[PD] Number atom box limits overstepped

[Peter P.]

* João Pais <jmmmpais at gmail.com> [2023-05-11 09:18]:
> Hello list,
> 
> after all this time, I just noticed something which I'm not sure if it was
> always like that or it changed without me noticing it: in atom boxes one can
> define the lower/upper limits, which work when dragging with the mouse, but
> don't work when inputting a number or sending a message - the numbers go
> further. Since usually these limits are there to make sure that unwanted
> information doesn't go further, wouldn't it make sense to make those limits
> work on all cases?
> 
> For what it's worth, I checked on Max and that's the behaviour there. It
> seems strange to say "here are the limits, but in this and that situation
> they're ignored".
I guess the idea is that number boxes are transparent with regard to
messages input into them, and that they will not act on the data
according to something set (and hidden) in the properties dialog. You
have a [clip] object for this functionality, with the added plus of
making its function well visible.

Peter