When using Pd-0.38.4-extended-RC3, I would like to load several of the zexy externals.  Previously, I would just put zexy in the "Pd binaries to load" preference setting which of course would add lines to the plist in my Preferences so the externals in zexy.pd_darwin would load.  Now that we've decided to have separately compiled zexy externals in the extra folder instead of one big zexy.pd_darwin, how would I tell Pd to load them when the Startup options only give me ten slots?  Say I wanted to load Gem, xsample, vasp, dyn~ pmpd, cyclone, memento, toxy, limiter~, zexy~, and envrms~.  Can I specify some libraries as startup flags?  Is it bad form to load more libraries than one is actually using in any given patch?  Should there be some way of specifying which libraries to load with each patch?

Also, when I used to load the full zexy.pd_darwin, my Pd startup time was fairly slow.  I didn't really test not loading zexy, but I have noticed that this new Pd extended loads faster.  Were the zexy externals one reason load-time took so long?  Do extra externals effect Pd's performance?  I'm wondering if anyone's done any tests.

samuel burt