On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Nakayama Yuta wrote:
pix@test.at wrote:
this doesn't happen under linux (so it's not a fundamental part of pd, it's a windows thing).
Hmm, windoZe... :-(
when a linux user says that it always makes me think, "small man syndrome" :)
Yes, This works fine, and inspired by this, i noticed a way using receive object and sendpanel, like r test -> symbol -> "read -resize $1 array" -> soundfiler and sent ";test test.aif" from sendpanel(File menu -> Message or Ctl+m).
also, if you do this: r test -> "set $1" message -> symbol, the symbol will be set but not sent. you can later send it with a bang to the symbol atom. so you could store/reuse values.
however, I (maybe and others...) still need a way to choose files only by clicking, because the ways above need key-inputs and this prevent me to use key-inputs to controlling sounds.
ah okay. have you experiemented with the extent of the effect? if you have two patches open, and one uses openpanel, do they both stop? if not, you could try having a subpatch with just an open panel and a send object.
if that doesnt work, you could try running two versions of pd (will windows let you do this?), and using netsend + netreceive (a bit extreme).
note, you can change the width of the symbol atom with the "properties" popup menu, so you can type long pathnames. (you get this menu by clicking with the right button under linux, assuming it's the same under windows).
Under windows, it seems this option is implemented on version0.32 not version0.31. (In my environment,Version 0.32 is a little bit unstable, though i prefer its white background and other new features.)
i tried to see if i could do this some other way (sending messages etc) but i couldn't think of a way. maybe there is a way hidden in the source.
pix.