Hallo!
ATM the help path system does not work for Pd-Extended (at least on linux). All the helpfiles are installed in /5.reference/externalname, but pd automatically searches in extra/externalname.
So there are 2 possibilities to fix this:
1) we also have to add all /5.reference/externalname in libdir.pd_linux to the help path
2) why don't we install all the helpfiles simply in extra/externalname ? Then all this would be no problem and I also find it much clearer this way ...
So please anyone feel free to comment on this - then I will implement it.
LG Georg
Which version are you using? I am assuming that you are talking about 0.40.2, which is very rough. The idea for the next step is to include the help files in the libdir (i.e. inside extra/zexy/) so that it is a self-contained (#2 you mention below). This relies on have the metadata parsing working and having a help menu built with that data.
Otherwise you wouldn't be able to browse the help files in the Help Browser. A possible temporary workaround would be to make the Help Browser browse help files in "extra".
So I think that yes, #2 should happen, but the rest needs to follow in the same release or it won't make much sense.
.hc
On Feb 24, 2007, at 12:57 PM, Georg Holzmann wrote:
Hallo!
ATM the help path system does not work for Pd-Extended (at least on linux). All the helpfiles are installed in /5.reference/externalname, but pd automatically searches in extra/externalname.
So there are 2 possibilities to fix this:
- we also have to add all /5.reference/externalname in
libdir.pd_linux to the help path
- why don't we install all the helpfiles simply in extra/
externalname ? Then all this would be no problem and I also find it much clearer this way ...
So please anyone feel free to comment on this - then I will implement it.
LG Georg
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Hallo!
Which version are you using? I am assuming that you are talking about 0.40.2, which is very rough.
yes!
The idea for the next step is to include the help files in the libdir (i.e. inside extra/zexy/) so that it is a self-contained (#2 you mention below). This relies on have the metadata parsing working and having a help menu built with that data.
Sorry, I don't know much about the helpbrowser, but which metadata do you need to parse for that ?
Otherwise you wouldn't be able to browse the help files in the Help Browser. A possible temporary workaround would be to make the Help Browser browse help files in "extra".
and why is this a "workaround" - now you also have simply the 5.reference folder in the help browser, then you would have the extra folder ...
So I think that yes, #2 should happen, but the rest needs to follow in the same release or it won't make much sense.
Okay, I can make #2 happen (should be as easy as changing helpdir = $(libpddir)/extra in Makefile.buildlayout), but I have not much knowledge about the browser stuff ...
LG Georg
On Feb 25, 2007, at 9:23 AM, Georg Holzmann wrote:
Hallo!
Which version are you using? I am assuming that you are talking about 0.40.2, which is very rough.
yes!
The idea for the next step is to include the help files in the libdir (i.e. inside extra/zexy/) so that it is a self-contained (#2 you mention below). This relies on have the metadata parsing working and having a help menu built with that data.
Sorry, I don't know much about the helpbrowser, but which metadata do you need to parse for that ?
Part of the PDDP templates is having meta data for each help patch. So one example would be "category" or "keywords".
Otherwise you wouldn't be able to browse the help files in the Help Browser. A possible temporary workaround would be to make the Help Browser browse help files in "extra".
and why is this a "workaround" - now you also have simply the 5.reference folder in the help browser, then you would have the extra folder ...
Because it's another kludgey patch fix on top a whole bunch of other kludgey patch fixes. I think it's not worth spending time on kludges, but instead work towards a real solution. I have no plans on touching the existing help browser/menu, it's just a place holder until we have a real solution, IMHO.
So I think that yes, #2 should happen, but the rest needs to follow in the same release or it won't make much sense.
Okay, I can make #2 happen (should be as easy as changing helpdir = $(libpddir)/extra in Makefile.buildlayout), but I have not much knowledge about the browser stuff ...
ok, the other stuff can happen later. That distro is very raw anyway...
.hc
LG Georg
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Hallo!
Part of the PDDP templates is having meta data for each help patch. So one example would be "category" or "keywords".
okay ...
So I think that yes, #2 should happen, but the rest needs to follow in the same release or it won't make much sense.
Okay, I can make #2 happen (should be as easy as changing helpdir = $(libpddir)/extra in Makefile.buildlayout), but I have not much knowledge about the browser stuff ...
ok, the other stuff can happen later. That distro is very raw anyway...
okay, so I commited it - we will see if it's working everywhere ...
LG Georg
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