Now, in order to make this more like how we've been dealing with "standard path", could the "*externals install directory*" also load its contents to the "help browser"?
That would take one issue out of the way. But it doesn't have to be "now". cheers 2017-07-31 0:24 GMT-03:00 Alexandre Torres Porres <por...@gmail.com>: > As the someone who's been nagging the most about this, let me say: > > - I love all that there is to it. > - Best feature added, hands down. > - This is wonderful, you're the man. Sorry if I drove you crazy. > > Yes, there are issues I already brought up and I'm still concerned with > them, but I wanna make it clear that they don't translate to any sort of > objection to these features. So I just hope this is taken and included on > the next release, and we deal with those issues in appropriate timing. > > cheers and thanks for being awesome and doing awesome stuff > > 2017-07-30 21:32 GMT-03:00 Dan Wilcox <danomat...@gmail.com>: > >> Here is my *working* proposal for beginner-friendliness: the Pd Documents >> directory. Also includes deken-workingness. >> >> Thanks to Miller for the new "add-to-path" message. >> >> Video demo: https://youtu.be/YWMnynyIeoc >> >> The documents path is an optional beginner-friendly location for patches >> and externals and defaults to USERHOME/Documents/Pd. If the docs path is >> not set when Pd is started, the user is prompted about creating it and it >> can be changed or disabled in the Path preferences dialog. If the user hits >> Cancel, the docs path functionality is disabled. A subdirectory for >> externals is also created and is set as the deken install directory. Once >> set, the docs path becomes the preferred initial directory for file dialogs >> to help those new to filesystem hierarchy. >> >> Included in this work: deken can now optionally add external directories >> to the user search paths via a popup after download. >> >> *mic drop* >> >> sleep >> >> -------- >> Dan Wilcox >> @danomatika <http://twitter.com/danomatika> >> danomatika.com >> robotcowboy.com >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Pd-list@lists.iem.at mailing list >> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> https://lists.puredata.info/li >> stinfo/pd-list >> >> >
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