Re: [PD] [textfile] vs [text define]

2021-02-08 Thread hans w. koch
+1 in heaping praise on [text] and its comrades: albeit a bit slow with growing size, it allows for loads of data manipulation in a very flexible way. hans > Am 08.02.2021 um 09:57 schrieb Lorenzo Sutton : > > On 06/02/21 23:28, Christof Ressi wrote: >> They all operate on binbufs internally,

Re: [PD] [textfile] vs [text define]

2021-02-08 Thread Lorenzo Sutton
On 06/02/21 23:28, Christof Ressi wrote: They all operate on binbufs internally, so there shouldn't be a significant performance difference. For certain scenarios I find the -k flag for [text define] useful as it allows you to save the contents (keep it) with the patch. This (having some

Re: [PD] [textfile] vs [text define]

2021-02-06 Thread Christof Ressi
They all operate on binbufs internally, so there shouldn't be a significant performance difference. On 06.02.2021 23:18, Alexandre Torres Porres wrote: I guess the advantage is if it runs faster or not, right? Em sáb., 6 de fev. de 2021 às 18:03, Christof Ressi

Re: [PD] [textfile] vs [text define]

2021-02-06 Thread Alexandre Torres Porres
I guess the advantage is if it runs faster or not, right? Em sáb., 6 de fev. de 2021 às 18:03, Christof Ressi escreveu: > > are there any concrete advantages? > What's the advantage of having two different objects for the same job? > If you like [textfile] for its simple interface, keep using

Re: [PD] [textfile] vs [text define]

2021-02-06 Thread Christof Ressi
are there any concrete advantages? What's the advantage of having two different objects for the same job? If you like [textfile] for its simple interface, keep using it. I'm just saying that it's more or less obsolete. On 06.02.2021 16:38, João Pais wrote: It is surely overall more powerful.

Re: [PD] [textfile] vs [text define]

2021-02-06 Thread João Pais
It is surely overall more powerful. But when using it just for read/get whole lines/save, are there any concrete advantages? [text define] is basically a more powerful and flexible replacement for [textfile] and [qlist]. I would only use [textfile] if you prefer the simpler interface or need

Re: [PD] [textfile] vs [text define]

2021-02-06 Thread Christof Ressi
[text define] is basically a more powerful and flexible replacement for [textfile] and [qlist]. I would only use [textfile] if you prefer the simpler interface or need the [add2( method. Personally, I only use [text define]. Christof On 06.02.2021 14:28, João Pais wrote: Hi list, for

[PD] [textfile] vs [text define]

2021-02-06 Thread João Pais
Hi list, for simple read/get/save operation, are there are advantages on using [text define] instead of [textfile]? Best, jmmmp ___ Pd-list@lists.iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management ->