On Nov 8, 2007, at 4:22 PM, Dafydd Hughes wrote: > I may have spoke too soon, but I found the answer to alpha here: > >>>>>> http://eds.org/~hans/pdsketch/stupidguitricks.png > > Still trying to figure out how the background colour works (can't make > it go by copying the patch in the screenshot), but the object > colouring > came from Hans' themer.pd patch - can't find the original email tho:(
Doh! I forgot to check in canvas_name.c, it'll be in tomorrow's build. Otherwise, you can do this in the meantime: [bang( | [window_name] | [makefilename %s.c] | And that should give you the same thing as canvas_name, IIRC. .hc > > cheers > dafydd > > Phil Stone wrote: >> Care to let me in on the secret? I was messing with it at lunch, and >> couldn't for the life of me figure out how to change the background >> color of an object. >> >> >> Phil >> >> Dafydd Hughes wrote: >>> Forget it. I was indeed missing what was right in front of me. >>> >>> Dafydd Hughes wrote: >>> >>>> Hey Hans >>>> >>>> I'm _dying_to try this, but can't figure out how to access it. Are >>>> there new commands for the themer patch? Or am I (like usual) just >>>> missing what's right in front of me? >>>> >>>> cheers >>>> dafydd >>>> >>>> Jerome Tuncer wrote: >>>> >>>>> In my opinion, this is not _stupid_ GUI tricks at all... >>>>> >>>>> Being asked on the differences between Pd and Max/MSP, how many >>>>> times have I answered starting with "The GUI in pd isn't really as >>>>> cool and smart as it is in Max/MSP but the DSP capabilities are in >>>>> the end very similar". >>>>> >>>>> My answer to the lack of GUI elegance is very often a salad of >>>>> overlaying [cnv]'s to make patches look more attractive and thus >>>>> very often more readable. >>>>> >>>>> This kind of effort is not stupid, it is great GUI improvement >>>>> in my >>>>> opinion. >>>>> >>>>> ++ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> J? >>>>> >>>>> Another off-thread thing : I'm really looking forward to the >>>>> day pd >>>>> will not suffer that much from its GUI implementation : simple >>>>> slider or table visualization/monitoring sometimes being the main >>>>> reason for a ultra complex DSP patch to bo so heavy on the >>>>> computer/resources ! (-: >>>>> >>>>> Hans-Christoph Steiner a ?crit : >>>>> >>>>>> Ok, all this Tcl/Tk has started to rot my brain, so here are some >>>>>> stupid GUI tricks: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://eds.org/~hans/pdsketch/stupidguitricks.png >>>>>> >>>>>> - change patch background colors in a patch! >>>>>> - make your patches transparent! >>>>>> - use lots of Tcl/Tk config options! >>>>>> >>>>>> Works on my machine :D and hopefully tomorrow's auto-builds... >>>>>> >>>>>> http://autobuild.puredata.info/auto-build/2007-11-08/ >>>>>> >>>>>> (if that link does work, it's not there yet) >>>>>> >>>>>> .hc >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> ------- >>>>>> ---- >>>>>> >>>>>> The arc of history bends towards justice. - Dr. Martin Luther >>>>>> King, Jr. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> [email protected] mailing list >>>>>> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >>>>>> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> [email protected] mailing list >>>>> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >>>>> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list >>>>> >>> >>> >> > > -- > www.sideshowmedia.ca > skype chickeninthegrass > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/ > listinfo/pd-list ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- 'You people have such restrictive dress for women,’ she said, hobbling away in three inch heels and panty hose to finish out another pink-collar temp pool day. - “Hijab Scene #2", by Mohja Kahf _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
