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svn path=/trunk/externals/miXed/; revision=947

20 files changed, 351 insertions, 203 deletions

diff --git a/cyclone/Makefile.objects b/cyclone/Makefile.objects
index 87d7ae4..4bd1695 100644
--- a/cyclone/Makefile.objects
+++ b/cyclone/Makefile.objects
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ SVEFL_OBJECTS = common/vefl.o sickle/sic.o common/loud.o unstable/fragile.o
 SARSIC_OBJECTS = sickle/sic.o sickle/arsic.o common/vefl.o \
 	common/loud.o unstable/fragile.o
 SFILE_OBJECTS = hammer/file.o sickle/sic.o common/loud.o unstable/forky.o
-RELEASE_LIBS = cyclone hammer sickle
+RELEASE_LIBS = cyclone hammer sickle dummies
 RELEASE_APPS = cyclist
diff --git a/cyclone/build_counter b/cyclone/build_counter
index 0414f92..3381c8b 100644
--- a/cyclone/build_counter
+++ b/cyclone/build_counter
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #define CYCLONE_VERSION "0.1"
 #define CYCLONE_RELEASE "alpha"
-#define CYCLONE_BUILD 45
+#define CYCLONE_BUILD 46
diff --git a/cyclone/hammer/coll.c b/cyclone/hammer/coll.c
index c4a3388..3d9aa68 100644
--- a/cyclone/hammer/coll.c
+++ b/cyclone/hammer/coll.c
@@ -1373,7 +1373,7 @@ static void coll_read(t_coll *x, t_symbol *s)
     if (s && s != &s_)
 	collcommon_doread(cc, s, x->x_canvas);
     else
-	hammerpanel_open(cc->c_filehandle);
+	hammerpanel_open(cc->c_filehandle, 0);
 }
 
 static void coll_write(t_coll *x, t_symbol *s)
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ static void coll_readagain(t_coll *x)
     if (cc->c_filename)
 	collcommon_doread(cc, 0, 0);
     else
-	hammerpanel_open(cc->c_filehandle);
+	hammerpanel_open(cc->c_filehandle, 0);
 }
 
 static void coll_writeagain(t_coll *x)
diff --git a/cyclone/hammer/funbuff.c b/cyclone/hammer/funbuff.c
index 8d9d698..5791b1e 100644
--- a/cyclone/hammer/funbuff.c
+++ b/cyclone/hammer/funbuff.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static void funbuff_read(t_funbuff *x, t_symbol *s)
     if (s && s != &s_)
 	funbuff_doread(x, s);
     else
-	hammerpanel_open(x->x_filehandle);
+	hammerpanel_open(x->x_filehandle, 0);
 }
 
 /* CHECKED symbol arg not allowed --
diff --git a/cyclone/hammer/hammer.c b/cyclone/hammer/hammer.c
index a4d7efe..3c4f3c2 100644
--- a/cyclone/hammer/hammer.c
+++ b/cyclone/hammer/hammer.c
@@ -27,21 +27,24 @@ static void hammer_readhook(t_pd *z, t_symbol *fn, int ac, t_atom *av)
     import_max(fn->s_name, "");
 }
 
-static void hammer_import(t_hammer *x, t_symbol *fn, t_symbol *dir)
+static void hammer_doimport(t_hammer *x, t_symbol *fn, t_symbol *dir)
 {
+    if (!dir || dir == &s_) dir = x->x_dir;
     if (fn && fn != &s_)
-    {
-	if (!dir || dir == &s_) dir = x->x_dir;
 	import_max(fn->s_name, (dir && dir != &s_) ? dir->s_name : "");
-    }
     else
-	hammerpanel_open(x->x_filehandle);
+	hammerpanel_open(x->x_filehandle, dir);
 }
 
 static void hammer_click(t_hammer *x, t_floatarg xpos, t_floatarg ypos,
-			  t_floatarg shift, t_floatarg ctrl, t_floatarg alt)
+			 t_floatarg shift, t_floatarg ctrl, t_floatarg alt)
+{
+    hammer_doimport(x, 0, 0);
+}
+
+static void hammer_import(t_hammer *x, t_symbol *fn)
 {
-    hammer_import(x, 0, 0);
+    hammer_doimport(x, fn, 0);
 }
 
 static void hammer_bang(t_hammer *x)
@@ -82,7 +85,7 @@ void hammer_setup(void)
 			     sizeof(t_hammer), 0, A_DEFSYM, 0);
     class_addbang(hammer_class, hammer_bang);
     class_addmethod(hammer_class, (t_method)hammer_import,
-		    gensym("import"), A_DEFSYM, A_DEFSYM, 0);
+		    gensym("import"), A_DEFSYM, 0);
     class_addmethod(hammer_class, (t_method)hammer_click,
 		    gensym("click"),
 		    A_FLOAT, A_FLOAT, A_FLOAT, A_FLOAT, A_FLOAT, 0);
diff --git a/cyclone/hammer/mtr.c b/cyclone/hammer/mtr.c
index edc5e20..ecc80d3 100644
--- a/cyclone/hammer/mtr.c
+++ b/cyclone/hammer/mtr.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ static void mtrack_read(t_mtrack *tp, t_symbol *s)
     if (s && s != &s_)
 	mtr_doread(tp->tr_owner, tp, s);
     else  /* CHECKED no default */
-	hammerpanel_open(tp->tr_filehandle);
+	hammerpanel_open(tp->tr_filehandle, 0);
 }
 
 static void mtrack_write(t_mtrack *tp, t_symbol *s)
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ static void mtr_doread(t_mtr *x, t_mtrack *target, t_symbol *fname)
     {
 	/* CHECKED no complaint, open dialog not presented... */
 	/* LATER rethink */
-	hammerpanel_open(target ? target->tr_filehandle : x->x_filehandle);
+	hammerpanel_open(target ? target->tr_filehandle : x->x_filehandle, 0);
     }
 }
 
