[PD] difference send and using msg with ";"

[marius schebella]

it is a pity that there is no $0 in messages. that would help so much!
most of the time I use local send/receive like s $0-blabla. with 
messages you always have to mess with workaounds to achieve the same result.
marius.


Roman Haefeli wrote:
> i don't know if there is a technical difference in efficiency, but there
> is a difference in use. at least before 0.40, using [; $1 $2( was the
> only way to achieve a settable send.
> there is also a cosmetic aspect: if you want to collect some initial
> values together at some place, it is much nicer to have only one message
> box, where all values can be stored instead of having a
> 
> [loadbang]
> |
> [13]
> |
> [s value]
> 
> construction for each value.
> 
> this:
> 
> [loadbang]
> |__________________
> |;                /
> |value 34         |
> |somevalue 127    |
> |othervalue 57    |
> |yoyo 1___________\
> 
> looks much nicer and is easier to edit, isn't it?
> 
> roman
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 2007-08-16 at 12:36 -0400, marius schebella wrote:
>> Hey,
>> when I look through miller's tutorial patches, I often find ";-messages" 
>> instead of a send object like:
>> [;detune $1(
>> vs
>> [s detune]
>> I wonder why, is there a significant difference? is one more efficient 
>> then the other (if yes, I always thought send is more efficient..?).
>> this is not urgent, I can sleep without an answer! just curious.
>> marius.
>>
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