be nice to have a section to help with getting PDMTL to work. like how to add moocow to the startup in pd so the browser.pd from pdmtl works.
i still cant figure out how to get it to work. but only been working on it for a few minutes now. -i get this error when opening browser.pd pdmtl_help_browser: Version 12 any2string 128 -1 ... couldn't create string2any ... couldn't create any2string 128 -1 ... couldn't create string2any ... couldn't create getdollarzero 10 ... couldn't create i love puredyne!! --- On Tue, 3/23/10, Aymeric Mansoux <[email protected]> wrote: From: Aymeric Mansoux <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [puredyne] What should be in basic puredyne help? To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 2:56 PM grant centauri said : > Something about JACK might be nice. Even just a very basic "Most Linux > sound apps run through JACK so before you start anything up, run JACK > Control and start it up"... perhaps some info on its settings and how to > connect things. > > I have a friend who I started on pure:dyne and he had no idea about that, > even when I mentioned to him "You have to use JACK". It just isn't clear. > Its not like sound apps on any other system (as far as I know), and it can > be quite confusing to new users. Perhaps just a quick "Follow these steps > to get your first sound out of pure:dyne..." sort of tutorial. It could be > very basic. Maybe I could even talk to my friend and find out what he > thinks would have been useful. That would be nice to know, it is quite difficult for us to get an idea of what can be the most overwhelming things for a new user, so any hints are very welcome! a. > grant > > On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 8:25 AM, pakazite sudchai <[email protected]>wrote: > > > I think both basic help like *"Connecting to the internet"* and specific > > help like *"Making music in SuperCollider"* are things people who is not > > familiar with linux/puredyne/XFCE would like to know in Help Menu. However, > > there should be more answers about puredyne-specific that make those people > > first-aid their system as soon as possible besides the Wiki, IRC, etc. > > > > Pakazite > > > > > > On 23 March 2010 15:56, Dan S > > <[email protected]<danstowell%[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > >> No problem, both are good suggestions. "Connecting to the internet" is > >> pretty important if you're going to expect people to go to the web for > >> the other information, I reckon... > >> > >> Dan > >> > >> > >> 2010/3/22 alejo d <[email protected]>: > >> > ohh, i was thinking on the uber normal stuff that gets people stuck. > >> like: > >> > changing keyboard layouts > >> > connecting to internet > >> > getting into IRC > >> > controlling sound levels and sound card > >> > getting to connect via WAP > >> > what is new in pure:dyne > >> > yes, i know many of those are dead simple via xfce4 but sometimes the > >> help > >> > menu should be there for such "dumb" things... > >> > hope this is not to much off the mark dan. > >> > /a > >> > > >> > > >> > On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 10:34 PM, Josh Lawrence <[email protected]> > >> > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Dan S > >> >> <[email protected]<danstowell%[email protected]> > >> > > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > It'll be a single short HTML page, and can link to "deeper" help such > >> >> > as the Xfce stuff. Imagine a single panel on the screen in front of > >> >> > you. What sort of information should be there to help a beginner? > >> >> > >> >> I can't speak to art/aesthetics, but I would link to the puredyne wiki > >> >> page, the mailing list signup page, and the irc page. that way the > >> >> doc can be maintained in one place (the wiki), without having to > >> >> update an installed package every time the doc is updated. > >> >> > >> >> basically, this: http://puredyne.goto10.org/support.html > >> >> > >> >> simple is better IMHO. > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Josh Lawrence > >> >> http://www.hardbop200.com > >> >> > >> >> --- > >> >> [email protected] > >> >> http://identi.ca/group/puredyne > >> >> irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne > >> > > >> > > >> > --- > >> > [email protected] > >> > http://identi.ca/group/puredyne > >> > irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> http://www.mcld.co.uk > >> > >> --- > >> [email protected] > >> http://identi.ca/group/puredyne > >> irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne > >> > > > > > > --- > > [email protected] > > http://identi.ca/group/puredyne > > irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne > > > --- > [email protected] > http://identi.ca/group/puredyne > irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne --- [email protected] http://identi.ca/group/puredyne irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne
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