Examples
A user interface tab/multiple button object
| bang | Sends the current item out the outlets. | |
| int | input [int] |
The number specifies a tab item to be sent out, and causes live.tab to display that item. The items are numbered starting at 0. |
| float | input [float] |
The number specifies a tab item to be sent out, and causes live.tab to display that item. The items are numbered starting at 0. |
| assign | assign-input [float] |
The word , followed by a floating point value, causes that value to be stored and displayed and sent out the live.tab object's outlet. If the Parameter Visibility attribute is set to Stored Only, the message will not add the new value to the Live application’s undo chain. |
| init | Restore and output the initial value. | |
| (mouse) | Clicking on a tab button will highlight and set the selection and send the tab text out the second outlet and the index out the first outlet. | |
| outputvalue | Sends the current value out the outlet. | |
| set | tab index [float] |
The word , followed by a number, specifies a menu item to be displayed by live.tab without triggering any output. |
| setsymbol | tab item [list] |
The word , followed by a symbol that specifies a tab item, causes live.tab to display that item, but does not cause any output. |
| symbol | tab item [list] |
The word , followed by a symbol that specifies a tab item, causes live.tab to display that item and send the tab text out the second outlet and the index out the first outlet. |
| rawfloat | input [float] |
A raw normalized value (between 0. and 1.) received in the inlet is converted to a real value, stored, displayed by live.tab object, and the current value is sent out the outlet. |
| Name | Type | g/s | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| active | int def.:1 |
Toggles the object's active state. When is set to 0, the mouse action does not cause output and the inactive colors are used. | |
| activebgcolor | float | Sets the background color off displayed when the attribute is set to 1. | |
| activebgoncolor | float | Sets the background color on displayed when the attribute is set to 1. | |
| bgcolor | float | Sets the background color off displayed when the attribute is set to 0. | |
| bgoncolor | float | Sets the background color on displayed when the attribute is set to 0. | |
| blinktime | int def.:150 |
Sets the blink time in milliseconds. | |
| bordercolor | float | Sets the display color for the live.tab object's border in RGBA format. | |
| button | int def.:0 |
Toggles button mode for the live.tab object. | |
| focusbordercolor | float | Sets the border color in RGBA format to be used when the live.tab object has the focus. | |
| mode | int def.:0 |
Sets the text tab layout mode. The modes are: 0 separate tab entries are equally spaced. This is the default. 1 separate tab entries are proportionally spaced according to the text. Note: to add multiple words, use the backslash before a space (e.g. "one\ down") |
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| multiline | int def.:1 |
Toggles allowing multiple lines of text in a tab. When set, you can resize the object to create multicoloum displays. | |
| pictures | symbol | Sets the paths for pictures used when the attribute is set to 1. Bitmap images such as PNG or vectorized images (SVG) can be used. | |
| spacing_x | float def.:6. |
Sets the horizontal spacing for the live.tab object in pixels. | |
| spacing_y | float def.:6. |
Sets the vertical spacing for the live.tab object in pixels. | |
| textcolor | float | Sets the display color for the live.tab object's text in RGBA format. | |
| textoncolor | float | Sets the display color for the live.tab object's text when the tab is on in RGBA format. | |
| usepicture | int def.:0 |
Toggles the use of the pictures instead of text display. Note that you need to provide enough pictures by setting the attribute properly. |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| live.text | A user interface button/toggle |
| live.toggle | Switch between off and on (0 and 1) |
| tab | A user interface tab/multiple button object |