[PD] multiple instances of a patch forbidden in 0.49, why?
oliver
oliver at klingt.org
Sat Sep 22 22:53:49 CEST 2018
>
> 1) ugly workaround, make symlinks to the same patch so it can be opened
> (and then managed) via different filenames or directory names)
>
> 2) I could add a message to pd or perhaps a startup flag, or both, to
> switch the behavior on and off.
>
> 3) (I doubt this is a good idea) I could make it "0.48 compatible" to open
> duplicates.
>
my vote is #2 !
(that is: both a startup flag AND a possible message to PD to
dynamically turn it on/off)
now we only have to decide what the default behaviour should be ;-)
(i personally think that multiple patch instances
should stay the default.)
best
oliver
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