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ static void mtr_read(t_mtr *x, t_symbol *s)
     if (s && s != &s_)
 	mtr_doread(x, 0, s);
     else  /* CHECKED no default */
-	hammerpanel_open(x->x_filehandle);
+	hammerpanel_open(x->x_filehandle, 0);
 }
 
 static void mtr_write(t_mtr *x, t_symbol *s)
diff --git a/cyclone/hammer/seq.c b/cyclone/hammer/seq.c
index 5997d31..011c97d 100644
--- a/cyclone/hammer/seq.c
+++ b/cyclone/hammer/seq.c
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ static void seq_textread(t_seq *x, char *path)
     if (binbuf_read(bb, path, "", 0))
     {
 	/* CHECKED no complaint, open dialog presented */
-	hammerpanel_open(x->x_filehandle);  /* LATER rethink */
+	hammerpanel_open(x->x_filehandle, 0);  /* LATER rethink */
     }
     else
     {
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ static void seq_read(t_seq *x, t_symbol *s)
     if (s && s != &s_)
 	seq_doread(x, s, 0);
     else  /* CHECKED no default */
-	hammerpanel_open(x->x_filehandle);
+	hammerpanel_open(x->x_filehandle, 0);
 }
 
 static void seq_write(t_seq *x, t_symbol *s)
diff --git a/cyclone/hammer/zl.c b/cyclone/hammer/zl.c
index 566c18e..59e8f84 100644
--- a/cyclone/hammer/zl.c
+++ b/cyclone/hammer/zl.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "common/loud.h"
 #include "common/grow.h"
 
+/* CHECKME bang behaviour (every mode) */
 /* LATER test reentrancy, tune speedwise */
 
 #define ZL_DEBUG
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ struct _zl;
 typedef int (*t_zlintargfn)(struct _zl *, int);
 typedef void (*t_zlanyargfn)(struct _zl *, t_symbol *, int, t_atom *);
 typedef int (*t_zlnatomsfn)(struct _zl *);
-typedef void (*t_zldoitfn)(struct _zl *, int, t_atom *);
+typedef void (*t_zldoitfn)(struct _zl *, int, t_atom *, int);
 
 static int           zl_nmodes = 0;
 static t_symbol     *zl_modesym[ZL_MAXMODES];
@@ -255,7 +256,7 @@ static int zl_nop_count(t_zl *x)
     return (0);
 }
 
-static void zl_nop(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf)
+static void zl_nop(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf, int banged)
 {
     loud_warning((t_pd *)x, "unknown mode");
 }
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ static int zl_ecils_count(t_zl *x)
     return (x->x_entered ? -1 : 0);
 }
 
-static void zl_ecils(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf)
+static void zl_ecils(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf, int banged)
 {
     int cnt1, cnt2 = x->x_modearg;
     natoms = x->x_inbuf1.d_natoms;
@@ -296,7 +297,7 @@ static int zl_group_count(t_zl *x)
     return (x->x_entered ? -1 : 0);
 }
 
-static void zl_group(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf)
+static void zl_group(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf, int banged)
 {
     int cnt = x->x_modearg;
     if (cnt > 0)
@@ -312,6 +313,11 @@ static void zl_group(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf)
 	    x->x_inbuf1.d_natoms = natoms;
 	    while (natoms--) *buf++ = *from++;
 	}
+	if (banged && x->x_inbuf1.d_natoms)
+	{
+	    zl_output(x, x->x_inbuf1.d_natoms, buf);
+	    x->x_inbuf1.d_natoms = 0;
+	}
     }
     else x->x_inbuf1.d_natoms = 0;  /* CHECKED */
 }
@@ -329,7 +335,7 @@ static int zl_iter_count(t_zl *x)
 	    : 0);
 }
 
-static void zl_iter(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf)
+static void zl_iter(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf, int banged)
 {
     int nremaining = x->x_inbuf1.d_natoms;
     t_atom *ptr = x->x_inbuf1.d_buf;
@@ -361,7 +367,7 @@ static int zl_join_count(t_zl *x)
     return (x->x_inbuf1.d_natoms + x->x_inbuf2.d_natoms);
 }
 
-static void zl_join(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf)
+static void zl_join(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf, int banged)
 {
     if (buf)
     {
@@ -379,9 +385,11 @@ static int zl_len_count(t_zl *x)
     return (0);
 }
 
-static void zl_len(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf)
+static void zl_len(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf, int banged)
 {
-    outlet_float(((t_object *)x)->ob_outlet, x->x_inbuf1.d_natoms);
+/* CHECKED 'mode len, bang'->[zl]->[print] crashes max 4.0.7... */
+    if (!banged)  /* CHECKED bang is a nop in len mode */
+	outlet_float(((t_object *)x)->ob_outlet, x->x_inbuf1.d_natoms);
 }
 
 static int zl_nth_intarg(t_zl *x, int i)
@@ -408,7 +416,7 @@ static int zl_nth_count(t_zl *x)
     else return (-1);
 }
 
