Thanks Hans! I just tried on OS X Lion and got the following errors upon startup:
>>>>> /Applications/Pd-0.43.1-extended-20120217.app/Contents/Resources/Scripts/../extra/tclpd/tclpd.pd_darwin: dlopen(/Applications/Pd-0.43.1-extended-20120217.app/Contents/Resources/Scripts/../extra/tclpd/tclpd.pd_darwin, 10): Symbol not found: _TclFreeObj Referenced from: /Applications/Pd-0.43.1-extended-20120217.app/Contents/Resources/Scripts/../extra/tclpd/tclpd.pd_darwin Expected in: dynamic lookup /Applications/Pd-0.43.1-extended-20120217.app/Contents/Resources/Scripts/../startup/tclpd: can't load startup library'! >>>>> Pretty fast startup though. :) Cheers, Rich On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 9:32 AM, Lorenzo Sutton <[email protected]>wrote: > Thank you! Great news installed it and playing with it. Very good. > > Lorenzo. > > > On 17/02/2012 21:02, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote: > >> >> http://at.or.at/hans/blog/**2012/02/17/new-editing-** >> feature-of-pd-extended-0-43-**now-in-beta/<http://at.or.at/hans/blog/2012/02/17/new-editing-feature-of-pd-extended-0-43-now-in-beta/> >> >> The Pd-extended 0.43 release has been brewing an extra long time, about >> 18 months now, mostly because there are lots of big improvements, and we >> wanted to make sure we got it right, so your patches all work, but the >> improvements all shine. Its now solidly beta, so we’re looking for testers. >> Download a nightly build to try here: >> >> http://autobuild.puredata.**info/auto-build/latest/<http://autobuild.puredata.info/auto-build/latest/> >> >> First off, the pd-gui side of Pd has been re-written from scratch. When >> you run Pd, you are actually running two programs: pd is the core engine >> and pd-gui is the GUI. Since basically all computers now come with multiple >> CPU cores, this means that pd-gui will usually run on a separate CPU core >> than pd, so they don’t step on each other’s toes. pd can entirely take over >> its own core. If you want to make your patch use more CPU cores, then check >> out the [pd~] object introduced in the last release (0.42.5). >> >> pd still handles some of the GUI stuff, but we are working on splitting >> that out for the 0.44 release. That is a big chunk of work but it will also >> bring big gains. In particular, it means that it will be possible for >> people to write their own GUIs for Pd, covering not just the display of the >> patch, but also the editing, and everything else. You like OpenFrameworks, >> python, iOS, JUCE, Qt, etc.? Write your own pd-gui using the toolkit of >> your choice. That’s the idea at least. That will take a solid chunk of >> work, so we are looking for people to join that effort. >> >> There are so many ideas for making a better editing experience in Pd, >> this release makes big strides to address the editing experience. There are >> new features like Magic Glass, Autotips, Autopatch and Perf Mode, all >> available on the Edit menu. >> >> • Magic Glass let’s you magically see the messages as they pass through >> the cords. Just turn it on and hover above a cord, and you’ll see the >> messages as they go by. You can even look at signal/audio cords. >> >> • Autotips gives you tips about what an object does, what its inlet >> expects, and what comes out of the outlets. >> >> • Autopatch mode automatically connects objects as you create them. >> >> • Perf Mode, is a mode for performance that makes it harder to >> accidentally close windows that are part of your performance. >> >> The Pd Window is also majorly overhauled. First of all, its fast. Much >> much faster than the old one. You can now print thousands of messages per >> second to the Pd Window and still edit your patch. No more will an >> accidental dump of info cause the GUI to freeze up (well, ok, maybe if you >> send 10,000 messages/second but that is a way too many). There are also now >> 5 levels of printing messages to the Pd Window: fatal, error, normal, >> debug, all. If you are only interested in fatal errors, switch the Pd >> Window to 0 – fatal, and you’ll only see the worst problems. You want to >> see every single message to debug? Switch to 4 – all, and you’ll get the >> whole firehose. >> >> There is also the new log library, which lets you easily send messages >> for those different levels. And all messages logged with the objects from >> the log library are clickable: when you Ctrl-Click or Cmd-click (Mac OS X) >> on the line in the Pd Window, it’ll pop up the patch where the message came >> from, and highlight the specific object that printed it. That even works >> for many messages from other objects as well. >> >> The Pd Window also includes very basic level meters for monitoring the >> input and output levels. And for those who want to play with the GUI in >> realtime, you can type Tcl code in the Tcl entry field, and directly modify >> and probe the running GUI. >> >> One thing that you can do now is customize the GUI using GUI plugins. You >> can change all sorts of colors, some fonts, and many behaviors. Want to >> create a new object when you triple-click? Try the tripleclick example >> plugin Want to make the patch cords disappear when you leave Edit Mode? >> Check out the “only show cords in edit mode” example. Those are the simple >> ones. There is also Tab Completion, a search engine for the docs, a >> category browser for the right-click menu, a buttonbar for creating >> objects, and more. >> >> You can find many GUI plugins in the new section of the downloads page as >> well as documentation for making your own. 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