umenu
Description
Displays text as a pop-up menu. Selections can be made manually, or set incoming numbers. Outputs both selection number and selection text.
Arguments
None.
Attributes
align [atom]!
Sets the text alignment mode. Alignment modes are:
0 left (the default)
1 center (1)
2 right alignment (2)
allowdrag [int] (default: 1)7.0.2
Toggles the ability of using drag & drop from a folder to populate the umenu object (default = 1).
applycolors [int] (default: 0)
When applycolors is on, and menumode is set to "Normal", the background of the drop-down menu will use the bgfillcolor.
arrow [int]
Toggles the drawing of the down arrow on the umenu object (default = 1).
autopopulate [int] (default: 0)
Toggles the automatic population of an umenu object with folder contents (default = 0). The automatic population will occur when it receives a valid folder path as the argument to a prefix message, or at patcher load, if a valid prefix is stored with the object. See the prefix, populate, and types message descriptions for more information.
bgfillcolor [4 floats]7.0.0
Sets the background color of the umenu object in RGBA format.
collection [symbol] (default: )7.0.0
Toggles the automatic population of an umenu object with the contents of a Collections folder (default = 1). The automatic population will occur when the attribute is enabled.
color [4 floats]7.0.0
Sets the toggle ON color in RGBA format. When the menumode is set to "Toggle", the color attribute sets the active font color.
depth [int] (default: 0)
Sets the folder recursion depth used by the umenu object when populating from a valid file path.
elementcolor [4 floats]7.0.0
Sets the toggle OFF color in RGBA format. When the menumode is set to "Toggle", the elementcolor attribute sets the inactive font color.
items [atom]
The items attribute, which is only accessible using the umenu object's Inspector, lets you enter the items which you want to appear on the menu by typing into a dialog box. Menu items are separated by by commas (e.g., red, orange, yellow, green).
labelclick [int] (default: 0)
Toggles Label Click mode on or off. In this mode, when the object is in Label mode, you can click in the object's rectangle and the current value of the menu is sent out the left outlet. In addition, the text of the current item is shown underlined.
menumode [int] (default: 0)
Sets the appearance and behavior of the umenu object. The modes are:
0: Normal mode - the normal pop-up menu (default).
1: Scrolling mode - lets you scroll through the individual menu items by dragging the mouse up or down, displaying one item at a time.
2: Label mode - shows the text of the selected menu item with no border around it, and does not respond to the mouse.
3: Toggle mode - Clicking on the object in mode 3 causes it to alternate between an active and inactive state. When changing from inactive to active, the object sends the message from its rightmost outlet, and changes to the color set using the color attribute. When changing from active to inactive, the object sends the message from its rightmost outlet, and changes to the color set using the elementcolor attribute. Whether activating or deactivating, the object also sends its current message from the middle outlet and its current item number from the left outlet.
Control-clicking allows you to change the current state of a umenu object in toggle mode.
Possible values:
0 = 'Normal'
1 = 'Scrolling'
2 = 'Label'
3 = 'Toggle'
parameter_enable [int]
Enables use of this object with Max for Live Parameters and allows for setting initial parameter values in the Max environment.
parameter_mappable [int] (default: 1)
When parameter_mappable is enabled, the object will be available for mapping to keyboard or MIDI input using the Mappings feature. (default = 1).
pattrmode [int] (default: 0)
Sets the method used by the umenu object object to report its internal state to the pattr object. When the argument is 0 (default), the umenu object reports its internal state by number (e.g. item 3 of the list of items). When the argument is 1, the umenu object reports its internal state by symbol (e.g. item 'carrots' of the list of items).
prefix [symbol] (default: )
Sets a menu-wide prefix, which can be concatenated or prepended to all menu item text before output. If the prefix is a valid folder path, the populate and types messages can be used to automatically fill the umenu object with a list of files in the folder. See the entries for those messages for more information. Sending a prefix message without any argument clears the currently stored prefix.
prefix_mode [int] (default: 0)
Sets the output behavior of the prefix mode. The modes are:
0: concatenate mode; the prefix is added to the front of the outgoing message without a space.
1: prepend mode; the prefix is added to the front of the outgoing message list as a discrete symbol.