-static void zl_nth(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf)
+static void zl_nth(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf, int banged)
 {
     int ac1 = x->x_inbuf1.d_natoms,
 	ndx = x->x_modearg - 1;  /* CHECKED one-based */
@@ -462,7 +470,7 @@ static int zl_reg_count(t_zl *x)
     return (x->x_entered ? x->x_inbuf1.d_natoms : 0);
 }
 
-static void zl_reg(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf)
+static void zl_reg(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf, int banged)
 {
     if (buf) memcpy(buf, x->x_inbuf1.d_buf, natoms * sizeof(*buf));
     else
@@ -480,7 +488,7 @@ static int zl_rev_count(t_zl *x)
     return (x->x_inbuf1.d_natoms);
 }
 
-static void zl_rev(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf)
+static void zl_rev(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf, int banged)
 {
     if (buf)
     {
@@ -501,7 +509,7 @@ static int zl_rot_count(t_zl *x)
     return (x->x_inbuf1.d_natoms);
 }
 
-static void zl_rot(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf)
+static void zl_rot(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf, int banged)
 {
     if (buf)
     {
@@ -554,7 +562,7 @@ static int zl_sect_count(t_zl *x)
 }
 
 /* CHECKED in-buffer duplicates are skipped */
-static void zl_sect(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf)
+static void zl_sect(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf, int banged)
 {
     if (buf)
     {
@@ -591,7 +599,7 @@ static int zl_slice_count(t_zl *x)
     return (x->x_entered ? -1 : 0);
 }
 
-static void zl_slice(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf)
+static void zl_slice(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf, int banged)
 {
     int cnt1 = x->x_modearg, cnt2;
     natoms = x->x_inbuf1.d_natoms;
@@ -612,7 +620,7 @@ static int zl_sub_count(t_zl *x)
     return (0);
 }
 
-static void zl_sub(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf)
+static void zl_sub(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf, int banged)
 {
     int natoms2 = x->x_inbuf2.d_natoms;
     if (natoms2)
@@ -656,7 +664,7 @@ static int zl_union_count(t_zl *x)
 }
 
 /* CHECKED in-buffer duplicates not skipped */
-static void zl_union(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf)
+static void zl_union(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf, int banged)
 {
     if (buf)
     {
@@ -682,7 +690,7 @@ static void zl_union(t_zl *x, int natoms, t_atom *buf)
     }
 }
 
-static void zl_doit(t_zl *x)
+static void zl_doit(t_zl *x, int banged)
 {
     int reentered = x->x_entered;
     int prealloc = !reentered;
@@ -711,21 +719,19 @@ static void zl_doit(t_zl *x)
 	/* LATER consider using the stack if !prealloc && natoms <= MAXSTACK */
 	if (buf = (prealloc ? d->d_buf : getbytes(natoms * sizeof(*buf))))
 	{
-	    (*zl_doitfn[x->x_mode])(x, natoms, buf);
+	    (*zl_doitfn[x->x_mode])(x, natoms, buf, banged);
 	    if (buf != d->d_buf)
 		freebytes(buf, natoms * sizeof(*buf));
 	}
     }
-    else (*zl_doitfn[x->x_mode])(x, 0, 0);
+    else (*zl_doitfn[x->x_mode])(x, 0, 0, banged);
     if (!reentered)
 	x->x_entered = x->x_locked = 0;
 }
 
 static void zl_bang(t_zl *x)
 {
-    /* CHECKED bang is a nop in len mode, LATER consider emulating this */
-    /* CHECKED 'mode len, bang'->[zl]->[print] crashes max 4.0.7... */
-    zl_doit(x);
+    zl_doit(x, 1);
 }
 
 static void zl_float(t_zl *x, t_float f)
@@ -737,7 +743,7 @@ static void zl_float(t_zl *x, t_float f)
 	else
 	    zldata_setfloat(&x->x_inbuf1, f);
     }
-    zl_doit(x);
+    zl_doit(x, 0);
 }
 
 static void zl_symbol(t_zl *x, t_symbol *s)
@@ -749,7 +755,7 @@ static void zl_symbol(t_zl *x, t_symbol *s)
 	else
 	    zldata_setsymbol(&x->x_inbuf1, s);
     }
-    zl_doit(x);
+    zl_doit(x, 0);
 }
 
 /* LATER gpointer */
@@ -763,7 +769,7 @@ static void zl_list(t_zl *x, t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av)
 	else
 	    zldata_setlist(&x->x_inbuf1, ac, av);
     }
-    zl_doit(x);
+    zl_doit(x, 0);
 }
 
 static void zl_anything(t_zl *x, t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av)
@@ -775,7 +781,7 @@ static void zl_anything(t_zl *x, t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av)
 	else
 	    zldata_set(&x->x_inbuf1, s, ac, av);
     }
-    zl_doit(x);
+    zl_doit(x, 0);
 }
 
 static int zl_modeargfn(t_zl *x)
@@ -944,7 +950,7 @@ static void zl_setupallmodes(void)
     zl_setupmode("nth", 0, zl_nth_intarg, zl_nth_anyarg, zl_nth_count, zl_nth);
     zl_setupmode("reg", 0, 0, zl_reg_anyarg, zl_reg_count, zl_reg);
     zl_setupmode("rev", 0, 0, 0, zl_rev_count, zl_rev);
-    zl_setupmode("rot",  /* CHECKED (refman error) */
+    zl_setupmode("rot",  /* CHECKED (refman's error) */
 		 0, zl_rot_intarg, 0, zl_rot_count, zl_rot);
     zl_setupmode("sect", 0, 0, 0, zl_sect_count, zl_sect);
     zl_setupmode("slice", 0, zl_slice_intarg, 0, zl_slice_count, zl_slice);
diff --git a/cyclone/shadow/cyclone.c b/cyclone/shadow/cyclone.c
index 10ae142..f6c5e8c 100644
--- a/cyclone/shadow/cyclone.c
+++ b/cyclone/shadow/cyclone.c
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
 /* Never use forked calls in shadow code... */
 
