HelpFile improvement: How to write the gui part of a desc file? #325

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1. LFSaw commented on May 21, 2019

   

   LFSaw

   on May 21, 2019

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   you might want to look at desc file for a similar controller... the layout for each element is determined by its elementType, the position by a separate key called style:

   This creates a button in row 1.5, column 5

   // ...
   (
   key: \bt,
   elementType: \button, 
   spec: \midiCC, 
   \ioType: \inout,
   \key: \fire,
   midiNum: 42,
   style: ( row: 1.5, column: 5 )
   ),
   // ...

   This creates 4 pads in row 2 with specifically set midiNum:

   // ...
   (
   key: \bt,
   shared: ('elementType': 'pad', 'spec': 'midiNote', \ioType: \inout),
   elements: [1, 5, 89, 43].collect{|num, i|
   	(
   		key: (i+1).asSymbol,
   		groupType: \noteOnOffBut,
   		midiNum: num,
   		style: ( row: 2, column: i )
   	)
   }
   ),
   // ...
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   on May 21, 2019
3. madskjeldgaard commented on May 23, 2019

   

   madskjeldgaard

   on May 23, 2019

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   Okay, sorry. I made a mistake and wrote elementType: Button with a capital B in it which made these weird sliders. Okay, so then all I need to worry about in terms of gui layout is the style parameter. Thanks!