added META subpatch, corrected some typos, and prefixed all arrays with $0-

svn path=/trunk/externals/cxc/; revision=14520

27 files changed, 604 insertions, 249 deletions

diff --git a/ENV-help.pd b/ENV-help.pd
index 7582c67..2f6c375 100644
--- a/ENV-help.pd
+++ b/ENV-help.pd
@@ -1,22 +1,33 @@
-#N canvas 370 240 625 314 10;
+#N canvas 0 31 625 314 10;
 #X obj 147 203 ENV;
 #X msg 147 163 RAND_MAX;
-#X floatatom 226 253 10 0 0;
+#X floatatom 226 253 10 0 0 0 - - -;
 #X obj 147 277 print;
 #X msg 214 164 getenv \$1;
-#X symbolatom 215 130 10 0 0;
+#X symbolatom 215 130 10 0 0 0 - - -;
 #X obj 295 130 symbol;
 #X msg 311 105 HOSTNAME;
 #X msg 310 80 USERNAME;
 #X obj 147 228 route symbol;
 #X msg 147 253 \$1;
 #X msg 424 110 USERNAME bla;
-#X obj 386 168 cxc.prepend setenv;
 #X obj 395 202 print pre;
 #X msg 425 135 HOSTNAME testi;
 #X msg 312 45 RANDOM;
 #X text 18 7 get and set environment variables etc ...;
 #X msg 244 51 DATE;
+#N canvas 381 218 494 344 META 0;
+#X text 12 145 HELP_PATCH_AUTHORS Jonathan Wilkes revised the patch
+to conform to the PDDP template for Pd version 0.42.;
+#X text 12 65 DESCRIPTION get and set environment variables;
+#X text 12 15 KEYWORDS control needs_work filesystem (objects won't
+create);
+#X text 12 85 INLET_0 RAND_MAX getenv;
+#X text 12 105 OUTLET_0 float symbol;
+#X text 12 45 LICENSE GPL v2;
+#X text 12 125 AUTHOR jdl@xdv.org;
+#X restore 575 293 pd META;
+#X obj 386 168 cxc_prepend setenv;
 #X connect 0 0 9 0;
 #X connect 1 0 0 0;
 #X connect 4 0 0 0;
@@ -27,8 +38,5 @@
 #X connect 9 0 10 0;
 #X connect 9 1 2 0;
 #X connect 10 0 3 0;
-#X connect 11 0 12 0;
-#X connect 12 0 0 0;
-#X connect 14 0 12 0;
-#X connect 15 0 6 0;
-#X connect 17 0 6 0;
+#X connect 14 0 6 0;
+#X connect 16 0 6 0;
diff --git a/ascseq-help.pd b/ascseq-help.pd
index 5038a84..fde0b78 100644
--- a/ascseq-help.pd
+++ b/ascseq-help.pd
@@ -1,10 +1,21 @@
-#N canvas 454 117 570 300 10;
-#X obj 132 168 print ascseq;
+#N canvas 0 31 409 235 10;
+#X obj 131 168 print ascseq;
 #X msg 253 112 bang;
 #X obj 223 70 random_fl -10000 10000;
 #X obj 131 118 ascseq 100;
-#X floatatom 268 137 5 0 0;
+#X floatatom 268 137 5 0 0 0 - - -;
 #X msg 83 34 "abcde 123 dsfjnsdf ewrte 3k4n5 3n hjb5465hj 6";
+#N canvas 42 244 494 344 META 0;
+#X text 12 145 HELP_PATCH_AUTHORS Jonathan Wilkes revised the patch
+to conform to the PDDP template for Pd version 0.42.;
+#X text 12 45 DESCRIPTION;
+#X text 12 65 INLET_0 anything;
+#X text 12 105 OUTLET_0 float;
+#X text 12 85 INLET_1 float;
+#X text 12 25 LICENSE GPL v2;
+#X text 12 5 KEYWORDS control conversion symbol_op;
+#X text 12 125 AUTHOR jdl@xdv.org;
+#X restore 360 214 pd META;
 #X connect 1 0 2 0;
 #X connect 2 0 3 0;
 #X connect 3 0 0 0;
diff --git a/ascwave-help.pd b/ascwave-help.pd
index bb36502..117759c 100644
--- a/ascwave-help.pd
+++ b/ascwave-help.pd
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-#N canvas 448 258 407 316 10;
