[PD] [PD-announce] Pd-extended 0.43.4 released!
olsen
raumkundschafter at hasa-labs.org
Mon Mar 18 16:43:09 CET 2013
Hi Hans
I just got my hands on an OSX 10.7.5 and a 10.6.8 system and with 0.43.4 there
seems to be a problem with Gem - e.g. opening the help of [pix_film] gives me
the following error:
[pix_film] now mogie decoding backends found
gemglutwindow
... couldn't create
any idea?
thanks & salutis
Olsen
On 01/29/2013 09:36 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
>
> Its time to announce the next big Pd-extended release, 0.43.4! This release
> has the most new features of any release before, so many annoyances are gone,
> many new tools help you patch, and. There will be more updates to cover some
> of the new features here, in the form of news items on puredata.info, blog
> posts, screencasts and more.
>
>
> Download here for all platforms (Debian, Mac OS X, Mint, Raspbian, Ubuntu,
> Windows, and of course the source code):
> http://puredata.info/downloads/pd-extended/releases/0.43.4
>
> For Debian/Ubuntu/Mint/etc., you can add an apt source by following the
> instructions at the top of the page here:
> http://puredata.info/docs/faq/debian
>
>
> ChangeLog
> -------
>
> Here you can get a good overview in what has changed, so you know where to
> find out more.
>
>
> changes since 0.43.1
> --------------------
> * search-plugin included by default
> * improved audio performance on Mac and Windows, Mac now uses half the
> CPU when idle (portaudio update)
> * (Windows) full unicode support
> * support full unicode MIDI device names (portmidi)
> * many completed translations
> * many bugfixes
>
>
>
> changes since 0.42.5
> --------------------
>
> == changes to the editor ==
>
> * GUI Plugins! can customize a wide array of features of the editor
> * Autotips in Edit Mode to get information about inlets, outlets, and objects
> * Magic Glass to snoop on messages as they pass thru connections
> * Search everything! Thanks to Jonathan Wilkes' search plugin, now included
> by default
> * full Unicode support throughout Pd (there are still some layout issues
> with right-to-left alphabets and character-based languages)
> * fully localizable GUI, with full translations for French, German, Japanese,
> Italian, and Greek
> * full interface translations with limited search translation for Catalan,
> Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Danish, German, Hungarian, Korean,
> Portuguese (Brazil), Slovak, Spanish, Spanish (Mexico)
> * partial translations for: Russian, Turkish
> * contribute to translations: https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/puredata/
> * paths are no longer saved in the preferences. Use the [path] or
> [declare -path] objects, or use the standard global install locations
> * complete Tcl/Tk 8.5 support and integration
> * drastically improved Pd window logging/print performance (1000 lines/sec
> and you can still patch)
> * Ctrl-click/Cmd-click error messages in Pd window to find the object with
> the error
> * five log levels and dynamic filtering of Pd window log ('fatal, error,
> normal, debug, all')
> * library loading printed to Pd window at level 'debug' so the Pd window
> is blank when Pd-extended starts
> * hierarchical display of open subpatches/abstractions in Window menu:
> http://puredata.info/dev/NextRelease/window_hierarchy.png
> * generate complete Pd window log using 'File->Save As..' when on the
> Pd window
> * 'File->New' creates the new patch in the folder of the current patch
> * 'File->Print' now prints the entire canvas rather than just the visible
> part (thanks Trevor Fancher)
> * 'File->Save As...', 'Edit->Copy', and 'Edit->Select All' now work on
> the Pd window
> * Ctrl/Cmd< and> cycle through open windows
> * added Autopatch, Autotips, and Perf Mode control on the Edit menu
> * improved handling of multiple monitors
> * (GNU/Linux) realtime mode enabled by default (-rt)
> * (GNU/Linux) window placement logic can be handled in plugin for better
> support of many Window Managers (`pdtk_canvas_place_window`)
> * (GNU/Linux and Mac OS X) [comport] no longer crashes Pd when open
> USB-serial devices are unplugged
> * (GNU/Linux and Windows) !TkDND drag-n-drop support for dropping files
> onto Pd and patch windows
> * (GNU/Linux and Windows) added Alt shortcuts to menus
> * (GNU/Linux and Windows) Navigate menus with arrow keys
> * (GNU/Linux and Windows) Pd window and patchses now have a Pd icon
> when Alt-Tabbing
> * (Windows) zip-only distro with pd-extended.bat to run without installing
>
> == updates to the core ==
>
> * updated to latest stable portaudio v19-20110326
> * free methods always called on quit, so cameras, network sockets, etc.
> are properly freed
> * GUI objects no longer send pointless draw updates, reducing GUI load
> * (Windows) external libraries can now include DLLs in a library folder
> * [loadbang] has a convenience inlet
> * sys_open() / sys_close() and sys_fopen() / sys_fclose() functions in
> m_pd.h for full UTF-8 support in externals that use files
>
>
> == updates to libraries and objects ==
>
> * added all lowercase aliases to cyclone for Max/MSP>= 4.6 compatibility
> * fix type-punned pointer issues in most externals so everything is built
> using auto-vectorization optimization on all platforms
> * [sys_gui] now outputs a bang when the command completes
> * [canvas_name] can query based on inlet, using float as depth and symbol
> for canvas name
> * [tabplay~] can play up to 13.5 hour long tables accurately (up from 6 mins)
> * (Windows) fixed 'unauthorized' GUI objects [playlist], [cooled~], etc.
>
> == newly included libraries ==
>
> * 'pdlua' for loading objects written in Lua like regular objects
> * 'tclpd' for loading objects written in Tcl like regular objects
> * 'log' library for logging to the Pd window at different levels
> * 'iemguts' library for controlling abstractions and patches from Pd
> * 'mediasettings' library for controlling the Audio/MIDI device preferences
> * 'pduino' library for controlling Arduino boards via the Firmata protocol
> * 'syslog' added IEM's object for logging to syslog (GNU/Linux and Mac OS X)
>
>
> == removed libraries ==
>
> * remove unsupported, unmaintained libraries: controctopus,
> Externals-HOWTO, flashserver, flatspace, flib, gyre, keyboardkeys,
> memento, memento-p, nqpoly4, nqpoly~, nusmuk, pixeltango,
> puremeasurement, rradical, toxy
> see: [http://puredata.info/docs/LibrariesInPdExtended
> * pidip removed because of license conflicts
>
>
> For more details, check the complete changelog, see the bottom of
> the release page:
> http://puredata.info/downloads/pd-extended/releases/0.43.4/
>
>
>
> More Details
> ------------
>
> * the Mac OS X PowerPC builds are a bit out of date because the
> PowerPC build machine died at the end of December. We're trying
> to get it back up so we can have up-to-date Mac OS X PowerPC builds!
>
> * the Raspbian build is barely tested, please try it and report back
> so we can improve things on Raspbian.
>
>
>
>
>
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