[PD] why does PD round numbers? (in tables, in messageboxes, etc)

[IOhannes m zmölnig]

On 04/10/12 10:33, katja wrote:
> I mean to say that switching to any format other than decimal ASCII
> would make it impossible for Pd to interpret patch files using the
> current format.

why?

>
> Large tables are mostly stored in an audio format, rather than text.

i was talking about pd/pd-gui communication (and keep the number format 
for both saving and pd/gui communication the same).
when displaying/updating a table every single number is converted to 
text using printf, send over the wire and then converted back to a 
number for drawing the table.
it makes a difference if you have to transmit 44100
*4 bytes or 44100*12 bytes.

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