+#N canvas 1 2 407 316 10;
 #X msg 80 153 bang;
-#X floatatom 169 176;
-#X floatatom 214 58;
+#X floatatom 169 176 0 0 0 0 - - -;
+#X floatatom 214 58 0 0 0 0 - - -;
 #X obj 151 13 loadbang;
 #X obj 157 97 metro 100;
 #X msg 157 196 1;
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 #X obj 145 221 ascwave;
 #X msg 75 192 fill 1;
 #X msg 74 211 fill 0;
-#X obj 145 262 ixprint;
+#X obj 145 269 ixprint;
 #X msg 145 241 \$1;
-#N canvas 517 176 588 372 modulate 0;
+#N canvas 273 122 588 372 modulate 0;
 #X obj 84 200 outlet;
 #X obj 84 139 random 80;
 #X msg 30 110 bang;
@@ -36,13 +36,26 @@
 #X connect 9 0 4 0;
 #X connect 10 0 3 0;
 #X restore 169 154 page modulate;
-#X floatatom 262 132;
+#X floatatom 262 132 0 0 0 0 - - -;
 #X obj 262 179 min 127;
 #X obj 262 154 max 33;
 #X obj 157 77 f;
 #X obj 210 78 f;
 #X text 200 178 <== here;
 #X text 297 131 <== and here;
+#N canvas 409 221 494 369 META 0;
+#X text 12 185 HELP_PATCH_AUTHORS Jonathan Wilkes revised the patch
+to conform to the PDDP template for Pd version 0.42.;
+#X text 12 45 DESCRIPTION;
+#X text 12 5 KEYWORDS control symbol_op;
+#X text 12 85 INLET_1 float;
+#X text 12 105 INLET_2 float;
+#X text 12 125 INLET_3 float;
+#X text 12 65 INLET_0 float bang fill;
+#X text 12 145 OUTLET_0 symbol float;
+#X text 12 25 LICENSE GPL v2;
+#X text 12 165 AUTHOR jdl@xdv.org;
+#X restore 356 294 pd META;
 #X connect 0 0 8 0;
 #X connect 1 0 8 2;
 #X connect 2 0 18 0;
diff --git a/bfilt-help.pd b/bfilt-help.pd
index 4be9d45..1af26d1 100644
--- a/bfilt-help.pd
+++ b/bfilt-help.pd
@@ -1,17 +1,31 @@
-#N canvas 203 207 404 226 10;
-#X floatatom 85 119;
+#N canvas 0 31 404 226 10;
+#X floatatom 85 119 0 0 0 0 - - -;
 #X obj 57 175 print;
-#X floatatom 45 120;
+#X floatatom 45 120 0 0 0 0 - - -;
 #X obj 58 146 bfilt 5;
-#X text 43 16 bfilt (at the moment) is: modulo something + select 0;
-#X floatatom 167 120;
+#X text 43 16 bfilt (at the moment) is: modulo something + select 0
+;
+#X floatatom 167 120 0 0 0 0 - - -;
 #X obj 139 176 print;
-#X floatatom 127 121;
+#X floatatom 127 121 0 0 0 0 - - -;
 #X obj 140 147 bfilt2 5;
 #X obj 145 87 metro 100;
 #X msg 145 68 1;
-#X text 42 29 bfilt2: real bangfilter: bangs on first inlet \, internal counter \, only outputs every arg2th bang ...;
+#X text 42 29 bfilt2: real bangfilter: bangs on first inlet \, internal
+counter \, only outputs every arg2th bang ...;
 #X msg 169 67 0;
+#N canvas 176 129 494 344 META 0;
+#X text 12 165 HELP_PATCH_AUTHORS Jonathan Wilkes revised the patch
+to conform to the PDDP template for Pd version 0.42.;
+#X text 12 45 DESCRIPTION bang on first inlet \, internal counter \,
+only outputs ever arg2th bang;
+#X text 12 5 KEYWORDS control filter bang_op;
+#X text 12 85 INLET_0 bang float;
+#X text 12 105 INLET_1 float;
+#X text 12 25 LICENSE GPL v2;
+#X text 12 145 AUTHOR jdl@xdv.org;
