[PD] getting the ranges from a slider

[Jack]

Le 22/02/2012 17:51, D G a écrit :
> 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 <mailto: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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Hello,

Here a small patch showing what IOhannes means.
++

Jack


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