hi,
i compiled one pd-extended on gentoo as well, following http://puredata.info/docs/developer/Members/nanodust/pd-extended-gentoo and found # color scheme section, was able to change canvas_fill, text_color .. etc, but there was no set canvas_fill "white" line. I tried to add that line but did not seem to do anything.
There was couple of postings where pd users demanded pd with reversed colors, or at least darker background for using on stage and not getting blinded. I am wandering if enybody found easy way how to configure this?
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On Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 09:17:59AM -0500, Martin Peach wrote:
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On Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 12:42:06AM +0100, Ctrl Alt Back wrote:
the look of pd-extended : light greyed objects, text running out of objects, lack of synoptic overview - is that definite ? can i configure it that it looks the old way ?
yes it is possible but how ? i installed it on another machine, and it keeps the same old look.
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In pd/bin/pd.tk around line 87 you have these lines:
# color scheme set canvas_fill "white" set text_color "#000" set select_color "#00f" set dash_outline "#f00" set dash_fill "#f7f7f7" set box_outline "#ccc" puts stdout "box_outline $box_outline" puts stdout "current namespace is [namespace current]" puts stdout "namespace children [namespace children]" set graph_outline "#777" set atom_box_fill "#eee" set msg_box_fill "#f8f8f6" set obj_box_fill "#f6f8f8" set signal_cord_highlight "#58a" set signal_cord "#558" set signal_nlet $signal_cord set msg_cord_highlight "#474" set msg_cord "#565" set msg_nlet "white" set mixed_nlet "#88aaff"
You can change the colours, for example by setting box_outline "black" or "#000" instead of "#ccc". None of this works in the MSW version for some reason, probably because tcl/tk on MSWindows is not the full package. Variables defined in pd.tk are not recognized when accessed from pd in Windows, although the variables accessed from procs inside pd.tk are.
Martin