+#X text 12 125 OUTLET_0 bang;
+#X restore 352 205 pd META;
 #X connect 0 0 3 1;
 #X connect 2 0 3 0;
 #X connect 3 0 1 0;
diff --git a/bfilt2-help.pd b/bfilt2-help.pd
index 4be9d45..7ca3b27 100644
--- a/bfilt2-help.pd
+++ b/bfilt2-help.pd
@@ -1,17 +1,31 @@
-#N canvas 203 207 404 226 10;
-#X floatatom 85 119;
+#N canvas 0 31 404 226 10;
+#X floatatom 85 119 0 0 0 0 - - -;
 #X obj 57 175 print;
-#X floatatom 45 120;
+#X floatatom 45 120 0 0 0 0 - - -;
 #X obj 58 146 bfilt 5;
-#X text 43 16 bfilt (at the moment) is: modulo something + select 0;
-#X floatatom 167 120;
+#X text 43 16 bfilt (at the moment) is: modulo something + select 0
+;
+#X floatatom 167 120 0 0 0 0 - - -;
 #X obj 139 176 print;
-#X floatatom 127 121;
+#X floatatom 127 121 0 0 0 0 - - -;
 #X obj 140 147 bfilt2 5;
 #X obj 145 87 metro 100;
 #X msg 145 68 1;
-#X text 42 29 bfilt2: real bangfilter: bangs on first inlet \, internal counter \, only outputs every arg2th bang ...;
+#X text 42 29 bfilt2: real bangfilter: bangs on first inlet \, internal
+counter \, only outputs every arg2th bang ...;
 #X msg 169 67 0;
+#N canvas 176 129 494 344 META 0;
+#X text 12 155 HELP_PATCH_AUTHORS Jonathan Wilkes revised the patch
+to conform to the PDDP template for Pd version 0.42.;
+#X text 12 45 DESCRIPTION bang on first inlet \, internal counter \,
+only outputs ever arg2th bang;
+#X text 12 5 KEYWORDS control filter bang_op;
+#X text 12 75 INLET_0 bang float;
+#X text 12 95 INLET_1 float;
+#X text 12 25 LICENSE GPL v2;
+#X text 12 115 OUTLET_0 bang;
+#X text 12 135 AUTHOR jdl@xdv.org;
+#X restore 355 203 pd META;
 #X connect 0 0 3 1;
 #X connect 2 0 3 0;
 #X connect 3 0 1 0;
diff --git a/cxavgdev-help.pd b/cxavgdev-help.pd
index d9c75f3..fbf92d0 100644
--- a/cxavgdev-help.pd
+++ b/cxavgdev-help.pd
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#N canvas 110 368 622 369 10;
+#N canvas 0 31 636 364 10;
 #X obj 64 102 noise~;
 #X obj 463 105 mean~ blir;
 #X obj 21 262 table blir;
@@ -85,6 +85,17 @@
 #X obj 460 304 cxstddev blir;
 #X obj 342 304 cxavgdev blir;
 #X obj 316 251 cxmean blir;
+#N canvas 567 269 494 344 META 0;
+#X text 12 135 HELP_PATCH_AUTHORS Jonathan Wilkes revised the patch
+to conform to the PDDP template for Pd version 0.42.;
+#X text 12 25 LICENSE GPL v2;
+#X text 12 115 AUTHOR jdl@xdv.org;
+#X text 12 5 KEYWORDS control array;
+#X text 12 45 DESCRIPTION this is supposed to calculate the signal
+mean of an array.;
+#X text 12 95 OUTLET_0 float;
+#X text 12 75 INLET_0 float set;
+#X restore 583 337 pd META;
 #X connect 0 0 10 0;
 #X connect 1 0 9 0;
 #X connect 5 0 4 0;
diff --git a/cxc_counter-help.pd b/cxc_counter-help.pd
index c1833aa..f7c6596 100644
--- a/cxc_counter-help.pd
+++ b/cxc_counter-help.pd
@@ -1,9 +1,64 @@
-#N canvas 344 237 450 300 10;
-#X obj 192 146 cxc_counter;
-#X floatatom 194 192 5 0 0 0 - - -;
-#X obj 193 90 metro 500;
