I support all documentation efforts, of course, and GridFlow does sound quite useful, but I have to say, you don't need C, C++, or GridFlow to write your own Pd objects. You can write Pd objects in Pd itself.
Looking forward to those docs, so we can sway more Jitter users to the open-source side of Max.
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On Sep 29, 2005, at 5:34 PM, David Plans Casal wrote:
Hello everybody,
It took a while to set up, but we're now running a fund-raising campaign for GridFlow documentation efforts.
GridFlow is a multidimensional dataflow processing library intended for interactive video/sound art. You can use it within PureData (http://puredata.info , an Open Source alternative to Max/MSP) or Ruby itself, on Linux, OSX and Windows.
This fundraising campaign aims to enable Mathieu Bouchard, the creator of GridFlow, and associates if relevant, to write a workshop-style book and better documentation for GridFlow classes.
We believe GridFlow is extremely powerful, in that it allows a user to create a Puredata object without having to learn C, in a language designed for creative productivity.
Using GridFlow, it is possible to write a functional PD object in a couple of lines of clearly understandable Ruby, a programming language extremely well suited to beginners, but powerful enough for programming experts.
However, currently, the documentation is not thorough enough to help people get started as well as it could.
Imagine the power of your own Puredata objects without the C/C++ situps, and donate to help us achieve a textbook for newcomers to both puredata and interactive art programming!
Matthieu Bouchard does not currently have a way to handle online donations, so I will be managing donations through a secure PayPal account.
To learn more about GridFlow, why it is the bee's knees, and how to donate, see here:
http://www.davidcasal.com/gridflow.html
Thanks for reading,
David
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