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Hi very new here which means a newbie question also :)

I wonder if max have capability to control keyboard strokes. I thought that if i give a sound input, which will trigger, lets say the keyboard key "TAB" and activate that.

Example: 
while notepad open
C# => activate "TAB" 
"TAB" in notepad

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I have this problem with my plugs 'A-Kit', builded with MaxMsp 4.5:

'The problem: after i install the runtime, and put A-Kit VSTs in 

appropriate Pluggo folder, on plug-in scan I get the error that some 

files cannot be found in the Extensions folder and that I should 

reinstall Pluggo. But as i saw, nothing is installed in the Extensions 

in the first place?! it is the same for some other plug-ins that need 

I can't test this because I haven't any Intel based Mac.

Does anyone knows what is supposed to be in this 'Extension folder'?

Is there somewhere a list of pluggo's plugins supported by Pluggo 3.6.1?

Is there an option in 3.6.1's installator to install support for old 

Hi List,
I have this problem with my plugs 'A-Kit', builded with MaxMsp 4.5:

'The problem: after i install the runtime, and put A-Kit VSTs in 
appropriate Pluggo folder, on plug-in scan I get the error that some 
files cannot be found in  the Extensions folder and that I should 
reinstall Pluggo. But as i saw, nothing is installed in the Extensions 
in the first place?! it is the same for some other plug-ins that need 
pluggo runtime (JK Luppo1 i.e.).'

Is there an option in 3.6.1's installator to install support for old 
plugs?

> Hi very new here which means a newbie question also :)

> I wonder if max have capability to control keyboard strokes. I thought that if i give a sound input, which will trigger, lets say the keyboard key "TAB" and activate that.

On 1/19/07, faneo toss  wrote:
>
> Hi very new here which means a newbie question also :)
>
> I wonder if max have capability to control keyboard strokes. I thought that if i give a sound input, which will trigger, lets say the keyboard key "TAB" and activate that.
>
> Example:
> while notepad open
> C# => activate "TAB"
> "TAB" in notepad
>
> Is there any possibility for that.
>
> thanks.
>
>


I think he means the other way around. Say I have notepad in the 

foreground. I play a note, magically "rtfm" shows up in the notepad 

(sorry, pretentious example but I had to!)

good question. I do not know. Maxobjects.com might have an object for 

On Jan 19, 2007, at 3:33 PM, Jaime Oliver wrote:

> #P newex 119 221 94 196617 select 97 115 100;

> #P number 143 182 35 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;

> #P comment 120 134 100 196617 type a s d;

>> Hi very new here which means a newbie question also :)

>> I wonder if max have capability to control keyboard strokes. I 

>> thought that if i give a sound input, which will trigger, lets say 

>> the keyboard key "TAB" and activate that.

I think he means the other way around. Say I have notepad in the  
foreground. I play a note, magically  "rtfm" shows up in the notepad  
(sorry, pretentious example but I had to!)

good question. I do not know. Maxobjects.com might have an object for  
that.

> Is this what you're looking for?
>
> J
>
>
> #P button 175 251 15 0;
> #P button 147 250 15 0;
> #P window setfont "Sans Serif" 9.;
> #P window linecount 1;
> #P newex 119 221 94 196617 select 97 115 100;
> #P number 143 182 35 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
> #P button 119 250 15 0;
> #P newex 143 154 40 196617 key;
> #P comment 202 250 100 196617 a s d;
> #P comment 120 134 100 196617 type a s d;
> #P connect 5 2 7 0;
> #P connect 5 1 6 0;
> #P connect 5 0 3 0;
> #P connect 4 0 5 0;
> #P connect 2 0 4 0;
> #P window clipboard copycount 8;
>
> On 1/19/07, faneo toss  wrote:
>>
>> Hi very new here which means a newbie question also :)
>>
>> I wonder if max have capability to control keyboard strokes. I  
>> thought that if i give a sound input, which will trigger, lets say  
>> the keyboard key "TAB" and activate that.
>>
>> Example:
>> while notepad open
>> C# => activate "TAB"
>> "TAB" in notepad
>>
>> Is there any possibility for that.
>>
>> thanks.
>>
>>

The following doesn't requre reading any manuals,

as it's just a general observation which might be

usefully applied in contexts such as these....

Since Max is now a dual-platform programming

environment used for a now wide and general

range of possible uses, you may generally find

that those features which involve very platform-

specific functionality [such as the Notepad in

Windows or something like Applescript] would be

more likely to be found done by someone besides

Cycling '74, who would statistically be more

likely to concentrate on those types of features

and functionality that would benefit users across

The following doesn't requre reading any manuals,
as it's just a general observation which might be
usefully applied in contexts such as these....

Since Max is now a dual-platform programming
environment used for a now wide and general
range of possible uses, you may generally find
that those features which involve very platform-
specific functionality [such as the Notepad in
Windows or something like Applescript] would be
more likely to be found done by someone besides
Cycling '74, who would statistically be more
likely to concentrate on those types of features
and functionality that would benefit users across
both platforms.


Actually the notepad example is not a neccecisty.

what i am looking for is a kind of alias thing or a transformer.

an input sound with a mic., which correspounds to a note, like D, and when max hears this "D", it automaticly transforms in real time as a keyboard stroke, like "TAB". If notepad open yes it writes TAB, but in a explorer it TABS in menu items and like that...

Actually the notepad example is not a neccecisty.
what i am looking for is a kind of alias thing or a transformer.
like; 
an input sound with a mic., which correspounds to a note, like D, and when max hears this "D", it automaticly transforms in real time as a keyboard stroke, like "TAB". If notepad open yes it writes TAB, but in a explorer it TABS in menu items and like that...

