Hi, I'd like to test this. Can I install it alongside my other pd installation or will installing this take over other installations of pd-extended?
If it is possible, how do I go about doing this?
cheers, martin
On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 10:20 PM, Ivica Ico Bukvic ico@vt.edu wrote:
Dear fellow Pd enthusiasts,
I am pleased to report that earlier today L2Ork released latest snapshot of its own variation of pd-extended 0.42.5. While we are working hard on submitting isolated patches upstream (some of which have been already submitted), many more need to be isolated before they can be provided in a useful format. Another roadblock is that we are still stuck on 0.42.5 which makes patch integration so much more difficult into the 0.43 branch.
That said, we would love to get some feedback/testers. The tarball is for *linux only* clients (a good number of optimizations have not been tested on other platforms and there are already known issues, particularly in respect to pd.tk file).
Some of the notable improvements include much faster editor (instead of redrawing we tag and move objects wherever possible while still allowing for legacy movement of objects not conforming to the pd vanilla gobj_displace format), bunch of usability improvements (e.g. custom color picker with color storing and hex editing), per-canvas toggling of menu and background color (see Abstractions), universal shortcuts, different scrolling algorithm. Likewise, the UI is entirely revamped to better fit the "Gnome-ish" feel. Jack connectivity algorithm also is automated and compensates for changes in srate, etc.
At any rate, there are bunch of other little/big fixes I honestly cannot recall. These improvements are a product of a year of use within the context of a 15-member laptop orchestra taking into an account feedback from students/participants, including also my latest hac-a-thon this past week that involved overhauling redraw to improve editor speed. So, if any of you would be so kind as to give it a stab and provide any feedback, that would be most appreciated.
You can get the latest snapshot from http://l2ork.music.vt.edu/main/?page_id=56
The source tarball also includes prebuilt binaries, so assuming you have an intel machine with Ubuntu 9.10, it should "just run." (cd pd/bin/ followed by ./pd). Otherwise, you may have to rebuild it (standard pd-extended 0.42.x procedure).
Your feedback, particularly bug-reports are most appreciated.
Best wishes,
Ico
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