live.tab
Description
live.tab is used to create multiple-button and multi-column displays and interfaces.
Examples

Arguments
None.
Attributes
active [int] (default: 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 [4 floats]
Sets the background color off displayed when the
attribute is set to 1.activebgoncolor [4 floats]
Sets the background color on displayed when the
attribute is set to 1.annotation_name [symbol] (default: )
The string that is prepended to annotations. This shows up in the Info pane in Live, and the clue window in Max.
appearance [int] (default: 0)
Display Style
Possible values:
0 = 'Default'
( Default appearance )
1 = 'LCD'
( LCD display style )
bgcolor [4 floats]
Sets the background color off displayed when the
attribute is set to 0.bgoncolor [4 floats]
Sets the background color on displayed when the
attribute is set to 0.blinktime [int] (default: 150)
Sets the blink time in milliseconds.
bordercolor [4 floats]
Sets the display color for the live.tab object's border in RGBA format.
button [int] (default: 0)
Toggles button mode for the live.tab object.
focusbordercolor [4 floats]
Sets the border color in RGBA format to be used when the live.tab object has the focus.
inactivelcdcolor [4 floats]8.0.0
Sets the background color on displayed when the active attribute is set to 0, and the attribute is set to 1 (LCD).
inactivetextoffcolor [4 floats]8.0.0
Sets the text color off displayed when the active attribute is set to 0.
inactivetextoncolor [4 floats]8.0.0
Sets the text color on displayed when the active attribute is set to 0.
lcdbgcolor [4 floats]8.0.0
Sets the background color off displayed when the appearance attribute is set to 1 (LCD).
lcdcolor [4 floats]8.0.0
Sets the background color on displayed when the appearance attribute is set to 1 (LCD).
livemode [int]8.0.0
Adjusted margins and padding to match Live 10
mode [int] (default: 0)
Sets the text tab layout mode.
Possible values:
0 = 'Equal Spaced'
1 = 'Proportional'
( Proportional spacing )
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")
multiline [int] (default: 1)
Toggles allowing multiple lines of text in a tab. When set, you can resize the object to create multi-column displays.
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).
pictures [64 symbols]
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.remapsvgcolors [int] (default: 0)8.0.0
Remap SVG Colors to use textcolor value
rounded [float]
Set the roundness of the border
spacing_x [float] (default: 6.)
Sets the horizontal spacing for the live.tab object in pixels.
spacing_y [float] (default: 6.)
Sets the vertical spacing for the live.tab object in pixels.
textcolor [4 floats]
Sets the display color for the live.tab object's text in RGBA format.
textoncolor [4 floats]
Sets the display color for the live.tab object's text when the tab is on in RGBA format.
usepicture [int] (default: 0)
Toggles the use of the pictures instead of text display. Note that you need to provide enough pictures by setting the
attribute properly.usesvgviewbox [int] (default: 0)8.0.0
Use ViewBox attribute from the SVG file for formatting
Common Box Attributes
Parameter Attributes
Messages
bang
int
Arguments
float
Arguments
assign
Arguments
init
(mouse)
outputvalue
rawfloat
Arguments
set
Arguments
setsymbol
Arguments
symbol
Arguments
See Also
Name | Description |
---|---|
Max For Live | Max For Live |
live.text | |
live.toggle | |
tab |