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Text Boxes
Text boxes allow to input or visualize a text in a visual program. There exist two types of text boxes :
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text-boxes are limited to a single line. They accept neither line returns, nor tabulations.
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text-views can have several lines and accept line returns or tabulations.
1) TEXT-BOX and 2) TEXT-VIEW
Inputs / Outputs
Text-Box and Text-View
Text boxes have one input and output :
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“text” input : something to display, such as a string[1] or other type of data.
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“text” output : returns the current contents of the box.
Usage
Displaying Results
Text boxes are convenient tools for the visualization of intermediate results returned by boxes.
Using a text box to display a result.
Modifying Inputs Intermediate Data
Text boxes can also be use for inputting or modifying f-data in OM visual programs.
Using a text box to input data. Lock the box to preserve its content at the
evaluation.
“Lock” Mode
Text boxes must be locked not to be reinitialized and return their current content at the evaluation.
To lock a box, press b .
References :
- [1] String
A characters chain between two inverted commas.
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- OpenMusic Documentation
- OM User Manual
- OpenMusic QuickStart
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