[PD] minor peculiarity selecting audio output in macOS

[Max]

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For the bug, I'd suggest you make an issue on github.
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On 07.01.19 10:15, Edwin van der Heide wrote:
> I came across a minor peculiarity in Pd 0.49-1 running on macOS 10.14.2
> 
> I have created a multi-output device in my Audio MIDI Setup. It’s works 
> a splitter where the audio is sent in parallel to the built-in output 
> and to soundflower. I have named it ‘Built-in Output and Soundflower’.
> 
> In Pd I can select it as output device in the menu but after pressing OK 
> it takes and stores the 'Built-in Output' as device instead of my 
> ‘Built-in Output and Soundflower’. If I name the multi-output device 
> differently (i.e. ‘Multi out’) I can select it properly and everything 
> works as expected. It seems that Pd only looks at/remembers the first x 
> characters of the name of the selected device.
> 
> Best!
> 
> Edwin
> 
> 
> 
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