thanks mike--for now i'll just stick with the .xml, seems to be working and i don't have to figure out how to write a pref file. cheers, robbert
On 10/24/06 12:48 PM, "Mike McGonagle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Robbert, > > You won't be able to see a "." (dot file, files whose names begin with > a period) because the system hides them from users. This is also a > file that you need to create on your own, as PD does not create one by > default. In creating one of these files you can type the following: > > terminal_prompt> echo > .pdrc > terminal_prompt> open -a XCode .pdrc > > the first line (typing everything AFTER the 'terminal_prompt>') will > create a new file named '.pdrc'. Be sure that you are working from > your home directory as that is where PD expects to find this. The > second line will open the file in XCode. I don't know of any other way > to open these files on the Mac, as these sorts of things are > considered to be Unix configuration files, and as such, and hidden > from the user. Also, note, that on subsequent editings of this file, > make sure that you do not re-enter the first line, as this will > overwrite what is already there. > > As far as the XML configuration files, I have stuck with using the > .pdrc file, but I have heard that this method will be depreciated (is > that true?), so I wonder if you should stick to learning the XML > method. > > Mike _______________________________________________ PD-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list