what is the 'correct' way to add new directories to the external/abstraction search path?
on my own system (OSX) i use a .pdrc file, with vanilla pd 0.40, and just add new externals to my .pdrc as i need them.
but when i'm helping out a newbie who's just downloaded Pd-extended and who wants to use a whizz bang patch set that's not included in Pd-extended, i don't know what advice to give them about how to properly install their new whizz bang patch set.
i notice that the Pd GUI seems to have a Path dialog (on OSX: Pd->Preferences->Path...) but it doesn't seem to be big enough to hold everything (only 10 slots and no scroll bars). also, if you have 30 paths in your .pdrc, and then go and click 'save all settings' in this Path dialog, what happens to the rest of your paths seems to be undefined...
on Windows paths seem to be stored via the Registry, but (from memory) if you have a .pdrc file somewhere, this overrides what's in the registry.
any tips appreciated thanks d