[PD] Tip of the Day

[Lorenzo Sutton]

Jonathan Wilkes wrote:
> Hi,
>       What do people think of the little "Tip of the Day" windows that
> are in some software?  Are they helpful?  Annoying?
My two cents.
I think they are pretty useless and annoying, as randomly suggesting 
something doesn't add any help to the total beginner ("did you know you 
can type ctrl+1 to create a new object?"... well thank you but I'd 
really like to know how to make those cool sounds  in pd like the videos 
I saw on youtube!)

But I guess it's a matter of personal taste.

Maybe, though, some of those "tips" could go in some sort of Pd quick 
tutorial or cookbook... but searchable and well indexed?

Lorenzo
> Either way, I made one in Pd.
>
> Seems like this could be useful to beginners.  And at the moment
> they're no longer useful one can just turn them off. (Or they could
> be turned off by default and live in the help window.)
>
> A prototype is attached. [hcs/folder_list] and [ggee/button] are the externals used.
>
> -Jonathan
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