[PD-dev] seeking advice on Pd gui overhaul

[Ivica Ico Bukvic]

> I've done it in pd-extended. it's true, the initial step to do a full gui
> will be a hassle, because you'll have to program the interface yourself.
> but if that's done carefully, it should pay up afterwards.

The lingering question is whether you wish to encumber GPU with editor interface (if you are using Gem for visuals) rather than visuals themselves. With some cool voodoo design one could probably disable patch updating to allow GPU to focus on the visuals alone but that would defeat the purpose of having easy-to-edit-runtime gui in the first place.

> or just make a gui in processing, csound or supercollider through osc :)
> No virus found in this incoming message.

Sure, but that IMHO can make it even less user-friendly than existing implementation as it adds an additional point of potential failure.

Best wishes,

Ico