major" : 6,
		"minor" : 1,
		"revision" : 6,
		"architecture" : "x86"
	}

how can I paste a compressed patch here and have it not flood the post?

doh…
how can I paste a compressed patch here and have it not flood the post?


I have found another great way for the case you want to hide an object and show an other one instead. It works great for dials at least. live.dials. I have extracted it from the LFO-device.

Seems like a complex patch but hey, it works.

>The problem with the "toggle > attrui (hidden)" is, that the values of the dials sometimes aren´t stored properly or get lost.

>The problem with "toggle > presentation $1": see SHOGUN´s comment.

I have found another great way for the case you want to hide an object and show an other one instead. It works great for dials at least. live.dials. I have extracted it from the LFO-device.
Seems like a complex patch but hey, it works.

>The problem with the "toggle > attrui (hidden)" is, that the values of the dials sometimes aren´t stored properly or get lost.
>The problem with "toggle > presentation $1": see SHOGUN´s comment.


Here's another way using scripting name and message to [thispatcher]

Can be combined with {script sendtoback foo} and {script bringtofront bar} if dealing with layered objects too.

hide/show objects dynamically in presentation mode