how to do very small increments with controls

[mjaugustin]

hi

I need to vary an input parameter over la large range .I am using a dial control .But when i reach the some values i need fine adjustments is it possible

[MikeS81]

Hi mjaugustin,

insert a floating point number into your control. Use as much decimal places as you need. You can choose with the mouse the position which you want to change. If you then use the increment field, then the selected position will change.

Hope it helps.

Mike

[Ben]

I'm not sure if this is what Mike was suggesting...

If you show to digital indicator for the control, and click so that you have selected the hundreds digit the up down arrows will increment it by 100's.

Choose the tens place the arrow key increment by 10's etc.

Ben

[CharlyStardust]

Hi mjaugustin,

Check out the example I made for you. To make fine adjustments over a limited range on a slide control you can use property nodes.

Charly 

[altenbach]

Another possibility would be to use a multiturn dial, and manually set the increment/revolution.

Have a look a this old example.

You could also make the increment selector a ring with a small selection of possible values.

You could even wrap the entire thing into an xcontrol. 🙂

[altenbach]

Yet another possibility would be to temporarily zoom the scale to +/- 5% of the current value while the <ctrl> key is held down. Just use events for key-down and modify the scale on "key down" and "key up" as desired. 

[mjaugustin]

Dear Charly

 Thanks a lot for your time.It is  a working  one  for  me

[mjaugustin]

 Dear Altenbech

Thanks  a lot for  the idea