[PD] [import] and libraries Pd ext

[Alan Brooker]

Hi Hans

Sorry should have clarified- rather it is the dropping of start up prefs
from Pd-extended as per below-- is there a page on the main website to
refer to ?




On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 4:24 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans at at.or.at>
 wrote:

>
> I just changed up the new single preference page for Pd-extended 0.43,
> hopefully its for the better.  First off, there is no more "Startup" prefs,
> which allowed you to globally load libraries.  Now, use [import] in your
> patch to load libraries.  The "Startup flags" and "Real-time scheduling"
> are now added to the new preference panel.
>
> The OK and Apply buttons only apply the settings for the current session
> of Pd.  In order to save them for the next time you start Pd, there is the
> "Save All Settings" button.  But now that I look at that, the "Save All
> Settings" button might actually be redundant, and OK actually saves
> everything...
>
> Setting global paths should no longer be used for externals, instead you
> should use the standard install locations for your OS:
> http://puredata.info/docs/faq/how-do-i-install-externals-and-help-files
>
> Or you can set the path in your patch.  Either use the new [path] object
> or [declare -path] to set a relative path in your patch.


On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans at at.or.at>wrote:

>
> Hey Alan,
>
> I'm not sure I know the change that you are speaking of.  [import] is the
> same since at least 0.41.  And yes, if a library is either included in
> Pd-extended or in the standard install folder, then [import] is all that is
> needed to load the library.
>
> .hc
>
> On Apr 28, 2012, at 6:03 AM, Alan Brooker wrote:
>
> Hi List,
>
>
> Please excuse me but is there a page on the  puredata.info that details
> the change to the new way of loading libraries via the [import] and
> [declare] objects?  I have had small bits of feedback and new
> users believe their libraries are not loading when the use of [import] is
> all that is needed? I'm sure I saw something written up about this but cant
> find it to reference to others
>
> Thanks
>
> Alan
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