[PD] Keeping Number box's

[Jonathan Wilkes]

On 04/14/2014 02:03 PM, Phil Stone wrote:
> Or use the "Number2" number box, and set its "init" attribute in 
> properties. It will then init itself with the last value that was in 
> the box at the time the parent patch was saved.

I try to avoid the iemgui "init" method because it isn't represented in 
the Pd diagram.

I'd rather do this:

[loadbang]

[42(
|
[numbox]

Then you can see if you made a mistake.  For example, I forgot to 
connect [loadbang] to [42(.  I can quickly scan all other places where I 
use [loadbang] to see if I made a similar error.

But if you use the "init" method, you must right-click and choose 
"Properties" on every single numbox to do error checking.  The time 
wasted isn't worth whatever it is you think you save by using "init".

Digression-- consider a Properties dialog with the following button:
[don't fire nukes]

Do you press it or not?

-Jonathan
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