[PD-dev] [initbang]/[closebang] routines requested for inclusion in pd vanilla branch..

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

Check out IOhannes' iemguts library, he is working on making it  
possible to do everything with abstractions, including properties  
panels.

.hc

On Jan 29, 2009, at 7:20 PM, Matt Barber wrote:

> I also hereby clamor for this as well, although conservatively.  =o)
>
> I have always wondered -- does [namecanvas] have any historical use
> besides dynamic patching?  It is necessary for the kind of dynamic
> patching you have in mind, since it's the name of the instance of the
> abstraction which needs to be sent messages, not the name of the
> abstraction class's patch.
>
> Also, is there currently a way to dynamically delete individual patch
> objects without using mouse and keyboard events (and without
> [clear(-ing the whole patch)?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matt
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 12:27 PM, dmotd <dmotd at gmx.net> wrote:
>> hello folks,
>>
>> it's been a couple of years since IOhannes submitted his patch for
>> constructor/destructor routines.. as far as i know only pd-extended  
>> has picked
>> up the patch. could miller please consider this for inclusion into  
>> his stable
>> branch?
>>
>> without the [initbang] / [closebang] objects, pd is crippled to a  
>> static
>> application of the abstraction philosophy, making it impossible to  
>> dynamically
>> create inlets/outlets based on an abstractions arguments. this is  
>> really a
>> silly limitation that has already been solved and should be put  
>> into regular
>> practice where ever possible.
>>
>> while i understand that miller has been hesitant to include such
>> functionality, i would prefer it to be an included but undocumented  
>> feature
>> (much like the role that [namecanvas] presently takes)  than not  
>> included at
>> all.
>>
>> anyhow, there's a chance this will fall on deaf ears, but i would  
>> just like to
>> register my vote for permanent inclusion.
>>
>> many thanks as always,
>>
>> dmotd
>>
>>
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