[PD] thoughts on the new deken (was Re: [PD-announce] pd version 0.48-2 test1 released)

[Alexandre Torres Porres]

regarding the other things, I opened two issues on github

https://github.com/pure-data/deken/issues/200

https://github.com/pure-data/deken/issues/201

2018-08-06 7:49 GMT-03:00 Dan Wilcox <danomatika at gmail.com>:

> I agree. Removing the prompt to add an external to the user paths makes
> sense in the context of [declare -path] searching user paths. Without this
> step, we're back to the problem of "I installed an external, but I can't
> load it, help." I know this prompt is loathed by some but it also keeps the
> amount of "help me" email down in the meantime until 0.49 includes the
> [declare] update.
>
> On Aug 6, 2018, at 9:34 AM, pd-list-request at lists.iem.at wrote:
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> 2018-08-05 22:50 GMT-03:00 Alexandre Torres Porres <porres at gmail.com>:
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>
> 1- There's a default change, now it doesn't prompt you no more if you want
> to add externals to the path. I get it this is more than intentional and
> would like to inquire why. Thinking in the mind set of a newbie and
> newcomer, this might be handy to suggest. Advanced users who are annoyed
> can edit it in the preferences. Anyway, that's just my two pennies on it.
>
>
> I have a new consideration about this. Since Pd suggests the creation of a
> documents folder, and since declare isn't working for that option yet (and
> since miller is holding that fix for 0.49), it makes sense to me to keep
> prompting the user to add the folder to the search paths because that's
> what will help him best, as you'd actually need to include it in the search
> path if you were were to use Pd default's suggestions. Advanced users can
> still edit this for more complicated and different kind of setting.
>
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