[PD] Installing PD on Linux: Addons? Colors? Interface?

[Derek Holzer]

Hello Meino,

Right or CTL click any GUI element, and you will see the properties 
which you can use to change sizes, colors, etc. For a colored 
background, use the Put menu to place a canvas on the screen and change 
it's size and color. PD remembers the order in which things are placed 
in the patch, so put your canvas down first, or Cut and Paste any 
objects you want to stay on top of the canvas. For more patch 
beautification, check out abstractions and subpatches:

http://en.flossmanuals.net/PureData/Subpatches
http://en.flossmanuals.net/PureData/Abstractions

Best,
D.

meino.cramer at gmx.de wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>  Happy New Year ! :)
> 
>  this is my first post to this list and I am also
>  right at the beginning to explore PureData.
> 
>  I want to use PureData as a synthesizer for sounds
>  and I will not use the midi interface, since I have
>  no keyboard...
> 
>  I am using a up-to-date Gentoo-Linux with linux
>  kernel 2.6.31.11. .
> 
>  As a starting point I compiled and installed 
>  the vanilla-version of PureData on the system
>  manually and it "works" (read: I was able to get a sine
>  wave sound via alsa).
> 
>  So far so nice! :)
> 
>  The interface is pure black and white. 
>  
>  But on the net I saw wonderful colored snapshots of the interface.
> 
>  Have I forgotten to install something extra, an addon
>  for example, a plugin or...?
> 
>  Thank you very much for any help in advance!
> 
>  Best regards,
>  mcc
> 
> 
> 

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