tc.preset

A [jsui] replacement for the [preset] object in Cycling'74 Max, with extra features:

• Drag and drop presets to re-organize
• Display presets as a grid or a list
• Scrollable
• Shows active preset even if recalled directly from pattrstorage
• Shows previously active preset, with the ability to ignore preset 0 if it being used as an intermediary step
• Shows presets being interpolated (using recall or recallmulti)
• Shows preset name and lock state
• Ability to rewrite json file automatically every time a preset is stored/moved/deleted/renamed/(un)locked
• Helps keeping in sync a umenu with the list of stored slotstlet
• More look customization

How to use

• Place tc.preset.js in the same directory as your patch, or somewhere in the Max search path
• Create a [jsui @filename tc.preset.js]. You can either add @jsarguments followed by the name of the pattrstorage you want to communicate with, or set that later by sending a pattrstorage (followed by the pattrstorage name) message to the [jsui].
• Connect the [pattrstorage] outlet to the [jsui] pattrstorage inlet

Limitations

• Resize doesn't work in Presentation mode (jsui limitation)
• Some messages should be sent to the pattrstorage, some other to the jsui:
  • recall: send to pattrstorage
  • recallmulti: send to pattrstorage first, then to the jsui (pattrstorage limitation)
  • store: send to jsui

Desired features (for someday)

• No need for a patch cord (programmatically create a [send]/[receive] pair?)
• Ability to lock/unlock and rename directly in the jsui without the need of external objects
• Ability to target a [pattrstorage] in a different patcher level