--- On Thu, 3/31/11, Mathieu Bouchard <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: Mathieu Bouchard <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [PD] Get list of a the arguments of a patch without using any > external? > To: "Jonathan Wilkes" <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, March 31, 2011, 3:40 AM > On Mon, 7 Mar 2011, Jonathan Wilkes > wrote: > > > I know, but I think your suggestion is cleaner-- you > can get then number of args by [$@(--[list length] so $# > isn't needed, and as you point out, having a way of saying > "put args from $n and up in this object box" is very > useful. > > But what would be the syntax for it ? I don't know. $@-3 = from $3 onward? Or $@3? > > > (Without that, one either has to make the number of > args static, or use dynamic patching-- i.e., either be less > flexible or complicated.) > > But dynamic patching does deserve to become easier too, and > more high-level. Absolutely. It's just that $@ was sitting there ready, along with your comment, and both are concrete ideas that have concrete benefits so I thought it was worth getting it implemented. > Imagine something like what [#in] or [#out] > does for loading plugins, except it would be available for > general use for any purpose whatsoever. You'll have to walk me through this a bit-- I haven't used those before. > Then imagine other > things. > > >> PS: the [delwrite~] clear method > >> http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3170987&group_id=55736&atid=478072 > >> is still assigned to "nobody", because it's > waiting for any > >> of the five project admins to click on a button... > It also > >> didn't appear on [email protected] > >> either : http://lists.puredata.info/pipermail/pd-dev/2011-02/thread.html > > > > If one of the admins (finally) takes care of that, > would you consider submitting a patch for $@ with the > functionality you wrote in the comment? > > It was just a reminder, not a condition. > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > | Mathieu Bouchard ---- tél: +1.514.383.3801 ---- > Villeray, Montréal, QC _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
