[PD] Pd documents path proposal

[Alexandre Torres Porres]

Now, in order to make this more like how we've been dealing with "standard
path", could the "*externals install directory*" also load its contents to
the "help browser"?

That would take one issue out of the way. But it doesn't have to be "now".

cheers

2017-07-31 0:24 GMT-03:00 Alexandre Torres Porres <porres at gmail.com>:

> As the someone who's been nagging the most about this, let me say:
>
> - I love all that there is to it.
> - Best feature added, hands down.
> - This is wonderful, you're the man. Sorry if I drove you crazy.
>
> Yes, there are issues I already brought up and I'm still concerned with
> them, but I wanna make it clear that they don't translate to any sort of
> objection to these features. So I just hope this is taken and included on
> the next release, and we deal with those issues in appropriate timing.
>
> cheers and thanks for being awesome and doing awesome stuff
>
> 2017-07-30 21:32 GMT-03:00 Dan Wilcox <danomatika at gmail.com>:
>
>> Here is my *working* proposal for beginner-friendliness: the Pd Documents
>> directory. Also includes deken-workingness.
>>
>> Thanks to Miller for the new "add-to-path" message.
>>
>> Video demo: https://youtu.be/YWMnynyIeoc
>>
>> The documents path is an optional beginner-friendly location for patches
>> and externals and defaults to USERHOME/Documents/Pd. If the docs path is
>> not set when Pd is started, the user is prompted about creating it and it
>> can be changed or disabled in the Path preferences dialog. If the user hits
>> Cancel, the docs path functionality is disabled. A subdirectory for
>> externals is also created and is set as the deken install directory. Once
>> set, the docs path becomes the preferred initial directory for file dialogs
>> to help those new to filesystem hierarchy.
>>
>> Included in this work: deken can now optionally add external directories
>> to the user search paths via a popup after download.
>>
>> *mic drop*
>>
>> sleep
>>
>> --------
>> Dan Wilcox
>> @danomatika <http://twitter.com/danomatika>
>> danomatika.com
>> robotcowboy.com
>>
>>
>>
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