Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-05-01 Thread Enrique Erne
hi I am to writing some example patches, but found the dependency of an other abstraction confusing and therefore made [pd output~] as a gop subpatch. It comes in a classic Pd black'n'white look, see attached. cheers eni #N canvas 510 50 450 300 10; #N canvas 40 22 651 595 output~ 0; #X obj

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-05-01 Thread Hans-Christoph Steiner
On Mar 25, 2009, at 3:03 AM, Jonathan Wilkes wrote: --- On Wed, 3/25/09, Steffen Juul st...@dibidut.dk wrote: From: Steffen Juul st...@dibidut.dk Subject: Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended To: Pd List pd-list@iem.at Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 7:48 AM On 24/03/2009, at 18.10

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-25 Thread Steffen Juul
On 24/03/2009, at 18.10, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: Scrolling in a number box is not a standard GUI interaction, and not particularly intuitive. So thats the initial reason. Chancing the numberbox to a slider could live together with not making the colour changes i opposed to (- i

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-25 Thread Jonathan Wilkes
--- On Wed, 3/25/09, Matt Barber brbrof...@gmail.com wrote: From: Matt Barber brbrof...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended To: pd-list@iem.at Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 5:38 AM Intuition improves itself by learning. This is my most beloved

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-25 Thread Jonathan Wilkes
--- On Wed, 3/25/09, Steffen Juul st...@dibidut.dk wrote: From: Steffen Juul st...@dibidut.dk Subject: Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended To: Pd List pd-list@iem.at Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 7:48 AM On 24/03/2009, at 18.10, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: Scrolling

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-25 Thread Mathieu Bouchard
On Tue, 24 Mar 2009, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: I've taught Pd quite a bit at this point, and I have watched many people not understand the number boxes as a interactive GUI element. Its based on my experience, that's all. There is no scientific process behind it. It is also based on my

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-25 Thread Mathieu Bouchard
On Sat, 21 Mar 2009, Kyle Klipowicz wrote: I took Modern Algebra as my first course in Higher Math. Big mistake. Learning to do proofs this way is a big headache, especially if you have a curmudgeonly teacher! I don't know what kind of prof you had, but Group Theory tends to need proofs

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-24 Thread Jonathan Wilkes
of the patch for that reason, though maybe something simpler would make a better example (at least as much as possible without using abstractions). -Jonathan --- On Mon, 3/23/09, Hans-Christoph Steiner h...@eds.org wrote: From: Hans-Christoph Steiner h...@eds.org Subject: Re: [PD] default [output

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-24 Thread Hans-Christoph Steiner
simpler would make a better example (at least as much as possible without using abstractions). -Jonathan --- On Mon, 3/23/09, Hans-Christoph Steiner h...@eds.org wrote: From: Hans-Christoph Steiner h...@eds.org Subject: Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended To: IOhannes m zmoelnig zmoel

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-24 Thread Frank Barknecht
Hallo, Hans-Christoph Steiner hat gesagt: // Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: Scrolling in a number box is not a standard GUI interaction, and not particularly intuitive. Should we stop using the number box in Pd? Ciao -- Frank ___ Pd-list@iem.at

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-24 Thread IOhannes m zmölnig
Frank Barknecht wrote: Hallo, Hans-Christoph Steiner hat gesagt: // Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: Scrolling in a number box is not a standard GUI interaction, and not particularly intuitive. Should we stop using the number box in Pd? why not? people are way more used to spinners (or

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-24 Thread Mathieu Bouchard
On Tue, 24 Mar 2009, Frank Barknecht wrote: Hans-Christoph Steiner hat gesagt: // Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: Scrolling in a number box is not a standard GUI interaction, and not particularly intuitive. Should we stop using the number box in Pd? Patching is not a standard GUI interaction,

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-24 Thread Hans-Christoph Steiner
On Mar 24, 2009, at 5:10 PM, Mathieu Bouchard wrote: On Tue, 24 Mar 2009, Frank Barknecht wrote: Hans-Christoph Steiner hat gesagt: // Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: Scrolling in a number box is not a standard GUI interaction, and not particularly intuitive. Should we stop using the

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-24 Thread Jonathan Wilkes
and the [pack]. 3. I think a label for the mute button would be nice (could just be my own personal preference, though). -Jonathan --- On Tue, 3/24/09, Hans-Christoph Steiner h...@eds.org wrote: From: Hans-Christoph Steiner h...@eds.org Subject: Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-24 Thread Mathieu Bouchard
On Tue, 24 Mar 2009, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: Should we let snarkiness end this discussion? I thought it was actually pretty productive til this little bit... You can still work around my comments, and continue this discussion, but what I'm trying to say is that you can't necessarily

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-24 Thread Hans-Christoph Steiner
On Mar 24, 2009, at 10:29 PM, Mathieu Bouchard wrote: On Tue, 24 Mar 2009, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: Should we let snarkiness end this discussion? I thought it was actually pretty productive til this little bit... You can still work around my comments, and continue this discussion,

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-24 Thread Hans-Christoph Steiner
on Pd-vanilla. .hc -Jonathan --- On Tue, 3/24/09, Hans-Christoph Steiner h...@eds.org wrote: From: Hans-Christoph Steiner h...@eds.org Subject: Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended To: Jonathan Wilkes jancs...@yahoo.com Cc: IOhannes m zmoelnig zmoel...@iem.at, Pd List pd-list@iem.at

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-24 Thread Matt Barber
Intuition improves itself by learning. This is my most beloved pedagogical principle. I must constantly disabuse my composition students of the notion that composing systematically and composing by ear are entirely different activities, as though The Ear were totally disconnected from The Mind

