[PD-dev] [ pure-data-Bugs-2026128 ] [list trim] outputs mystery type after conversion

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Bugs item #2026128, was opened at 2008-07-23 17:02
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Category: puredata
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Hans-Christoph Steiner (eighthave)
Assigned to: Miller Puckette (millerpuckette)
Summary: [list trim] outputs mystery type after conversion

Initial Comment:
If you start with a symbolic atom in a symbol message, then run it thru a [list trim], you end up with a mystery type that is just a numeric atom, but does not work as a float message.

see attached patch for an example

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