On 6/6/20 12:52 PM, Peter P. wrote:
> Hi,
>
> just found out that the checkbox for the Deken preference "Should newly
> installed libraries be added to Pd's search path?" has three states, on,
> off, and a grey check ("perhaps"?). What is its meaning?yes, it's "perhaps". as in: ask the user every time they install a new library. the recommended way is of course to *not add search paths" and use [declare -path <library>] in your patches instead. > > What is the meaning of the "Check" button in front of some of the > directories in the same dialog by the way? it means "Perform a check whether this path is writable". paths that are greyed either don't exist (then you get a [Create] button), or they do exist but the user cannot write to them (then you have a [Check] button). the [Check] button is there to allow the user to make the path writeable (outside of Pd), and then check the path again. i couldn't come up with a better name that is short enough to not destroy the alignment of the preferences menu. > What is the meaning of the > line separators between some of the directory entries? they are separating between - the currently chosen path - the default search paths (those that Pd will automatically search for) - user defined paths (added via the settings) > Why is the > ~/.local/lib/pd/extra directory present two times in this dialog on my > Pd Debian installation? > the first line showing you the currently selected path (which could be anything, but happens to be ~/.local/lib/pd/extra on your system). the 2nd occurence is part of the list of default search paths. hope that makes sense. mgfardss IOhannes
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