[PD] variable receive objects?

[yvan volochine]

On 05/12/2012 10:29 PM, Jonathan Wilkes wrote:
> However, there comes a point when making a serious user interface that
> wires start to get in the way, esp. on some of the more complex interfaces people
> have made in Pd for sequencing, real-time performance, etc.  I'd say at the level
> where the author is designing for user's who don't necessarily need to know the ins
> and outs of Pd's dataflow paradigm, wires become a hindrance.
>
> Of course that doesn't mean one can't do normal Pd patching using only GUI objects.

just to add my 2 cents..
if a patch needs a GUI, I really like when its top-level canvas contain 
only the GUI and only patchers (read: *no wires* when opening the patch)

using GUI send|receive instead of wires is a very good idea.
it also encourage putting things where they should be, i.e. separate the 
logic from the GUI (à la maxmsp 'presentation mode').

then somewhere in your subpatches:
[s GUI-to-vol] [r GUI-from-vol] [s GUI-to-mute] etc..

much cleaner IMHO

or even better, only:
[pd init]
[pd audio]
[pd GUI]
on the top-level and some key triggers opening [pd GUI]

BTW I'd _love_ to be able to do that:
[hslider sendSymbol receiveSymbol]

now that would save some time :)

cheers,
y

--
yvan.volochine at gmail.com
http://yvanvolochine.com