[PD-dev] configuring ubuntu: hid readable + Intuos3

2008-04-18 Thread João Pais
Hi, I'm trying to configure my system to start using ubuntu (7.10). So far so good, unbuntustudio, pd (both versions) and jack are working. I was looking into hid, but I don't have permission in udev to read /dev/input. I saw that there were some posts on the list about this, but no one

Re: [PD-dev] pd-ext documentation [was something else]

2009-02-21 Thread João Pais
(maybe this is of general interest for pd users?) speaking of lists, I once did a similar thing some years ago, collecting 2682 objects. the list is far away from being complete or up to date... http://www.parasitaere-kapazitaeten.net/files/GENERAL_ALL.csv_.txt I already made my one available

Re: [PD-dev] pow~ in Cyclone [was: Re: stripping down Pd-extended's default libs]

2009-02-22 Thread João Pais
i think, that the question, why a new object [pack] is named pack is not rhetoric at all and isn't answered yet. so lets go again: why is [pack] from zexy called [pack]? apart from the specifics of [pack]: if a language allows the overriding of built-in methods, then i do not see

Re: [PD-dev] pow~ in Cyclone [was: Re: stripping down Pd-extended's default libs]

2009-02-22 Thread João Pais
I guess it never occurred to any of you to use objects with different names... Or else why not just call every pd object object and then use paths to access them, like [pd/some/library/subdirectory/object]? Just kidding in a frustrated sort of way. Different names are a good idea, for

Re: [PD-dev] why using vanilla better than extended; was :Re: pow~ in Cyclone [was: Re: stripping down Pd-extended's default libs]

2009-02-23 Thread João Pais
that's true, after making the question I thought that mainly the most hardcore guys stick to pd-van, because it's easier for them to adapt it to their needs, and there's more tradition with self-programming (enhancing the core package). but I would dare say that for many

Re: [PD-dev] why using vanilla better than extended; was :Re: pow~ in Cyclone [was: Re: stripping down Pd-extended's default libs]

2009-02-23 Thread João Pais
-for stability : i don't wish to use code that i don't fully trust, and i don't have time to personally test everything deeply. Yes, there is definitely some crappy code included in Pd-extended. That's why I think we should stop including anything but the most stable libraries, and

Re: [PD-dev] pbank in build/src (aka flatspace)

2009-02-24 Thread João Pais
when pd-extended or the cvs will be ordered to have directory like : /math /audio/math /audio/effect /save /matrix but i would prefer to organise this properly (i.e. not by developer but by functionality) for now, using flatspace is the only way i know to include code in

Re: [PD-dev] Proposals for object categories

2009-02-25 Thread João Pais
just a couple fast general comments (must leave in 15m): - how about 3 (?) general categories, where everything else is organised? It might be easier to keep everything in mind. - glue/control - singal/audio - GUI (probably there are more main categories?) - maybe it's time easier to

Re: [PD-dev] pbank in build/src (aka flatspace)

2009-02-26 Thread João Pais
Basically, organization of the libs could not really be any /worse/ than it is now (e.g. I'm constantly checking ggee, hcs, moonlib and zexy to find various OS and filesystem externals I need), so I'm basically proposing the same thing you are, but approached as follows: * Lazy consensus on a

[PD-dev] Proposals for object categories: Wiki page

2009-02-26 Thread João Pais
I think I managed to put all discussed data into the PdLibraries page. It would be good that the discussion would be accompanied of some concrete changes there - and probably by opening it to the main pd-list at some point? The list is at http://puredata.info/dev/PdLibraries João --

Re: [PD-dev] pd-ext documentation [was something else]

2009-02-26 Thread João Pais
I already made my one available several times on the list - whenever the question how many objects are in pd-ext comes -, but probably it wasn't that popular. 2682 objects? when I check the properties of the extra folder (windows), I get 2666 files - bear in mind that there are several

