Yep, we're on different versions of Pd-- I should have mentioned I'm running a nightly build: Pd version 0.42.5-extended-20100404
I didn't realize the feature I described was added so recently. ________________________________ From: Andrew Faraday <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Sent: Tue, June 15, 2010 6:29:55 PM Subject: Re: [PD] comment Hey all Bit OT on this thread, but has anyone seen the help file for comments? Work of genius!!! It would seem a shame to ruin that to try and solve problems like this. > Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:23:47 -0700 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [PD] comment > > Matteo Sisti Sette wrote: > > Kim Cascone escribió: > >> is there a way to cut and paste text from the console or some other > >> external text source into a comment object? > >> > >> I'm RTFM and can't seem to find anywhere if this is possible > >> > > > > What version of Pd are you using? Copy-pasting into comments, message > > boxes and object boxes didn't work until some recent version (at least > > in Windows), but it now does (at least in Windows). I think it was > > 0.42.something when it was finally introduced. > ah maybe that's the problem I'm using: > Pd version 0.41-4extended > > > > Or am I misunderstanding what you mean? I mean selecting a text > > anywhere inside or outside Pd, hitting ctrl+C, and pasting into a > > comment, message box or object with ctrl+V. > that's correct - that is what I'm trying to do > while I CAN copy and paste between comments > I cannot paste from the console or a text file > nor can I copy from a comment and paste it into a text file > > > > Oh well you have to create the comment object (or select it) and paste > > the text into it: what you cannot do is just pasting and having the > > text appear _as_ a new comment. perhaps was this what you meant? > > > no although that would be nice too! > thanks for your help -- I think I'll just have to update my Pd and see > if I get that function > :) > > > > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list ________________________________ Get a free e-mail account with Hotmail. Sign-up now.
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