Gregory Taylor wrote on Fri, 19 January 2007 23:15

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> Since Max is now a dual-platform programming

> environment used for a now wide and general

> range of possible uses, you may generally find

> that those features which involve very platform-

> specific functionality [such as the Notepad in

> Windows or something like Applescript] would be

> more likely to be found done by someone besides

> Cycling '74, who would statistically be more

> likely to concentrate on those types of features

> and functionality that would benefit users across

But if incomes for both platforms are good enough, there's no reason to not integrate core technologies 'very platform-specific'.

(On Mac, where are CoreAudio, CoreImage, CoreVideo, CoreText, and very soon, CoreAnimation?)

Gregory Taylor wrote on Fri, 19 January 2007 23:15
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> Since Max is now a dual-platform programming
> environment used for a now wide and general
> range of possible uses, you may generally find
> that those features which involve very platform-
> specific functionality [such as the Notepad in
> Windows or something like Applescript] would be
> more likely to be found done by someone besides
> Cycling '74, who would statistically be more
> likely to concentrate on those types of features
> and functionality that would benefit users across
> both platforms.
----------------------------------------------------

About the commercial marketing, I agree.
But if incomes for both platforms are good enough, there's no reason to not integrate core technologies 'very platform-specific'.
(On Mac, where are CoreAudio, CoreImage, CoreVideo, CoreText, and very soon, CoreAnimation?)
I'm just wondering ;-)
Philippe


Yes, it is possible to emulate keyboard entries, but no, there is no max object which will do it for you. This may well have to do with the difference between platforms, but that doesn't stop (as an example) Jitter from having jit.dx.grab and jit.qt.grab.

The code for making emulation possible is simple, and I made an object which does so, as well as one to emulate mouse input. Never got around to posting it because I wanted to write a sort of shell-filesystem object, but ended up not needing it. I assume you are using windows?

(I'll be travelling tomorrow; this may take a day or two.)

Yes, it is possible to emulate keyboard entries, but no, there is no max object which will do it for you.  This may well have to do with the difference between platforms, but that doesn't stop (as an example) Jitter from having jit.dx.grab and jit.qt.grab.

The code for making emulation possible is simple, and I made an object which does so, as well as one to emulate mouse input.  Never got around to posting it because I wanted to write a sort of shell-filesystem object, but ended up not needing it.  I assume you are using windows?

(I'll be travelling tomorrow; this may take a day or two.)


I've been eagerly awaiting your reply. I'm after an object that is able to emulate a mouse click AND HOLD. I've played with aka.mouse but it can't hold the mouse.

Can the object you are working on hold mouse click?

probably need to include a macro program with your applicatoin. autohotkey lets you export exes of your macro app to share with other people. you can make it startup with your patch.

probably need to include a macro program with your applicatoin.  autohotkey lets you export exes of your macro app to share with other people. you can make it startup with your patch.

Quote: Dayton wrote on Sat, 20 January 2007 20:52

> Yes, it is possible to emulate keyboard entries, but no, there is no max object which will do it for you. This may well have to do with the difference between platforms, but that doesn't stop (as an example) Jitter from having jit.dx.grab and jit.qt.grab.

> The code for making emulation possible is simple, and I made an object which does so, as well as one to emulate mouse input. Never got around to posting it because I wanted to write a sort of shell-filesystem object, but ended up not needing it. I assume you are using windows?

> (I'll be travelling tomorrow; this may take a day or two.)

Dayton, any updates on this? A ton of people have been asking about these things in the last week or so, myself included - I'm even thinking about learning Java to fix it myself, that's how badly I want it for windows..

Quote: Dayton wrote on Sat, 20 January 2007 20:52
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> Yes, it is possible to emulate keyboard entries, but no, there is no max object which will do it for you.  This may well have to do with the difference between platforms, but that doesn't stop (as an example) Jitter from having jit.dx.grab and jit.qt.grab.
>
> The code for making emulation possible is simple, and I made an object which does so, as well as one to emulate mouse input.  Never got around to posting it because I wanted to write a sort of shell-filesystem object, but ended up not needing it.  I assume you are using windows?
>
> (I'll be travelling tomorrow; this may take a day or two.)
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Dayton, any updates on this? A ton of people have been asking about these things in the last week or so, myself included - I'm even thinking about learning Java to fix it myself, that's how badly I want it for windows..
Andreas.


Whereas I know how to do this on Mac, I've looked at the Windows API 

pretty long without seeing a solution. So if it can be done, I'd be 

interested in knowing how. The Windows API is so wrapped up with 

tying user events to Windows that I've not found any documentation on 

handling events before they're routed to a window.

On 15-Feb-2007, at 0:23, Andreas Wetterberg wrote:

> Dayton, any updates on this? A ton of people have been asking about 

> these things in the last week or so, myself included - I'm even 

> thinking about learning Java to fix it myself, that's how badly I 

This is one area of endeavor where I think C would be a lot more 

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Whereas I know how to do this on Mac, I've looked at the Windows API  
pretty long without seeing a solution. So if it can be done, I'd be  
interested in knowing how. The Windows API is so wrapped up with  
tying user events to Windows that I've not found any documentation on  
handling events before they're routed to a window.

> Dayton, any updates on this? A ton of people have been asking about  
> these things in the last week or so, myself included - I'm even  
> thinking about learning Java to fix it myself, that's how badly I  
> want it for windows..

This is one area of endeavor where I think C would be a lot more  
congenial.

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