Hi how are you, ye or y'all?

I am having a problem with a simple connection math issue.

I am trying to write a programme which would be a learning tool for the 12 times tables. 2 sliders (left and right) both numbered 1 to 12. I have a subpatch which is controlling the arithmetic.
Each number on the left is a colour, each number on the right is a progressively darker shade of that colour so that the answer is displayed numerically and visually (3x1 = light yellow, 3x12 = very dark yellow) . there's the basic premise.

MY ISSUE.
The left slider bangs the sum, the right slider needs to be moved and then banged which is annoying. The sum is at least correct.
If I wire it differently both sliders bang the sum but the answers are all wrong.
How can I wire it so each slider bangs the answer (and colour canvas) as well as giving the correct answer?

I hope this makes sense.

Thanks for your time.

@delphineTA Hello Delphine....... that will take some investigation. Do you need the faders, or would clicking on the numbers be enough? I have posted a newer version below.... please let me know if it works.......
I know that the faders will not move if you click on the numbers alongside, but you should be able to drag the faders and they should move. Also, clicking the numbers alongside the fader should change the colour even if the fader does not move.
I have removed the metro as well as Johnny suggested.......
A last question...... what is your operating system and what version of Pd are you using?
colours6.zip
And here is your patch (number by colours G 1), corrected I think. Everything should work, and the correct answer will give green and the wrong answer red..........
delphine_g1.pd
David.

Thanks for that, I'll take a look now. I'm using a macboo pro 13" 2013 (possibly 2012), running mavericks.

Im using Pd extended.

Hope that helps.

I added the rest of the colours to the patch. Its pretty much done. One last problem.
The colour box under the 'test yourself' section is acting up. W

When you hit the bang it should give the a sum (7x12) and its corresponding colour. It doesn't right now. However if the user inputs the (7x12)themselves it does display the corresponding colour.

Odd.

Any thoughts?

D'OH! Never attached the patch!
Assignment 1 all 12 colours.pd

I thought of the multiple files open already, closed Pd, and opened JUST the one I'm working on. Still there.

It's the random button on the test part . That's all.

What I dont understand is the the learn subpatch and the test subpatch are the exact same. The learn subpatch works as supposed to.

Nah same thing.

However,
Id say over 80% of the time its only one off. For example random creates 4X6. So user goes to the sliders and puts in 4X6, gets same numerical answer but colours dont match. If user puts in 5X6 the colours match. Does that make sense?

@delphineTA Hello Delphine..... I understand now........
Fixed list.........
added order of operations [t b f] to the subpatches so that the colour is banged through properly from [random].
corrected two colour mistakes and one colour name mistake
added one to the random outputs so as not to have a zero (and to have 12!!)
changed the left slider length to 12 (from 13)
Delphine.pd
With any luck.......David

Thats the one!
Thanks so much for your help. If I could buy you a drink I would! Its was a great learning process, figuring out and understanding the differences between tweaked patches.

I can see Pd being a brilliant tool to have, there seems to be a massively steep learning curve is all.

@delphineTA You are very welcome...... and you are right that it's a brilliant tool.
Now that you have arrived at this stage it will become much easier.....
Good luck!
David.