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On 14 Dec 2010, at 15:51, Martin wrote: > On 14/12/10 09:35 AM, Mathieu Bouchard wrote: >> Either "object class" (or "objectclass") or "class" can do, as long as >> "object" is synonymous with "instance", and there's a separate word meaning >> "class" in one way or another. >> > > Pd differs from C/python/lua etc. in that it's a graphical/visual language so > I tend to think of the object as the thing that gets drawn on the screen by > an instance of the class. > So in Pd, "object" has a meaning distinct from "instance". > No it doesn't. If you look at Miller's carefully-worded manual, he refers to what you are talking about (the graphical representation) as an "object box". We have classes , objects (instances), and object boxes (the graphical representation). This makes it very clear: http://www.crca.ucsd.edu/~msp/Pd_documentation/x2.htm#s1.2 Jamie _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
