[PD] 'save contents' in an array

[Alexandros Drymonitis]

Ok, got it. Thanks.

On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 10:37 AM, Jonathan Wilkes <jancsika at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Ah, I see:
>
> When you load a sound using [soundfiler] (which I assume is what you're
> doing)
> Pd is trying to keep you from accidentally saving an enormous array with
> the patch.  I suppose the logic it uses is based on the notion that a) a
> _default_
> "Put" menu array is very small (only 100 elements), b) "save contents
> with patch" is checked by default, and c) anyone wanting to actually save
> array data with a patch is going to pick an array size and stick with it.
> Thus in
> d_soundfile.c you get this logic:
>
> * if the soundfile loaded is the exact same size as the array, it won't
> change the
> status of the "save contents" checkbutton.
> * if the soundfile is a different size than the array then it resizes the
> array,
> assumes that the "save contents" was checked simply because it's the
> default and not because the user wanted it checked, and finally
> turns it off and gives you a warning.
>
> It has certainly kept me from saving unwanted array state with
> a patch.  But as you've experienced, that behavior doesn't make much
> sense if you actually want to save array data and aren't sticking with a
> specific size.
>
> -Jonathan
>
>
> >________________________________
> > From: Alexandros Drymonitis <adrcki at gmail.com>
> >To: Jonathan Wilkes <jancsika at yahoo.com>
> >Cc: PD-list <pd-list at iem.at>
> >Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 2:55 AM
> >Subject: Re: [PD] 'save contents' in an array
> >
> >
> >Yes, I'm aware of all this saving contents issues. What I did was
> clicking on 'save contents' and the load some sound and I was getting this
> message:
> >warning: array array1: clearing save-in-patch flag
> >
> >But loading the sound first and then clicking on 'save contents' and then
> saving the patch works. I guess I was a bit stressed out when I was trying
> to do this and couldn't really think properly.
> >
> >
> >On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 2:04 AM, Jonathan Wilkes <jancsika at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >Yes it should save the array contents with the patch.
> >>
> >>What version of Pd and what operating system?
> >>
> >>
> >>Also-- you can attach small patches to your message
> >>so other people can inspect it.  But if you have an array,
> >>usually you want to make sure that you _don't_ save
> >>
> >>save the contents with the patch. Otherwise your patch
> >>can become very large.
> >>
> >>
> >>-Jonathan
> >>
> >>
> >>>________________________________
> >>> From: Alexandros Drymonitis <adrcki at gmail.com>
> >>>To: Jonathan Wilkes <jancsika at yahoo.com>
> >>>Cc: PD-list <pd-list at iem.at>
> >>>Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 4:23 PM
> >>>Subject: Re: [PD] 'save contents' in an array
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Ok, but if you save the patch after you've clicked on 'save contents'
> in your array, shouldn't it save the patch with the contents in the array?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 11:20 PM, Jonathan Wilkes <jancsika at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Yes but if I recall correctly clicking the checkbox doesn't
> automatically save the
> >>>>patch.
> >>>>
> >>>>-Jonathan
> >>>>
> >>>>>________________________________
> >>>>> From: Alexandros Drymonitis <adrcki at gmail.com>
> >>>>>To: PD-list <pd-list at iem.at>
> >>>>>Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 4:15 PM
> >>>>>Subject: [PD] 'save contents' in an array
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Hi all,
> >>>>>If you activate the 'save contents' tick in an array, it supposed to
> save whatever you save in it, so next time you open the patch,  the
> arryay's contents will be there, right? I've made a patch but this really
> won't work. Any ideas why?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Thanks
> >>>>>
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> >>
> >
> >
> >
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