[PD] ADSR variations [was: Re: Patch-off]

[Frank Barknecht]

Hallo Jonathan,
Jonathan Wilkes hat gesagt: // Jonathan Wilkes wrote:

>  I understand what you describe.  But when the 1st creation argument is a
>  float, [list $1] and [list append $1] print the exact same result as far as
>  I can see.
> 
> (Shaky comp sci terminology to follow...) Looking at list_new in x_list.c, if
> the first creation argument of [list $1 $2 etc.] is a not a symbol, the
> object is deemed a [list append] and the args are left alone.  For [list
> append $1 $2 etc.] however, after "append" is matched, the argument count is
> decremented and the 2nd arg becomes the 1st.  Consequently, the behavior of
> [list $1 $2 etc.] is exactly the same as [list append $1 $2 etc.] in this
> case.

Ah, indeed you're right! Thanks for pointing me to this, I was falsely assuming
otherwise (and should have checked myself before  tellling others to check it, sorry. :(

I would prefer the more verbose form [list append $1 $2 ...] just for clarity.

Ciao
-- 
Frank