hi, I tried the shell object for windows from http://whats-your.name/pd/extra/shell/ and found some strange behaviour. When I try to edit (for example drag around) the object, the text gets seperated from the object box borders and is converted to a simple comment or a message. (see jpeg for details). marius.
On Mon, 21 Jun 2004, marius schebella wrote:
hi, I tried the shell object for windows from http://whats-your.name/pd/extra/shell/ and found some strange behaviour. When I try to edit (for example drag around) the object, the text gets seperated from the object box borders and is converted to a simple comment or a message. (see jpeg for details). marius.
Hi Marius,
In order to get feedback I think it is important to send such bug reports to the authors of the externals, and not only to the list. (I just read this "by chance").
Sometimes people just do not have the time to read all the messages on the PD list.
Anyhow, theres another point that I want to make. The buggy external is named very "similar" to one that I wrote. I think in a free software community like PD I should at least have been informed about the existence of it.
I am not saying this because I am worried that people copy my code or ideas (which, in fact is great, because it tells me that they are worth something).
I am saying this because I think it is important for the PD developers to work to TOGETHER, instead of against each other.
Maybe, if the author of the windows shell external would have tried that we would have a working cross platform "shell" object now.
One thing that is for sure is, that I wouldn't be angry on him :) Think about it.
Guenter
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