Thanks! That worked Christof. I had thought I could only get a bang once the panel was opened but I can see that trigger did what I guess it was designed for and could send out a bang when the read was completed. Much appreciated.
> > If you control the patch, I don't see the problem. Just add a trigger > after the [read( message and do whatever you need to do. > > On 28.10.2025 23:35, Jim Ruxton wrote: > > Thanks for clarifying this. I'm wondering if there is a work around > > to know when the object has been updated. In my patch I have > > > > bang > > | > > [openpanel] > > | > > [read $1( > > | > > [text define -k text-1] > > > > > > > > I would like to take an action when someone opens a new text file. Any > > thoughts how I can know when this happens. I was hoping the second > > outlet on the [text define] would accomplish that. > > > > Hi, > > > > "Second outlet notifies you when text changes. As of Pd 0.48 this > > only > > outputs the message "updated" when text changes, but this might be > > extended to offer more information in the future." > > > > This is indeed a bit vague. The "updated" message is sent when the > > user > > changes the text in the editor window and hits Ctrl/Cmd+S. > > > > @porres to the rescue! > > > > Christof > > > > On 27.10.2025 23:12, Jim Ruxton wrote: > > > I'm using the [text define] object . The help file states: > > > "Second outlet notifies you when text changes. As of Pd 0.48 this > > > only outputs the message "updated" when text changes, but this > > might > > > be extended to offer more information in the future." > > > > > > I'm not seeing anything come out the second outlet when text > > changes > > > in the text define object. Is this a bug? I'm using Pd 0.56.0 > > > (Linux/amd64 - single precision) . Actual object I'm using is > > > [text define -k text-1] as in the help file. > > > > > > > >
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