A user interface tab/multiple button object in the style of Ableton Live. live.tab is used to create multiple-button and multi-column displays and interfaces. Cycling '74 Live Live UI Objects Messages in TEXT_HERE Item Index TEXT_HERE Item Symbol TEXT_HERE Parameter Raw Value (0.-1.) TEXT_HERE TEXT_HERE TEXT_HERE Output the current item Sends the current item out the outlets. Display a tab item and send the current item The number specifies a tab item to be sent out, and causes live.tab to display that item. The items are numbered starting at 0. Display a tab item and send the current item The number specifies a tab item to be sent out, and causes live.tab to display that item. The items are numbered starting at 0. Display and output a value The word assign, followed by a floating point value, causes that value to be displayed and sent out the live.tab object's outlet. The value, however, will not be stored. If the Parameter Visibility attribute is set to Stored Only, the assign message will not add the new value to the Live application’s undo chain. Restore and output the initial value Restore and output the initial value. Click to set a tab selection Clicking on a tab button will highlight and set the selection and send the tab text out the second outlet and the index out the first outlet. Output the current value Sends the current value out the outlet. Store a raw normalized value, convert to real, display, and output A raw normalized value (between 0. and 1.) received in the inlet is converted to a real value, stored, displayed by live.tab, and the current value is sent out the outlet. Display a menu item without triggering output The word set, followed by a number, specifies a menu item to be displayed by live.tab without triggering any output. Display a tab item without triggering output The word setsymbol, followed by a symbol that specifies a tab item, causes live.tab to display that item, but does not cause any output. Display a tab item and report output The word symbol, followed by a symbol that specifies a tab item, causes live.tab to display that item and send the tab text out the second outlet and the index out the first outlet. Active mode enable Toggles the object's active state. When active is set to 0, the mouse action does not cause output and the inactive colors are used. Background color off (active) Sets the background color off displayed when the active attribute is set to 1. Background color on (active) Sets the background color on displayed when the active attribute is set to 1. Annotation Name The string that is prepended to annotations. This shows up in the Info pane in Live, and the clue window in Max. Display Style TEXT_HERE Default appearance TEXT_HERE LCD display style TEXT_HERE Background color off (inactive) Sets the background color off displayed when the active attribute is set to 0. Background color on (inactive) Sets the background color on displayed when the active attribute is set to 0. Blink time Sets the blink time in milliseconds. Border color Sets the display color for the live.tab object's border in RGBA format. Button mode enable Toggles button mode for the live.tab object. Border color (focus) Sets the border color in RGBA format to be used when the live.tab object has the focus. LCD Color (Inactive) Sets the background color on displayed when the active attribute is set to 0, and the appearance attribute is set to 1 (LCD). Text Color (Off / Inactive) Sets the text color off displayed when the active attribute is set to 0. Text Color (On / Inactive) Sets the text color on displayed when the active attribute is set to 0. LCD Background Color Sets the background color off displayed when the appearance attribute is set to 1 (LCD). LCD Color Sets the background color on displayed when the appearance attribute is set to 1 (LCD). Adjusted margins and padding to match Live 10 TEXT_HERE Tab layout mode Sets the text tab layout mode. TEXT_HERE TEXT_HERE Proportional spacing Separate tab entries are proportionally spaced according to the text.
Note: to add multiple words, use the backslash before a space (e.g. "one\ down") Multiple line enable Toggles allowing multiple lines of text in a tab. When set, you can resize the object to create multi-column displays. Visible to Mapping When parameter_mappable is enabled, the object will be available for mapping to keyboard or MIDI input using the Mappings feature. (default = 1). Images file path Sets the paths for pictures used when the usepicture attribute is set to 1. Bitmap images such as PNG or vectorized images (SVG) can be used. Remap SVG Colors to use textcolor value TEXT_HERE Round-ness of Box Corners Set the roundness of the border Horizontal spacing Sets the horizontal spacing for the live.tab object in pixels. Vertical spacing Sets the vertical spacing for the live.tab object in pixels. Text color (off) Sets the display color for the live.tab object's text in RGBA format. Text color (on) Sets the display color for the live.tab object's text when the tab is on in RGBA format. Picture enable Toggles the use of the pictures instead of text display. Note that you need to provide enough pictures by setting the pictures attribute properly. Use ViewBox attribute from the SVG file for formatting TEXT_HERE