Thanks, George, I thought it was related to that but you turned my ³I think this might be happening² to ³this is happening². And the patent stuff -- I wouldn¹t have thought to go dig up that info. Very good, I¹ll have a peek.
Jerry On 11/6/10 2:44 PM, "George Toledo" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Sat, Nov 6, 2010 at 5:19 PM, Jerry Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >> Maybe this is an issue I don't get re: pulling / pushing the processing >> chain, but in this test comp why does the first multiplexer index not switch >> after first mouse click whereas the second one works as I would expect? And >> how can i get the first to behave like the second? >> > > I'm not 100% sure how to answer your question, but I can describe what is > happening in your composition. > > When the composition first open, all input values are 0. When you hit Left > Button, you're changing index values on both multiplexers simultaneously. > > After you hit Left Button once, you will see that the Number Multiplexer that > outputs to the secondary Number Multiplexer still has an Index Value of 1. > This is because when you released the Left Button, the Source Index on the > Number Multiplexer that is directly connected to the Clear shifts to 0. This > effectively stops evaluation for that portion of the chain, since the Clear > isn't making any calls upstream to make that update, because Index is now 0 on > the Number Multiplexer directly attached. So, no calls can be made to it > anymore to update the ports to 0. > > If you want to force evaluation on that part of the chain, you can connect it > to a Renderer directly, as in the attachment, so that whether or not the Left > Button is up or down, there's a Consumer/Render patch that "needs" it's value > to "do something". > > Hope that makes sense. You know, you can actually do a search for the patents > on QC, and it's pretty informative on how it works as far as really > conceptualizing what's going on, if you're the type that doesn't mind reading > those things. > > -GT > > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/gtoledo3%40gmail.co>> m >> >> This email sent to [email protected] > >
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