If you change [value] to use a t_atom, why do you need to specify the type with a flag? Just add a symbol method and you're done. Am I missing something?
> Gesendet: Samstag, 07. Dezember 2019 um 03:01 Uhr > Von: "Dan Wilcox" <danomat...@gmail.com> > An: pd-list@lists.iem.at > Betreff: Re: [PD] store a symbol and send on bang > > How about [value -s] instead? :) > > I just whipped up a [value] update which changes the backing value storage to > use a t_atom and allows setting the value type based on a flag: -s makes a > symbol value, otherwise a float value. There are some checks against type > mismatches between the same name. > > This allows for sending & receiving symbols via [value -s] or [v -s] objects. > Existing [value] and [v] objects are float types. > > The only issue I can see, other than a little more memory usage and type > checking, would be possibly breaking patches which use "-s" as a value name. > In this case, sending a float to the inlet is silently ignored and a default > "symbol" symbol would be output on a bang which would cause a trackable error. > > I can put up a PR soon when I clean up this change a bit. In the meantime, > macOS people can try out a test build: Pd-0.50.2-value-symbol.zip > <http://docs.danomatika.com/pdbuilds/0.51/Pd-0.50.2-value-symbol.zip> > > > On Dec 6, 2019, at 5:50 PM, pd-list-requ...@lists.iem.at wrote: > > > > From: IOhannes m zmölnig <zmoel...@iem.at <mailto:zmoel...@iem.at>> > > To: pd-list@lists.iem.at <mailto:pd-list@lists.iem.at> > > Subject: Re: [PD] store a symbol and send on bang > > Message-ID: <a60dff22-1380-4c37-84ab-d66d877f4...@iem.at > > <mailto:a60dff22-1380-4c37-84ab-d66d877f4...@iem.at>> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > > Am 6. Dezember 2019 15:27:02 MEZ schrieb Christof Ressi > > <christof.re...@gmx.at <mailto:christof.re...@gmx.at>>: > >> This would just complicate the interface. Just use [symbol] + [send] and > >> you're done. > > > > > > +1 > > > > also, [symbol -s] would make it quite complicated to create a symbol "-s"... > > > > > > > > mfg.hft.fsl > > IOhannes > > -------- > Dan Wilcox > @danomatika <http://twitter.com/danomatika> > danomatika.com <http://danomatika.com/> > robotcowboy.com <http://robotcowboy.com/> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Pd-list@lists.iem.at mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > https://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list > _______________________________________________ Pd-list@lists.iem.at mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> https://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list