2: ignore mode; the prefix is not used for output.
Possible values:
0 = 'Concatenate'
1 = 'Prepend'
2 = 'Ignore'
showdotfiles [int] (default: 0)
Toggles the display of files whose names begin with a dot (.). The default is off.
style [symbol] (default: )7.0.0
Sets the style to be applied to the object. Styles can be set using the Format palette.
textcolor [4 floats]
Sets the text color of the umenu object in RGBA format. The attribute is mapped to the style color.
truncate [int] (default: 1)
Toggles the location of the truncation of text in the umenu object when the text is too long. The default is 1 (truncate the end of the text on the right-hand side). A value of 2 will cause the text to truncate in the middle in the same manner as the textbutton object.
Possible values:
0 = 'Truncation full words'
1 = 'Truncate from the right'
2 = 'Truncate from the middle'
types [symbol]
Sets a file type filter for use by the Filetypes Recognized in Max Guide.
message. Up to 64 file types or file extensions (beginning with '.') may be entered as a list. By default, no file types are filtered. For a list of valid four-letter filetype codes, see theunderline [int] (default: 0)
Toggles the underlining of text in the umenu object. The default is 0 (no underlining).
Common Box Attributes
annotation [symbol]
Sets the text that will be displayed in the Clue window when the user moves the mouse over the object.
background [int] (default: 0)
Adds or removes the object from the patcher's background layer.
adds the object to the background layer, removes it. Objects in the background layer are shown behind all objects in the default foreground layer.color [4 floats]
Sets the color for the object box outline.
fontface [int]
Sets the type style used by the object. The options are:
plain
bold
italic
bold italic
Possible values:
0 = 'regular'
1 = 'bold'
2 = 'italic'
3 = 'bold italic'
fontname [symbol]
Sets the object's font.
fontsize [float]
Sets the object's font size (in points).
Possible values:
'8'
'9'
'10'
'11'
'12'
'13'
'14'
'16'
'18'
'20'
'24'
'30'
'36'
'48'
'64'
'72'
hidden [int] (default: 0)
Toggles whether an object is hidden when the patcher is locked.
hint [symbol]
Sets the text that will be displayed in as a pop-up hint when the user moves the mouse over the object in a locked patcher.
ignoreclick [int] (default: 0)
Toggles whether an object ignores mouse clicks in a locked patcher.
jspainterfile [symbol]
JS Painter File
patching_rect [4 floats] (default: 0. 0. 100. 0.)
Sets the position and size of the object in the patcher window.
position [2 floats]
Sets the object's x and y position in both patching and presentation modes (if the object belongs to its patcher's presentation), leaving its size unchanged.
presentation [int] (default: 0)
Sets whether an object belongs to the patcher's presentation.
presentation_rect [4 floats] (default: 0. 0. 0. 0.)
Sets the x and y position and width and height of the object in the patcher's presentation, leaving its patching position unchanged.
rect [4 floats]
Sets the x and y position and width and height of the object in both patching and presentation modes (if the object belongs to its patcher's presentation).
size [2 floats]
Sets the object's width and height in both patching and presentation modes (if the object belongs to its patcher's presentation), leaving its position unchanged.
textcolor [4 floats]
Sets the color for the object's text in RGBA format.
textjustification [int]
Sets the justification for the object's text.
Possible values:
0 = 'left'
1 = 'center'
2 = 'right'
varname [symbol]
Sets the patcher's scripting name, which can be used to address the object by name in pattr, scripting messages to thispatcher, and the js object.
Parameter Attributes
Order
Sets the order of recall of this parameter. Lower numbers are recalled first. The order of recall of parameters with the same order number is undefined.
Parameter Mode Enable
Parameter Mode Enable (not available from Parameters window)
Link to Scripting Name
When checked, the Scripting Name is linked to the Long Name attribute.
Long Name
The long name of the parameter. This name must be unique per patcher hierarchy.
Short Name
Sets the short name for the object's visual display. The maximum length varies according to letter width, but is generally in a range of 5 to 7 characters.
