Patch Editor Window

The Patch Editor Window is a floating interface window attached to and launched from one of the Modular Synth Panels. This editor allows you to create and visually manipulate a Modular Synthesis Patch.

Topics on this page include:

Patch Editor Area
Zoom Out Button
Zoom In Button
Show Metadata Button
Minimize Button
Maximize Button
Hide Button
Context Help Button

Patch Editor Area

This area contains the visual Patch Editor interface, where Trilobite patches may be manipulated. This highly detailed topic is covered in the Visual Patch Editing page and its subsections.

The buttons in this window are:

Zoom Out Button

Clicking this button incrementally changes the magnification level so that more of the patch may be seen with a less detailed view. Zoom focus is always to center of Patch Editor Area.

Zoom In Button

Clicking this button incrementally changes the magnicifcation level so that details of the patch may be more easily seen. Zoom focus is always to center of screen Patch Editor Area.

Show Metadata Button

Clicking this button will open a Metadata Display Editor within the Patch Editor Window. For instance, in the window above you would see the following:

Note that the Show Metadata Button moves to the top of the Metadata Display when it is open and changes appearance accordingly.

When the Patch Editor Window is resized to be smaller than a certain threshold, the Metadata Display will be closed and the Show Metadata Button will be disabled.

Minimize Button

A click on this button will minimize the Patch Editor Window in a manner consistent with the platform you're working on.

Maximize Button

A click on this button will set the Patch Editor Window to full screen mode in a manner consistent with the platform you're working on. This feature is quite useful when working on very large, detailed patches.

Hide Button

Although this button appears to be a close window button, a click on it will simply hide the window so that it may be reopened again in exactly the same state by clicking in the Thumbnail Area of the Modular Synth Panel. This window will be closed when its corresponding Modular Synth Panel is deleted.

Context Help Button

A click on this button will launch your default web browser and navigate to this page or one very much like it. This button may be hidden using the Help Menu.