Receive messages from outside a patcher Receive messages from outside the patcher wherever it is embedded. Each inlet object in a patcher will show up as an inlet at the top of an object box when the patch is used inside another patcher (as an object or a subpatch). Messages sent into such an inlet will be received by the inlet object in the subpatch. Cycling '74 Max U/I Outputs Incoming Messages to Patcher TEXT_HERE Outputs Incoming Messages to Patcher TEXT_HERE TEXT_HERE TEXT_HERE Open the parent patch Double-clicking on an inlet object will open the parent patch or bring it to front. Mouse-over comment Sets the mouse-over Assistance message for the inlet. This value can only be set using the Comment setting in the inlet object's Inspector. Style Sets the style to be applied to the object. Styles can be set using the Format palette. Triangle Color Sets the triangle color in RGBA format. A patcher can have a maximum of 250 signal inlets. The number of data inlets is a much bigger number than that. In a subpatch inlet sends out whatever messages it receives through patch cords from the patch that contains it.