Re: [PD-dev] Find external and install it in an custom folder does not work anymore in Pd 052.1on Debian ...
On Jan 5, 2022, at 12:00 PM, pd-dev-request@lists.iem.at wrote:
Message: 1 Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2022 20:58:02 +0100 From: Winfried Ritsch <ritsch@iem.at mailto:ritsch@iem.at>
[1] Error response:
That perhaps looks like a problem with deken itself.
[2] Also I do not like the recent behaviour to be forced to choose default folders for externals installation, since also on headless computers when setup automatically, it cannot answer an file dialog on first startup, I do not know who had this idea or missed the discussion, to ask for one on first start of Pd and not as an option to add it later...
A very long discussion went on, part of which ended up as a proposal:
https://github.com/pure-data/pure-data/pull/152 https://github.com/pure-data/pure-data/pull/152
There is a key in the GUI settings for the Documents path which can be set to "DISABLED" to avoid triggering the initial dialog. This is what is set when you select No.
Also, the documents directory handling is implemented as a plugin, so it could be deleted or renamed to avoid it entirely.
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Thank you for the response.
Am Mittwoch, 5. Jänner 2022, 13:07:38 CET schrieb Dan Wilcox:
On Jan 5, 2022, at 12:00 PM, pd-dev-request@lists.iem.at wrote:
Message: 1 Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2022 20:58:02 +0100 From: Winfried Ritsch <ritsch@iem.at mailto:ritsch@iem.at>
[1] Error response:
That perhaps looks like a problem with deken itself.
It happens if Pd Document path is disabled and system path cleared.
Not really a problem, but previous behaviour starting a file dialog did set the external path, so we have to change this settings before using find externals... anyway an error shouldnt happen.
[2] Also I do not like the recent behaviour to be forced to choose default folders for externals installation, since also on headless computers when setup automatically, it cannot answer an file dialog on first startup, I do not know who had this idea or missed the discussion, to ask for one on first start of Pd and not as an option to add it later...
Thanks, and one correction to above, not headless but mouseless and keyboardless, on headless it does not ask for default folder.
A very long discussion went on, part of which ended up as a proposal:
https://github.com/pure-data/pure-data/pull/152 https://github.com/pure-data/pure-data/pull/152
Thank you for the hint, now I understand... I am too late for respones ;-).
... anyway I thought Pd is gentleware: respectful to environments, not wolvesware which tend to leave their marks everywhere where they can ... but maybe it's only us old hacker generation, the younger generation got used to it.
There is a key in the GUI settings for the Documents path which can be set to "DISABLED" to avoid triggering the initial dialog. This is what is set when you select No.
ok, so I can do on remote command: $ mkdir -p ~/.config/Pd/org.puredata.pd.pd-gui $ echo DISABLED > .config/Pd/org.puredata.pd.pd-gui/docspath.conf
Also, the documents directory handling is implemented as a plugin, so it could be deleted or renamed to avoid it entirely.
I will take a look in this, but better dont touch the pd distributions packages..
mfg winfried
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