On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 12:42:12 +0100 "Matteo Sisti Sette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Indeed, you should ALWAYS be able to at least save the patch and close it. > In my opinion, PD simulates a virtual machine, and the patch is the code > executed by the virtual machine. So it's ok that you can write code that > "virtually" crashes the "virtual" machine and/or makes it "virtually" > unresponsive. However, the "simulator" itself, which is a "real" application > running on a "real" machine , should never become unresponsive to user > actions such as closing or saving the file. If it does, it is in my opinion > a bug (or a design flaw), no less than if it crashes. > It is especially important since in this case PD is at the same time the > interpreter and the editor, so if it hangs you may loose your work. Isn't this the whole point of pd-watchdog? If not then it should be. _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list -- Use the source _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
