[PD] numberbox bug?

Miller Puckette mpuckett at man104-1.ucsd.edu
Sun May 30 19:26:50 CEST 2004


Yep, I intend to work on this some more...  probably, now, I'll put out a
0.37-2 bug-fix release...

cheers
Miller

On Sun, May 30, 2004 at 10:21:37AM -0700, Lex Ein wrote:
> This behavior exists in 0.37.1 on Win2K, bug or not...
> Duplicate number & Enter: leaves 3 dots, but always sends the #.
> 
> Worse, Enter alone resets the box to 0.
> 
> Worse, all number adjustments are sent (optional on Max)
> 
> Worse, there's no ABORT.  A mouse move to the sides of the box should 
> abort and restore the previous value.
> 
> Proposal for numberbox behavior:
> 
> 1. numberbox should Optionally "always send on mouse up"
>    A usually static number can be resent without fiddling, and without 
> a bangbutton sitting there.
>    Adjustments can be "silent" : no intervening values sent.
>    Adjustments can be aborted by mousing off the box.
> 
> 2. 'enter' alone should Optionally RESEND, instead of clearing.
>    So 'enter' isn't a DESTRUCTIVE FORCE.  Think about it: what editor 
> uses 'enter' to destroy content on anything but fully and willingly 
> selected text?
> 
> 3. up/down cursorkeys should Optionally increase/decrease, like the mouse.
> 
> These are optional, so as to not break expected behavior.
> 
> So if somebody's already written this, please advise.
> 
> L
> <I know it's an old thread>
> <I refuse to be shamed into silence.>
> 
> 
> marius schebella wrote:
> >hmm, I have 0.37.0 and XP and if I enter the same number again then three
> >dots appear after the number, which do not disappear after I press enter. I
> >think the number is sent though...
> >marius.
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "nexyufuli evo" <noskule at gmx.net>
> >To: "marius schebella" <marius.schebella at chello.at>
> >Cc: <pd-list at iem.at>
> >Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 1:44 PM
> >Subject: Re: [PD] numberbox bug?
> >
> >
> >
> >>hi marius
> >>I don't have this behavior on my pd 037 win, not with number ore number2.
> >>grz nos
> >>
> >>
> >>marius schebella wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Hi,
> >>>
> >>>a detail with number boxes has changed, in my opinion this is a bug...
> >>>It is not possible any more to to send the same number a second time from
> >
> >a
> >
> >>>numberbox. I think before you could click the numberbox and then type
> >
> >into
> >
> >>>it and hit enter and the entered number was sent. But since version I
> >
> >think
> >
> >>>0.37.0 (or is it only with this version???) I can enter any number, but
> >
> >not
> >
> >>>the same one again. Is there a reason for that?
> >>>
> >>>marius.
> >>>
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