On Sun, 4 Jan 2009, Rich E wrote:
Still, I don't see why [route] should not have a 'set' message like
many of the other built-in objects, at least for its first argument.
You can't do that, because then [route] wouldn't be routing set-messages
anymore. That's one of the big recurrent problems with Pd: 'set' and other
special options conflict with the anything-method in objects that have a
anything-method.
An anything-method is a behaviour defined for all messages, except all
other defined behaviours. If there's a set-method or anything else, they
create exceptions to the use of the anything-method. It's not just a
matter of compatibility with older versions, it's also about keeping the
rules simple and free of undesirable exceptions and cripplings. Everybody
wants [route set] to work (even though many might not realise it yet).
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