[PD-dev] add a new tcl file to pd source [was: recentfiles_list explanation]

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

On Mar 19, 2011, at 2:54 PM, yvan volochine wrote:

> On 03/18/2011 06:16 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
>>
>> Good news! Add the file here, like it sounds like you already have:
>>
>>> pd/tcl/Makefile.am
>>> pd/po/Makefile.am
>>
>>
>> Then manually edit pkgIndex.tcl, I haven't had good luck with
>> pkg_mkIndex.tcl.
>
> it worked for me, it filled out pkdIndex.tcl and it seems to be  
> correct.
> so far it works nicely on osx and linux.
> I will try to build and test on win32 before posting a patch.
>
> slightly OT, for the sake of clarity, there will now be 5 maximum  
> recent files when inlined in File menu (on x11 and win32).
> as osx has a 'Open Recent' separated menu, should I keep the old  
> behavior there (i.e. 10 max recent files) or should I also limit it  
> to 5 ?
>
> cheers,
> _y


I think 10 is the standard for Mac OS X, so I say keep it.

.hc


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