2012/4/9 IOhannes m zmölnig <zmoel...@iem.at>: >> A non-decimal ASCII format instead, would make >> existing patches unreadable. > > > right; i think this is also the reason why Pd doesn't do any binary > storage/transmission: it makes debugging so easy if you can actually > understand what is going on without an assembler book besides the keyboard.
I mean to say that switching to any format other than decimal ASCII would make it impossible for Pd to interpret patch files using the current format. > the major drawback i see right now is, that raising the number of bytes used > to transmit a single number will make table updates even more costy than > they already are. Large tables are mostly stored in an audio format, rather than text. But indeed, saving and loading large tables as text is already time-consuming with the current format. Text is also used by the [pd] object to transmit numbers / signals. And how about sending over UDP or TCP? Katja _______________________________________________ Pd-list@iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list