EZKnob wrapper class for label, knob, number box

Inherits from: Object : EZGui

EZKnob is wrapper class which creates an (optional) StaticText, and a Knob plus a NumberBox. If the parent is nil, then EZKnob will create its own window. See EZGui more options.

See also: Knob, NumberBox, StaticText, CompositeView, EZGui

Some Important Issues Regarding NumberBox

Warning: EZKnob replaces the EZKnob Quark, which is now called EZKnobOld. It is encouraged to update your code. The two classes have different creation methods and approaches, particularly concerning the dimensions (now bounds). To make the conversion process easier, EZKnobOld has an instance method called convert which will post the equivallent creation code for the new EZKnob.

Bounds: Make certain to choose bounds that are large enough to encompass the knob, the number box, and the label (if you use one), otherwise you may get confusing results. See the examples below.

Creation / Class Methods

*new (parent, bounds, label, controlSpec, action, initVal, initAction, labelWidth, knobSize,unitWidth,labelHeight, layout,gap)

parent - The parent view or window. If the parent is nil, then EZKnob will create its own Window, and place it conveniently on the screen if the bounds are a Point. If the bounds are a Rect, then the Rect determines the window bounds.

bounds - An instance of Rect or Point. Default value is 160@20. Make certain to choose bounds that are large enough to encompass the knob, the number box, and the label (if you use one), otherwise you may get confusing results. See the examples below.

label - The label. Default value is nil. If nil, then no StaticText is created.

controlSpec - The ControlSpec for scaling the value. If the minVal + maxVal of the spec is 0, then centered will be set to true automatically.

action - A Function called when the value changes. The function is passed the EZKnob instance as its argument.

initVal - The value to initialize the knob and number box with. If nil, then it uses the ControlSpec's default value.

initAction - A Boolean indicating whether the action function should be called when setting the initial value. The default is false.

labelWidth - Number of pixels width for the label. default is 60. This is only valid for the \horz layout.

knobSize - An instance of Point. It will adjust itself to maximize the space use of width/height. By default, it uses the maximum availabel height, and adjusts the withd accordingly.

unitWidth - Number of pixels width for the unit label. default is 0. If 0, then no unitLabel is created

labelHeight- Default is 20;

layout- \vert, vert2, \line2, or \horz. default is vert;

gap - A Point. By default, the view tries to get its parent's gap, otherwise it defaults to 2@2. Setting it overrides these.

margin - A Point. This will inset the bounds occupied by the subviews of view.

(

w=Window.new.front;

g = EZKnob( w, // parent

50@90, // bounds

" test ", // label

\freq, // controlSpec

{|ez| (ez.value.asString ++" is the value of " ++ ez).postln} // action

);

g.setColors(Color.grey,Color.white)

);

// Simplest version, no parent view, so a window is created

(

g=EZKnob(label:" test ");

g.action_({|ez| (ez.value.asString ++" is the value of " ++ ez).postln});

);

The contained views can be accessed via the EZKnob instance variables:

labelView, knobView, numberView

Accessing Instance and Class Variables

numberView

Returns the numberView

action

action_(arg1)

A function to be evaluated when the value changes. Te first argument will be the EZKnob.

arg1 - An instance of Function or FunctionList. Default value is nil.

value

The value of the knob

centered_(bool)

centered

Sets/Gets whether the knob is in centered mode. See Knob.

round_(arg1)

round

Rounds the values in the number box.

controlSpec_(arg1)

controlSpec

An instance of ControlSpec for scaling the values.

value

value_ (val)

Gets/sets the list/menu to the index at value. Does not perform the action.

val - An integer.

valueAction_ (val)

Sets the value and performs the action at the index value and the global action.

val - An integer.

doAction

Performs the action at the current index and the global action.

set (label, spec, argAction, initVal, initAction)

Set the args after creation. You can only set the label if it was not nil from the beginning.

visible

visible_(bool)

Sets/gets it the component views are visible.

bool - An Instance of Boolean. Default is true;

