themecolor
Change and/or listen for changes in interface colors
Description
Output the interface color whenever it changes, query Max for current color settings, and change an interface color.
Discussion
Interface colors in Max are determined by the selection of a theme in the Preferences window. If you wish to change any of these colors, or if you want your user interface objects to match your current style selection, you can use this object to get the color - or to change the user interface color to match your object.
Arguments
None.
Attributes
color[symbol]
The current color to be watched by the object. When this interface color changes, a bang will be sent out the right outlet, and the color values (RGBA) will be sent out the left outlet.
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
Outputs the currently selected interface color from the leftmost outlet.
list
A list of four colors (RGBA) will change the value of the current interface color.
- input
[list]
anything
The message color , followed by a valid interface color, will change the current color that the themecolor object is watching.
A message containing a valid interface color will output the values of that color from the leftmost outlet.
A message containing a valid interface color, followed by four RGBA color values, will change the select interface color to the new values.
- input
[list]
See Also
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Dynamic Colors | Dynamic Colors |
| bgcolor | Set background color |
| colorpicker | Select and output a color |
| swatch | Choose a color |
| thispatcher | Send messages to a patcher |