I'm not sure this might solve your problem, but it can suggest a workaround - given I correctly understood your problem. Check Pd browser > 5.reference > mapping > stepper-help.pd
thanks for your responses. > > On 28.02.2010, at 15:19, Derek Holzer wrote: > > > You could use a array/table with as many elements as you need > > sliders, and use [int] to quantize them integers. > > that's what i wanted to use in the first place. quantizing the table > values _after_ output, is of course possible, but then the > quantisation is not graphically visible, which makes for a lame > interface. > > > > > Most GUI elements give "integers" already, for example a default > > slider gives 0-127. The type is float but the output values are all > > without a decimal, unless you change the size or range of the slider > > of course, so for your purposes you could consider them integers. > > ja, but changing the range is what i'd often have to do, e.g. having > the user choose a step number between 0 and 7. > i tried quantizing the slider output and to use the set message to > immediately set the quantized value back into the fader for display, > but didn't get any usable results. > > > On 28.02.2010, at 15:48, Frank Barknecht wrote: > > > > I once wrote a wrapper around arrays as [g_pattern32]: > > http://more.rjdj.me/2009/06/23/editing-drum-patterns-in-rjdj/ where > > you can > > easily set table values with a number box which moves in integer > > steps as > > default. > > > thanks for the link. yes, this is certainly usable. but i'm still not > completely happy with this approach, either. > i think a well designed interface allows viewing and editing of the > data in the same location. > > > > volker. > -- Marco Donnarumma aka TheSAD Independent New Media Arts Professional, Performer, Teacher - Edinburgh, UK LAB: http://www.thesaddj.com | http://cntrl.sourceforge.net | http://www.flxer.net EVENT: http://www.liveperformersmeeting.net
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