[PD] key_49, aka "\"

[Christian Klippel]

hi,

Am Dienstag, 18. Juli 2006 04:52 schrieb Leo Famulari:
> hello!
>
> i am trying to turn my computer keyboard into a midi keyboard for
> sequencing, and i'm curious about the HID readout for key_49, which
> on my ibook g4 is the "|" and "\" key. i have [hid] printing to the
> console, and when i press key_49, i get this readout:
>
> \\: dropped
> print: key key_-1 49
> print: key key_1 0
> print: key key_49 1
> print: key key_-1 0
> \\: dropped
> print: key key_-1 0
> print: key key_1 0
> print: key key_49 0
> print: key key_-1 0
>
> what is the meaning of the "\\: dropped" message? will it impede my
> using that key as a note on the keyboard?
>
> thanks, leo
>

this is probably pd doesnt like it when you enter certain characters, like the 
backslash ..... better dont use them anywhere .... if they are not catched, 
it will make your pd go mad ;)

greets,

chris

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