Obfuscated Max for Live devices

[distantnoise]

Hello Max for Live community. I'm about to deepen my knowledge of Max/MSP (using Max for Live). I understand the overall structure and big parts of the Live API, however I'm still at the beginning of my journey.

Quite often, I open max for live devices from other persons to see how a certain problem / task is solved. Lately I stumbled over of "locked" devices. Some example of this locking: (1) I can't enter the edit mode. (2) Sometimes the Max window collapse after trying to open the device. (3) the objects in a patch are arranged in one place, making it hard to see how things are connected. See the pictures for some examples.

I found this in free as well as in commercial products. Is there a way to overcome this?

Thanks

[S4racen]

Speak to the developer and ask nicely...
Cheers
D

[doubleUG]

1. the patch is "Frozen", click the blue "snowflake" bottom left to edit.
2+3 could be "Copy Protection"

https://cycling74.com/forums/how-to-pre ... 22c8394716

[distantnoise]

1. the patch is "Frozen", click the blue "snowflake" bottom left to edit.
2+3 could be "Copy Protection"
https://cycling74.com/forums/how-to-pre ... 22c8394716

Thank you – especially for the link. I was not clear in my explication. Regarding 1. I know how to edit a Max patch. I wonder about what you see in picture no. 1 There is no toolbar and one can not go into the inspector or properly editing the patch. I'll keep on fiddling maybe I find a way.

[doubleUG]

"Ctrl+8" should view the toolbar.