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    Keyboard text to a projector and saved in a file

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    • djinoui
      djinoui last edited by

      If I had to do this I would send the string via OSC to Processing, and use Processing to save it to a file / send the string back (OSC) to Isadora...

      Alternatively, I would program my own custom actor using the Isadora SDK.

      Computer: Asus N76VZ PC, Windows 7x64, Intel I7, 6G RAM, Isadora v1.3.1f06
      Isadora SDK dev computer: VirtualBox PC, Windows XPx32, 2G RAM, Isadora v1.3.1f06

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      • mark
        mark last edited by

        Dear Vanderzee,

        Yes, Isadora has no functionality to save a text file to disk I'm afraid. You'll have to use some kind of external to do that.
        Best Wishes,
        Mark

        Media Artist & Creator of Isadora
        Macintosh SE-30, 32 Mb RAM, MacOS 7.6, Dual Floppy Drives

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        • MatthewH
          MatthewH Beta Tester last edited by

          @mark. Can we officially request that functionality as a feature request?

          Matthew Haber :: matthewhaber.com :: besidedigital.com :: Download my actors: http://www.matthewhaber.com/isadora-actors

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          • mark
            mark last edited by

            You can officially request it. But I will officially need to prioritize it. ;-) Seriously, I'll do what I can. But trying to really nail down the new release, and trying (TRYING!) to not add anything new until I do.

            Best Wishes,
            Mark

            Media Artist & Creator of Isadora
            Macintosh SE-30, 32 Mb RAM, MacOS 7.6, Dual Floppy Drives

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            • Michel
              Michel Izzy Guru last edited by

              _nail down the new release, and trying (TRYING!) to not add anything new.

              _Me Like.

              Michel Weber | www.filmprojekt.ch | rMBP (2019) i9, 16gig, AMD 5500M 8 GB, OS X 10.15 | located in Winterthur Switzerland.

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              • mark
                mark last edited by

                @Michel: hahaha. thank you my friend. Encouragement towards minimalism. ;-)

                Media Artist & Creator of Isadora
                Macintosh SE-30, 32 Mb RAM, MacOS 7.6, Dual Floppy Drives

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                • Bill Cottman
                  Bill Cottman last edited by

                  thanks everyone. i'll use an id# for now

                  http://www.BillCottman.com : Isadora3.0.8f09 with MBP OS X 10.11.6 in Minneapolis, MN

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                  • I
                    ian Beta Platinum last edited by

                    Hello vanderzee,

                    I made a user actor for a project last year to do pretty much exactly what you're trying to do (absent the external text file). More or less it's a text version of the table actor, cobbled together from lots of text triggers. Saves any input text phrase (in my case coming from incoming OSC packets) to one of 10 spaces and lets it be output independently.

                    Here it is w a few brief instructions in the user actor. Hope it might help you out.

                    Ian
                    985e43-text-table-user-actor.izz

                    Ian Winters
                    2022 M1Max 64gb osx 13.x, 2020 ImacPro 12 core 32gb 13.x, 2018, Retina MBP 2.9ghz i7 / 16gb / Radeon Pro 560x 4gb / 13.x /
                    video and media design / ianwinters.com

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                    • Bill Cottman
                      Bill Cottman last edited by

                      Ian, Thx. I played with your actor a bit to understand how it works. Tell me more about "incoming OSC packets". I want to be able to type a person's name and have it displayed and saved.

                      http://www.BillCottman.com : Isadora3.0.8f09 with MBP OS X 10.11.6 in Minneapolis, MN

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                      • mark
                        mark last edited by

                        Dear All,

                        Here's a solution that allows you to type, and even backspace, characters on the keyboard and accumulate the text as you go. It's heavily commented so it will hopefully make sense.
                        But keep in mind the dangers of the backspace key.
                        Got some actors selected when you press it? D'oh! They're gone! ;-)
                        Best Wishes,
                        Mark

                        2f4141-type-text.izz

                        Media Artist & Creator of Isadora
                        Macintosh SE-30, 32 Mb RAM, MacOS 7.6, Dual Floppy Drives

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                        • Bill Cottman
                          Bill Cottman last edited by

                          Thanks Mark I will tinker with this, backspace aware!

                          http://www.BillCottman.com : Isadora3.0.8f09 with MBP OS X 10.11.6 in Minneapolis, MN

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                          • ParkerPhelps
                            ParkerPhelps last edited by

                            Was the problem with saving the text file resolved? I'm looking to receive an input and store it as a variable which gets gets displayed and overwritten.

                            Also is there a way to exclude an input from Marks scene above, so as to use with a keyboard watcher used as a trigger? Any thoughts on erasing the text collected this way as well?
                            If any of these questions are unclear I would definitely be able to clarify.
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