[PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

[IOhannes m zmoelnig]

Steffen Juul wrote:
> 
> On 10/03/2009, at 18.11, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
> 
>> (...) and the green/white toggle from [pddp/dsp].
> 
> 
> I quite strongly think [cvn]'s tricks should be avoided in help patches, 
> especially those default for vanilla objects.

what are "[cnv]'s tricks"? setting their colour?
i wouldn't call it a trick, as it is one of the few things you can 
actually do with a cnv.
(a trick would probably be to set the send/receive labels at runtime; 
which really makes patches rather unreadably; another trick would be to 
move objects around to make GOPs be polymorphic; i agree that simple 
every-day objects should probably avoid such things; i still don't see 
any trick in setting the colour of a canvas or the value of a numberbox)

> 
> Reason being it took me quite some time before i got heads and tails of 
> it. Before that, it was a total mystery. Such mysteries are bad for 
> learning since it may well obstruct learning of basic things. There is 
> enough syntax to get into when starting to learn Pd.


but myteries unveiled are good for learning.
so it boils down to in-line documentation of the mysteries used.


fgmasdr
IOhannes
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