More options for Alias controls

[alfonso]

Hi guys,
i often need a simple way to have aliases of same controls in different pages.
And i often need to resize and or change type of controls of the alias ( i.e. a little fader wich aliases a big one. or a knob wich aliases a fader ).
I'd really like to get it ( and ideally in both editors , the pc/mac one and the ipad/iphone one).
what do you think about it?
all the best
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[Phil999]

if the alias must have a different shape, I found no other way than to use two objects and link them together.

[alfonso]

hi phil999,
and how you would do it?
many thanks
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[Softcore]

Yup the same as Phil....

To link BigFader with SmallKnob (example names)

add scripts in each of them.....

in Bigfader, on expression x, any

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SmallKnob.x=x;

in SmallKnob, on expression x, any

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BigFader.x=x;

Needless to say you then only need to map only one of them to midi or OSC

[acidan]

Yup the same as Phil....

To link BigFader with SmallKnob (example names)

add scripts in each of them.....

in Bigfader, on expression x, any

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SmallKnob.x=x;

in SmallKnob, on expression x, any

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BigFader.x=x;

Needless to say you then only need to map only one of them to midi or OSC

Say for example the 'Bigfader' was in a different container and also on another interface page, how would I go about linking it to 'Smallknob'?

[alfonso]

exactly...i did'nt be able to connect controls on different pages/containers...am i doin' something wrong?

[Softcore]

The interface doesnt have to be referenced in the script but the container has to.....

For example if BigFader is in container "Faders" in interface "mixer" and SmallKnob is in container "Knobs" in interface "KnobsPage" you add:

in Bigfader, on expression x, any

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Knobs.SmallKnob.x=x;

in SmallKnob, on expression x, any

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Faders.BigFader.x=x;

[acidan]

Thanks Softcore. Got it. The only problem I have found when 2 objects are linked to each other in both directions is that it creates a loop and the object gets stuck. Is there a way to break the loop and stop this happening?

[Softcore]

Weird I havent seen such a behavior and I have used linked faders in one of my templates.....

In any case adding an "if" statement for the z expression will be checking if you are actually touching that object so it would stop any potential "loops"....

For our example above, this would be:

in Bigfader, on expression x, any

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if (z)  Knobs.SmallKnob.x=x;

in SmallKnob, on expression x, any

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if (z) Faders.BigFader.x=x;

[Softcore]

Also, as mentioned earlier, by linking the two objects you dont have to midi map both of them - only the one, perhaps thats why they are being "locked" for you?