[PD] <script src='mypatch.pd' type='text/puredata'> ?

[Chris McCormick]

On 22/05/2010, at 20:22, Pierre Massat <pimassat at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sorry for this lame question, but how do i install the audio API? I  
> downloaded the windows archive but i can't seem to make it work. Do  
> i need to re-install Firefox?

As of a few hours ago, the current version online only works with a  
build which is not publically available yet, sorry about that. I'll  
post again when there is a Firefox available which runs it (they tell  
me it should be soon).

> When i get this to work, will i be able to run any patch from  
> Firefox? I don't really get it i think...

You will be able to run a very tiny subset of possible patches in  
Firefox. Namely those which only use dsp connections between the five  
tilde objects mentioned. Two things could happen which will make this  
more interesting:

* other browsers could take Mozilla's lead and implement audio stacks.
* myself and other developers could add more Pd objects.

I think the chance of the former is really very likely, and there will  
be flash based wrappers for browsers which are left behind (there is a  
rough one taking shape already).

The chance of the latter is unknown. I am hoping people will be  
excited by the idea of running patches in the browser and start  
contributing dsp objects. If you're interested, they are really very  
easy to code right now, and there are only 68 unimplemented tilde  
objects. :) Probably I will keep plodding away on my own even if  
nobody else contributes, because I like Pd and I want to make some fun  
audio stuff on the web.

Thanks for you interest.

Chris.