[PD] [bang]--clickable but bypass when indirect

[robbert van hulzen]

hi there dear list people,
a little while ago, andy mentioned a construction for bypassing gui objects
(numberboxes, in that case) while at the same time using the info you may
put in them with the mouse. i can't find the post anymore, but i think
that's exactly what i need now.
i'm making an abstraction for my midi controller (drum pad thingy), that
should both show what comes in--ie bang the nicely coloured [bang]s when the
pad with the corresponding notenumber is hit--and function as an onscreen
replacement: when a [bang] is clicked, it should send it out. in other
words, i'm looking for a way to have incoming info stop at the [bang] (as
it'll come out directly), but info generated at the [bang] move on. hope i
make myself clear...
anyone have any idea? thanks a lot!
cheers, robbert