[PD] Data structure array with last element pointing back to first element
João Pais
jmmmpais at googlemail.com
Mon Oct 3 11:27:03 CEST 2011
> The 1st circle is under the 2nd,
you mean, under the last one? (which makes sense, since they're drawn in
creation order)
> and Pd currently registers a click with the object at the bottom. But
> is that a feature or a bug?
you mean the print coming from the vertex struct, giving the individual y
values of each scalar in the array? that's a bit strange, never seen it.
trying to adapt plot's help file doesn't replicate the behavior as well.
> Either way, if it's implementation specific it then writing the patch as
> you suggest would work correctly under one implementation
>
> while it wouldn't the move the circle at all under the other.
hmm, am not really understanding what you mean. but I have to work on
something else right now, can't do much more for the time being.
João
>
>> ________________________________
>> From: João Pais <jmmmpais at googlemail.com>
>> To: Scott McCoid <mccoid.scott at gmail.com>; "pd-list at iem.at"
>> <pd-list at iem.at>; Jonathan Wilkes <jancsika at yahoo.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 2, 2011 8:48 PM
>> Subject: Re: [PD] Data structure array with last element pointing back
>> to first element
>>
>> wouldn't it be simpler to compare the value of the 1st point with the
>> last one, without creating the new variables? it's too late now, can't
>> give a concrete example.
>>
>> or, this is a situation where a "change" identifier for arrays would
>> come in very handy (which already exists for loose pointers). then the
>> metro hack wouldn't be necessary.
>>
>>> Here's a quick hack-- didn't check it for bugs.
>>>
>>> The real solution would be to add a "-c" flag to [plot] to draw the
>>> trace back to element 0:
>>>
>>> [plot -c etc.]
>>
>> -c is the same as curve, right? an extra parameter for the stepness of
>> the bezier would also be nice
>>
>> João
>>
>>
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