Re: [PD] snap to grid feature when editing

2018-02-21 Thread IOhannes m zmölnig
On 02/21/2018 03:54 PM, Raphaël Ilias wrote: > That would be a wonderful feature. I wouldn't install a pd fork just for > that, but I spend (and maybe loose) lots of time aligning boxes with the > keyboard. then you should probably start using the "autopatch" feature. i found it helps

Re: [PD] snap to grid feature when editing

2018-02-21 Thread Dan Wilcox
I would make it hot key toggle option. It could be a gui preference but maybe better to keep transient. enohp ym morf tnes --- Dan Wilcox danomatika.com robotcowboy.com > On Feb 21, 2018, at 6:26 PM, Matt Davey wrote: > > * snap to grid horizontally makes much

Re: [PD] snap to grid feature when editing

2018-02-21 Thread Ingo Stock
On 02/21/2018 07:42 PM, IOhannes m zmölnig wrote: > then you should probably start using the "autopatch" feature. > i found it helps tremendously if you are going for neatly aligned > patches (which i do). I do the same. It would be great if "shift + up" and "shift + down" would move the objects

Re: [PD] snap to grid feature when editing

2018-02-21 Thread Matt Davey
* snap to grid horizontally makes much more sense to me than vertically - cos most of the time you just want to keep you patch cables straight. * an easy way to turn it on/off would also be very handy. * i would also really like this ___

Re: [PD] snap to grid feature when editing

2018-02-21 Thread Raphaël Ilias
list@lists.iem.at> > Subject: Re: [PD] snap to grid feature when editing > Message-ID: <1518895171.2184.17.ca...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > On Sam, 2018-02-17 at 19:26 +0100, Dan Wilcox wrote: > > There is working code for this

Re: [PD] snap to grid feature when editing

2018-02-18 Thread Dan Wilcox
> On Feb 18, 2018, at 12:00 PM, pd-list-requ...@lists.iem.at wrote: > > From: Roman Haefeli <reduz...@gmail.com <mailto:reduz...@gmail.com>> > To: Pd-List <pd-list@lists.iem.at <mailto:pd-list@lists.iem.at>> > Subject: Re: [PD] snap to grid feature when ed

Re: [PD] snap to grid feature when editing

2018-02-18 Thread Fede Camara Halac
Hello list, I like how pd allows for non-grid-like canvas behavior. Besides, there is a feature already to Tidy Up things. If grid-behavior is included, though, I would suggest not to make it a default behavior, and I would not want cords to be subject to the grid as well. Best, Fede ps: i

Re: [PD] snap to grid feature when editing

2018-02-18 Thread baptiste chatel
This would be an interesting feature ! 2018-02-17 20:19 GMT+01:00 Roman Haefeli : > On Sam, 2018-02-17 at 19:26 +0100, Dan Wilcox wrote: > > There is working code for this in one of the Pd forks. I've thought > > about porting it over. It works pretty well for placement but

Re: [PD] snap to grid feature when editing

2018-02-17 Thread Roman Haefeli
On Sam, 2018-02-17 at 19:26 +0100, Dan Wilcox wrote: > There is working code for this in one of the Pd forks. I've thought > about porting it over. It works pretty well for placement but drawing > the actual grid is problematic due to the number of lines and some > overlapping. I wasn't thinking

Re: [PD] snap to grid feature when editing

2018-02-17 Thread Dan Wilcox
> Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2018 17:25:51 +0100 > From: Roman Haefeli <reduz...@gmail.com <mailto:reduz...@gmail.com>> > To: pd-list@lists.iem.at <mailto:pd-list@lists.iem.at> > Subject: [PD] snap to grid feature when editing > Message-ID: <1518884751.2184.13.ca...@

[PD] snap to grid feature when editing

2018-02-17 Thread Roman Haefeli
Hey all I just realized that I almost always hold the shift key down when moving objects around with arrow keys in order to emulate a 10-px grid. Considering my editing style, a snap-to-grid feature would make my patching life a lot easier. It would help me align objects vertically with the mouse