Hi all: > is desiredata still alive? i posted a couple of messages about trying to > get an OSX version from SVN compiling a month or two ago and never got any > replies.. >
DesireData has been in hibernation, let's say;) but still alive, at least i hope. hum, i didn't see your messages, i guess you have subscribed to the list? also, DesireData don't have its own SVN, its part of PD's CVS. a while ago (8 months or so) someone helped us to to get it going on OSX, but i didn't get to test out fully how well or badly it worked on OSX:/ > otherwise, what's the status on UI development? if i was to just dive > headfirst and try and fix some of the things that have been bugging me > over > the last week, is that at all useful or helpful? or is there someone i > should talk to first? > > i haven't been involved in development of any open source projects before, > and i guess i'm just not sure what the procedure normally is. > > in particular (i'm running Miller's 0.40-2 on OSX 10.4): > - i'd like to bring in the multiple-level undo code from dd, or implement > something similar AFAIK, multiple undo/redo is partially implemented in DesireData, at least the command/action histories and so. > - there seem to be some OSX-specific issues around sub-windows switching > between PD windows - apple-` doesn't switch between PD sub-windows like it > should. this could also be a Tcl/Tk issue. > - there are consistent problems with populating the Window menu > - the scrollbar down arrow is 95% hidden on the main Pd window, so > scrolling messages down involves clicking a two-pixel-high strip, which is > really hard > - i'd like to put a scrollbar on the path preferences, so more than 10 > lines can fit > - mouse cursor alignment over the outlet 'plugs' on objects is bloody > frustrating for new users (i've spent the week watching one) and it's just > an offset issue i think > - preserving newlines in comments! i don't know how possible this is (how > tied comments are to Pd's core messaging system) but i'd love to be able > to > have multi-paragraph documentation with one comment object > - occasionally when switching into a sub-window the mouse x offset is > completely munted, so Tcl/Tk thinks the mouse is way over from where it > should be > - other things i can't think of right now > > i suppose what i'm really asking is - if i went ahead and spent a week > fixing all the UI things that really bugged me, assuming my code wasn't > really stupid or ugly or bad, what's the chances my changes would make it > out into the world, and so be useful for people who aren't me? you are more than welcome to contribute to DesireData of course, though i can't really say when dd as a project will reach to the user level. but the more people helping out, the closer it will get there, i guess. on the other hand, i will be just as happy to see these changes/features in Pd mainline. if you are interested in dd, the easiest way to get hold of either matju or me will be on the irc, we are at the #desiredata channel on freenode, same as where #dataflow is. or maybe you have already visited there? hope this helps and looking forward to hear from you. cheers chun > > -- > damian stewart | +351 967 797 263 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > frey | live art with machines | http://www.frey.co.nz > > _______________________________________________ > PD-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev > > _______________________________________________ PD-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev
