CowboyTakeTwo

i want to change the background color of a subpatcher, but from inside the patcher, just like i were to send "bgcolor black" message into the left inlet. thanks. just getting into max, so far a gift from god.... be hard to like any other kind of programming now.

how-can-i-change-a-subpatch-attribute-from-inside-the-subpatch

well that message doesn't change bgcolor anyway. what do i have to send some kinda color code? i tried #666666.

thanks, but i meant the color of the little subpatch object in the main patch.

the actual [p subpatch] object? just use the Inspector. You can also grab and drag any Inspector field onto the object, it'll connect a message box with the right command ready-to-go. Use a [swatch] to make the colors more intuitive, unless you like specifying colors using RGB values :)

the subpatch has to be able to trigger it's own color change from within itself. right now, i have an [led] connected to a special output on the subpatch... but i'd like to do away with that garbage and just have the subpatch change color. anybody know if this is possible? thanks.

script sendbox [subpatch scripting name] bgcolor 1. 0. 0. 1.

will set the background color of the subpatch box to red.

you can send any (?) attribute-changing message this way, and hide the messages. the [thispatcher] needs to be on the main level though.

how can i change a subpatch attribute from inside the subpatch?