Corrections... On 9 March 2011 10:37, alex <[email protected]> wrote: > Artists often say they like Max and PD because they are visual. > However you can put boxes where you like, it makes no difference > because visual layout in these languages is entirely secondary syntax.
I meant secondary notation (one of Thomas's cognitive dimensions). > In opposition to Myers, I think the value of so-called `visual > languages' is that they are not constrained by visible dimensions *at > all*. Not *the* value, but *a* value. Having layout for unconstrained secondary notation is of course also very valuable for human-human communication. alex -- http://yaxu.org/ -- The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302).
