[PD] macosx .pdrc

[Max Neupert]

does that work even if one has to run two instances simultanuously?

max.


Am 11.10.2005 um 06:14 schrieb Hans-Christoph Steiner:

>
> I use a script which saves and restores different config files.   
> Its in CVS:
>
> http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/pure-data/scripts/config- 
> switcher.sh?rev=1.2&view=log
>
> .hc
>
> On Oct 8, 2005, at 9:37 AM, Max Neupert wrote:
>
>
>> hi list,
>>
>> how to handle it if one may want to keep different properties for  
>> different instances of pd?
>>
>> e.g. one pd instance for sound, and one for gem to avoid audio  
>> glitches; one instance has to have libaries to load, the other one  
>> should run in -nogui....
>>
>> how do you solve this with just one org.puredata.pd.plist all of  
>> the instances of pd are refering to?
>>
>> m
>>
>>
>> Am 07.10.2005 um 19:43 schrieb Hans-Christoph Steiner:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> On Oct 3, 2005, at 6:53 AM, Lorenz Schori wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Am 15.09.2005 um 16:52 schrieb Hans-Christoph Steiner:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I think the easiest thing to do is to create a  
>>>>> org.puredata.pd.plist, which is the file that the preferences  
>>>>> system saves to.  Then you instruct users to copy that file to  
>>>>> ~/Library/Preferences.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> there is a command line utility for writing preference values:  
>>>> defaults. (see man defaults). for quickly inspect what is  
>>>> contained in the pd prefs just type the following command into  
>>>> terminal:
>>>>
>>>> defaults read org.puredata.pd
>>>>
>>>> package distributors could then distribute a script which set  
>>>> the appropriate defaults instead of providing a plist which will  
>>>> overwrite the preferences of the user
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks, that's a good idea.  I'll have to try that.  Its on the  
>>> TODO list.
>>>
>>> .hc
>>>
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