Feature request - Search function for object editor

#1

Hey :slight_smile:

Id like to request a basic search function for the object editor. When working on more complicated stuff, it would be super nice to be able to search for what you need, instead of all the scrolling up and down frustrations.

Jaffa

#2

Sounds to me like you should have a little more structure in your patches. Use sub patches, that makes everything way more tidy.

I don't think a search function will help you much. What would you want to enter into the search bar? The objects name? The objects type?

#3

I am talking about a search function in the object editor, not the patcher.......

When code is getting complex it would be great to have a search function to for example search for Loop_val4 in the code inside the object.

#4

ah, oops. I see :flushed:
Well, I would definitely support this request.

#5

yeah could be useful.

actually I don't like the editor much and prefer to use a 'proper' code editor.
either, by editing the XML directly, or by putting functions into a header file, and then including that in the object.. this actually is 'quicker' once objects get a bit more complex... and you can even use multiple header files to structure things better.

#6

Yes to start with I did this too. But when also troubleshooting at the same time it is a lot faster just using the editor.. But i see some advantages in using and external editor. For example if you want to add c-entries to integer spinboxes. I think it is called c-entries, you know the feature where you hoover the mouse over the paramter and it shows you some text entries. This you can only do to the integer as attribute in the editor not to the integer as a parameter.

But I see @DrJustice used that feature in some of his objects, c-entris for parameter spinbox, so I am thinking he made it in an external editor, not Axolotis.

Hmm. now I wonder if I can also add a default value to a integer spinbox in external editor? you cannot set a default value for a integer spinbox parameter, you can only do it to a fractional parameter. Going to check this.

Cool. Sounds nice. Maybe ill look into that later on :slight_smile: Not sure what the header stuff is about right now.