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MenusExplanation ofCommandsWindows.Although segmented patch cords redraw a little more slowly when selected ordeselected, they function exactly like straight patch cords, and do not take upadditional memory when the patch is loaded.To make a segmented patch cord when Segmented Patch Cords is notchecked, hold the shift key down when clicking on an outlet. Similarly, tomake a straight patch cord when Segmented Patch Cords is checked, hold theshift key down when clicking on an outlet.AssistanceWhen Assistance is enabled, the Patcher window gives you a runningcommentary about the function of each object’s inlets and outlets when themouse moves over an inlet or outlet. The following example shows Assistancefor the right inlet of the accum object.When you edit a patch to be used as an object inside other patches, you cantype in your own Assistance messages for your object’s inlets and outlets.Select an inlet or outlet object in your patch, and choose Get Info… from theObject menu. You will be presented with a dialog box which lets you type in adescription of that inlet or outlet. When you use your object inside anotherpatch, the Assistance messages will appear when the mouse is placed on theobject box’s inlets or outlets.Float Display The way a computer stores floating-point numbers means that not allnumbersCorrection can be represented. This means that you will often see values such as 2.3displayed as 2.29999. When Float Display Correction is checked, Max roundsnumbers and truncates them at what it guesses is the least significant digit.Max Windowat StartupEnhanced FilePreviewShow the Max window when the Max application is opened. Unchecking thisoption keeps it hidden until you explicitly open it by choosing Max from theWindows menu.(Macintosh only) When checked, this option asks QuickTime to preview allfiles in the standard open file dialog, even those for which previewinformation does not exist. This may mean significant delays when creating25