Update of /cvsroot/pure-data/doc/additional/messageoddness In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv13679
Added Files: inconsistent_numeric_symbols.pd Log Message: made clear example of inconsistent numeric symbols that I discovered while trying to process ASCII values coming from [comport] as floats
--- NEW FILE: inconsistent_numeric_symbols.pd --- #N canvas 279 119 474 393 10; #X obj 82 96 makefilename %c; #X msg 81 75 55; #X floatatom 142 303 5 0 0 0 - - -; #X symbolatom 190 302 10 0 0 0 - - -; #X obj 95 323 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty bang -6 23 1 12 -262144 -1 -1; #X obj 95 279 route bang float symbol list; #X obj 142 323 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty float -4 23 1 12 -262144 -1 -1; #X obj 190 323 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty symbol -12 23 1 12 -262144 -1 -1; #X obj 238 323 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty list -2 23 1 12 -262144 -1 -1; #X obj 286 323 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty undefined -18 23 1 12 -262144 -1 -1; #X text 195 93 makes a symbol of the ascii char '7'; #X msg 108 136 symbol 7; #X msg 132 222 7; #X obj 132 243 symbol; #X text 184 243 makes a symbol of the word 'float'; #X obj 31 279 print; #X obj 124 176 symbol 7; #X msg 123 157 bang; #X text 197 157 these both make a blank symbol; #X text 11 11 All of these create a symbol , but they create totally different symbols. It seems that only [makefilename] does the correct thing.; #X connect 0 0 5 0; #X connect 0 0 15 0; #X connect 1 0 0 0; #X connect 2 0 6 0; #X connect 3 0 7 0; #X connect 5 0 4 0; #X connect 5 1 2 0; #X connect 5 2 3 0; #X connect 5 3 8 0; #X connect 5 4 9 0; #X connect 11 0 5 0; #X connect 11 0 15 0; #X connect 12 0 13 0; #X connect 13 0 5 0; #X connect 13 0 15 0; #X connect 16 0 5 0; #X connect 16 0 15 0; #X connect 17 0 16 0;