+/* LATER support multi-atom dir (creation args), and fn ('import' message)
+   (same in hammer and sickle) */
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include "m_pd.h"
 #include "common/loud.h"
@@ -35,21 +38,24 @@ static void cyclone_readhook(t_pd *z, t_symbol *fn, int ac, t_atom *av)
     import_max(fn->s_name, "");
 }
 
-static void cyclone_import(t_cyclone *x, t_symbol *fn, t_symbol *dir)
+static void cyclone_doimport(t_cyclone *x, t_symbol *fn, t_symbol *dir)
 {
+    if (!dir || dir == &s_) dir = x->x_dir;
     if (fn && fn != &s_)
-    {
-	if (!dir || dir == &s_) dir = x->x_dir;
 	import_max(fn->s_name, (dir && dir != &s_) ? dir->s_name : "");
-    }
     else
-	hammerpanel_open(x->x_filehandle);
+	hammerpanel_open(x->x_filehandle, dir);
 }
 
 static void cyclone_click(t_cyclone *x, t_floatarg xpos, t_floatarg ypos,
 			  t_floatarg shift, t_floatarg ctrl, t_floatarg alt)
 {
-    cyclone_import(x, 0, 0);
+    cyclone_doimport(x, 0, 0);
+}
+
+static void cyclone_import(t_cyclone *x, t_symbol *fn)
+{
+    cyclone_doimport(x, fn, 0);
 }
 
 static void cyclone_bang(t_cyclone *x)
@@ -127,7 +133,7 @@ void cyclone_setup(void)
     class_addmethod(cyclone_class, (t_method)cyclone_dummies,
 		    gensym("dummies"), 0);
     class_addmethod(cyclone_class, (t_method)cyclone_import,
-		    gensym("import"), A_DEFSYM, A_DEFSYM, 0);
+		    gensym("import"), A_DEFSYM, 0);
     class_addmethod(cyclone_class, (t_method)cyclone_click,
 		    gensym("click"),
 		    A_FLOAT, A_FLOAT, A_FLOAT, A_FLOAT, A_FLOAT, 0);
diff --git a/cyclone/sickle/peek.c b/cyclone/sickle/peek.c
index 534cc49..333f427 100644
--- a/cyclone/sickle/peek.c
+++ b/cyclone/sickle/peek.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static void peek_tick(t_peek *x)
 {
     arsic_redraw((t_arsic *)x);  /* LATER redraw only dirty channel(s!) */
     x->x_clockset = 0;
-    x->x_clocklasttick = clock_getsystime();
+    x->x_clocklasttick = clock_getlogicaltime();
 }
 
 static void peek_set(t_peek *x, t_symbol *s)
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static void peek_set(t_peek *x, t_symbol *s)
 
 #define peek_doclip(f)  (f < -1. ? -1. : (f > 1. ? 1. : f))
 
-/* CHECKED refman error: ``if the number received in the left inlet
+/* CHECKED refman's error: ``if the number received in the left inlet
    specifies a sample index that does not exist in the buffer~ object's
    currently allocated memory, nothing happens.''  This is plainly wrong,
    at least for max/msp 4.0.7 bundle: the index is clipped (just like
@@ -115,14 +115,14 @@ static void *peek_new(t_symbol *s, t_floatarg f1, t_floatarg f2)
 	    ch = PEEK_MAXCHANNELS;
 	x->x_maxchannels = (ch ? PEEK_MAXCHANNELS : 1);
 	x->x_effchannel = x->x_reqchannel = (ch ? ch - 1 : 0);
-	/* CHECKED (refman error) clipping is disabled by default */
+	/* CHECKED (refman's error) clipping is disabled by default */
 	x->x_clipmode = ((int)f2 != 0);
 	x->x_pokemode = 0;
 	inlet_new((t_object *)x, (t_pd *)x, &s_float, gensym("ft1"));
 	inlet_new((t_object *)x, (t_pd *)x, &s_float, gensym("ft2"));
 	outlet_new((t_object *)x, &s_float);
 	x->x_clock = clock_new(x, (t_method)peek_tick);
-	x->x_clocklasttick = clock_getsystime();
+	x->x_clocklasttick = clock_getlogicaltime();
 	x->x_clockset = 0;
     }
     return (x);
diff --git a/cyclone/sickle/poke.c b/cyclone/sickle/poke.c
index d0fb22a..7e45558 100644
--- a/cyclone/sickle/poke.c
+++ b/cyclone/sickle/poke.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static void poke_tick(t_poke *x)
 {
     arsic_redraw((t_arsic *)x);  /* LATER redraw only dirty channel(s!) */
     x->x_clockset = 0;
-    x->x_clocklasttick = clock_getsystime();
+    x->x_clocklasttick = clock_getlogicaltime();
 }
 
 static void poke_set(t_poke *x, t_symbol *s)
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ static void *poke_new(t_symbol *s, t_floatarg f)
 	x->x_indexptr = fragile_inlet_signalscalar(in2);
 	inlet_new((t_object *)x, (t_pd *)x, &s_float, gensym("ft2"));
 	x->x_clock = clock_new(x, (t_method)poke_tick);
-	x->x_clocklasttick = clock_getsystime();
+	x->x_clocklasttick = clock_getlogicaltime();
 	x->x_clockset = 0;
     }
     return (x);
diff --git a/cyclone/sickle/record.c b/cyclone/sickle/record.c
index ba2e3b5..f03e784 100644
--- a/cyclone/sickle/record.c
+++ b/cyclone/sickle/record.c
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include "sickle/sic.h"
 #include "sickle/arsic.h"
 
