OpenMusic 6 – User ManualThe OM Environment > Workspace > The Workspace Window

The Workspace Window

Adding and Deleting Components in the Workspace Window

Visual programming in OM consists of manipulating graphic symbols : starting by browsing the workspace window, selecting and dragging objects from one place to the other, open them, or interconnect them...

Adding Components

Two types of programs can be used in OM : patches¹ , and maquettes² . They can be added in the workspace as well as in storage folders of the workspace.

To add an item in the workspace or in an open folder :

File / New Patch - Maquette - Folder
Ctrl / right click / New Patch - Maquette - Folder
Cmd +1 for patch / 2 for maquette/ n for folder.

Get Into Visual Programming

Introduction to Patch Programming

Reminder

The workspace window displays the items stored in the Elements sub folder of the Workspace folder.

Clearing or Deleting Items

To delete an item, select it and choose :

clear : Edit / Clear
cut : Edit / Cut or Cmd + x

Clearing an item deletes it forever. It may be safer to choose the Cut command, which possibly allows to paste the item afterward.

Basic Procedures

Most operations on files and folders can be executed with the standard contextual menus and shortcuts.

Opening Folders and Programs

Double click on an item, or Ctrl / right click and choose open.
In List mode , on may also click on the adjacent triangle of a folder – – to open it.

Moving Items from a Folder to Another

To move an items to another folder :

drag and drop the item.
cut and paste the item in an open folder :
- choose Edit / Cut / Paste ,
- press Cmd + x / Cmd + v.

Copying Components

Select Edit / Copy / Paste or press Cmd +c / Cmd+ v .
On Mac : Alt drag and drop the item. On Windows : Cmd drag and drop the item.

Duplicating Components

To duplicate an item :

select Edit / Duplicate / Paste
press Cmd + d.

Renaming Files and Folders

Double click on the name to edit it .

Reminder : Saving Files, Folders and Workspaces

To save a content, open an item and

select File/ Save
press Cmd + s.

Saving a workspace or a folder triggers the saving of its settings and unsaved content. A saving dialogue window opens. The apply to all option allows to apply this choice to the whole content of the folder or workspace at once.

All modified items are saved in the corresponding workspace folders.

No "Save As" Option

The "Save as" option is not available for any of the components of a workspace or a workspace itself.

Patch

A programming unit where objects and functions – boxes – are interconnected to build a musical algorithm, that is, a sequence of instructions. A patch can also be embedded as a box within another patch.
Maquette

A hybrid of visual program and sequencer, a programming unit provided with a time dimension, where musical material is organized in a time oriented structure.

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