-#X obj 196 61 tgl 15 0 empty empty empty 17 7 0 10 -262144 -1 -1 0
-1;
-#X connect 0 0 1 0;
-#X connect 2 0 0 0;
-#X connect 3 0 2 0;
+#N canvas 0 31 497 450 10;
+#X floatatom 33 260 5 0 0 0 - - -;
+#X obj 33 37 metro 500;
+#X obj 33 12 tgl 15 0 empty empty empty 17 7 0 10 -262144 -1 -1 0 1
+;
+#N canvas 144 91 494 389 META 0;
+#X text 12 215 HELP_PATCH_AUTHORS Jonathan Wilkes revised the patch
+to conform to the PDDP template for Pd version 0.42.;
+#X text 12 95 INLET_1 float;
+#X text 12 45 DESCRIPTION bang on first inlet \, internal counter \,
+only outputs every arg2th bang;
+#X text 12 75 INLET_0 bang;
+#X text 12 115 INLET_2 float;
+#X text 12 135 INLET_3 float;
+#X text 12 155 OUTLET_0 float;
+#X text 12 175 OUTLET_1 bang;
+#X text 12 5 KEYWORDS control filter bang_op storage;
+#X text 12 25 LICENSE GPL v2;
+#X text 12 195 AUTHOR jdl@xdv.org;
+#X restore 444 427 pd META;
+#X msg 245 31 fl1 1;
+#X msg 245 51 fl1 2;
+#X msg 245 71 fl1 3;
+#X text 288 31 count up;
+#X text 288 51 count down;
+#X text 288 71 count up and down;
+#X text 30 308 Args:;
+#X text 22 324 with no arguments: start at 1 \, count to 10 \, repeat
+;
+#X text 22 349 with one argument a: start at 1 \, count up to a \,
+repeat;
+#X text 22 369 with two arguments a \, b: start at a \, count up to
+b \, repeat;
+#X text 22 389 with three args a \, b \, c: start at a \, count to
+b \, in direction c;
+#X msg 245 96 fl2 3;
+#X text 288 96 set low boundary;
+#X text 288 121 set high boundary;
+#X msg 245 121 fl3 6;
+#X msg 47 106 reset;
+#X msg 47 136 clear;
+#X floatatom 54 168 5 0 0 0 - - -;
+#X text 90 168 direction (1=up \, 2=down \, 3=up & down);
+#X floatatom 75 189 5 0 0 0 - - -;
+#X text 114 187 low value;
+#X floatatom 96 210 5 0 0 0 - - -;
+#X text 132 210 high value;
+#X text 124 8 For some reason you can also send the following messages
+to the leftmost inlet:;
+#X text 89 120 not sure how these;
+#X text 101 136 differ...;
+#X obj 96 260 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 17 7 0 10 -262144 -1
+-1;
+#X text 115 259 bang each time the counter reaches high/low limit;
+#X obj 33 233 cxc_counter;
+#X connect 1 0 32 0;
+#X connect 2 0 1 0;
+#X connect 19 0 32 0;
+#X connect 20 0 32 0;
+#X connect 21 0 32 1;
+#X connect 23 0 32 2;
+#X connect 25 0 32 3;
+#X connect 32 0 0 0;
+#X connect 32 1 30 0;
diff --git a/cxc_prepend-help.pd b/cxc_prepend-help.pd
index bc05e5d..06cab2d 100644
--- a/cxc_prepend-help.pd
+++ b/cxc_prepend-help.pd
@@ -1,11 +1,22 @@
-#N canvas 322 265 450 300 10;
+#N canvas 0 31 450 300 10;
 #X obj 186 244 print;
 #X msg 200 102 itsch ni san chi;
 #X obj 186 187 cxc_prepend /bla;
 #X obj 186 210 cxc_prepend send;
-#X floatatom 155 79 5 0 0;
+#X floatatom 155 79 5 0 0 0 - - -;
 #X msg 214 138 qui qua 2 3.4555 "bla ha";
 #X text 25 11 prepend arbitrary length lists/anythings with stuff;
+#N canvas 397 200 494 344 META 0;
