live.thisdevice
Send a bang automatically when a Max Device is loaded, report device state
Description
live.thisdevice reports three pieces of information about your Max Device. A bang message is automatically sent from the left outlet when the Max Device is opened and completely initialized, or when the containing patcher is part of another file that is opened. Additionally, a bang will be reported every time a new preset is loaded or the device is saved (and thus reloaded within the Live application). A 1 or 0 will be sent from the middle outlet when the Device is enabled or disabled, respectively. A 1 or 0 will be sent from the right outlet when preview mode for the Device is enabled or disabled, respectively. Used within Max, live.thisdevice functions essentially like the loadbang object. The middle and right outlets are inactive in this case.
Arguments
None.
Attributes
openinpresentation[int]
Open in Presentation
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]: 0
Adds or removes the object from the patcher's background layer. background 1 adds the object to the background layer, background 0 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'
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]: 0
Toggles whether an object ignores mouse clicks in a locked patcher.
jspainterfile[symbol]
You can override the default appearance of a user interface object by assigning a JavaScript file with code for painting the object. The file must be in the search path.
patching_rect[4 floats]: 0. 0. 100. 0.
Sets the position and size of the object in the patcher window.
position[2 floats]
write-only
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]: 0
Sets whether an object belongs to the patcher's presentation.
presentation_rect[4 floats]: 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]
write-only
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]
write-only
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.
Messages
bang
Sending a bang message to a live.thisdevice object causes it to output a bang message from the leftmost outlet.
(mouse)
Double-clicking on a live.thisdevice object causes it to output a bang message from the leftmost outlet.
getstate
Sending a getstate message to a live.thisdevice object causes it to output the Max Device state from the rightmost outlet.
loadbang
Same as bang .
setwidth
The setwidth message will dynamically set the width of the Max for Live device.
Note: This width is not automatically saved as part of the preset and/or Live set.
The message setwidth 0 will return to the default condition where the width of the device is calculated by using the devices's visible objects.
- width
[int]
See Also
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| active | Send 1 when patcher window is active, 0 when inactive |
| button | Blink and send a bang |
| closebang | Send a bang on close |
| freebang | Send a bang when a patcher is freed |
| loadbang | Send a bang when a patcher is loaded |
| loadmess | Send a message when a patch is loaded |
| thispatcher | Send messages to a patcher |