+#define RECORD_REDRAWPAUSE  1000.  /* refractory period */
+
 typedef struct _record
 {
     t_arsic   x_arsic;
@@ -23,13 +25,20 @@ typedef struct _record
     float     x_syncincr;
     int       x_isrunning;   /* to know if sync should be 0.0 or 1.0 */
     t_clock  *x_clock;
+    double    x_clocklasttick;
 } t_record;
 
 static t_class *record_class;
 
 static void record_tick(t_record *x)
 {
-    arsic_redraw((t_arsic *)x);
+    double timesince = clock_gettimesince(x->x_clocklasttick);
+    if (timesince >= RECORD_REDRAWPAUSE)
+    {
+	arsic_redraw((t_arsic *)x);
+	x->x_clocklasttick = clock_getlogicaltime();
+    }
+    else clock_delay(x->x_clock, RECORD_REDRAWPAUSE - timesince);
 }
 
 static void record_setsync(t_record *x)
@@ -37,15 +46,15 @@ static void record_setsync(t_record *x)
     /* CHECKED: clipped to array size -- using indices, not points */
     float range = (float)(x->x_endindex - x->x_startindex);
     int phase = x->x_phase;
-    if (phase == SHARED_INT_MAX || range < 1.0)
+    if (phase == SHARED_INT_MAX || range < 1.)
     {
-	x->x_sync = (x->x_isrunning ? 1.0 : 0);  /* CHECKED */
-	x->x_syncincr = 0;
+	x->x_sync = (x->x_isrunning ? 1. : 0.);  /* CHECKED */
+	x->x_syncincr = 0.;
     }
     else
     {
 	x->x_sync = (float)(phase - x->x_startindex) / range;
-	x->x_syncincr = 1.0 / range;
+	x->x_syncincr = 1. / range;
     }
 }
 
@@ -68,6 +77,15 @@ static void record_set(t_record *x, t_symbol *s)
     record_mstoindex(x);
 }
 
+static void record_reset(t_record *x)
+{
+    x->x_startpoint = x->x_endpoint = 0.;
+    x->x_pauseindex = SHARED_INT_MAX;
+    x->x_phase = SHARED_INT_MAX;
+    x->x_isrunning = 0;
+    record_mstoindex(x);
+}
+
 static void record_startpoint(t_record *x, t_floatarg f)
 {
     x->x_startpoint = f;
@@ -91,7 +109,7 @@ static void record_float(t_record *x, t_float f)
     }
     else if (x->x_phase != SHARED_INT_MAX)  /* CHECKED: no rewind */
     {
-	record_tick(x);
+	clock_delay(x->x_clock, 10.);
 	x->x_pauseindex = x->x_phase;
 	x->x_phase = SHARED_INT_MAX;
     }
@@ -126,7 +144,7 @@ static t_int *record_perform(t_int *w)
     {
 	int vecsize = sic->s_vecsize;
 	float syncincr = x->x_syncincr;
-	int ch, over, i, nxfer;
+	int ch, over, i, nxfer, ndone = 0;
 loopover:
 	if ((nxfer = endphase - phase) > nblock)
 	{
@@ -140,7 +158,7 @@ loopover:
 	    t_float *vp = sic->s_vectors[ch];
 	    if (vp)
 	    {
-		t_float *ip = (t_float *)(w[3 + ch]);
+		t_float *ip = (t_float *)(w[3 + ch]) + ndone;
 		vp += phase;
 		i = nxfer;
 		/* LATER consider handling under and overflows */
@@ -148,6 +166,10 @@ loopover:
 	    }
 	}
 	i = nxfer;
+
+	sync = phase;
+	syncincr = 1.;
+
 	while (i--)
 	{
 	    *out++ = sync;
@@ -155,31 +177,35 @@ loopover:
 	}
 	if (over)
 	{
+	    clock_delay(x->x_clock, 0);
 	    nblock -= nxfer;
 	    if (x->x_loopmode
 		&& (phase = x->x_startindex) < endphase)
 	    {
 		x->x_phase = phase;
 		x->x_sync = sync = 0;
-		if (nblock > 0) goto loopover;
-		goto done;
+		if (nblock > 0)
+		{
+		    ndone += nxfer;
+		    goto loopover;
+		}
+		goto alldone;
 	    }
-	    clock_delay(x->x_clock, 0);
 	    /* CHECKED: no restart in append mode */
 	    x->x_pauseindex = SHARED_INT_MAX;
 	    x->x_phase = SHARED_INT_MAX;
-	    x->x_sync = 1.0;
-	    x->x_syncincr = 0;
+	    x->x_sync = 1.;
+	    x->x_syncincr = 0.;
 	}
 	else
 	{
 	    x->x_phase += nxfer;
 	    x->x_sync = sync;
-	    goto done;
+	    goto alldone;
 	}
     }
-    while (nblock--) *out++ = sync;
-done:
+    while (nblock--) *out++ = -1; //sync;
+alldone:
     return (w + sic->s_nperfargs + 1);
 }
 
