[PD] Pd-extended can't see $0-arrays ???

[Jonathan Wilkes]

----- Original Message -----

> From: Mathieu Bouchard <matju at artengine.ca>
> To: Фывапр Олджэвич <tofuckof at inbox.ru>
> Cc: PD-list <pd-list at iem.at>
> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 10:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [PD] Pd-extended can't see $0-arrays ???
> 
> Le 2012-02-14 à 07:33:00, Фывапр Олджэвич a écrit :
> 
>>  Why can't I create Arrays with names like    " $0-tab " ?
> 
> $0 has no effect in messageboxes. You need to generate it using a float box such 
> as [f $0] or even just [$0].
> 
> Yes, this is a quite annoying shortcoming of Pd... especially because if you 
> already are passing something to the messagebox, you have to add a [pack] and a 
> [loadbang].

Do gpointers only point to scalars?  Because if you _could_ get a pointer to an array-- 
perhaps using my canvas 'get' method patch-- you could just make all arrays canvas 
local and forget all this $0- business:

So to [tabread] the array named 'foo' in the parent canvas:

[get array(  <- get a list of "arrayName pointerToArray" pairs for the canvas
|
[sendtocanvas 1]
|
[route foo]
|
[set $1(
|
[tabread]

-Jonathan

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