For anyone out there using GrIPD (or anyone who wants to start), there is a new version available.
http://mambo.peabody.jhu.edu/~jsarlo/gripd/
-Changes in v0.0.10- added outlet to gripd PD object: 1 on successful connection 0 on disconnectioin added error checking for socket (gripd PD object): gripd PD object no longer triggers SIGPIPE if socket is closed at client end, instead disconnects added support for a 2nd joystick: GrIPD GUI now has two joystick devices Send symbols are now joynaxism and joynbuttonm Joystick device strings are saved in .gpd files fixed space separated messages sent to gripd pd object(e.g from textbox) starting with a number, sent as list starting with anything else, sent as typedmess (anythings) single text messages sent to gripd pd object now received as one typedmess (anything) fixed numeric test for sending messages bug (gripd PD object) fixed textbox bug (Windows)