@@ -203,15 +229,11 @@ static void *record_new(t_symbol *s, t_floatarg f)
     {
 	int nch = arsic_getnchannels((t_arsic *)x);
 	arsic_setminsize((t_arsic *)x, 2);
-	x->x_startpoint = 0;
-	x->x_endpoint = 0;
 	x->x_appendmode = 0;
 	x->x_loopmode = 0;
-	x->x_pauseindex = SHARED_INT_MAX;
-	x->x_phase = SHARED_INT_MAX;
-	x->x_isrunning = 0;
-	record_mstoindex(x);
+	record_reset(x);
 	x->x_clock = clock_new(x, (t_method)record_tick);
+	x->x_clocklasttick = clock_getlogicaltime();
 	while (--nch)
 	    inlet_new((t_object *)x, (t_pd *)x, &s_signal, &s_signal);
 	inlet_new((t_object *)x, (t_pd *)x, &s_float, gensym("ft-2"));
@@ -239,4 +261,6 @@ void record_tilde_setup(void)
 		    gensym("loop"), A_FLOAT, 0);
     class_addmethod(record_class, (t_method)record_set,
 		    gensym("set"), A_SYMBOL, 0);
+    class_addmethod(record_class, (t_method)record_reset,
+		    gensym("reset"), 0);
 }
diff --git a/cyclone/sickle/sickle.c b/cyclone/sickle/sickle.c
index 765209a..8df7974 100644
--- a/cyclone/sickle/sickle.c
+++ b/cyclone/sickle/sickle.c
@@ -27,21 +27,24 @@ static void sickle_readhook(t_pd *z, t_symbol *fn, int ac, t_atom *av)
     import_max(fn->s_name, "");
 }
 
-static void sickle_import(t_sickle *x, t_symbol *fn, t_symbol *dir)
+static void sickle_doimport(t_sickle *x, t_symbol *fn, t_symbol *dir)
 {
+    if (!dir || dir == &s_) dir = x->x_dir;
     if (fn && fn != &s_)
-    {
-	if (!dir || dir == &s_) dir = x->x_dir;
 	import_max(fn->s_name, (dir && dir != &s_) ? dir->s_name : "");
-    }
     else
-	hammerpanel_open(x->x_filehandle);
+	hammerpanel_open(x->x_filehandle, dir);
 }
 
 static void sickle_click(t_sickle *x, t_floatarg xpos, t_floatarg ypos,
-			  t_floatarg shift, t_floatarg ctrl, t_floatarg alt)
+			 t_floatarg shift, t_floatarg ctrl, t_floatarg alt)
+{
+    sickle_doimport(x, 0, 0);
+}
+
+static void sickle_import(t_sickle *x, t_symbol *fn)
 {
-    sickle_import(x, 0, 0);
+    sickle_doimport(x, fn, 0);
 }
 
 static void sickle_bang(t_sickle *x)
@@ -82,7 +85,7 @@ void sickle_setup(void)
 			     sizeof(t_sickle), 0, A_DEFSYM, 0);
     class_addbang(sickle_class, sickle_bang);
     class_addmethod(sickle_class, (t_method)sickle_import,
-		    gensym("import"), A_DEFSYM, A_DEFSYM, 0);
+		    gensym("import"), A_DEFSYM, 0);
     class_addmethod(sickle_class, (t_method)sickle_click,
 		    gensym("click"),
 		    A_FLOAT, A_FLOAT, A_FLOAT, A_FLOAT, A_FLOAT, 0);
diff --git a/shared/common/loud.c b/shared/common/loud.c
index 638f431..d5afada 100644
--- a/shared/common/loud.c
+++ b/shared/common/loud.c
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ char *loud_symbolname(t_symbol *s, char *nullname)
 }
 
 /* LATER move it somewhere else */
+int loud_matchignorecase(char *test, char *pattern)
+{
+    char ct, cp;
+    for (ct = *test, cp = *pattern; ct && cp; ct = *++test, cp = *++pattern)
+	if (ct != cp
+	    && ((ct < 'A' || ct > 'z')
+		|| ((ct > 'Z' || ct + 32 != cp)
+		    && (ct < 'a' || ct - 32 != cp))))
+	    return (0);
+    return (ct == cp);
+}
+
+/* LATER move it somewhere else */
 char *loud_ordinal(int n)
 {
     static char buf[16];  /* assuming 10-digit INT_MAX */
diff --git a/shared/common/loud.h b/shared/common/loud.h
index 17c02bf..eebb2c0 100644
--- a/shared/common/loud.h
+++ b/shared/common/loud.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ enum { LOUD_ARGOK, LOUD_ARGUNDER, LOUD_ARGOVER, LOUD_ARGTYPE, LOUD_ARGMISSING };
 
 t_symbol *loud_floatsym(void);
 char *loud_symbolname(t_symbol *s, char *nullname);
+int loud_matchignorecase(char *test, char *pattern);
 char *loud_ordinal(int n);
 void loud_error(t_pd *x, char *fmt, ...);
 void loud_errand(t_pd *x, char *fmt, ...);
diff --git a/shared/common/port.c b/shared/common/port.c
index fb22163..c737ab8 100644
--- a/shared/common/port.c
+++ b/shared/common/port.c
@@ -113,14 +113,26 @@ static void port_setxy(t_port *x, int ndx, t_atom *ap)
     SETFLOAT(ap, f);
 }
 
