Thanks for clarifying this. I'm wondering if there is a work around to know when the object has been updated. In my patch I have
bang | [openpanel] | [read $1( | [text define -k text-1] I would like to take an action when someone opens a new text file. Any thoughts how I can know when this happens. I was hoping the second outlet on the [text define] would accomplish that. Hi, > > "Second outlet notifies you when text changes. As of Pd 0.48 this only > outputs the message "updated" when text changes, but this might be > extended to offer more information in the future." > > This is indeed a bit vague. The "updated" message is sent when the user > changes the text in the editor window and hits Ctrl/Cmd+S. > > @porres to the rescue! > > Christof > > On 27.10.2025 23:12, Jim Ruxton wrote: > > I'm using the [text define] object . The help file states: > > "Second outlet notifies you when text changes. As of Pd 0.48 this > > only outputs the message "updated" when text changes, but this might > > be extended to offer more information in the future." > > > > I'm not seeing anything come out the second outlet when text changes > > in the text define object. Is this a bug? I'm using Pd 0.56.0 > > (Linux/amd64 - single precision) . Actual object I'm using is > > [text define -k text-1] as in the help file. > > > >
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