Example

====== ColourChaseChanger (old style) ======

^ by: | Jonas Nijs, Aug. 2016 |
^ published: | http://forum.avolites.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=4823 |
^ description: | changes the colours of a color chase to any color you want |
^ remarks: | This is an old, recorded, macro, and reproduced here for reference. |
^ ::: | Also see the author's remarks on how to use it [[#how_to_use_it|(below the code)]] |
^ ::: | [[http://forum.avolites.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=4823|In the original post]] there is also a short manual linked which you might find helpful. |

{{tag>change chase blind colour recorded}}
==== functions ====
  * [[macros:function:menu.stack.pushorreloadmenu]]
  * [[macros:function:menu.injectinput]]

 
===== Code =====
<code xml ColorChaseChanger.xml>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<avolites.macros>
  <!-- V1.0 by Nijs Jonas 31/08/2016 -->
  <macro id="UserMacro.colchasechanger">
    <name>Color chase changer</name>
    <sequence>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.Stack.PushOrReloadMenu("Primary", "Expert.Root.Program")</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonDown","Blind.0","NoGroup",0)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonUp","Blind.0","NoGroup",0)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonDown","Group.0","NoGroup",0)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonUp","Group.0","NoGroup",0)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonDown","NumericKeys.1","NoGroup",1)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonUp","NumericKeys.1","NoGroup",1)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonDown","NumericKeys","",0)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonUp","NumericKeys","",0)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonDown","NumericKeys","",0)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonUp","NumericKeys","",0)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonDown","KeypadEnter.0","NoGroup",0)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonUp","KeypadEnter.0","NoGroup",0)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonDown","View.0","NoGroup",0)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonUp","View.0","NoGroup",0)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonDown","AttributeGroup.4","NoGroup",4)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonUp","AttributeGroup.4","NoGroup",4)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonDown","ColoursTouch","Colours",34)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonUp","ColoursTouch","Colours",34)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonDown","SelectPage","Colours",1)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonUp","SelectPage","Colours",1)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonDown","Record.0","NoGroup",0)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonUp","Record.0","NoGroup",0)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonDown","ColoursTouch","Colours",0)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonUp","ColoursTouch","Colours",0)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonDown","Softkey.1","NoGroup",1)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonUp","Softkey.1","NoGroup",1)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonDown","SelectPage","Colours",0)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonUp","SelectPage","Colours",0)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonDown","ColoursTouch","Colours",35)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonUp","ColoursTouch","Colours",35)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonDown","SelectPage","Colours",1)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonUp","SelectPage","Colours",1)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonDown","Record.0","NoGroup",0)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonUp","Record.0","NoGroup",0)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonDown","ColoursTouch","Colours",1)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonUp","ColoursTouch","Colours",1)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonDown","Softkey.1","NoGroup",1)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonUp","Softkey.1","NoGroup",1)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonDown","SelectPage","Colours",0)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonUp","SelectPage","Colours",0)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonDown","Clear.0","NoGroup",0)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonUp","Clear.0","NoGroup",0)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonDown","Blind.0","NoGroup",0)</step>
      <step pause="0.001">Menu.InjectInput("OnButtonUp","Blind.0","NoGroup",0)</step>
    </sequence>
  </macro>
</avolites.macros>
</code>


===== Explanation =====

This explains the functional steps within the sequence. For all the other XML details please refer to [[macros:formats_and_syntax#xml_format|Formats and syntax]]

As this is a recorded macro, instead of explaining the function, we translate the button presses (see [[macros:console_and_simulator]] for an explanation of how this is written here), and explain their results:

<code>
  <Blind>                        // enter blind mode
  <Group> <1> <0> <0> <Enter>    // group 100
  <View> [C](olours)             // opens/activates colour palette window
  [Colour Palette Button 35]     // set selected fixture group to colour 34
  [Colour Page 2]                // change page in colour palette window
  <Record> 
    [Colour Button 1] 
    [Replace]                    // this replaces the colour palette 
  [Colour Page 1]                // change page in colour palette window
  [Colour Palette Button 36]     // set selected fixture group to colour 35
  [Colour Page 2]                // change page in colour palette window
  <Record> 
    [Colour Button 2] 
    [Replace]                    // this replaces the colour palette 
  [Colour Page 1]                // change page in colour palette window
  <Clear>                        // clear programmer
  <Blind>                        // exit blind mode  
</code>  

Effectively we enter blind mode, replace the palettes which are used for some chasers with other colours (which are taken from other colour palettes), and exit blind mode again.

===== How to use it =====

  - [[macros:deploying|make this macro available]]
  - make a color chase that uses color pallets
  - place those color pallets on the color pallets windows page 2 positions 1 and 2
  - create a group for all the fixtures used in that color chase and give that group usernumber 100
  - when you want to change the colors, place the 2 new colors you want on the color pallets page 1 positions 35 and 36 (will be the two bottom right ones when you go full screen and supper size.
  - run the macro and have fun.

[[http://forum.avolites.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=4823|In the original post]] there is also a short manual linked which you might find helpful.

//That's a perfect example for both: what you can acchieve with macros, and where the limits are. In that case, the use of variables would be really helpful. E.g. if I could pass target and source palette numbers as argument, I could easily re-use this macro many times. Another possible error: this macro assumes that the colours window opens on the correct page, which might not be the case. [S. Beutel]//


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