+#X text 12 135 HELP_PATCH_AUTHORS Jonathan Wilkes revised the patch
+to conform to the PDDP template for Pd version 0.42.;
+#X text 12 45 DESCIPTION prepend arbitrary length lists/anythings with
+stuff;
+#X text 12 5 KEYWORDS control anything_op;
+#X text 12 75 INLET_0 anything set;
+#X text 12 95 OUTLET_0 anything;
+#X text 12 25 LICENSE GPL v2;
+#X text 12 115 AUTHOR jdl@xdv.org;
+#X restore 395 277 pd META;
 #X connect 1 0 2 0;
 #X connect 2 0 3 0;
 #X connect 3 0 0 0;
diff --git a/cxc_split-help.pd b/cxc_split-help.pd
index 26442d7..61cbc07 100644
--- a/cxc_split-help.pd
+++ b/cxc_split-help.pd
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#N canvas 100 100 576 380 10;
+#N canvas 0 31 576 417 10;
 #X msg 239 145 set x;
 #X msg 172 144 set .;
 #X obj 25 324 unpack f f f f;
@@ -27,6 +27,17 @@
 #X text 26 5 split or tokenize the incoming string at the specified
 delimiter \, digit-only substrings (including the .) are converted
 to numbers.;
+#N canvas 397 200 494 344 META 0;
+#X text 12 135 HELP_PATCH_AUTHORS Jonathan Wilkes revised the patch
+to conform to the PDDP template for Pd version 0.42.;
+#X text 12 5 KEYWORDS control list_op symbol_op;
+#X text 12 45 DESCIPTION split or tokenize the incoming string at the
+specified delimiter;
+#X text 12 75 INLET_0 anything;
+#X text 12 95 OUTLET_0 list float symbol;
+#X text 12 25 LICENSE GPL v2;
+#X text 12 115 AUTHOR jdl@xdv.org;
+#X restore 516 392 pd META;
 #X connect 0 0 14 0;
 #X connect 1 0 14 0;
 #X connect 2 0 3 0;
diff --git a/cxmean-help.pd b/cxmean-help.pd
index d9c75f3..3548033 100644
--- a/cxmean-help.pd
+++ b/cxmean-help.pd
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#N canvas 110 368 622 369 10;
+#N canvas 0 31 645 382 10;
 #X obj 64 102 noise~;
 #X obj 463 105 mean~ blir;
 #X obj 21 262 table blir;
@@ -85,6 +85,17 @@
 #X obj 460 304 cxstddev blir;
 #X obj 342 304 cxavgdev blir;
 #X obj 316 251 cxmean blir;
+#N canvas 567 269 494 344 META 0;
+#X text 12 135 HELP_PATCH_AUTHORS Jonathan Wilkes revised the patch
+to conform to the PDDP template for Pd version 0.42.;
+#X text 12 25 LICENSE GPL v2;
+#X text 12 115 AUTHOR jdl@xdv.org;
+#X text 12 5 KEYWORDS control array;
+#X text 12 45 DESCRIPTION this is supposed to calculate the signal
+mean of an array.;
+#X text 12 95 OUTLET_0 float;
+#X text 12 75 INLET_0 float set;
+#X restore 583 337 pd META;
 #X connect 0 0 10 0;
 #X connect 1 0 9 0;
 #X connect 5 0 4 0;
diff --git a/cxstddev-help.pd b/cxstddev-help.pd
index d9c75f3..83e5129 100644
--- a/cxstddev-help.pd
+++ b/cxstddev-help.pd
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#N canvas 110 368 622 369 10;
+#N canvas 0 31 640 382 10;
 #X obj 64 102 noise~;
 #X obj 463 105 mean~ blir;
 #X obj 21 262 table blir;
@@ -85,6 +85,17 @@
 #X obj 460 304 cxstddev blir;
 #X obj 342 304 cxavgdev blir;
 #X obj 316 251 cxmean blir;
+#N canvas 567 269 494 344 META 0;