+/* LATER bash inatom to lowercase (CHECKME first) */
+static void import_addclassname(t_binbuf *bb, char *outname, t_atom *inatom)
+{
+    t_atom at;
+    if (outname)
+    {
+	inatom = &at;
+	SETSYMBOL(inatom, gensym(outname));
+    }
+    binbuf_add(bb, 1, inatom);
+}
+
 static int import_obj(t_port *x, char *name)
 {
     int ndx = (x->x_inmess[1].a_w.w_symbol == gensym("user") ? 3 : 2);
-    binbuf_addv(x->x_newbb, "ssffs;",
+    binbuf_addv(x->x_newbb, "ssff",
 		gensym("#X"), gensym("obj"),
-		port_xarg(x, ndx), port_yarg(x, ndx + 1),
-		(name ? gensym(name) :
-		 x->x_inmess[ndx == 2 ? 6 : 2].a_w.w_symbol));
+		port_xarg(x, ndx), port_yarg(x, ndx + 1));
+    import_addclassname(x->x_newbb, name, &x->x_inmess[ndx == 2 ? 6 : 2]);
+    binbuf_addsemi(x->x_newbb);
     x->x_nobj++;
     return (PORT_NEXT);
 }
@@ -130,21 +142,18 @@ static int import_objarg(t_port *x, char *name)
     int ndx = (x->x_inmess[1].a_w.w_symbol == gensym("user") ? 3 : 2);
     if (x->x_inatoms > 6)
     {
-	t_atom *in = x->x_inmess + ndx + 4;
+	t_atom *in = x->x_inmess + 7;
 	t_atom *out = x->x_outmess;
 	SETSYMBOL(out, gensym("#X")); out++;
 	SETSYMBOL(out, gensym("obj")); out++;
-	port_setxy(x, ndx, out); out++; out++;
-	if (name)
-	{
-	    SETSYMBOL(out, gensym(name)); out++;
-	    if (ndx == 2) in++;
-	}
-	else *out++ = (ndx == 2 ? *in++ : x->x_inmess[2]);
+	port_setxy(x, ndx, out);
+	binbuf_add(x->x_newbb, 4, x->x_outmess);
+	import_addclassname(x->x_newbb, name, &x->x_inmess[ndx == 2 ? 6 : 2]);
+	out = x->x_outmess;
 	for (ndx = 7; ndx < x->x_inatoms; ndx++)
 	    *out++ = *in++;
 	SETSEMI(out);
-	binbuf_add(x->x_newbb, x->x_inatoms - 1, x->x_outmess);
+	binbuf_add(x->x_newbb, x->x_inatoms - 6, x->x_outmess);
 	x->x_nobj++;
 	return (PORT_NEXT);
     }
@@ -212,19 +221,17 @@ static int imaction_scope(t_port *x, char *name)
 	SETSYMBOL(out, gensym("obj")); out++;
 	port_setxy(x, 3, out);
 	xpix = (int)out++->a_w.w_float;
-	ypix = (int)out++->a_w.w_float;
-	if (name)
-	{
-	    SETSYMBOL(out, gensym(name)); out++;
-	}
-	else *out++ = x->x_inmess[2];
+	ypix = (int)out->a_w.w_float;
+	binbuf_add(x->x_newbb, 4, x->x_outmess);
+	import_addclassname(x->x_newbb, name, &x->x_inmess[2]);
+	out = x->x_outmess;
 	port_setxy(x, 5, out);
 	out++->a_w.w_float -= xpix;
 	out++->a_w.w_float -= ypix;
 	for (i = 7; i < x->x_inatoms; i++)
 	    *out++ = *in++;
 	SETSEMI(out);
-	binbuf_add(x->x_newbb, x->x_inatoms + 1, x->x_outmess);
+	binbuf_add(x->x_newbb, x->x_inatoms - 4, x->x_outmess);
 	x->x_nobj++;
 	return (PORT_NEXT);
     }
@@ -320,7 +327,6 @@ typedef int (*t_portaction)(t_port *, char *arg);
 typedef struct _portslot
 {
     char              *s_name;
-    int                s_index;
     t_portaction       s_action;
     char              *s_actionarg;
     struct _portnode  *s_subtree;
@@ -331,90 +337,102 @@ typedef struct _portnode  /* a parser's symbol definition, sort of... */
 {
     t_portslot  *n_table;
     int          n_nslots;
+    int          n_index;
 } t_portnode;
 
 #define PORT_NSLOTS(slots)  (sizeof(slots)/sizeof(*(slots)))
 
 static t_portslot imslots__N[] =
 {
-    { "vpatcher",   1, imaction_vpatcher, 0, 0, 0 }
+    { "vpatcher",    imaction_vpatcher, 0, 0, 0 }
 };
-static t_portnode imnode__N = { imslots__N, PORT_NSLOTS(imslots__N) };
+static t_portnode imnode__N = { imslots__N, PORT_NSLOTS(imslots__N), 1 };
 
 static t_portslot imslots_newobj[] =
 {
-    { "patcher",    6, imaction_patcher, 0, 0, 0 },
-    { "p",          6, imaction_patcher, 0, 0, 0 },
+    { "patcher",     imaction_patcher, 0, 0, 0 },
+    { "p",           imaction_patcher, 0, 0, 0 },
     /* state is embedded in #N vtable...; #T set...; */
-    { "table",      6, import_obj, "Table", 0, 0 }
+    { "table",       import_obj, "Table", 0, 0 }
 };
 static t_portnode imnode_newobj = { imslots_newobj,
-				    PORT_NSLOTS(imslots_newobj) };
+				    PORT_NSLOTS(imslots_newobj), 6 };
 
