Using the graphical interface objects

In previous sections, we came across a number of graphical interface objects such as bang, toggle. The following patch will introduce the slider and radio buttons. Slider is a numeric value represented visually. You drag the handle of the slider to alter the numeric value. Radio buttons are a group of options. You can only select one among the group.

To create a slider, navigate to Put | Hslider or Put | Vslider. To create a group of radio buttons, navigate to Put | Hradio or Put | Vradio.

When you click on the bang object, the console window will show the bang message. When you click on the toggle object, the number box value alternates between 0 and 1. When you drag the slider, the number box value changes from 0 to 127, that is the default range. You can change this range by right-clicking or Ctrl-clicking on the slider and opening the Properties window to modify the output range.

When you click on any square of the radio button group, the number box gives you a value from 0 to 7, depending on which square you click on. It is the default number of buttons in the radio group. You can also change the number of buttons by right-click on the radio button group and open the Properties window to modify the number.

Remember that you can always right-click or Ctrl-click on the object to choose the help menu in case you would like to understand more about the object.