Yep - I need to update pointer's help file to mention text items in scalars - meanwhile the magic is described in the [text] help file. But there's a bug report out already (don't hit the '0' message :)
I'm planning to make a way for the 'pointer' object to delete individual scalars but can't decide yet between two possible ways of doing it :) M On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 08:47:36PM +0100, João Pais wrote: > >multi-purpose "array" and "text" objects. "Array" is a more general > >replacement for the "table", "tabread" and "tabwrite" obejcts. "text" is > >sort of like Max's "coll" but simpler and hopefully more powerful. > > great, that's really nice. > > > >"text"s are also avaioable as fields in data structures. > > is it possible to update [pointer] or other object's help files to know how? > or send an example patch? > > Can texts be used as lists in data structures? > > > I noticed the new scalar object. Is it also supposed to edit already existing > scalars? Can it have a "delete" function, which can yet only be done in edit > mode or by deleting the whole canvas? > Besides adding an important feature to the program, it also prevents > something that happens now and then: some scalars can become "trapped" inside > a patch, without the user knowing about it, if they aren't being displayed > somewhere. The only way to detect and delete these orphan scalars would be by > editing the patch file in a text editor. > > Best, > > João _______________________________________________ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
