[PD] Data structures, symbol fields and drawsymbol

[Frank Barknecht]

Hi,

(I'm working on the pd~convention workshop regarding data structures,
so excpect some more data structure related questions from me the next
time... ;)

I'd like to test using symbols as fields in [struct] objects, but I'm
getting the impression, that this doesn't work or isn't implemented
yet. At least it's not used in the data-structures example patches. 

Nevertheless the documentation mentions symbols as a possible scalar
type to use in structs. 

I can create a [struct somename symbol s] object just fine. Pd even
creates a [drawsymbol s] object which I found by guessing its name.
However when I try to create such a template using 

[append subpatchname s]

[append] does not accept a symbol in its first inlet: 

error: append: no method for 'symbol'

It also doesn't want a float in this inlet, which is to be expected
though. In fact, it doesn't accept anything anymore. 

Am I right to assume, that symbol-fields aren't supported yet? Or am I
doing something wrong in attached patch?

Ciao
-- 
 Frank Barknecht                               _ ______footils.org__
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#N struct typ float x float y symbol s;
#N canvas 0 0 601 279 10;
#N canvas 282 404 450 300 typ 0;
#X obj 126 101 struct typ float x float y symbol s;
#X obj 125 169 drawsymbol s;
#X restore 103 138 pd typ;
#N canvas 519 218 450 300 paint 0;
#X scalar typ 0 0 symbol \;;
#X scalar typ 0 0 symbol \;;
#X scalar typ 0 0 symbol \;;
#X scalar typ 0 0 symbol \;;
#X scalar typ 0 0 symbol \;;
#X restore 102 164 pd paint;
#X obj 290 157 append typ s;
#X obj 369 113 pointer;
#X msg 369 88 traverse pd-paint \, bang;
#X symbolatom 211 63 10 0 0 0 - - -;
#X floatatom 341 62 5 0 0 0 - - -;
#X msg 297 58 bang;
#X msg 162 64 s;
#X text 195 23 nothing works :(;
#X connect 3 0 2 1;
#X connect 4 0 3 0;
#X connect 5 0 2 0;
#X connect 6 0 2 0;
#X connect 7 0 2 0;
#X connect 8 0 2 0;