[PD] left mouse click abuse

[Miller Puckette]

except what if you move the mouse and then decide you want to make a
connection to a new object?   We'd need a way to return to the earlier
state.

shift-numerals might be a problem because in many places the numerals 
already require the shift key.

cheers
Miller

On Sat, Jan 03, 2009 at 11:26:12PM +0100, marius schebella wrote:
> Frank Barknecht wrote:
> > Hallo,
> > Frank Barknecht hat gesagt: // Frank Barknecht wrote:
> > 
> >> Ha, that's cute, though it needs some getting used to, but I guess that
> >> will come quickly. 
> >>
> >> I just tried it with creating a [f ], then press Ctl-1 and type "mod 16",
> >> press  C-1 again and type "+ 1", neat.
> > 
> > After my initial enthusiasm has faded I must also say, that certain
> > patching habits now fail miserably. 
> > 
> > I'm used to moving the mouse in advance to where I want to put the next
> > object for objects that should not be connected to the previously
> > created object. 
> > 
> > Example: Lets say I want to create a row of number atoms like this: 
> > 
> >  [0\  [0\  [0\  [0\  [0\  [0\  [0\ 
> 
> this should be easy: if the mouse moved between the last ctl-3 and the 
> following, then place the object at the mouse position without 
> connection, if the mouse did not move, then assume the user is in 
> keyboard patching mode and place the new object below the old one and 
> connect it. I also thought about using ctl+shift+number to create a 
> connected object. don't know if that combination is used by an OS?
> or use ctl-k to toggle between keyboard only mode and mouse+keyboard mode.
> on my mac I would like to use ctl-home and ctl-end to cycle through the 
> possibilites of connecting two objects. don't know about other OS.
> 
> plus the other features below (select multiple objects and align them or 
> connect them) would be nice, too.
> 
> cheers,
> marius.
> 
> 
> > 
> > Traditionally I'd do a sweeping movement with the mouse going left to right
> > and sometimes press "Ctl-3" and click. 
> > 
> > The new auto-connections make this very hard now.
> > 
> > I guess I would prefer auto-connections and auto-alignments happen
> > afterwards, e.g. I create these
> > 
> >  [0\
> >  
> >    [mtof]
> > 
> >      [phasor~]
> > 
> >   [cos~]
> > 
> > 
> > then select the four objects, say the magic words and then it would
> > transform into this: 
> > 
> >  [0\
> >  |
> >  [mtof]
> >  |
> >  [phasor~]
> >  |
> >  [cos~]
> > 
> > Ciao
> 
> 
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