[PD] GUI abstraction issues

Jack jack at rybn.org
Mon Feb 18 16:48:08 CET 2013


Le 18/02/2013 16:39, Jack a écrit :
> Le 18/02/2013 03:03, Jonathan Wilkes a écrit :
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Esteban Viveros <emviveros at gmail.com>
>>> To: PD-list list <pd-list at iem.at> 
>>> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 4:50 PM
>>> Subject: [PD] GUI abstraction issues
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi list,
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm initiating to do gui abstractions, and I have two issues in pd-extended.
>>>
>>>
>>> First: When I use the inlet object, can I name it? This is because I would like to have the name inlet in "Autotips" mode. This in pd-extended and l2ork.
>> Hi Esteban,
>>      If your abstraction is named "foo.pd", then make a help patch named "foo-help.pd"
>> and put a [pd META] subpatch in it.  Inside the subpatch, make a <ctrl-5> comment
>> with this text:
>> INLET_0 Put your inlet name here
>>
>> That will display "Put your inlet name here" when you hover over the leftmost inlet
>> in "Autotips" mode.  (You can address the other inlets with INLET_1, INLET_2, etc.,
>> as well as OUTLET_0, etc.)
>>
>>
>> I could have made it a lot easier by searching the abstraction itself for the info to
>> display in the tip, but I _really_ want to discourage the practice of using the
>> abstraction as its own documentation since that excludes the possibility for an
>> example patch (which IMO is the most important part of the help patch).
>>
>>
>> You can find more info on the pd META stuff in doc/5.reference/all_about_pd_META.pd
>> or just use Help->Search for "all about pd META"
>>
>> -Jonathan
>>
>>
>>> Second: In pd-extended .43.4, when I try to use a canvas with graph on parents, I can't see the inlets and outlets.. Is as if graph on parents is below of the canvas object, I'm sending an objects to explain better this issue.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks..
>>>
>>>
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> Hello,
>
> You can also put an argument in [inlet] like [inlet name_of_my_inlet].
> ++
>
> Jack
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Sorry my last mail is not an answer for your question, i didn't read
your mail correctly.
++

Jack





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