[PD-dev] [ pure-data-Patches-2171733 ] [feature] select objects without gui interaction

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Patches item #2171733, was opened at 2008-10-16 15:53
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Category: puredata
Group: feature
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: IOhannes m zmlnig (zmoelnig)
Assigned to: Miller Puckette (millerpuckette)
Summary: [feature] select objects without gui interaction

Initial Comment:
currently the only available method to select an object, is to use GUI-interaction (mouse) or simulate this via "mouse"-messages to the canvas.
both things only work with gui enabled and have problems with overlapping objects.

the attached patch (against current svn) adds following messages to the canvas:
- select <id>
- deselect <id>
- deselectall

they allow programmatic selection of objects; <id> is the same object-id as used e.g. for the "connect" message.

this also allows programmatic deletion of objects-per-id, e.g. by sending a message "deselectall, select 14, cut" to the canvas.

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>Comment By: IOhannes m zmlnig (zmoelnig)
Date: 2008-10-16 15:54

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File Added: objectselection.diff

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