Re: [PD-dev] Proposals for object categories

2009-02-27 Thread João Pais
Hi, João Pais wrote: exactly. in the contrary of the before mentioned libraries, these are more groups of externals compassing different groups: glue, math, matrix, ... please someone explain to me the differences. this sounds all very nice on a piece of paper, but to which category

Re: [PD-dev] pd-ext documentation [was something else]

2009-02-27 Thread João Pais
I've just added the system we use in the RjDj lib to [list]-abs as well. It's pretty simple, but cool: All objects are described in a textfile using this format: objectname - short object description in one line without commas In [list]-abs this file is called list-abs-intro.txt. (It also

Re: [PD-dev] Proposals for object categories

2009-02-27 Thread João Pais
One thing I was thinking about recently is whether we need a hierarchy of classes. In Object-Oriented Programming, there is hierarchy of classes as part of the basis of the language. There is no hierarchy of classes in Pd so it seems to me that there should also be no hierarchy in

Re: [PD-dev] Proposals for object categories

2009-03-03 Thread João Pais
This would be a good place to start. I think having a [pd META] subpatch will make accurate parsing easier, and allow for other types of meta data to be easily added. That's what we did with the PDDP reference patch. but in case the externals get organised through function (instead of

[PD-dev] GSC 09 : Organisation and Categorisation of Pd-Extended Externals

2009-03-08 Thread João Pais
this person could be you, just put your name in. Best, João Pais -- Friedenstr. 58 10249 Berlin (Deutschland) Tel +49 30 42020091 | Mob +49 162 6843570 jmmmp...@googlemail.com | skype: jmmmpjmmmp ___ Pd-dev mailing list Pd-dev@iem.at http

[PD-dev] who wants to port [wacom] for windows (and unix) ?

2009-05-11 Thread João Pais
this mail away. Best, João Pais -- Friedenstr. 58 10249 Berlin (Deutschland) Tel +49 30 42020091 | Mob +49 162 6843570 jmmmp...@googlemail.com | skype: jmmmpjmmmp ___ Pd-dev mailing list Pd-dev@iem.at http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-dev

[PD-dev] rewire for pd?

2009-05-23 Thread João Pais
Hi, anyone interested in adding rewire support for pd? So far I read the protocoll is free, though proprietary. (but I don't know much about it) João Pais -- Friedenstr. 58 10249 Berlin (Deutschland) Tel +49 30 42020091 | Mob +49 162 6843570 jmmmp...@googlemail.com | skype: jmmmpjmmmp

Re: [PD-dev] new GUI rewrite branch

2009-08-31 Thread João Pais
btw, I don't as much this relates to the topic but: would this be a good time to have a look at the inneficiency of moving things around in a patch (specially arrays)? As I recall, you noticed the obvious, that whatever's chosen gets redrawn every time. I guess a click+grab+move detector

Re: [PD-dev] seeking advice on Pd gui overhaul

2010-02-24 Thread João Pais
I'm not a coder, but I could also give a sugestion, which I haven't tried myself for lack of time: how about circumventing tcl/tk, by writing your gui in gem? There was once a report that it's much faster - I can only say it does if you're using data structures inside a gop. The problem

Re: [PD-dev] seeking advice on Pd gui overhaul

2010-02-24 Thread João Pais
I think this would then be probably done in vanilla OpenGL, not Gem. And I agree this could potentially work but is perhaps not as easily implemented as with using JUCE where a lot of APIs are already prebuilt for you. The same may be the case with Qt but I don't know for sure as I haven't

Re: [PD-dev] [ pure-data-Bugs-2970978 ] print lists format error

2010-03-16 Thread João Pais
Excuse me for asking (and not trying as i cannot now) Does this mean that double newlines have been eliminated OR that lists are printed on one line? I suggested the latter some time ago http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detailaid=2879474group_id=55736atid=478070 afaik, before