+#X text 12 135 HELP_PATCH_AUTHORS Jonathan Wilkes revised the patch
+to conform to the PDDP template for Pd version 0.42.;
+#X text 12 25 LICENSE GPL v2;
+#X text 12 115 AUTHOR jdl@xdv.org;
+#X text 12 5 KEYWORDS control array;
+#X text 12 45 DESCRIPTION this is supposed to calculate the signal
+mean of an array.;
+#X text 12 95 OUTLET_0 float;
+#X text 12 75 INLET_0 float set;
+#X restore 573 327 pd META;
 #X connect 0 0 10 0;
 #X connect 1 0 9 0;
 #X connect 5 0 4 0;
diff --git a/delta~-help.pd b/delta~-help.pd
index 7f0bf8b..94bb718 100644
--- a/delta~-help.pd
+++ b/delta~-help.pd
@@ -1,44 +1,57 @@
-#N canvas 9 51 986 579 10;
+#N canvas 0 31 986 618 10;
 #X obj 139 177 delta~;
 #X obj 80 44 noise~;
 #X obj 83 268 print a;
 #X obj 143 267 print b;
 #X obj 329 312 dac~;
 #X obj 226 47 osc~ 400;
-#X graph graph1 0 -1 999 1 497 206 697 66;
+#N canvas 0 0 450 300 (subpatch) 0;
 #X array orig 1000 float 0;
-#X pop;
-#X graph graph2 0 -1 999 1 431 563 931 203;
+#X coords 0 1 999 -1 200 140 1;
+#X restore 487 66 graph;
+#N canvas 0 0 450 300 (subpatch) 0;
 #X array diff 1000 float 0;
-#X pop;
+#X coords 0 1 999 -1 500 360 1;
+#X restore 421 223 graph;
 #X obj 129 390 tabwrite~ diff;
 #X msg 220 340 bang;
-#X floatatom 225 24 5 0 0;
+#X floatatom 225 24 5 0 0 0 - - -;
 #X obj 139 468 table test;
 #X msg 139 442 resize 2205;
 #X obj 242 389 tabwrite~ test;
 #X obj 243 415 tabwrite~ orig;
-#X obj 403 515 print;
-#X msg 350 441 bang;
-#X obj 346 530 t b;
-#X obj 332 552 spigot;
-#X obj 375 528 tgl 15 0 empty empty empty 20 8 0 8 -262144 -1 -1 0
+#X obj 363 515 print;
+#X msg 320 441 bang;
+#X obj 316 530 t b;
+#X obj 302 552 spigot;
+#X obj 345 528 tgl 15 0 empty empty empty 20 8 0 8 -262144 -1 -1 0
 1;
-#X obj 320 474 tabread~ test;
-#X obj 201 532 phasor~ 10;
-#X floatatom 201 510 5 0 0;
-#X obj 201 556 *~ 2205;
+#X obj 290 474 tabread~ test;
+#X obj 171 532 phasor~ 10;
+#X floatatom 171 510 5 0 0 0 - - -;
+#X obj 171 556 *~ 2205;
 #X obj 147 45 phasor~ 1;
 #X obj 160 93 nop~;
 #X obj 287 224 metro 100;
 #X obj 287 198 tgl 15 0 empty empty empty 20 8 0 8 -262144 -1 -1 0
 1;
-#X floatatom 173 18 5 0 0;
+#X floatatom 173 18 5 0 0 0 - - -;
 #X obj 109 77 *~ 0.1;
-#X floatatom 86 103 5 0 0;
+#X floatatom 86 103 5 0 0 0 - - -;
 #X text 308 36 if this sample is larger than last \, value is positive
 \, else negative ...;
 #X text 308 18 delta~: difference between this and last sample;
+#N canvas 397 200 494 344 META 0;
+#X text 12 145 HELP_PATCH_AUTHORS Jonathan Wilkes revised the patch
+to conform to the PDDP template for Pd version 0.42.;
+#X text 12 5 KEYWORDS signal;
+#X text 12 105 LIBRARY external cxc;
+#X text 12 45 DESCRIPTION difference between this and last sample;
+#X text 12 65 INLET_0 signal;
+#X text 12 85 OUTLET_0 signal;
+#X text 12 25 LICENSE GPL v2;
+#X text 12 125 AUTHOR jdl@xdv.org;
+#X restore 935 557 pd META;
 #X connect 0 0 4 1;
 #X connect 0 0 8 0;