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-23 Thread IOhannes m zmoelnig
Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: So if we are introducing the concept of objects and GUI in Pd, then I think it is safe to use GOP objects. After all, we don't expect newbies to know anything about C or Tcl, but that's under it it all. I don't think we should add an output~ to help patches

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-23 Thread Hans-Christoph Steiner
On Mar 23, 2009, at 4:09 AM, IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote: Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: So if we are introducing the concept of objects and GUI in Pd, then I think it is safe to use GOP objects. After all, we don't expect newbies to know anything about C or Tcl, but that's under it it

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-22 Thread Hans-Christoph Steiner
On Mar 21, 2009, at 11:46 AM, Steffen Juul wrote: To cut a longer story short: - No i don't want everyone to live there life linearly. How could that at all be assumed. (I rather embrace the opposite.) - The Pd tutorials that Miller ship with Pd is bottom-up. That is the didactic

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-21 Thread Steffen Juul
On 21/03/2009, at 3.44, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: On Mar 11, 2009, at 8:42 AM, IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote: but myteries unveiled are good for learning. so it boils down to in-line documentation of the mysteries used. Unveiled mysteries are indeed good, yes, we could almost define it as

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-21 Thread IOhannes m zmoelnig
Steffen Juul wrote: On 21/03/2009, at 3.44, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: On Mar 11, 2009, at 8:42 AM, IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote: but myteries unveiled are good for learning. so it boils down to in-line documentation of the mysteries used. Unveiled mysteries are indeed good, yes, we

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-21 Thread Hans-Christoph Steiner
On Mar 21, 2009, at 12:07 PM, IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote: Steffen Juul wrote: On 21/03/2009, at 3.44, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: On Mar 11, 2009, at 8:42 AM, IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote: but myteries unveiled are good for learning. so it boils down to in-line documentation of the

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-21 Thread Mathieu Bouchard
On Sat, 21 Mar 2009, Steffen Juul wrote: Unveiled mysteries are indeed good, yes, we could almost define it as learning. But did you learn Modern Algebra before Linear Algebra? What I recall is that the first course of Modern Algebra (Group Theory) didn't really use much of anything from

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-21 Thread Kyle Klipowicz
I took Modern Algebra as my first course in Higher Math. Big mistake. Learning to do proofs this way is a big headache, especially if you have a curmudgeonly teacher! ~Kyle On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 9:28 AM, Mathieu Bouchard ma...@artengine.cawrote: On Sat, 21 Mar 2009, Steffen Juul wrote:

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-21 Thread Steffen Juul
To cut a longer story short: - No i don't want everyone to live there life linearly. How could that at all be assumed. (I rather embrace the opposite.) - The Pd tutorials that Miller ship with Pd is bottom-up. That is the didactic contract with the reader. So if you want a

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-20 Thread Hans-Christoph Steiner
On Mar 11, 2009, at 8:42 AM, IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote: Steffen Juul wrote: On 10/03/2009, at 18.11, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: (...) and the green/white toggle from [pddp/dsp]. I quite strongly think [cvn]'s tricks should be avoided in help patches, especially those default for vanilla

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-20 Thread Kyle Klipowicz
I likey! Although, it would be nice to include [outlet~]s on the bottom to pass through to recording devices. ~Kyle On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 9:44 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner h...@eds.orgwrote: On Mar 11, 2009, at 8:42 AM, IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote: Steffen Juul wrote: On 10/03/2009, at

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-11 Thread Steffen Juul
On 10/03/2009, at 23.27, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: (snip) Many newbies are hung up because they can't get the example patches to do anything. A lot of the time, that's because they haven't turned up the audio. So to be precis and to check if i understand you correct: It's the word

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-11 Thread IOhannes m zmoelnig
Steffen Juul wrote: On 10/03/2009, at 18.11, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: (...) and the green/white toggle from [pddp/dsp]. I quite strongly think [cvn]'s tricks should be avoided in help patches, especially those default for vanilla objects. what are [cnv]'s tricks? setting their

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-10 Thread Hans-Christoph Steiner
On Mar 9, 2009, at 10:45 PM, hard off wrote: a very simple solution would be to use a subpatch instead of an abstraction in the help files. [pd output~] Yeah, some of them have a subpatch. this would also remedy the problem reported more often: why doesn't the output~ object work

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-10 Thread Steffen Juul
On 10/03/2009, at 18.11, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: (...) and the green/white toggle from [pddp/dsp]. I quite strongly think [cvn]'s tricks should be avoided in help patches, especially those default for vanilla objects. Reason being it took me quite some time before i got heads and

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-10 Thread Hans-Christoph Steiner
On Mar 10, 2009, at 2:50 PM, Steffen Juul wrote: On 10/03/2009, at 18.11, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: (...) and the green/white toggle from [pddp/dsp]. I quite strongly think [cvn]'s tricks should be avoided in help patches, especially those default for vanilla objects. Reason

[PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-09 Thread Hans-Christoph Steiner
There is a object in iemlib called [output~], and its currently the default object called [output~]. All of Miller's sound examples use an included object called [output~]. So if you save one of those examples to a different folder, then open it, that patch will then have

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-09 Thread Hans-Christoph Steiner
On Mar 9, 2009, at 6:32 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: There is a object in iemlib called [output~], and its currently the default object called [output~]. All of Miller's sound examples use an included object called [output~]. So if you save one of those examples to a different

Re: [PD] default [output~] in Pd-extended

2009-03-09 Thread hard off
a very simple solution would be to use a subpatch instead of an abstraction in the help files. [pd output~] this would also remedy the problem reported more often: why doesn't the output~ object work when i copy the help files to my desktop? ___