// forgot to cc the list my original reply > What I have been unable to do is set the root variable from inside a sub > patch.
the kineme patches are send and receive, and can be anywhere. On 7 Apr 2010, at 13:14, lists @ tobyz wrote: > hello, > > the lack of some kind of global variable system is one of my main > frustrations with QC vs code development. > > in my opinion, publishing all these parameters up to the root is swapping one > problem for another > > you can create a virtual patch with all your globals as published outputs, > and then stick an instance of this in whereever you need one of those values > in your composition. this doesn't require any third-party plug-ins, and so > should run in safe environments (ie. screensaver etc), but you have to reload > your composition every time you change a value in your globals comp. > > the kind of answer you were probably hoping for, is by downloading and using > the kineme 'Spooky' patches - so called because they act at a distance if i > remember right. these are particularly cool as they allow you to have an > interface composition full screen on your laptop's display and a rendering > composition fullscreen on its display out port, and communicate between the > two. > > "This patch Allows you to send any port to a remote destination receiver. > This works within macros, and also works between compositions in the same > application." > http://kineme.net/QuartzComposerPatches/SpookyPatch > > toby > > On 7 Apr 2010, at 02:46, James Butler wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I have been looking for a way to set up some global variables for a Quartz >> Composer document. >> >> I have investigated using JavaScript and Structures but haven’t been able to >> find a way or figure out what to do. >> >> Any help would be greatly appreciated. >> >> Thanks, >> >> James >> _______________________________________________ >> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >> Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list ([email protected]) >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/quartzcomposer-dev/lists%40tobyz.net >> >> This email sent to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/quartzcomposer-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
