[PD] [Pd] Writing subpatch contents, was Re: [Csnd] Writing subpatch contents

[Frank Barknecht]

Hallo,
Chuckk Hubbard hat gesagt: // Chuckk Hubbard wrote:

> Not sure I understand.
> I have 8 subpatches, which could as well be 8 abstractions, though
> I've set up a working system for now.
> Each of those subpatches is to be a free playground while working on
> any one piece.  Each is for sending control messages to Csound for one
> of the 8 voices I may use in any one piece.  For each piece, I will
> create a different patch; some will need [line] objects, some will
> need sliders, some will need toggles, etc.  So when I load a piece
> into my sequencer, I want to have the 8 patches I created for that
> piece load automatically, and when I save the piece, I want the
> objects and messages in that subpatch to save to a separate file for
> the piece.
> 
> What I've done was, whenever saving a piece, sending "set #N canvas
> etc" to a textfile object, then saving it as the name of the piece
> plus number of instrument, then copying all the contents of each
> subpatch and pasting into that file, then [;pd-file.pd menuclose 1(.
> When I load, open the file, selectall, copy, close, open the subpatch,
> paste, editmode 0, vis 0.
> Works for me.  Only annoyance is that it now tells me my sequencer has
> been edited and should be saved; since I'm pretty much done building
> the sequencer, I just remind myself not to save it (if I save the
> patch with an open piece, the list of notes makes the patch too big
> for Pd to open and when I open it again half the stuff is missing).

I would indeed use abstractions for this. They can be saved with Ctrl-S,
which is easier than your subpatch saving, which seems overcomplicated
to me. But of course to each his own. ;)

Ciao
-- 
Frank