 #X connect 1 0 29 0;
@@ -46,7 +59,6 @@
 #X connect 9 0 13 0;
 #X connect 9 0 14 0;
 #X connect 10 0 5 0;
-#X connect 12 0 11 0;
 #X connect 17 0 18 0;
 #X connect 19 0 18 1;
 #X connect 21 0 23 0;
diff --git a/dist_normal-help.pd b/dist_normal-help.pd
index d913f39..3f7d704 100644
--- a/dist_normal-help.pd
+++ b/dist_normal-help.pd
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#N canvas 33 162 966 505 10;
+#N canvas 0 31 966 505 10;
 #X msg 197 150 bang;
 #X floatatom 244 150 5 0 0 0 - - -;
 #X floatatom 197 218 10 0 0 0 - - -;
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #X floatatom 289 278 5 0 0 0 - - -;
 #X text 193 251 random_icg lowerlimit \, upperlimit;
 #X msg 368 288 help;
-#X text 253 10 the random number generatorse;
 #X obj 539 406 dist_normal;
 #X msg 540 356 bang;
 #X obj 579 357 metro 100;
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@
 #X obj 196 309 random_tw 0 1;
 #X floatatom 637 334 5 0 0 0 - - -;
 #N canvas 0 0 600 400 streamview 0;
-#N canvas 0 0 450 300 graph2 0;
+#N canvas 0 0 450 300 (subpatch) 0;
 #X array randstream 100 float 0;
 #X coords 0 2 99 -2 200 140 1;
 #X restore 92 222 graph;
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@
 #X connect 5 0 4 0;
 #X restore 570 433 pd streamview;
 #N canvas 306 24 679 400 distview 0;
-#N canvas 0 0 450 300 graph1 0;
+#N canvas 0 0 450 300 (subpatch) 0;
 #X array randview1 100 float 0;
 #X coords 0 200 99 0 400 200 1;
 #X restore 248 31 graph;
@@ -148,10 +147,10 @@ argument \, so yu can specify which generator is being used.;
 #X text 198 106 they all output floats);
 #X text 540 311 also \, there is some burst at the upper and lower
 limits;
-#N canvas 622 685 592 356 signalversions 1;
+#N canvas 198 89 592 356 signalversions 0;
 #X obj 68 131 random1~;
 #X obj 368 239 tabwrite~ randomix_test;
-#N canvas 0 0 450 300 graph1 0;
+#N canvas 0 0 450 300 (subpatch) 0;
 #X array randomix_test 64 float 1;
 #A 0 -0.599965 0.178987 -0.501604 -1.10592 0.426163 -0.481499 -0.553236
 0.0961931 0.554738 -0.695487 0.541875 -0.415309 -0.419922 -0.871908
@@ -189,6 +188,18 @@ limits;
 #X connect 13 0 7 0;
 #X connect 13 1 7 1;
 #X restore 98 421 pd signalversions;
+#N canvas 739 383 494 344 META 0;
+#X text 12 145 HELP_PATCH_AUTHORS Jonathan Wilkes revised the patch
+to conform to the PDDP template for Pd version 0.42.;
+#X text 12 25 LICENSE GPL v2;
+#X text 12 125 AUTHOR jdl@xdv.org;
+#X text 12 105 OUTLET_0 float;
+#X text 12 65 INLET_0 bang;
+#X text 12 85 INLET_1 float;
+#X text 12 5 KEYWORDS control random;
+#X text 12 45 DESCRIPTION normal distribution mean;
+#X restore 903 467 pd META;
+#X text 253 10 the random number generators;
 #X connect 0 0 11 0;
 #X connect 1 0 11 1;
 #X connect 4 0 6 0;
@@ -203,21 +214,21 @@ limits;
 #X connect 14 0 17 1;
 #X connect 16 0 17 2;
 #X connect 17 0 15 0;
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