> my proposal would be to include the 'vis' method in canvas_add_for_class.
and/or add 'click' and 'close' to [array define], just like [text define] > Gesendet: Samstag, 03. Juni 2017 um 20:49 Uhr > Von: "Christof Ressi" <[email protected]> > An: oliver <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Betreff: Re: [PD] open array window by message > > Hi, short answer: > > [click 0 0 0 0 0( --> [array define foo] or [;pd-foo click 0 0 0 0 0(. this > click method is for canvases and takes 5 arguments. it has nothing to do with > the click method for [text]. 'pd-foo' is the name of the canvas where the > actual garray 'foo' lives. > > long answer: > > [array define] itself creates a canvas containing a graphical array just like > [table] (the garray itself is just another canvas with GOP enabled and a data > structure array inside). if you have a table named 'foo', the canvas where > the garray lives is called 'pd-foo'. you can open it just like a subpatch and > send it all of the canvas messages, like 'vis' etc. > unfortunately, this doesn't work for [array define] and this is the reason: > > in the contructor method (array_define_new in x_array.c), Miller bashes the > class of the created canvas to 'array_define_class', which means that all > incoming messages are routed there and not to the canvas_class. > array_define_class automatically routes unknown messages to the garray_class > which finally gives you the error message: 'array: no method for ...' (for > example, if you optimistically try [vis 1( :-). this effectively means that > the canvas has all of its methods removed. but Miller has a function called > canvas_add_for_class in g_canvas.c which (re)attaches some indispensible > methods - and one of them is 'click'. > > sending 'click 0 0 0 0 0' for opening the canvas of [array define] is pretty > hacky - and naturally you can't use it to close the canvas. > > my proposal would be to include the 'vis' method in canvas_add_for_class. and > as a general basic question: why do we inhibit the user from being able to > edit the canvas of [array define] in the first place? > > Christof > > > Gesendet: Samstag, 03. Juni 2017 um 18:34 Uhr > > Von: oliver <[email protected]> > > An: [email protected] > > Betreff: [PD] open array window by message > > > > hi, > > > > a [text] object can be opened with the message "click" > > > > what about the [array] object ? > > > > > > when i send it a "click", the PD window says "Bad arguments for message > > 'click' to object 'array define'". i also tried "click 1" or "click > > open" to no avail. > > > > but the message itself seems to be valid, isn't it ? > > what arguments would it need to show the array window ? > > > > > > best > > > > oliver > > > > -- > > \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ > > /////////////// http://pendler.klingt.org ////////////// > > \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ http://oliver.klingt.org \\\\\\\\\\\\\\ > > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > > > > _______________________________________________ > > [email protected] mailing list > > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > > https://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > https://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list > _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> https://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
