Hi list, i have an Urgent problem i realy hope someone could help me quickly. This is the last day for me to prepare a performance for a live show and Pd doesn't open anymore. :( The story> i installed pdmtl library (from zip file on MAC) following the video tutorial. I modified Pd preferences (path and startup), close Pd and when i tried to relaunch it, it open a blank consolle and then crash immediately without loading any library (or at least i don-t see in the consolle anything loading). so it doesn-t allow me to modify anymore the preferences.
i disinstalled Pd and reinstalled twice but it keeps on with the same behaviour described above (as far as i know the keys are still stored in the system).
how can i modify the org.puredata.pd.plist file from terminal? i used the command defaults read org.puredata.pd and i see the error in in the flags startup - but i cannot sort out how to modify it from terminal... (sorry for the ignorance but im not used to manage terminal) i also look for org.puredata.pd.plist in ~/Library/Preferences/ but the file doens't look to be there.
or how i disinstall Pd in order to reset all preferences? or any other suggestion is really appreciated, i still have a hell of work to do on the performance patch..... :((((
was checking in the list archive and documentation but didnt find the specific command line to modify the pref. thanks a lot...
M
Marco Donnarumma wrote:
Hi list, i have an Urgent problem i realy hope someone could help me quickly. This is the last day for me to prepare a performance for a live show and Pd doesn't open anymore. :( The story> i installed pdmtl library (from zip file on MAC) following the video tutorial. I modified Pd preferences (path and startup), close Pd and when i tried to relaunch it, it open a blank consolle and then crash immediately without loading any library (or at least i don-t see in the consolle anything loading). so it doesn-t allow me to modify anymore the preferences.
i disinstalled Pd and reinstalled twice but it keeps on with the same behaviour described above (as far as i know the keys are still stored in the system).
This suggests that the problem lies in the plist file in ~/Library/Preferences/, as when you re-install Pd, you should be re-installing the default preferences as well (i.e., the plist that lives within the application package contents). Are you re-installing a completely fresh copy?
how can i modify the org.puredata.pd.plist file from terminal? i used the command defaults read org.puredata.pd and i see the error in in the flags startup - but i cannot sort out how to modify it from terminal... (sorry for the ignorance but im not used to manage terminal) i also look for org.puredata.pd.plist in |~/Library/Preferences/ |but the file doens't look to be there.
That's very odd. There should be "org.puredata.pd.plist" (as well as "org.puredata.pd.wish.pdlist", but ignore that) in ~/Library/Preferences/. It would seem to be the only explanation for the persistence of the problem. By the way, if and when you find org.puredata.pd.plist, just double-click it, and a property editing program will run. Alternatively, just delete it org.puredata.pd.plist from ~/Library/Preferences/ -- that will get you back to default behavior. See here for more info: http://puredata.info/docs/faq/pdsettings
or how i disinstall Pd in order to reset all preferences? or any other suggestion is really appreciated, i still have a hell of work to do on the performance patch..... :((((
I hope this helps...I'll be around for the next ten hours or so, so write back if you're still stuck. Good luck.
Phil
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