> hmm.. generally this could be a good idea, but message sending is most useful > when initialising a number of receives ie: > > [loadbang] > | > |; init-1 6 / > |; init-2 symbol foo | > |; init-3 -2 \ > > which is far more elegant than the the trigger/send replacement, especially > with more fields.. > > i think its important for students to recognise that this feature of messaging > has a role to play, rather than trying to veil its use. in my experience > people will tend to use [send foo] more often when they start pd, then begin > abbreviating to [s foo] before they appreciate the msg shorthand [; foo[. but > you are right it is a little confusing for new users.. >
Also note that some objects, e.g. [qlist], positively depend on the message sending style. My students who wanted to use them have often wondered why we hadn't covered the two ways of sending more in depth. Matt _______________________________________________ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