Re: [PD-dev] [ pure-data-Bugs-2970978 ] print lists format error

2010-03-17 Thread João Pais
afaik, before 0.43 lists were printed in one line. the current behaviour is certainly a bug: if you print the output of a symbol atom, you'll get what do you refer to as current? last nights HEAD of /trunk/pd (aka the not yet released nor working 0.43), which is rev.12655? or last nights HEAD

Re: [PD-dev] external on windows

2010-10-14 Thread João Pais
Hi Dominique, The attached binary loaded and worked well on 10.5.8 Cool external ! Great news, and thanks for the testings and the feedback. So the problem is now solved and the package has been updated with a new version on sourceforge. Note that if anyone intend to run the external on

Re: [PD-dev] external on windows

2010-10-14 Thread João Pais
what's the current development plan? is the purpose of this just to display a picture, or also to have some interaction? (which could go from a playline to note-click...) There is no special development plan and the purpose is just to display music notation. If you want to interact with

Re: [PD-dev] external on windows

2010-11-07 Thread João Pais
Hi, there's a discussion about music notation in Pd going on in the Pd list. Some people are discussing about doing a new system, it might be good if you introduced yours - maybe someone wants to help you with your work. João -- Friedenstr. 58 10249 Berlin (Deutschland) Tel +49 30

Re: [PD-dev] [PD] how to detect if array has changed

2010-12-28 Thread João Pais
what do you mean with data structures, didn't see any in your patch. to the original poster, if it's a control array, it should change when you tell it to. so, jack's first suggestion is the most efficient, before you do a change, see if the written indexes are really different. otherwise there

Re: [PD-dev] [PD] how to detect if array has changed

2010-12-28 Thread João Pais
It was a suggestion. My patch only show one possibility to achieve what Ico was looking for, without data structure. The use of data structure (array) is another possibility (not so elegant, as i wrote before, the click on data structure is not enough, you still need a metro or a mouse listener.

[PD-dev] compiling pdlua in windows, macos, android, ...

2011-01-18 Thread João Pais
Hi, I looked at [pdlua] last week, and was quite impressed by the examples there, and how it's easy to create new externals that go beyond pd's capabilities (for example to parse lists and symbols, etc.) - provided you learn about lua. I wanted to use this in a project, but in the

Re: [PD-dev] compiling pdlua in windows, macos, android, ...

2011-01-18 Thread João Pais
that's great. I'm in no position do demang anything, and there isn't much I can do (except you need someone to test it). do you know when you would be able to tackle this? I needed it at some point, and was already considering paying someone to code an external for me. Yes I'm interested

Re: [PD-dev] compiling pdlua in windows, macos, android, ...

2011-01-20 Thread João Pais
I think the thing to do is getting it building and working on all platforms, and then once things don't really need to be changed any more, then we can import released versions into the pure-data SVN and included it in Pd-extended. João, you could offer to pay Claude for the port, if you

[PD-dev] working pd-ext 0.43 build on windows?

2011-04-11 Thread João Pais
Hi, I thought about downloading a build of pd-ext 0.43 that works, to try it out. But the version I tried yesterday is apparently not ok, for example even cnv objects don't exist. Does anyone noticed a previous windows build that is more stable? (even if it doesn't have all the extra

Re: [PD-dev] working pd-ext 0.43 build on windows?

2011-04-11 Thread João Pais
Try loading 'libdir' as the first lib. ah, bingo. is your [sys_gui] working properly? I have a wm geometry . +0+565 message at startup, to put my windows in order. Also, my color theme shows different colors now. an other thing: instead of osc~ 440, I hear hard noise. my settings are

Re: [PD-dev] working pd-ext 0.43 build on windows?

