Dragging Attributes
To create a message box with an attribute name and dollar-sign arguments, you can drag attribute names out of the inspector. Here's how.
Creating a message box from the inspector by dragging
- Position the inspector window so that you can see part of the patcher where you want to create a message box.
- Click on an attribute name and drag it into the patcher window.
- If you want to connect the message box to an object, release the mouse button when the attribute is on top of an object box.
- If you just want to put the message box in the patcher so you can connect it yourself later, release the mouse button where you want the message to be created.
- If you want the current values of the attribute to be copied into the message box instead of dollar-sign arguments, hold down the option key when releasing the mouse button.
