[PD-dev] SVG Knob idea based on VCV Rack knob implementation

[Alexandre Torres Porres]

Hi, is this only for "knobs" and just to have a knob in Pd? I assume not,
cause there are knob externals for Pd and a PR to include one in Vanilla
https://github.com/pure-data/pure-data/pull/938

But I guess the point is a more generic object to load SVG files and
period, which sounds like a good thing in general!

I'm still learning a bit about GUI objects in Pd, but I guess what you need
to research is if tcl/tk can load SVG files and how.

So start by doing a google search on "tcl/tk + SVG". For what I see in the
same search is that it does seem possible indeed!

cheers

Em sex., 23 de out. de 2020 às 13:07, Jakob Skouborg <
syntaxerror60 at hotmail.com> escreveu:

> Hey guys!
> Just some Friday thoughts about Pure Data and UI elements, like knobs,
> etc.:
> In VCV rack, it's pretty easy to make your own knobs for your modules. You
> can use the free open source program called Inkscape to make a knob, which
> is basically an SVG file.
> I was thinking that it would be really cool to be able to do something
> similar in Pure Data. To have an object/external that can load these knob
> SVG files into it, and then use the mouse to set a value(and knob position)
> between 0-1, either by dragging up/down or left/right and pressing the
> mouse on top of the object. It would really open up a whole new universe
> for Pure Data and making nice user interfaces.
>
> I have been playing with coding audio stuff for a few years in c++, mostly
> at hobby level, and I was wondering how hard it would be to make an object
> like that(if possible at all), that can load an SVG files created in
> Inkscape?
> Since VCV Rack is open source, I think I am going to see if I can find the
> code for the knob implementation this weekend, to see how it works in VCV.
> But first of all I am just curious about it and was looking for more
> experienced programmers though, especially you guys, who know a lot about
> PD, if it's a completely lost cause or if it is plausible idea.
> Personally I have not yet created any Pure Data externals, but I have been
> looking through some of dr. Hernandez pure data external creation tutorials
> on YT. I did make a bunch of VCV rack modules, so I know a bit about that.
> Any thoughts are welcome [image: 🙂]
> Besides that, have a great weekend!
>
> Best wishes, Jakob
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