Type
Specifies the data type. The data types used in Max for Live are:
Float
Int
Enum (enumerated list)
Blob
Note: By convention, the Live application uses floating point numbers
for its calculations; the native integer representation is limited to 256
values, with a default range of 0-255 (similar to the char data type used
in Jitter). When working with Live UI objects whose integer values will
exceed this range, the Type attribute should be set to Float,
and the Unit Style attribute should be set to Int.
Range/Enum
When used with an integer or floating point data type, this field is
used to specify the minimum and maximum values of the parameter.
When used with an enumerated list (Enum) data type, this field contains
a space-delimited list of the enumerated values (if list items contain a
space or special characters, the name should be enclosed in double
quotes).
Clip Modulation Mode
Sets the Clip Modulation Mode used by the Live application. The modulation
modes are:
None
Unipolar
Bipolar
Additive
Absolute
Clip Modulation Range
This parameter is only used with the Absolute modulation mode. It specifies defines the range of values used.
Initial Enable
When checked (set to 1), the UI object can store an initialization value. The value is set using the Initial attribute (see below).
Initial
Sets the initial value to be stored and used when the Initial Enable attribute is checked.
Unit Style
Sets the unit style to be used when displaying values. The unit style
values are: Int: displays integer values
Float: displays floating point values
Time: displays time values in milliseconds (ms)
Hertz: displays frequency values (Hz/kHz).
deciBel: displays loudness (dB)
%: Percentage
Pan: displays Left and Right values
Semitones: displays steps (st)
MIDI: displays pitch corresponding to the MIDI note number
Custom: displays custom data type
Native: defaults to floating point values
Custom Units
Sets the units to be used with the 'Custom' unit style (see "Unit Style", above). Custom unit strings may be simple symbols (e.g. "Harmonic(s)"), in which case the parameter's value will be displayed in its 'Native' display mode, followed by the symbol (e.g. "12 Harmonic(s)" for an Int-typed parameter or "12.54 Harmonic(s)" for a Float-typed parameter). For additional control over the numerical component displayed, a sprintf-style string may be used (e.g. "%0.2f Bogon(s)", which would display a value such as ".87 Bogons").
Exponent
When set to a value other than 1., the parameter's input and output values will be exponentially scaled according to the factor entered in this column.
Steps
The number of steps available between the minimum and maximum values of a parameter. For instance, if the parameter has a range from 0.-64., with Steps set to 4, the user can only set the parameter to 0, 21.33, 42.66 and 64.
Parameter Visibility
For automatable parameters (Int, Float, Enum), 'Stored Only' disables automation, although parameter values are stored in presets. 'Hidden' causes the parameter's value to be ignored when storing and recalling data. Non-automatable parameters (Blob) are 'Stored Only' by default, and can be set to 'Hidden', if desired.
Update Limit (ms)
Speed limits values triggered by automation.
Defer Automation Output
Defers values triggered by automation.
Messages
bang
int
Arguments
float
Arguments
(drag)
When a file folder is dragged from the Max File Browser to a blank space in an unlocked patcher window, a umenu object containing the folder's contents loaded will be created.
append
Arguments
checkitem
Arguments
checked [int]
clear
clearchecks
count
delete
Arguments
dictionary
Arguments
"items" : [ "hank", "carol", "andreas", "roland" ]
dump8.0.0
enableitem
Arguments
enable [int]
gettoggle
insert
Arguments
message [list]
mode
Arguments
(mouse)
next
populate
prev
set
Arguments
setcheck
Arguments
setitem
Arguments
message [list]
setrgb
Arguments
fore-green [int]
fore-blue [int]
back-red [int]
back-green [int]
back-blue [int]
setsymbol
Arguments
settoggle
Arguments
showchecked
symbol
Arguments
toggle
Arguments
Output
anything
Out middle outlet: The text of the selected menu item is sent out as a message.
Out right outlet: The , , and , messages will cause status messages to be sent out the right outlet.
int
Out left outlet: The number of the selected menu item is sent out. Menu items are numbered beginning with 0.
See Also
Name | Description |
---|---|
coll | Store and edit a collection of data |
fontlist | List system fonts |
Max Basic Tutorial 13: Movie Sequencing | Max Basic Tutorial 13: Movie Sequencing |