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--- macros:example:changecolorchaseold [2017/10/29 16:35] – ↷ Page moved from example:changecolorchaseold to macros:example:changecolorchaseold icke_siegen
+++ macros:example:changecolorchaseold [2018/04/02 09:07] (current) – icke_siegen
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+Example
 ====== ColourChaseChanger (old style) ======
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 ^ ::: | [[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]]
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 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]]
-tbd
+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 =====
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   - 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 ID 100
+  - 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.
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 [[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.
-tbd
+//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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