[GEM-dev] TextBase class

[IOhannes m zmoelnig]

Georg Holzmann wrote:
> Hallo!
> 
>> just as simple as inserting line-breaks "\n" where a line-break should 
>> occur.
> 
> yes, but the problem is that you must then store the whole text in a 
> symbol and that's not possible. If you make a long symbol PD breaks it ...
> (just try:
> 
> [symbol 
> asdfjaowejfölsagaiuhrföaijpöoadifvjölakjfvöaijfvölakfjlskjdflakjföaoijvölaskdfjöaljfweöoifjsdöalkfölasfj 
> (
>  |
> [print]
> )
> 

oho!

just try the attached patch (zexy needed); of course this proves nothing 
(but gives us some hints)

i think that [print] is a bad debugging tool for extreme symbols.

it would be better to look at the symbol within C.


mfg.asd.r
IOhannes