Description

Allows text to be displayed from instruments like sliders etc. (only on Unix and Windows at present)

Syntax

flashtxt  iwhich, String

Initialization

iwhich -- the number of the window.

String -- the string to be displayed.

Performance

Note that this opcode is not available on Windows due to the implimentation of pipes on that system

A window is created, identified by the iwhich argument, with the text string displayed. If the text is replaced by a number then the window id deleted. Note that the text windows are globally numbered so different instruments can change the text, and the window survives the instance of the instrument.

Examples

Here is an example of the flashtxt opcode. It uses the file flashtxt.csd.

<CsoundSynthesizer>
<CsOptions>
; Select audio/midi flags here according to platform
; Audio out   Audio in    No messages
-odac           -iadc     -d     ;;;RT audio I/O
; For Non-realtime ouput leave only the line below:
; -o flashtxt.wav -W ;;; for file output any platform
</CsOptions>
<CsInstruments>

; Initialize the global variables.
sr = 44100
kr = 44100
ksmps = 1
nchnls = 1

instr 1
  flashtxt 1, "Instr 1 live"
  ao oscil 4000, 440, 1
  out ao
endin


</CsInstruments>
<CsScore>

; Table 1: an ordinary sine wave.
f 1 0 32768 10 1 

; Play Instrument #1 for three seconds.
i 1 0 3
e


</CsScore>
</CsoundSynthesizer>

Credits

New in Csound version 4.11