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<div><br></div><div>Finally, it's done! The most polished release of Pd yet. We are further refining Pd into a truly powerful and usable programming platform. </div><div><br></div> <div><a href="http://puredata.org/downloads/">http://puredata.org/downloads/</a></div><div><br></div><div>This release is dedicated to Jamie Tittle, aka tigital, who recently died of cancer. He was a long time and key contributor to Gem and Pd in general, even while he was in the hospital undergoing treatment. He is sorely missed in this community, and I am sure by many others.</div><div><div><br></div></div><div>Some highlights of this release:</div><div><br></div><div> * more functional namespace tools ([declare] and [import])</div><div> * new appearance designed to enhance readability</div><div> * GLSL shader support in Gem</div><div> * usability improvements</div><div> * on Mac OS X, you can now build "standalone" applications</div><div> * standard locations for user-installed externals</div><div> * many bug fixes</div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div>Here's the rough changelog:</div><div><br></div><div><div>- next visual appearance designed for readability</div><div><br></div><div>- default locations for user-installed externals, helpfiles, etc.</div><div> GNU/Linux: /usr/local/lib/pd-externals and ~/pd-externals</div><div> Mac OS X: /Library/Pd and ~/Library/Pd</div><div> Windows: %ProgramFiles%/Common Files/Pd and %UserProfile%/Application Data/Pd</div><div><br></div><div>- lots of standard key bindings added:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Enter/Return for OK</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Escape for Cancel</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Ctrl/Cmd-W closes all windows</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>on Mac OS X, Cmd-` cycles thru open windows</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>on Mac OS X, Cmd-m minimizes windows</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Ctrl/Cmd-R raises/lowers Pd window</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-R shrinks/grows Pd window</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-L clears Pd window's text console</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Ctrl/Cmd-B opens the Help Browser</div><div><br></div><div>- you can now use "~" in all paths to mean home folder, and on Windows you can use environment variables, lie %UserProfile% in paths</div><div><br></div><div>- improved Cut/Copy/Paste support for working in object and message boxes</div><div><br></div><div>- fixed Cut/Copy/Paste for the Pd window's console</div><div><br></div><div>- [declare] and [import] now sorted out for loading (but much work needs to be done before there namespace support is complete)</div><div><br></div><div>- "File -> Save As" defaults to the Home folder (~/) on Mac OSX</div><div><br></div><div>- new patches default to the folder last saved in</div><div><br></div><div>- included pgp_opengl aka 3dp on GNU/Linux and Mac OS X</div><div><br></div><div>- 'hardware' and 'deprecated' removed from libraries loaded by default</div><div><br></div><div>- On Debian/Ubuntu, the packages now install into /usr rather than /usr/local</div><div><br></div><div>- On Mac OS X, you can now build "standalone" applications from the File menu.</div><div><br></div><div>- bug fixes and clean up of [hid] and mapping externals</div><div><br></div><div>- included config in Info.plist for the Spotlight Importer</div><div><br></div><div>KNOWN BUGS</div><div><br></div><div>- check <a href="http://puredata.info/dev/bugtracker">http://puredata.info/dev/bugtracker</a> before reporting bugs</div><div><br></div><div>- Escape, Enter, and Ctrl/Cmd-W don't close the Path and Startup preferences</div><div><br></div><div>- pdp_opengl is alpha and will definitely crash Pd</div><div><br></div><div>- loading pdp_opengl will crash Pd if X11 is not open before trying to load it</div><div><br></div><div>- the GUI runs slower in some situations</div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div><div>----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div>All mankind is of one author, and is one volume; when one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language; and every chapter must be so translated.... -John Donne </div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span> </div><br></body></html>