I don't know how short file extension and bittorrent relate, because I really do not use bt often. but I think I got your point. btw, in max/msp when you add new files to the max-search path you have to restart max to make the changes effective. I think max caches the files somehow, and that probably makes the loading process of new objects faster. but I like the pd way more (although I think at some point (with thousands of folders to search this might slow down the system...) marius.
Frank Barknecht wrote: > Hallo, > marius schebella hat gesagt: // marius schebella wrote: > >> I am not sure if I agree with your (frank's) point. wouldn't it be >> easier keep your pd searchpaths clean of non-pd related lua scripts than >> to put a fancy file extension on every script? > > Not really: As soon as you start distributing things, you'd have to > bundle your helper modules anway and explain everyone to not put them > in their Pd paths. This would be even worse for Pd-extended: Where > should the non-pdlua Lua files go? How to add and manage Lua search > paths? It's a can of worms. > >> anyway, I think 3 letters of file extension should be enough, *.pdl >> is shorter. > > You need to use bittorrent more often. ;) > >> or add an obligatory description statement somewhere in the first lines >> of the script so that pdlua recognizes it as a pd loadable lua script. > > See my other mail why I don't think this is a good solution. And > actually it's already in effect: When a Lua file doesn't register > itself with Pd, it's not loaded. But Pd still tries to do so, which is > one thing I'm trying to avoid. > > Ciao _______________________________________________ PD-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
