I have started a Wiki page on this: http://puredata.info/docs/developer/StartupPlugins I'll expand it later today.
Andras On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Lorenzo Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > [this was intended for the list by I sent it to Hans only by mistake - > resending] > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: zenity plugin for Pd 0.43 WAS: magicglass WAS: call for testers > for L2Ork iteration of pd-extended (based on 0.42.x branch) > From: Hans-Christoph Steiner <[email protected]> > To: Lorenzo Sutton <[email protected]> > CC: [email protected] > Date: 11/28/2010 02:00 AM > >> >> On Nov 25, 2010, at 6:27 AM, Lorenzo Sutton wrote: >> >> Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On Nov 24, 2010, at 10:59 PM, Ivica Ico Bukvic wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> (and a random aside, perhaps you'd be interested in getting Pd to use >>>>>> the GTK open panel? I've always hated the Tcl/Tk one). >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> How would one go about doing this? >>>>> >>>> >>>> I believe that gnocl is the thing that you are looking for: >>>> >>>> http://wiki.tcl.tk/5151 >>>> >>> Actually a really 'quick and dirty' solution would be to call zenity [1] >>> from within the tk.. Which IMHO is better than the Tk file opener.. Attached >>> a version of pd.tk (0.42.5-extended-rc5 linux) which will try touse >>> zenity for open, falling back to Tk if zeniy is not found (sorry my tcl is >>> really really rusty :-) >>> >>> Lorenzo. >>> >>> [1]: http://freshmeat.net/projects/zenity >>> >> >> >> That would make a great GUI plugin for Pd 0.43. Basically the plugin >> would just override pdtk_openpanel and pdtk_savepanel (now in >> pd/tcl/wheredoesthisgo.tcl). Just 'rename' the existing ones in your >> plugin, then create your own procs with the same names. >> >> .hc >> > The GUI plugin thing in 0.43 is pretty new to me.. Anything I can read to > learn about it? > > This apporach (that's why 'quick and dirty') does have various limitations > that I think couldn't be solved: > - No way to have 'filetype' filters (I haven't seen a way to have ore than > one with zenity) > - Doesn't remember last opened directory (but maybe taht could be handled > by the tk script) > - Not exactly the 'standard' gnome open dialogue. > > Of course one could create two small independent gtk+ (or whatever gui) > apps (executables) that let you select file in a "natve" look and feel spit > a string out a string like zenity which is easily ingested y tk. I'm not > sure how this could be made cross platform though. > > Lorenzo. > >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> Using ReBirth is like trying to play an 808 with a long stick. -David >> Zicarelli >> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list >
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