[PD] Opening Saved Patch Problem
Jonathan Goodwin
jonathan at jgoodwin.co.uk
Mon Dec 12 14:00:59 CET 2005
Problem solved Thank you!
I had spaces in my save name AND had neglected to add an extension! Doh!
On 12/12/05 12:52, "Frank Barknecht" <fbar at footils.org> wrote:
> Hallo,
> Jonathan Goodwin hat gesagt: // Jonathan Goodwin wrote:
>
>> I'm a student taking my first tentative steps into graphical multimedia
>> programming with the intent to build interactive video installations. So
>> please forgive me if this is a real newb question! I've looked in the
>> documentation and online but to no avail.
>>
>> I've been experimenting with making my first few patches, but I after I have
>> saved a patch on my computer and then closed PD I don't seem to be able to
>> re-open the patch again later. If I go File > Open the files are greyed-out.
>> Dragging and dropping the file onto the PD icon in the dock doesn't work
>> either?
>>
>> I'm using the GEM extensions, my OS is OS X 10.4.
>
> Maybe you aren't use the File extensions? If you save a patch, make
> sure it ends in ".pd", otherwise Pd will not accept it. Also don't use
> names with funny characters like umlauts or spaces.
>
> You also could send us the file you cannot open.
>
> Ciao
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