[PD] getting the ranges from a slider

[IOhannes m zmoelnig]

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On 2012-02-21 20:41, D G wrote:
> Hi List
> I have been looking but have not found the way to ask a slider for the
> ranges it has been set to.
> 
> Is there a way to get a slider to print all its propperties? This will be
> useful to create a tool that makes randomness to any slider for a
> percentage depending on the ranges it is already set to. I obviously know
> the ranges, but have a huge number of sliders and [knob] objects so it
> would be painful to try to get them all.
> Also, if such a method exists, the randomic thing I wanna do could be
> implemented to any object without having to look at ist propperties.
> 
> Would appreciate help or leads to workitout.
> 

how about: normalize all slider ranges between 0..1 and transform the
output to the desired range only afterwards?

i always thought, that the MIDI-based default scaling of sliders and the
like was a step back, and that being able to specify the range has
little gain (though of course i use it...)

fgm,asdr
IOhannes
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