[PD] Finding "$0" and dealing with it in messages

[Frank Barknecht]

Hallo,
Hans-Christoph Steiner hat gesagt: // Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:

>> Regarding all_about_data_types.pd: Personally I wouldn't trust this  
>> patch.
>
>
> Its a patch with examples, if you don't trust the examples, then that  
> seems to mean you don't trust Pd ;)

To me the fundamental flaw of the data types patch is that it tries to infer
information about Pd's "data types" from the behaviour of selected objects, but
doesn't explain the underlying mechanisms. 

Single objects unfortunatly often behave inconsistently  or not as one maybe
would expect (e.g. [route list symbol] strips list- but not symbol-selectors).
IMO an explanation of the mechanisms is imporant to understand, where or why
objects behave "strange". all_about_data_types.pd doesn't even use the word
"selector" anywhere. Instead it talks about "casting" but doesn't explain what
that means (in the patch it means adding a "symbol"-selector to a meta-message).
It has several vague sentences in it like: "Many objects cast the data they
receive when they output it" or "Some objects do not cast the data".  This
doesn't make me any smarter. 

All in all, I don't think, the patch tells you "All About Data Types". But
maybe it just has a misleading name.

Ciao
-- 
Frank