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There are three controls in the following code: the first one is a "stand-alone" one and the other two are based on the list angle. When one of the "angles" becomes active, all of them do the same. How to prevent it?

DynamicModule[{angle = Array[0 &, 2]},
 Panel@Dynamic@
   Column[{Row@{
      Slider[Dynamic[x], {0, 2 Pi}], Dynamic[{x, ControlActive["a", "Inactive"]}]}, 
   Grid[
    MapIndexed[
       With[{i = #2[[1]]}, {Slider[Dynamic[angle[[i]]], {0, 2 Pi}], 
          Dynamic[{angle[[i]], ControlActive["Active", "Inactive"]}]}] &, angle]]}]]

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    $\begingroup$ closely related: How to track Part of Symbol [...] $\endgroup$ – Kuba♦ Feb 28 '16 at 9:52
  • $\begingroup$ @Kuba Ugh. Dynamic is a wild beast :( $\endgroup$ – Dr. belisarius Feb 28 '16 at 10:00
  • $\begingroup$ "Dynamic is a wild beast" -- Yes, perhaps it is the proverbial dancing bear, of which was said: we should be grateful that it dances at all and not expect it to dance gracefully. $\endgroup$ – m_goldberg Feb 28 '16 at 15:20
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It looks that ControlActive treats angle as a one variable which will be same for both ControlActive.

See if this help:

 DynamicModule[{angle = Array[0 &, 2]}, 
 Panel@Dynamic@
   Column[{Row@{Slider[Dynamic[x], {0, 2 Pi}], 
       Dynamic[{x, ControlActive["a", "Inactive"]}]}, 
     Grid[MapIndexed[
       With[{i = #2[[1]]}, {DynamicModule[{y}, 
           Row@{Slider[Dynamic[y, (angle[[i]] = y = #) &], {0, 2 Pi}],
              Dynamic[{y, ControlActive["Active", "Inactive"]}]}]}] &,
        angle]]}]]
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  • $\begingroup$ Yep! It works :) I don't find the idea of nesting neat but .... :).Thans! $\endgroup$ – Dr. belisarius Feb 28 '16 at 0:18
  • $\begingroup$ @Dr. belisarius I am trying to create different variable for each controller. The only way I have (for automatic goal) is to use DynamicModule. It is something like this angle={a,b} and then work with a and b instead of working with angle itself. $\endgroup$ – Algohi Feb 28 '16 at 0:24
  • $\begingroup$ In my real problem I don't know a priori how many "angles" I will have $\endgroup$ – Dr. belisarius Feb 28 '16 at 1:26
  • $\begingroup$ That is why is use DynamicModule to generate different variable for each element of angle $\endgroup$ – Algohi Feb 28 '16 at 1:34
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    $\begingroup$ yes,yes. Your answer works.I was referring to your previous comment "I am trying to create different variable" $\endgroup$ – Dr. belisarius Feb 28 '16 at 2:16

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