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Frequently Asked Questions - for Beginners

Questions are presented via a thematic and elementary index to get onto this documentation from a pragmatic - and also a beginner’s - view.

Are menus the only access to classes and functions ?

Where do I get programming tools ?

Can programming material be accessed thematically ?

Where can I access files at a session ?

How can I include alternative operations in a program ?

What are the basis to start using OM ?

How do I manage a whole OM session ?

How do I get an overview of the OM commands ?

How can I compare numbers ?

How do I add comments into a patch ?

How can I define conditions in a program ?

How can I control a function ?

How can I put prerequisites before evaluating of a function ?

How do I add plain data / values / text to a box?

How do I get documentation about a box ?

How do I get information about a box ?

What is the OM environment made of ?

How can I personalize my working environment ?

What do I do if an error occurs ?

How can I avoid error messages / crashes?

How do I evaluate a box or a program ?

How can I know which type of values are accepted by a factory box ?

How can I know which arguments are accepted by a function ?

How do I use function boxes?

How do I control the evaluation of a function ?

How can I control a function ?

How can I create a global variable ?

How can I modify a global variable ?

Are there default global variables ?

How do I assign an icon/picture to an object in a program ?

How do I put a picture in a patch ?

How do I assign an icon/picture to an object or background in a maquette ?

How do I assign an icon/picture to an object or background in a patch ?

How do I import / Export files / objects ?

How can I save a musical object I have designed ?

How can I modify an instance ?

What do I get when I evaluate a box I took from a class ?

How can I export an instance ?

How can I save an instance ?

Are there intuitive interaction items in OM ?

Where do I find didactic material / tutorial patches?

How do I use tutorial patches ?

How can I listen to musical objects ?

Where are my programs located ?

What is a maquette ?

Can I design temporal programs ?

How can I add an object into a maquette from a patch ?

How can I listen to microtones ?

How can I display microtones in a score ?

What is the programming material available in OM ?

What kind of musical objects can I manipulate ?

What are objects created from ?

What do I manipulate objects with ?

What do I get when I manipulate an object ?

How can I save an object and use it in another program ?

How can I gain space in a program ?

Can I embed programs into other programs?

How can I build multiple layers programs ?

Can I put a patch into another patch ?

How do I program with OM ?

Where do I define programs ?

How do I start building musical objects ?

Where do I get the programming tools/material ?

Can I use maquettes in patches?

Can I synthesize a maquette into a program ?

How can I protect an object in a program ?

How do I repeat a calculus / operation ?

Where do I read results of computations ?

How can I display the results of a computation in a patch ?

How do I get results ?

Are there rhythmic objects in OM ?

How can I write rhythms ?

Can I use specific melodic scales ?

Can I use notes, chords, or melodic sequences ?

How can I visualize musical objects ?

How can I create and modify musical objects directly in a score ?

How do I define the default appearance of scores ?

Is there something that resembles a sequencer in OM ?

How do I manage a whole OM session ?

How can I use an object I have created in other patches ?

Where can I store the instances / objects I want to use in other programs ?

How do I start OM ?

Can I manipulate text files ?

Can I apply recursive programs to text files ?

Can I use tonal scales ?

How do I use tutorial patches ?

How do I upgrade works from earlier OM versions ?

What is a workspace ?

How do I create a workspace ?

How do I manage workspaces ?

How do I bring items into a workspace ?

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