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Notes in Pool Objects

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Version 2.3

The following example shows how to add a note to a macro. For more information about macros, refer to the Macros topic.

  • Requirement: The grandMA3 demo show is loaded. 

For an overview of the example below, have a look at this video:


To add a note to a macro, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Add Window dialog, tap the Data Pools and then tap Macros. The Macro Pool window opens.
  2. Press Edit and then tap the first macro pool object called Select EncoderBar. The macro editor opens.
  3. Enable Settings in the title bar.
Macro Editor.
  1. Tap Note in the Settings bar at the top in the macro editor. The text input editor opens.
  2. Type "Macro" into the text field and then tap  Save in the top right corner. The text input editor closes and the text is saved.
  3. Tap , to close the macro editor.
    The pool object displays a note symbol in the top right corner:
Macros - Pool object 1.

To edit the note in a note cell, for example, a macro line, follow these steps:

  1. Type Edit Macro 1 into the command line and press Please. The editor opens.
  2. Right-click the Note cell of MacroLine 1.
    The text input editor opens.
  3. Follow the steps 4 and 5 from above.

Text Input Editor 

Note Editor

The text input editor has the following features:

  1. Shows or hides the virtual keyboard.
  2. Text field.
  3. Undoes last changes.
  4. Redoes last changes.
  5. Saves the changes and closes the input dialog. Alternatively, press Please on the console.
  6. Closes the input dialog. A pop-up opens, if changes are unsaved.

For more information about the virtual keyboard, refer to the Command Line topic.

Hint:
Press MA + 8, 2, 4, or 6 to move the cursor inside the text field.
Hint:
When editing notes, the numeric keypad on the grandMA3 hardware can be used to enter values, and Oops can be used as a backspace.