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Hi there,

ok, my last question concerning macros, at least for a few weeks, I promise

When I make a Macro with the "Create Macro..." Function, the chosen controls are found in the page "Controls".
However, when I made a Group and "convert" it into a Macro by changing the Header to "GroupOperator" and add the controls manually with the User Controls-Script, I can by default only assign them into th page Comments or User, sadly I also can't create a new Page within the script.

When I create the Node, I can make a right click on "User" and rename it to whatever I want, however it seems that this isn't saved when I dubplicate the node (so no way to just paste the node into its .setting)

Is there a way I can rename "User" to something else? I searched inside the .setting files but there was nothing I could easily rename.

This is only cosmetics, but some of my Macros have it called "User" and some have it called "Controls", I'd love to have it one way

So for the first InstanceInput of each tab, include this line:

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Page = "Tab Name",

Each input afterwards will be added to this tab. When you want to make a new tab, just add another Page attribute to the first input on the new tab.

Hi Chad,

saving me again

am I under the right impression that "input" in this case means the controls? I'm at home in a few hours and will check it out

Yeah, so here is the top of one of my macros...

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{
   Tools = ordered() {
      TwoDimentionalTransferFunctionPreview = MacroOperator {
         CtrlWZoom = false,
         Inputs = ordered() {
            DatasetRotationU = InstanceInput {
               SourceOp = "TextureTransform_TwoDimentionalTransferFunctionPreview",
               Source = "Rotation.U",
               Page = "Controls",
               Default = 0,
            },
...

Hm,

adding that command won't load the tool anymore... :/

To be clear, I want to change this page:



It seems to me that the source-inputs have nothing to do with that?

You have to add it to "Blending".

Here's an example. You happen to make Macros in exactly the same way I do.

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{
   Tools = ordered() {
      Group1_1 = GroupOperator {
         CtrlWZoom = false,
         Inputs = ordered() {
            Input1 = InstanceInput {
               SourceOp = "PipeRouter1_1",
               Source = "Input",
            },
         },
         Outputs = {
            Output1 = InstanceOutput {
               SourceOp = "PipeRouter2_1",
               Source = "Output",
            },
         },
         ViewInfo = GroupInfo {
            Pos = { 715, 181.5, },
            Flags = {
               AllowPan = false,
               GridSnap = true,
               AutoSnap = true,
               RemoveRouters = true,
            },
            Size = { 126, 197, },
            Direction = "Horizontal",
            PipeStyle = "Direct",
            Scale = 1,
            Offset = { -550, -105, },
         },
         Tools = ordered() {
            PipeRouter1_1 = PipeRouter {
               CtrlWShown = false,
               ViewInfo = PipeRouterInfo { Pos = { 550, 115.5, }, },
            },
            BrightnessContrast2_1 = BrightnessContrast {
               CtrlWShown = false,
               Inputs = {
                  Input = Input {
                     SourceOp = "PipeRouter1_1",
                     Source = "Output",
                  },
               },
               ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { 550, 181.5, }, },
            },
            PipeRouter2_1 = PipeRouter {
               CtrlWZoom = false,
               CtrlWShown = false,
               Inputs = {
                  Input = Input {
                     SourceOp = "BrightnessContrast2_1",
                     Source = "Output",
                  },
               },
               ViewInfo = PipeRouterInfo { Pos = { 550, 247.5, }, },
            },
         },
         UserControls = ordered() {
            slider = {
               ICS_ControlPage = "Hurray Controls!",
               INPID_InputControl = "SliderControl",
               INP_Default = 0,
               LINKID_DataType = "Number",
            },
         },
      },
   },
   ActiveTool = "Group1_1",
}

All you need to do is add

ICS_ControlPage = "Hurray Controls!",
(in this particular example)

to the slider input, and you're golden.

If you want tools in other pages as well, just add a different name.

And if you want working examples of pretty much everything (maybe not, but who knows?) you can do with Macro controls, take a look at the User Controls of KAK:

http://www.steakunderwater.com/wesuckle ... p?f=6&t=42

Hope that helps!

Hi Pieter,

it's great to hear I'm not the only one doing it like that, it just feels a lot more natural to me

However, I tried it and (of course!) it works just flawless! Thank you so much!

you two guys are awesome