Changing Appearance

setColors(stringBackground,stringColor,numBackground,

numStringColor,numNormalColor,numTypingColor,knobColor,background)

stringBackground - An instance of Color. The background of the label and unit views.

stringColor - An instance of Color. The stringColor of the label and unit views.

numBackground - An instance of Color. The numColor of the number view.

numStringColor - An instance of Color. The stringColor of the number view.

numNormalColor - An instance of Color. The normalColor of the number view.

numTypingColor - An instance of Color. The typingColor of the number view.

knobColor - An instance of Color. The knobColor of the knob view.

background - An instance of Color. The backround of the enclosing view.

font_(font)

Set the Font used by all the views.

font - An instance of Font.

Examples

( // basic use

w=Window.new.front;

g=EZKnob(w, 50@90," test ", \freq,{|a| a.value.postln});

g.setColors(Color.grey,Color.white);

);

// lots of knobs on on view

(

w=Window.new.front;

w.view.decorator=FlowLayout(w.view.bounds);

w.view.decorator.gap=2@2;

20.do{

EZKnob(w, 180@24," Freq ", \freq,unitWidth:30,initVal:6000.rand,layout:\horz)

.setColors(Color.grey,Color.white)

.font_(Font("Helvetica",11));

};

);

Window.closeAll // use this to close all the windows

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

////////// click these parentheses to see all features and layouts

(

m=nil;

m=2@2; // comment this for no margin

/////////////////

/// Layout \line2

( // all features, small font

g=EZKnob(nil, 128@40," freq ", \freq,unitWidth:20,layout:\line2, margin: m);

g.setColors(Color.grey,Color.white,Color.grey,

Color.white, Color.yellow,nil,nil, Color.grey(0.7));

g.window.bounds = g.window.bounds.moveBy(-180,50);

g.font_(Font("Helvetica",10));

);

( // no unitView

g=EZKnob(nil, 118@40," freq ", \freq,unitWidth:0,layout:\line2, margin: m);

g.setColors(Color.grey,Color.white,Color.grey,

Color.white, Color.yellow,nil,nil, Color.grey(0.7));

g.window.bounds = g.window.bounds.moveBy(-180, -40);

);

( // no label, so use window name as label

g=EZKnob(nil, 118@30, nil, \freq,labelWidth:100, unitWidth:20,layout:\line2, margin: m);

g.setColors(Color.grey,Color.white,Color.grey,

Color.white, Color.yellow,nil,nil, Color.grey(0.7));

g.window.bounds = g.window.bounds.moveBy(-180, -130);

g.window.name="Freq";

);

/////////////////

/// Layout \horz

( // all features

g=EZKnob(nil, 200@28," freq ", \freq,unitWidth:30,layout:\horz, margin: m);

g.setColors(Color.grey,Color.white,Color.grey,

Color.white, Color.yellow,nil,nil, Color.grey(0.7));

g.window.bounds = g.window.bounds.moveBy(0,50);

);

( // no unitView

g=EZKnob(nil, 160@28," freq ", \freq,layout:\horz, margin: m);

g.setColors(Color.grey,Color.white,Color.grey,

Color.white, Color.yellow,nil,nil, Color.grey(0.7));

g.window.bounds = g.window.bounds.moveBy(0, -30);

);

( // no label, so use window name as label

g=EZKnob(nil, 120@28, nil, \freq ,layout:\horz, margin: m);

g.setColors(Color.grey,Color.white,Color.grey,

Color.white, Color.yellow,nil,nil, Color.grey(0.7));

g.window.bounds = g.window.bounds.moveBy(0, -110);

g.window.name="Freq";

);

/////////////////

/// Layout \vert

( // all features

g=EZKnob(nil, 82@82," freq ", \freq,unitWidth:18,layout:\vert, margin: m);

g.setColors(Color.grey,Color.white,Color.grey,

Color.white, Color.yellow,nil,nil, Color.grey(0.7));

g.font_(Font("Helvetica", 10));

g.window.bounds = g.window.bounds.moveBy(220,50);

