skrasms

I have a js script sending color changing messages to a jit.cellblock. It works... sometimes. The jit.cellblock hears some of them and changes color, but ignores others. If I connect a print object to the js output, it *always* outputs the proper message, even when jit.cellblock ignores it. What could be causing this to happen?

jit-cellblock-problem-ignoring-js-output

It sounds like it could be a stray character that doesn't show in print but jit.cellblock doesn't like. Have you tried the output as a message? (right inlet of message or [Prepend Set])

It sounds like it could be a stray character that doesn't show in print but jit.cellblock doesn't like.  Have you tried the output as a message? (right inlet of message or [Prepend Set])


Thank you for responding! I tried going js -> message box -> jit.cellblock and clicking the message box. When I do that it works every time.

Here is my patcher/js. I think it may be Windows-only because of the way it handles browsing.

    if(prev_folder.charAt(prev_folder.length-2)!=":")

        if(prev_folder.charAt(prev_folder.length-1)!="/")

            prev_folder += "/";

        var folder_array = prev_folder.split("/");

            jump_to += folder_array[n] + "/";

    if(prev_folder.charAt(prev_folder.length-1)!="/")

    outlet(2, prev_folder + to_file);

        var cur_file = new File(f.pathname + f.filename);

            outlet(0, "set", 0, fold_count, f.filename);

            if(f.extension==".wav")

                outlet(1, "set", 0, file_count, f.filename);

                outlet(1, "cell", 0, file_count, "frgb", 255, 0, 0);

                file_count++;

            else if(f.extension==".jxf")

                outlet(1, "cell", 0, file_count, "frgb", 0, 0, 255);

            jump_folder(prev_folder + "/" + to_folder);

            jump_folder(prev_folder + to_folder);

It's a file browser for showing .jxf and .wav files. It always lists the files correctly, but only gets the colors right when the button at the top of the patcher is used to jump to a folder.

Thank you for responding! I tried going js -> message box -> jit.cellblock and clicking the message box. When I do that it works every time. 

var prev_folder = "";
//max.os = operating system

function back_folder()
{
	if(prev_folder.charAt(prev_folder.length-2)!=":")
	{
		if(prev_folder.charAt(prev_folder.length-1)!="/")
			prev_folder += "/";
		var folder_array = prev_folder.split("/");
		var n = 0;
		var jump_to = "";

		while(n
		{
			jump_to += folder_array[n] + "/";
			n++;
		}
		jump_folder(jump_to);
	}
}

function go_folder(to_folder)
{	
	var fold_count = 1;
	var file_count = 0;

	if(to_folder!="...")
	{
		if(prev_folder.charAt(prev_folder.length-1)!="/")
			jump_folder(prev_folder + "/" + to_folder);
		else
			jump_folder(prev_folder + to_folder);
	}
	else
		back_folder();
}

It's a file browser for showing .jxf and .wav files. It always lists the files correctly, but only gets the colors right when the button at the top of the patcher is used to jump to a folder.


jit.cellblock problem "ignoring" js output