Yup, I agree, it should be represented clearly somehow I'm open to suggestions. Its been a long time policy in Pd-extended to avoid using the preferences. Its only recently been enforced.
.hc On Feb 18, 2012, at 3:26 PM, András Murányi wrote: > Ugh, I more and more tend to think that this info shall be directly > accessible from the affected dialog window. Many people may think their Pd is > just broken and they might just have no idea what to do about it. > > Andras > > On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 20:59, Hans-Christoph Steiner <[email protected]> wrote: > > Setting the paths and the libraries to load at start time via the preferences > is deprecated in Pd-extended 0.43. The way to do this is: > > * for the global path, add your libraries, etc. to the built-in user path: > http://puredata.info/docs/faq/how-do-i-install-externals-and-help-files > > * for a path local to a patch, use the new [path] object, following the > interface of [import] with the functionality of [declare -path] > > If you really want to still set the paths via the preferences, you can edit > the preferences file, and Pd-extended will still load them from the > preferences file. > > So in your case, Scott, it sounds like you are using a preferences file that > has your extra paths in it already. The Preferences interface in Pd-extended > 0.43 no longer saves the paths to the file, so it doesn't override your > previously saved extra paths. Try renaming or deleting your preferences file. > > .hc > > On Feb 18, 2012, at 2:05 PM, Scott R. Looney wrote: > >> well, just to add my experience i think i can set search paths correctly, >> but i would like to add that it seems to be quite difficult to have more >> than one instance of PD-extended 0.43 on the computer (trying mac OS 10.6.4 >> w/ 32bit and 64bit builds) making it a bit challenging to check one build's >> operation/stability against another on the same computer. >> >> for example, the help browser shows all instances of installed objects on >> the computer, and then console complains about multiple versions of files >> existing. i've tried deleting the extra paths that show up to limit things, >> which works temporarily, but on the next startup it just reverts back to >> grabbing everything it can find again. it works the same in every .43 >> pd-extended build i've tried so far (several version of both 32 and 64 bit >> builds in Dec/Jan). putting things on other drives doesn't work either - it >> will find those paths as well. >> >> scott >> >> On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 10:17 AM, Joson Android >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> Dear List! >> >> i love pd-extended-0.43 !! but i cannot add any search path in the >> prefferences. It will show my new settings right when i make changes but >> wont save anything. It prints "ripts/../extra/mapping: no such object" in >> the pd-window. It works in pd-extended-0.42.5 . Should there be a file where >> pd saves the path? Where is it? >> Also, when i make changes in 0.42.5, 0.43 will know about them on next >> startup. >> >> I use OSX10.6.7 and the latest autobuild of xi386 version of 0.43.1-extended. >> >> Maybe it is the fault of chaotic me and chaotic computer, so i deleted all >> old versions of pd, but that didn't help... >> >> Johnny >> _______________________________________________ >> [email protected] mailing list >> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list >> > > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The arc of history bends towards justice. - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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