);

( // no unitView, with label

g=EZKnob(nil, 70@90," freq ", \freq,unitWidth:0,layout:\vert, margin: m);

g.setColors(Color.grey,Color.white,Color.grey,

Color.white, Color.yellow,nil,nil, Color.grey(0.7));

g.window.bounds = g.window.bounds.moveBy(220,-90);

);

( // no label

g=EZKnob(nil, 120@60,nil, \freq, unitWidth:30,layout:\vert, margin: m);

g.setColors(Color.grey,Color.white,Color.grey,

Color.white, Color.yellow,nil,nil, Color.grey(0.7));

g.window.bounds = g.window.bounds.moveBy(220,-230);

g.window.name="Freq";

);

( // no lablel, so use window name as label

g=EZKnob(nil, 120@60,nil, \freq,unitWidth:0,layout:\vert, margin: m);

g.setColors(Color.grey,Color.white,Color.grey,

Color.white, Color.yellow,nil,nil, Color.grey(0.7));

g.window.bounds = g.window.bounds.moveBy(220,-340);

g.window.name="Freq";

);

/////////////////

/// Layout \vert2

( // all features

g=EZKnob(nil, 82@82," freq ", \freq,unitWidth:18,layout:\vert2, margin: m);

g.setColors(Color.grey,Color.white,Color.grey,

Color.white, Color.yellow,nil,nil, Color.grey(0.7));

g.font_(Font("Helvetica", 10));

g.window.bounds = g.window.bounds.moveBy(350,50);

);

( // no unitView, with label

g=EZKnob(nil, 70@90," freq ", \freq,unitWidth:0,layout:\vert2, margin: m);

g.setColors(Color.grey,Color.white,Color.grey,

Color.white, Color.yellow,nil,nil, Color.grey(0.7));

g.window.bounds = g.window.bounds.moveBy(350,-90);

);

( // no label

g=EZKnob(nil, 120@60,nil, \freq, unitWidth:30,layout:\vert2, margin: m);

g.setColors(Color.grey,Color.white,Color.grey,

Color.white, Color.yellow,nil,nil, Color.grey(0.7));

g.window.bounds = g.window.bounds.moveBy(350,-230);

g.window.name="Freq";

);

( // no lablel, so use window name as label

g=EZKnob(nil, 120@60,nil, \freq,unitWidth:0,layout:\vert2, margin: m);

g.setColors(Color.grey,Color.white,Color.grey,

Color.white, Color.yellow,nil,nil, Color.grey(0.7));

g.window.bounds = g.window.bounds.moveBy(350,-340);

g.window.name="Freq";

);

)

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// Sound example

(

// start server

s.waitForBoot({

var w, startButton, noteControl, cutoffControl, resonControl;

var balanceControl, ampControl;

var node, cmdPeriodFunc;

// define a synth

SynthDef("window-test", { arg note = 36, fc = 1000, rq = 0.25, bal=0, amp=0.4, gate = 1;

var x;

x = Mix.fill(4, {

LFSaw.ar((note + {0.1.rand2}.dup).midicps, 0, 0.02)

});

x = RLPF.ar(x, fc, rq).softclip;

x = RLPF.ar(x, fc, rq, amp).softclip;

x = Balance2.ar(x[0], x[1], bal);

x = x * EnvGen.kr(Env.cutoff, gate, doneAction: 2);

Out.ar(0, x);

}, [0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0]

).load(s);

// make the window

w = Window("another control panel", Rect(20, 400, 230, 250));

w.front; // make window visible and front window.

w.view.decorator = FlowLayout(w.view.bounds);

w.view.decorator.gap=2@2;

// add a button to start and stop the sound.

startButton = Button(w, 75 @ 20);

startButton.states = [

["Start", Color.black, Color.green(0.7)],

["Stop", Color.white, Color.red(0.7)]

];

startButton.action = {|view|

if (view.value == 1) {

// start sound

node = Synth( "window-test", [

"note", noteControl.value,

"fc", cutoffControl.value,

"rq", resonControl.value,

"bal", balanceControl.value,

"amp", ampControl.value.dbamp ]);

