[PD-dev] bind abstraction-canvas to full classname (namecanvas)

IOhannes m zmoelnig zmoelnig at iem.at
Sat Jan 14 19:57:44 CET 2006


Miller Puckette wrote:
>>>And then, why is [namecanvas] marked as obsolete?
>>
>>well, i keep asking this question since several years. (since i first 
>>discovered that [namecanvas] is marked obsolete.
>>
> 
> 
> because the most likely use would be to send 'clear' and then to start
> adding stuff to make a dynamic patch of some sort... but oops, 'clear'
> deletes the namecanvas, which then probably will crash Pd.  A safe
> mechanism is needed...
> 

good point.

maybe it would be a good idea, to be able to name a canvas via properties?

mfg.a.sdr
IOhannes




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