[PD] Nettiquette (was Re: Scaling values in pd)

[Ed Kelly]

By the way JM Jones,

Check out the two posts I made with regard to scaling values in Pd. There's some very useful stuff.
Also, check out http://puredata.wikispaces.com - it's a site I've made specifically for noobs :)

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> From: Jm Jones <juanmjv at gmail.com>
>To: Jonathan Wilkes <jancsika at yahoo.com> 
>Cc: Ed Kelly <morph_2016 at yahoo.co.uk>; "pd-list at iem.at" <pd-list at iem.at> 
>Sent: Wednesday, 4 September 2013, 5:34
>Subject: Re: [PD] Nettiquette (was Re: Scaling values in pd)
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>yeah, im a noob and i really appreciate the knowledge of this beautiful community, keep the good vibes! some really brilliant and humble people here!
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>2013/9/3 Jonathan Wilkes <jancsika at yahoo.com>
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>On 09/03/2013 07:00 PM, Ed Kelly wrote:
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>>OUCH!
>>>
>>>
>>>On 09/03/2013 02:32 AM, IOhannes zmölnig wrote:
>>>>
>>>>On 09/02/2013 06:17 PM, hghoyer wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>in Max/MSP there is an object for simple scaling.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>If you create in MAX these object with this arguments:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>[scale 0 127 0 500] incomming messages from 0 to 127 are automatically
>>>>>>scaled from 0 to 500...
>>>>>>
honestly i'm of the firm conviction that you should learn how scaling
>>>>>works: it really is only a matter of adding, multiplying, dividing,
>>>>>subtracting - stuff you should heave learned in primary school.
>>>>>
I'm unclear-- are you insulting the user on purpose, or do you
>>>>expect others to be equally insulting to you if you happen to ask
>>>>a question they find trivial?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>as frank pointed out, this should do for you:
>>>>>
>>>>>|
>>>>>[/ 127]
>>>>>|
>>>>>[* 500]
>>>>>|
>>>>>
>>>>>if you find it too tedious to do the maths over and over again, you
>>>>>might want to create an abstraction.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>being able to solve trivial problems like this will surely empower you
>>>>>to solve more complex problems :-)
>>>>>
If you want to help empower people to solve complex problems, start
>>>>by not insulting them when they ask questions on the list.
>>>>
>>>>Best,
>>>>Jonathan
>>>>
>>>Another heated moment in Pd-list history.
>>>
>>>I think it's wise for us to remember that not every noob coming onto the list for the first time has a personal acquaintance with all of us. We're all sometimes a bit casual in our dealings with each other, and for those of us who have met each other in person we've had a chance to measure the aloofness and eccentricity of the other core members of the community.
>>>
>>>Remember it's a community!
>>>
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Yes, that's a much better way to put it than I did.  Sorry for the unnecessarily extreme reaction.
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>>>Love, and peace xx
>>>Ed
>>>
>>>PS did I spell netiquette write? :)
>>>
>>
Looks good to me.
>>
>>-Jonathan
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