[PD] [inlet], [outlet].

[pix]

i agree also. 

just to be pedantic, having numeric arguments for inlets won't explicitly
solve the "multiple connections from an outlet" problem. mutiple inlets
with the same number would still be triggered in some unspecified order.
the solution here is always to use a trigger if order of operations is
important. it's safe to not use a trigger when operations can really occur
in any order. theoretically computation could occur in parallel in these
cases.

pix

On Tue, 6 May 2003 15:44:51 -0400 (EDT)
Mathieu Bouchard <matju at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Wish
> 
>  * [inlet] and [outlet] should have numeric argument.
> 
> Rationale
> 
> Currently, [inlet] and [outlet] objects seem to number themselves
> according to their positioning in the canvas (AFAIK). This is a bad
> thing because:
> 
>   1. Behaviour should not depend on graphical appearance, except when
>   otherwise not possible to do so. For example, if several connections
>   come out of an outlet, connections are treated in an unspecified
>   order. It is considered a bug to rely on that ordering. (Is it? I
>   don't know the puredata mindset enough for that)
> 
>   2. Each functionality must be accessible by at least one explicitly
>   specified behaviour. (i.e. unspecified behaviours do not count as a
>   valid way to use a feature)
> 
> Does that make sense to anyone?
> 
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