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diff --git a/doc/README.txt b/doc/README.txt new file mode 100755 index 0000000..524dfc1 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/README.txt @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +***README*** + +Vatic, davide, please add notes and thoughts here for now... + +****Ruby/Gridflow instructions*** + +In order to use some of the objects in the test patches, for now just [random_choice] within [manager] in the chord_melo_test patches, you will need GridFlow and Ruby installed. + +Please find instructions here: + +http://gridflow.ca/latest/doc/install.html + +Once you have Ruby 1.8.0 or above installed, and GridFlow is happily starting in Puredata, you should see the following at PD startup: + +setting up Ruby-for-PureData... +we are using Ruby version 1.8.1 +[gf] This is GridFlow 0.8.1 within Ruby version 1.8.1 + +Or, something similar. + +Now, you will need to copy ruby/.gridflow_startup to your home directory. If it is somewhere else than /home/you/ or /Users/you, you can always load it from pd by using the Ruby console input (see pd's console window, and under IN - OUT), by doing: + +load "/path/to/.gridflow_startup + +You're now able to write puredata objects in Ruby! + + |