[PD] getting the ranges from a slider

[D G]

Hi guys

Hey Jonathan your patch was very nice, but the get method did not work for
me. I had already tried it before writing to the list. Is there a real way
to work this out?

IOhannes

how about: normalize all slider ranges between 0..1 and transform the
output to the desired range only afterwards?
Yes thats what i was trying to avoid. But seems that there is no other way.

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...)

That could be if seeking to simplify the settings of native gui objects in
PD.

I agree with you on the MIDI based default... normalized could be simpler.
Also easier to explain to a person that is just starting to learn PD.
Sometimes when they ask "why is the range set to 127" you end up with a
long talk about MIDI to a person that is getting started and wants to get
his first sound out of PD.

back to the "get"... is there a way to doit?

D


2012/2/22 IOhannes m zmoelnig <zmoelnig at iem.at>

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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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