Sorry, I wasn't being specific-- I'm talking about what happens with [import ekext] or [import pddp]. Aren't these are both examples of "loading a library?"
While it's true [import ekext/polymap] or [declare -lib ekext/polymap] display the console message for [polymap] (the former upon creation and the latter when the patch is opened), that message is only printed once; same for your example below. Iohannes seemed to be implying that a gf.print console message would be a nuisance because the message would get printed for every object used in the patch (minus one, apparently): "so if you load a patch with 87 [print]'s in there, what information do you get if Pd prints 86 times 'dear user\, you are using matju's special [print]\, which has problems with parens.'" I don't see how such repeated messages would ever happen-- do you? My main point is that I think it's a good idea that if an object takes over a vanilla object, the user has some way to know-- for example, to report bugs more effectively. There are plenty of externals that print informative console messages so I don't see why there would be an issue in this case. -Jonathan From: Frank Barknecht <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, June 16, 2010 2:24:13 AM Subject: Re: [PD] overriding objects On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 11:46:53AM -0700, Jonathan Wilkes wrote: > Oh, I see, I didn't check about expr. Well, a better example of what > I'm talking about would be [polymap] in ekext, as well as (older > versions of) [pddplink]. Both post a message about the particular > object, both post only once, and both do so by using post in the setup > routine for that object. Neither messages are posted when you load > the respective libraries. So I'm confused by your example [...] I rather think you're confused by the term "loading a library". In pd-extended lingo, the term "loading a library" has been misused to also mean setting a couple of "-path"s. The traditional use of the term describes what happens when you use the "-lib" flag or [declare -lib ...]. polymap prints its message, when it's loaded like that: $ pd -lib polymap ... |. . . . . . . . .polymap. . . . . . . . .| |_- polyphonic chain reaction regulator -_| | . . . . . .Edward Kelly 2006. . . . . . | Ciao -- Frank _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
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