[pd] a simple, user friendly place to post and link to patches, externals, libraries, etc.

[IOhannes m zmoelnig]

hard off wrote:
> i'm sorry i have really no idea about how to go about doing stuff on
> the internet, or otherwise i'd try to set something up by myself, but
> we REALLY need a place where any pd users can upload their works.
> 
> i know there is a wiki thing on the iiem site.  but barely anyone uses
> it.  i think the main reason being that it's a bit of a headache for
> simple people such as myself.

hmm, being an advocate of the puredata.info site hosted by iem, i wanted
to ask why you think uploading files is too hard.


> 
> so i just thought i'd open the doors for some discussion of this topic.
> 
> what are your ideas?
> 
> i think we really just need something where people can upload a patch
> or zip file with one click, and then write a description of it.


so the steps currently required are:
1) click on "add file" (1.5 clicks)
2) browse to the file you want to upload (at least 2 clicks)
3) write a dscription of it


this makes at 3.5 clicks compared to 1 click (but i guess the "1 click"
was not to be meant literally).

i cannot really think of something more simple.

in practice things are a bit more complicated: you have to know where
you can click for "add file"; and the list of items you could add might
be longer than what you really want to see.


mfga.dr
IOhannes