[PD-dev] [ pure-data-Patches-1936157 ] make "list" messages be real float/symbol/bang messages

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Patches item #1936157, was opened at 2008-04-06 11:17
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Category: puredata
Group: feature
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Accepted
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: IOhannes m zmlnig (zmoelnig)
Assigned to: Miller Puckette (millerpuckette)
Summary: make "list" messages be real float/symbol/bang messages

Initial Comment:
in the past there has been some attempts to make "list" messages behave like "float" (or "symbol" or "bang") messages and vice-versa.

the attached patch adds some additional fallbacks to the method dispatcher in inlet_list():
if an object has no real list-method for an inlet but a float-method and it receives a one-element list holding a float, it will call the float-method.
the same for symbols.
if there is no list-method and the object receives an empty "list" message, it will call the objects "bang_method"

this should fix bugs #1890931 and #1749885.


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Comment By: Hans-Christoph Steiner (eighthave)
Date: 2010-07-15 15:23

Message:
I'm going to assign this to Miller, and let him make the call on whether to
include it or not rather than include it in Pd-extended.

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Comment By: Hans-Christoph Steiner (eighthave)
Date: 2009-04-25 13:26

Message:
I am going to assign this to me for now so that I remember to included it
in the Pd-extended 0.42 branch, unless anyone has any objections.  Then
I'll assign it to Miller...

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