} {

// set gate to zero to cause envelope to release

node.release; node = nil;

};

};

// create controls for all parameters

w.view.decorator.nextLine;

noteControl = EZKnob(w, 220 @ 32, "Note ", ControlSpec(24, 60, \lin, 1, 36, \note),

{|ez| node.set( "note", ez.value )}, unitWidth:30,layout:\horz)

.setColors(Color.grey,Color.white, Color.grey(0.7),Color.grey, Color.white, Color.yellow);

w.view.decorator.nextLine;

cutoffControl = EZKnob(w, 220 @ 32, "Cutoff ", ControlSpec(200, 5000, \exp,0.01,1000,\Hz),

{|ez| node.set( "fc", ez.value )}, unitWidth:30,layout:\horz)

.setColors(Color.grey,Color.white, Color.grey(0.7),Color.grey, Color.white, Color.yellow);

w.view.decorator.nextLine;

resonControl = EZKnob(w, 220 @ 32, "Reson ", ControlSpec(0.1, 0.7,\lin,0.001,0.2,\rq),

{|ez| node.set( "rq", ez.value )}, unitWidth:30,layout:\horz)

.setColors(Color.grey,Color.white, Color.grey(0.7),Color.grey, Color.white, Color.yellow);

w.view.decorator.nextLine;

balanceControl = EZKnob(w, 220 @ 32, "Balance ", \bipolar,

{|ez| node.set( "bal", ez.value )}, unitWidth:30,layout:\horz)

.setColors(Color.grey,Color.white, Color.grey(0.7),Color.grey, Color.white, Color.yellow);

w.view.decorator.nextLine;

ampControl = EZKnob(w, 220 @ 32, "Amp ", \db,

{|ez| node.set( "amp", ez.value.dbamp )}, -6, unitWidth:30,layout:\horz)

.setColors(Color.grey,Color.white, Color.grey(0.7),Color.grey, Color.white, Color.yellow);

// set start button to zero upon a cmd-period

cmdPeriodFunc = { startButton.value = 0; };

CmdPeriod.add(cmdPeriodFunc);

// stop the sound when window closes and remove cmdPeriodFunc.

w.onClose = {

node.free; node = nil;

CmdPeriod.remove(cmdPeriodFunc);

};

});

)

//////////////////////////////

// more examples

// these mimick the original EZKnob layout and colors

(

w = Window("EZKnob", Rect(380,400,300,180)).front;

w.view.decorator = FlowLayout(w.view.bounds);

k = EZKnob(w, 42 @ 74, "Knob", action: { arg knb; knb.value.postln; }, margin:2@2, labelHeight:16);

k.view.background_(Color.grey.alpha_(0.4));

)

k.centered_(true)

k.value=0.5;

k.visible_(false)

k.visible_(true)

k.enabled_(false)

k.value = 0.1

k.enabled

k.enabled_(true)

k.value = 0.25

(

w = Window("EZKnob", Rect(380,400,300,180)).front;

w.view.decorator = FlowLayout(w.view.bounds, gap: 1@1);

StaticText(w, (42 * 4 + 3) @ 16).string_("EZKnob Cluster").background_(Color.blue(0.1,0.1));

w.view.decorator.nextLine;

a = [

EZKnob(w, 42 @ 74, "knob 1", margin:2@2, labelHeight:16),

EZKnob(w, 42 @ 74, "knob 2", controlSpec: \freq, margin:2@2, labelHeight:16),

EZKnob(w, 42 @ 74, "knob 3", controlSpec: \pan, margin:2@2, labelHeight:16).round_(0.001),

EZKnob(w, 42 @ 74, "knob 4", controlSpec: \rq, margin:2@2, labelHeight:16)

];

a.do{arg a;a.view.background_(Color.grey.alpha_(0.4))};

)

// a now holds the array of knobs

a

a[0].value

a[3].value_(0.5)

a.collect(_.value );