That is why all civilized tip-of-the-day dialog boxes have a don't-do-that (again) button.
-Theron ^ 2010/12/9 Hans-Christoph Steiner <h...@at.or.at> > > On Dec 6, 2010, at 4:33 PM, András Murányi wrote: > > > > 2010/12/6 Mathieu Bouchard <ma...@artengine.ca> > >> On Mon, 6 Dec 2010, András Murányi wrote: >> >> Annoying for me, even if i'm interested in the software. But that's just >>> me. For those who find it useful, this could be developed into something >>> that can really be started up when pd starts - sounds like a plugin? :op One >>> way is to rewrite it as a plugin, another is to make a plugin which loads >>> the patch at startup. Either way i'd be happy to help you. >>> >> >> Btw, it doesn't have to be a gui plugin, it can also be a regular -lib >> that doesn't contain any externals, but instead, just a single call to >> canvas_open or similar. >> > > Yea, but i cannot help Jonathan with that. What "makes it make sense" > however, is that it starts up automatically. One can also modify his/her pd > icon so that it starts up with the patch. > > >> >> And btw, lots of people use the word «plugin» to mean library or external, > > > Honestly, you are to first to tell me this, but i'm not so old and haven't > really been around the world so much. > > >> so, if by plugin, you mean gui plugin, you ought to be more specific. >> > > Sir I will be Sir. Let me add that i'd reserve the name 'plugin' for things > that are pluggable into an API and that is something me and Hans may have a > different view about - for him (afaiu) it's almost an API, for me hardly an > API. Nevertheless, it's cool. (I won't define 'cool' for you :o) > > > hehe, its the beginnings of an API, it definitely needs work. :) > > As for the Tip of the Day thing, they are common in software, so I guess > that some people like them. I think the idea is good, but usually the way > its presented is not the best. For example, when I start an app, I am > usually focused on something that I need to get done, so I don't want to see > a Tip of the Day screen. But perhaps there is another better time for that, > or it could easily be an item on the Help menu. > > .hc > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; > my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my > telephone." --Bjarne Stroustrup (creator of C++) > > > _______________________________________________ > Pd-list@iem.at mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list > >
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