[PD] 0.37 must 'Cut' cables?

[Frank Barknecht]

Hallo,
Ben Saylor hat gesagt: // Ben Saylor wrote:

> This feature is helpful, but it also slows down patch editing a bit.  I 
> wonder if it would be better to disconnect on click, but turn the cable 
> a bright color (like red) when the mouse is over it.  Undo would still 
> be there to fix accidents.

I don't think so. I was quite critical on the change at first, but now
I like it that way. It's much more consistent with other apps'
behaviour, where clicking or marking with a mouse does not delete
anything. It is also more consistent with mouse behaviour at other
places in Pd, for example selecting text in object boxes. 

Although having to press Delete or Backspace (this should be
fixed on all platforms, of course) is an added move it does not really
slow down editing (IMO), because it also means less mistakes, for
example when patch cords run very close next to each other. 

I'm quite sure that new users who are not used to the old behaviour
will feel more at home with the selection-cut cycle. I would rather
propose the possibility to select more than one patch cord at once
with a mouse move, like selecting multiple objects which is already
possible.

ciao
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 Frank Barknecht                               _ ______footils.org__