[PD] [PD-announce] pd 0.45 test release

[Jonathan Wilkes]

On 08/18/2013 03:47 PM, João Pais wrote:
>> multi-purpose "array" and "text" objects. "Array" is a more general
>> replacement for the "table", "tabread" and "tabwrite" obejcts. "text" is
>> sort of like Max's "coll" but simpler and hopefully more powerful.
>
> great, that's really nice.
>

How are they more powerful than coll?  What do they do?

I assume they come with the same data-loss (what goes in as symbol may
come out as float) and symbol-table anxiety (don't fill it up!) Pd currently
comes with.

>
>> "text"s are also avaioable as fields in data structures.
>
> is it possible to update [pointer] or other object's help files to 
> know how? or send an example patch?
>
> Can texts be used as lists in data structures?
>
>
> I noticed the new scalar object.

What does it do?

> Is it also supposed to edit already existing scalars? Can it have a 
> "delete" function, which can yet only be done in edit mode or by 
> deleting the whole canvas?
> Besides adding an important feature to the program, it also prevents 
> something that happens now and then: some scalars can become "trapped" 
> inside a patch, without the user knowing about it, if they aren't 
> being displayed somewhere. The only way to detect and delete these 
> orphan scalars would be by editing the patch file in a text editor.
>
> Best,
>
> João
>
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