[PD] why not adding other boxes like gatom from objects?

[Alexandre Torres Porres]

in my external GUIs I use flags so users can set just what they want
without filling in all the arguments and remembering the order, as in
iemguis

Em sex., 19 de nov. de 2021 às 18:13, Christof Ressi <info at christofressi.com>
escreveu:

> > And finally, to complicate things further, arguments would be also a
> > nice feature to have in typed gatoms: limits, send/rcv, labels, or
> > array name, size, etc
> That's actually a good argument. With IEM GUIs, the argument list is so
> long that it is not really practical to type it out, but with gatoms
> this could be a nice shortcut, for example, to create a float atom with
> send/receive names without opening the properties.
>
> Christof
>
> On 19.11.2021 21:00, Fede Camara Halac wrote:
> > Here's my 2 cents, if I understand porres' question right.
> >
> > Personally, I always type iemgui names, to be honest. But, I think
> typing "floatatom" or "symbolatom" (or "listbox") into an object would be
> cumbersome at first glance, and we would need an alias to make it worth. In
> that sense, their shortcut is just the way to go.
> >
> > However, there are some cases where a typed gatom is what you need; for
> example, if you are on autopatch and want a gatom without mouse input, or
> dynamic patching stuff.
> >
> > On that note, typing something like "arraygraph" into an object would
> put an array on the canvas (as you would from the menu, or the shortcut)
> >
> > And finally, to complicate things further, arguments would be also a
> nice feature to have in typed gatoms: limits, send/rcv, labels, or array
> name, size, etc
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Fede
> >
> >
> >
> >
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