On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 6:15 PM, Jonathan Wilkes <jancs...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >________________________________ > > From: Hans-Christoph Steiner <h...@at.or.at> > >To: Jonathan Wilkes <jancs...@yahoo.com> > >Cc: Ivica Ico Bukvic <i...@vt.edu>; 'pd-list' <pd-list@iem.at> > >Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 11:53 AM > >Subject: Re: [PD] Pd-L2ork Features > > > > > >That's nice for people who are used to doing that from Max/MSP. I've > never > >found a reason to want that feature, so I haven't implemented it. Can > someone > >explain how they use it? > > > You partly answered your own question. Another reason is if you are > mucking > around in the source you can just copy-paste it into a new patch instead of > closing, opening the file selector and choosing that file again. > > Another reason is you can select the code off the browser and immediately > play with a patch off svn instead of saving it to a location and opening > it. > > Another reason is that you can throw text up on a pastebin for people > who you don't necessarily have an email address for (e.g., on IRC), and > they can paste it > into a new patch instead of copy-pasting it into a text editor, choosing > save, > choosing a save location, choosing "Open" in Pd, navigating to that same > location where they saved it, selecting it, and eventually deleting the > patch > when their download directory is full of junk. > > Another reason is that it makes super easy to exchange code snippets in email and on forums. András
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