2011-04-11 Thread João Pais
you mean this lib structure? as long as they're configured properly, I myself don't see any difference - talking from the dumb user point of view. it might be better to lock them, or hide them from the editor - this would prevent someone who is trying out stuff to delete them. but maybe

Re: [PD-dev] removing path and libs from Pd-extended preferences GUI

2011-09-19 Thread João Pais
you'll have lots of newbies complaining that their objects don't load? (it's a good way to force everyone to use namespaces) I am thinking for the next release of Pd-extended, that the preferences panels for loading libs and adding paths should be removed. [import] and [declare] cover all

Re: [PD-dev] adding an Open method to pdlua and tclpd

2011-10-13 Thread João Pais
that feature should also be possible with a command, like [open(. Now that pdlua and tclpd are officially part of Pd-extended, I just had a little thought/feature request to make working with those objects easier. It would be very nice if you could right-click on the object, and click

[PD-dev] maximum array display size 2000 points?

2011-10-25 Thread João Pais
Hi. I just wanted to call the developers' attention to the thread at http://lists.puredata.info/pipermail/pd-list/2011-10/092037.html. For a project I'm working on it would be great to know the reasons for this, and if there is a fix that can be made. Thanks, João Pais

Re: [PD-dev] maximum array display size 2000 points?

2011-10-25 Thread João Pais
look at the thread, besides explanations there's an example file. On Tue, 2011-10-25 at 10:53 +0200, João Pais wrote: Hi. I just wanted to call the developers' attention to the thread at http://lists.puredata.info/pipermail/pd-list/2011-10/092037.html. For a project I'm working on it would

Re: [PD-dev] maximum array display size 2000 points?

2011-10-25 Thread João Pais
ah you meant where as in which os, and not in which situation? I am in XP, and Katja should be in some kind of linux, afaik. I didn't test it in any other system than mine. On Tue, 2011-10-25 at 15:51 +0200, João Pais wrote: look at the thread, besides explanations there's an example file

Re: [PD-dev] maximum array display size 2000 points?

2011-10-27 Thread João Pais
Hi Hans, I'm inviting you to the discussion :) Can you have a look at this paragraph from Miller? Hi all -- There's indeed a limit of 2000 (if drawn as points) or 1000 (if as a polygon) -- this is in lines such as: if (ndrawn 2000 || ixpix = 3000) break; and

[PD-dev] Pd-ext Submitting new relase

2013-05-12 Thread João Pais
Hello,I wanted to submit a new release of the jmmmp library. I've uploaded the files to svn, but I guess I need to say somewhere which files are to be included in the next release. Is the link at http://puredata.info/docs/developer/MergingHowto still up to date? If not, is the correct link at

Re: [PD-dev] Pd-ext Submitting new relase

2013-05-17 Thread João Pais
. This is probably the most up-to-date instructions for the final step of adding your library to the Pd-extended 0.44 branch. http://puredata.info/docs/developer/GettingIntoPdextended/ .hc On 05/13/2013 01:42 AM, João Pais wrote: Hello, I wanted to submit a new release of the jmmmp library. I've uploaded

Re: [PD-dev] data-structure style arrays in c

2013-12-29 Thread João Pais
Assuming that this field is further developed, I wanted to leave a question that might (?) be relevant:- when drawing arrays with encapsulated arrays, it's not possible to click-and-drag to change the array contents in the same way it can be done with normal (single-layered) arrays. Or, to click

Re: [PD-dev] data-structure style arrays in c

2013-12-30 Thread João Pais
low the surface" are unreachable under this gui? is it an issue with pd, tcl/tk, or both?-Jonathan On Sunday, December 29, 2013 3:03 PM, João Pais jmmmp...@googlemail.com wrote:Assuming that this field is further developed, I wanted to leave a question that might (?) be relevant:- when drawing arra

Re: [PD-dev] data-structure style arrays in c

2013-12-30 Thread João Pais
can drag the nested elements after moving the parent, so it's an issue in Pd-extended and Pd-vanilla.-Jonathan On Monday, December 30, 2013 5:09 AM, João Pais jmmmp...@googlemail.com wrote:Am 30.12.2013, 02:23 Uhr, schrieb Jonathan Wilkes jancs...@yahoo.com:I can click the nested scalars