Im still not convinced.
imagine this, had I writ:
"Is anyone aware of a gui external that implements a menu or menu like structure, similar to what most operating systems have? If not, are there any plans to implement it"
Ill take note not to mention max/msp since it seems to be such a heated topic. But realize it is where a lot of users are/will be coming from.
yes, the feature-set is different, but that doesn't mean that things that make sense in a similar context should be left out, just to differentiate the products.
that would be like Apple not including a search function just because its in windows. Ok, metaphors are bad, ill admit that one, but I think you can read into what Im getting to.
The discussion definitely has been an interesting one. Amusingly enough, I don't use PD or Max to make music. I am personally more interested in realtime visualization.
I think all in all, everyone on this list wants to see PD evolve as best it can. This means lots of things need to be weighed and examined in light of the direction the community (especially the developers) want to take it.
Anyway, thanks for the replies.
and BTW,
did the mailing list go down for a day or two? A few of my emails seem to have been lost in the ether...
-dok
On Nov 3, 2003, at 9:56 AM, Michal Seta wrote:
I do think that the correct answer is what was given: 'forget max'. pd is a different system. It uses the same idiom as max but has a slightly different set of features. It's ugly, but it's efficient (last time I checked, pd was able to handle slightly more complex patches under debian ppc than max/msp under mac os9 on the same machine and was _way more stable_ despite of the low version number and beta status).