2011/8/23 tim vets <timv...@gmail.com> > > > 2011/8/23 Stephen Lavelle <analy...@gmail.com> > >> (sorry that you're getting this twice, IOhannes, I hit reply rather than >> reply to all the first time) >> >> you can do that with a gui-plugin :-) >>> however, your description is deliberatly awkward. >>> e.g. there is no reason to explicitely "deselect" the object. >>> you don't have to "press backspace while holding mouse down". >>> >>> it is enough to "select" the object (drag the lasso over it), and once >>> it is selected, press backspace (with mouse up or down) >>> >> >> Ah, I didn't know that there was a difference between clicking on and >> drag-selecting. Enlightening! >> >> > 3 - I can drag lines from outlets to inlets, but not from inlets to >>> outlets. >>> >>> i think this is actually a good thing. >>> you can also not send data from inlets to outlets. >>> >> >> I acknowledge that we have a difference of opinion here, and can't think >> of a persuasive argument. Would be a good subject for user experience >> testing :P >> > > It may be good for didactic reasons to have the patching consistent with > the logic behind it in that way. > But from a purely practical standpoint, it could save some cursor-miles if > we could connect from outlets to inlets too. > I meant 'from inlets to outlets' of course...
> > >> i mean, i understand that it is more ergonomic to just hold "ctrl" and >>> then click all those connections you want to delete rather than having >>> to click-backspace every connection. >>> you save a lot of clicks (well, keypresses), but i doubt that the >>> _speedup_ would be significant. >>> >> It's slightly physically unpleasant - going between a touchpad and >> backspace with my right hand is a little awkward. >> >> > 5 - is there a way to type numbers directly into a number box? >>> > clicking+dragging, or pumping them in via a message, doesn't feel good >>> to >>> > me. >>> >>> click on the number box and type the numberbox. >>> this is a runmode operation (that's why you probably missed it) >>> >> >> Wow. Thanks for this. Possibly editmode, but also because there's no >> indication that the box contents are editable by pressing keys (no caret, >> &c.). Is there a reason it's disabled in editmode? >> >> Thanks for your responses :) >> >> S >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Pd-list@iem.at mailing list >> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list >> >> >
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