[PD] first exercise with data structures

[Roman Haefeli]

On Fre, 2013-05-24 at 16:13 -0700, Jonathan Wilkes wrote:
> Here's a quickly made approach that uses quanta syntax and checks
> for mouse manipulations from the outlet of [struct].

Thanks a lot. A lot of new stuff (for me) in your example. 

> I wouldn't recommend spending too much time learning data structures.
> They are _extremely_ limited with the current implementation.

I appreciate your advice. I have the impression one finds out about the
limitations only by diving into data structures a bit more deeply.
Although I haven't a clear picture yet what is possible and what is not,
I find some of the examples in Millers documentation quite intriguing.

Roman


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Roman Haefeli <reduzent at gmail.com>
> To: pd-list <pd-list at iem.at>
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> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 6:15 PM
> Subject: [PD] first exercise with data structures
> 
> Hi all
> 
> Finally an attempt to dive into data structures. I read Frank
> Barknecht's still excellent DS tutorial and, of course, section 4 of
> Pd's help written by Miller Puckette, which is a bit more demanding, but
> definitely very interesting. Though I can somewhat follow the simpler
> example patches, the fundamental concepts are still a bit nebulous.
> 
> Here's my problem. I found how to use [filledpolygon] to draw a
> rectangle whose width can be changed by mouse interaction. When using
> the same [struct] as the element of an array, I can draw many rectangles
> which can be grabbed and moved by the mouse (x-y-array). However, when
> it is used as an element, the ability to change the width dynamically
> with the mouse is lost.  When it is not part of an array, it cannot be
> moved easily (without going into edit mode). How can I have both at the
> same time? Is it even possible at all?
> 
> Attached is an example that illustrates both cases.  
> 
> Roman
> 
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