mike2005@acc.ocad.on.ca wrote:
Where do I find help-fiddle~.pd? It isn't in the "5 Reference" section of the help menu where I would expect to find it. In fact I cannot find any reference to fiddle in any of the help menus, yet I can make the object and control click to get the help. As a new user I don't understand the logic of the help menu.
the help system tries to be a bit dynamic. if you load an external that is located in /tmp (e.g. /tmp/myexternal) than the associated reference-files are first searched in a path relative to this "origin" (e.g. the ref-file is assumed to be /tmp/help-myexternal.pd).
this is a _feature_ as it keeps object (external) and reference together.
since fiddle~ is technically an external to pd (located in ./extra) it would be a good idea to look there.
if you have problems with finding files i would suggest using "locate", "find", "finder" and he "search"-feature of "explorer"
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