In the process of making my "Solitude" composition, I came up with a few ideas for improvements on Pd's data structures:

- a way to delete scalars

The biggest improvement would be the addition of a method to delete scalars. This would allow a number of things. A simple example would be to have a cursor and minute markers that only exists when the score is being played. A really great example would be the ability to show and hide parts of the graphical representation. For example, each voice could be saved to an individual file, then with a toggle, it would be displayed or hidden.

- a way to raise/lower scalars so you can get to scalars that are blocked by others

This is minor, but it would be handy to have a "send-to-back" function, so that you could get to scalars that are completely obscured by another.

- full color support (8-bits for each R, G, B)

If the data structures support standard 24-bit color, then color could be a much more usable dimension. The current scheme is a bit odd, and is quite limited in terms of the range of colors it can represent.

.hc

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