[PD-dev] string support and generic types

[IOhannes m zmoelnig]

Martin Peach wrote:
> IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote:
>> Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
>>> I am fine with leaving the string patch in this release as it is if  
>>> it will be compatible with a generic approach to defining new atoms  
>>> types.  Can anyone speak to that?
>>
>> does the patch still register the "string" keyword? (and in doing so 
>> breaks all other objects that use [string( without the string-atomtype?)
>>
> 
> The latest version registers the "blob" keyword instead, but I think it 
> is not necessary for it to register a name at all.
> 

exactly!
the entire keyword thing is rather a mess anyhow, and i don't think it 
should be mimicked anywhere.
introducing a new atomtype should be enough.

gfmadsr
IOhannes