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Bogdan Yegolayev

We are making a dial and we wanted to have a shadow for our dial. its in a paintshadow() function with a little offset using translate(). We want it to rotate around a different axis. But the rotate() function does only work for the code after the rotate and not in between of the paint function. Is there a dropshadow function or a way to isolate rotate() function in the paint() function?

Hi,

We are making a dial and we wanted to have a shadow for our dial. its in a paintshadow() function with a little offset using...

how-to-create-an-axis-for-dropshadow-using-mgraphics-and-paint-function

how to create an axis for dropshadow using mgraphics and paint function

neuwirthe

I need help with writing a javascript offset

The function below produces values at the output.

How do I get the values of these 2 inputs into the arguments of the function.

Or how can I assign the values to variables within the function.


inlets = 2; // Define the number of inlets
outlets = 2; // Define the number of outlets
setinletassist(0,"inpitch")
setinletassist(1,"invelocity")
setoutletassist(0,"outpitch")
setoutletassist(1,"outvelocity")
function msg_int(pitch, invelocity){
	outlet(0,100+1)
        outlet(1,100/2)
}

I need help with writing a javascript offset

The function below produces values at the output.

But I want outlet(1, inpitch+1) and...

javascript-help-needed-for-writing-an-object

Javascript help needed for writing an object

jasch

While playing around with v8 (love the embed feature) I noticed that access to the object box is not exposed as it is in js. Is this by design, limitation, planned for future implementation? (syntax change?)

// save as box.rect.test.js for js object to load
function bang() {
	var rect = this.box.getattr("patching_rect")	
	post(rect[0], (rect[1]+rect[3]+5)+"\n" );	
}

Hi, 

While playing around with v8 (love the embed feature) I noticed that access to the object box is not exposed as it is in js. Is this...

v8-and-object-box-access

v8 and object box access

Oni Shogun

I have not found any reference to the JS-objects like 

, etc., in the new Max 9 documentation. Since they still work in V8 and of course in JS I am a bit puzzled as to where these can be found now… any ideas?

What happened to the JS reference for Buffer Object, Dict Object, etc. ?

what-happened-to-the-js-reference-for-buffer-object-dict-object-etc

En Chilada

This might be a noob (js or max) question, but anyway:

In the node.script help "basic" tab, if I press the "script npm --version",

in the "npm" tab, if I press "script npm version",

the node.script debug tool always returns "Cannot read properties of null (reading 'once').

Is this normal and/or do I have do anything else to use npm?

This might be a noob (js or max) question, but anyway:

In the node.script help "basic" tab, if I press the "script npm --version",

or

in...

help-with-npm

help with npm

I have been trying in Max 8 and newly in Max 9 to handle/parse (named) arrays passed from Max in JavaScript but I still cannot access their values, let alone nested arrays. Is support for Arrays in JS/V8 part of a future implementation? Or am I overlooking something very obvious? 

max-9-array-support-in-jsv8

[SOLVED] Max 9: Array support in JS/V8 ?

Peter Nyboer

I've looked in the docs and forum for an answer to this, but it clearly isn't straightforward. I have an object (a pictctrl) with a name that I'd like to retreive it's value from within a javascript.

for example it would be great if this worked...

var myobject = this.patcher.getnamed("Knob");

but of course it does not. any suggestions?

I've looked in the docs and forum for an answer to this, but it clearly isn't straightforward.  I have an object (a pictctrl) with a name that I'd like to retreive it's value from within a javascript.
for example it would be great if this worked...

var myobject = this.patcher.getnamed("Knob");
var myvalue = myobject.value;
post("myvalue is: ",myvalue);

but of course it does not.  any suggestions?

retreive-value-of-named-object-in-js

I'm ashamed to say, there isn't at this time.

Am 14.08.2007 um 10:14 schrieb Patrick Delges:

> But I deeply hope there is some "get" or "value" message hidden  
> somewhere...


ok, thanks for squashing my hopes :)
I ended up solving the problem by running the needed interface controls through javascript and handling everything there. In my situation it was a classic case of 6 of 1, half dozen of the other.
However, I do look forward to being able to arbitrarily and noninvasively poll an object for its value from a js!

I seem to remember this was actually solved, and there is now a method for retrieving the value of a named object in JavaScript.  I can't find it documented however - any hints?

Something like this will return the assigned scripting name of all the objects of the specified class in the patcher. The ".varname" bit is what you're after I think.

function getname()
{
    this.patcher.apply(eachobj);
}

function eachobj(a)
{
    if (a.maxclass == "toggle")
    {
        outlet(0, a.varname);
    }
    return true;    
}
eachobj.local=1;


hmm....ok.  but I recall that, after the original admission by mr. bernstein, there was some simple addition to the JS object like 

var btn = this.patcher.getnamed("myUIthing");
var thevalue = btn.getvalue();

Oops I completely misunderstood. I thought you were after the scripting name of the object not its current value (ie "7" in a [number] object).

As a workaround you could always try connecting your ui object to your [js] and vice versa then sending a bang and setting a function list() to store the data that comes back in an array. The code below shows is a simpler example using [number]. 

function msg_int(x)
{
    post(x + "n");
}

function grab(tag)
{
    var gnum = this.patcher.getnamed(tag);
    this.patcher.connect(this.box, 0, gnum, 0);
    this.patcher.connect(gnum, 0, this.box, 0);
    outlet(0, "bang");
    this.patcher.disconnect(this.box, 0, gnum, 0);
    this.patcher.disconnect(gnum, 0, this.box, 0);
}

Oh I've just read your very first post from all those moons ago and if what you're looking for can be set in the object inspector or by an attribute message then you can use getattr(). Taking your [pictctrl] problem as an example have a look below. Sorry for being a bit slow off the mark tonight!

function getnameof(x)
{
    myobj = this.patcher.getnamed(x);
    outlet (0, myobj.getattr("name"));
}

retreive value of named object in js?

bubbleandsquawk

I saw in the new Amazing Max Stuff video (

) that Max 9 has a new text editor with autocomplete. I'm not seeing it though (using v8). Is there a setting I need to turn on or something?

I saw in the new Amazing Max Stuff video (here) that Max 9 has a new text editor with autocomplete. I'm not seeing it though (using v8). Is...

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autocomplete in text editors

estevancarlos

As it is now, Max supports javascript 1.6 which is known as ecmascript 3. Javascript is now, slowly moving into ecmascript 6 with increasing support from popular browsers. There are some sensible reasons we should all stop using js 1.6, one of which is that it no longer supports coding standards appropriate for javascript--the use of arguments.callee and arguments.caller are somewhat deprecated in ES5 for example and possibly removed from es6. Many new javascript developers are learning very new ways to write proper code with js especially with the introduction of classes and new features in es6. Is it time to update javascript in Max in order to keep up with a few new developments and new javascript programming standards? Eventually it will be awkward writing javascript in the "old fashioned" way in Max.

Javascript Forum