[PD] standalone

[Simon Iten]

> On 14 Dec 2015, at 16:20, IOhannes m zmölnig <zmoelnig at iem.at> wrote:
> 
> On 12/14/2015 03:56 PM, Simon Iten wrote:
>> hi list, 
>> 
>> are there any efforts to make “standalone” pd vanilla apps possible?
>> 
>> what i mean is a clickable program, that runs a pd patch without the options to enter edit mode. (or even better a pd-light for pd-patches that just shows the patch wihtout any other menus except for audio and midi device setup)
>> 
>> i guess it should not be too hard to do a version of pd vanilla that disables all those menu entries.
>> 
> 
> there's the kiosk-plugin, that allows you to disable most interaction.

i’ll check it out, thanks
> 
> apart from that, i don't think there is much effort going into something
> "standalone" (with the argument being, that a reduced standalone app is
> needed only if you have to pay for the full app - which does not apply
> with Pd).

i think this is not true at all. the point of the standalone app in the case of pd would be to present to a not very computer savy person an interface that just works and where nothing can go “wrong” by clicking in the wrong places or by hitting some keycombinations. but maybe that is what kiosk is doing already.
> 
> famsrd
> IOhannes
> 
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