Yeah, I think there should be more querying capabilities in Pd in general. It allows for more dynamic behavior without resorting to strange hacks.
.hc On Dec 12, 2008, at 4:02 AM, Luke Iannini wrote: > That's great! I'd actually love to be able to "get" any of the > parameters of GUI objects, including size, color, position, etc > (basically anything that can currently be set by message). I could > make far more dynamic GUIs if I could, e.g., query the background > color of a slider, save it, change it temporarily to bright yellow to > indicate a different mode, and then change it back to the original > color. > > Okay, maybe I'll check out your patch here and see if I can figure > that out myself. > > Best > Luke > > On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 12:42 AM, SourceForge.net > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Patches item #2419952, was opened at 2008-12-12 08:42 >> Message generated for change (Tracker Item Submitted) made by Item >> Submitter >> You can respond by visiting: >> https://sourceforge.net/tracker/? >> func=detail&atid=478072&aid=2419952&group_id=55736 >> >> Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the >> comment thread, >> including the initial issue submission, for this request, >> not just the latest update. >> Category: puredata >> Group: feature >> Status: Open >> Resolution: None >> Priority: 5 >> Private: No >> Submitted By: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) >> Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) >> Summary: Add 'get' method to toggle >> >> Initial Comment: >> The attached patch provides a 'get' method for the toggle object. >> This allows the current state of the toggle to be retrieved via >> it's outlet. Patch against g_toggle.c (revision 10450). >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> - >> >> You can respond by visiting: >> https://sourceforge.net/tracker/? >> func=detail&atid=478072&aid=2419952&group_id=55736 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Pd-dev mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev >> > > _______________________________________________ > Pd-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. - General Smedley Butler _______________________________________________ Pd-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev
