[PD] sssad key-name in abstractions

[IOhannes m zmoelnig]

Damian Stewart wrote:
> i suppose the solution is to have a delay that takes an instance name 
> argument, eg [mydelay left], then use that instance name in the sssad 
> key, eg mydelay-$1-delaytime, which will create mydelay-left-delaytime 
> for [mydelay left]. but then the problem remains - if i have a synth 
> that has built-in delay [mydelay left], and i want to have two 
> abstractions of this synth, i'm going to end up with two sets of keys 
> mydelay-left-delaytime. so i need some kind of chained name thing, eg 
> [mysynth squelchy] instantiates [mysynth $1-left], so the sssad key will 
> be mydelay-squelchy-left-delaytime.

the solution is to do it as it is done everywhere else:
e.g. namepart of URIs: lists.puredata.info
e.g. OSC-addresses: /squelchy/left/time

> 
> chaining through multiple levels of abstraction like this (which i tend 
> to do when i'm building patches) is going to lead to keynames like 
> mylpf-squelchy-left-sawtooth-lfo-pre-cutoff, for the cutoff frequency of 
> an lfo pre-filter inside the sawtooth generator for the left channel of 
> the 'squelchy' synth. which i suppose isn't a problem, really, it's just 
> a bit messy.
> 

once you've got used to namespaces it is not messy any more.
at least i prefer setting-files that look like:
/squelchy/left/time 10
/squelchy/right/time 20
/squeezy/left/time 20

rather than:
1023-deltime 10
1078-deltime 20
1123-deltime 20

but yes, you have to take care of that yourself.

fgmasdr
IOhannes