 /* LATER consider merging newobj and newex */
 static t_portslot imslots_newex[] =
 {
-    { "append",     6, import_objarg, "Append", 0, 0 },
-    { "biquad~",    6, import_objarg, "Biquad~", 0, 0 },
-    { "change",     6, import_objarg, "Change", 0, 0 },
-    { "clip",       6, import_objarg, "Clip", 0, 0 },
-    { "clip~",      6, import_objarg, "Clip~", 0, 0 },
-    { "key",        6, import_obj, "Key", 0, 0 },
-    { "keyup",      6, import_obj, "Keyup", 0, 0 },
-    { "line",       6, import_objarg, "Line", 0, 0 },
-    { "line~",      6, import_objarg, "Line~", 0, 0 },
-    { "poly",       6, import_objarg, "Poly", 0, 0 },
-    { "snapshot~",  6, import_objarg, "Snapshot~", 0, 0 },
-    { "trigger",    6, imaction_trigger, 0, 0, 0 },
-    { "t",          6, imaction_trigger, 0, 0, 0 }
+    { "append",      import_objarg, "Append", 0, 0 },
+    { "biquad~",     import_objarg, "Biquad~", 0, 0 },
+    { "change",      import_objarg, "Change", 0, 0 },
+    { "clip",        import_objarg, "Clip", 0, 0 },
+    { "clip~",       import_objarg, "Clip~", 0, 0 },
+    { "key",         import_obj, "Key", 0, 0 },
+    { "keyup",       import_obj, "Keyup", 0, 0 },
+    { "line",        import_objarg, "Line", 0, 0 },
+    { "line~",       import_objarg, "Line~", 0, 0 },
+    { "poly",        import_objarg, "Poly", 0, 0 },
+    { "snapshot~",   import_objarg, "Snapshot~", 0, 0 },
+    { "trigger",     imaction_trigger, 0, 0, 0 },
+    { "t",           imaction_trigger, 0, 0, 0 },
+
+    /* LATER rethink */
+    { "Borax",       import_objarg, "Borax", 0, 0 },
+    { "Bucket",      import_objarg, "Bucket", 0, 0 },
+    { "Decode",      import_objarg, "Decode", 0, 0 },
+    { "Histo",       import_objarg, "Histo", 0, 0 },
+    { "MouseState",  import_objarg, "MouseState", 0, 0 },
+    { "Peak",        import_objarg, "Peak", 0, 0 },
+    { "TogEdge",     import_objarg, "TogEdge", 0, 0 },
+    { "Trough",      import_objarg, "Trough", 0, 0 },
+    { "Uzi",         import_objarg, "Uzi", 0, 0 }
 };
 static t_portnode imnode_newex = { imslots_newex,
-				   PORT_NSLOTS(imslots_newex) };
+				   PORT_NSLOTS(imslots_newex), 6 };
 
 static t_portslot imslots_user[] =
 {
-    { "GSwitch",    2, import_objarg, "Gswitch", 0, 0 },
-    { "GSwitch2",   2, import_objarg, "Ggate", 0, 0 },
-    { "number~",    2, import_obj, 0, 0, 0 },
-    { "scope~",     2, imaction_scope, "Scope~", 0, 0 },
-    { "uslider",    2, import_obj, "vsl", 0, 0 }  /* LATER range and offset */
+    { "GSwitch",     import_objarg, "Gswitch", 0, 0 },
+    { "GSwitch2",    import_objarg, "Ggate", 0, 0 },
+    { "number~",     import_obj, 0, 0, 0 },
+    { "scope~",      imaction_scope, "Scope~", 0, 0 },
+    { "uslider",     import_obj, "vsl", 0, 0 }  /* LATER range and offset */
 };
 static t_portnode imnode_user = { imslots_user,
-				  PORT_NSLOTS(imslots_user) };
+				  PORT_NSLOTS(imslots_user), 2 };
 
 static t_portslot imslots__P[] =
 {
-    { "comment",    1, imaction_comment, 0, 0, 0 },
-    { "message",    1, imaction_message, 0, 0, 0 },
-    { "newobj",     1, import_objarg, 0, &imnode_newobj, 0 },
-    { "newex",      1, import_objarg, 0, &imnode_newex, 0 },
-    { "inlet",      1, imaction_inlet, 0, 0, 0 },
-    { "inlet~",     1, imaction_inlet, 0, 0, 0 },
-    { "outlet",     1, imaction_outlet, 0, 0, 0 },
-    { "outlet~",    1, imaction_outlet, 0, 0, 0 },
-    { "number",     1, imaction_number, 0, 0, 0 },
-    { "flonum",     1, imaction_number, 0, 0, 0 },
-    { "button",     1, import_obj, "bng", 0, 0 },
-    { "slider" ,    1, import_obj, "vsl", 0, 0 },  /* LATER range and offset */
-    { "hslider",    1, import_obj, "hsl", 0, 0 },  /* LATER range and offset */
-    { "toggle",     1, import_obj, "tgl", 0, 0 },
-    { "user",       1, import_objarg, 0, &imnode_user, 0 },
+    { "comment",     imaction_comment, 0, 0, 0 },
+    { "message",     imaction_message, 0, 0, 0 },
+    { "newobj",      import_objarg, 0, &imnode_newobj, 0 },
+    { "newex",       import_objarg, 0, &imnode_newex, 0 },
+    { "inlet",       imaction_inlet, 0, 0, 0 },
+    { "inlet~",      imaction_inlet, 0, 0, 0 },
+    { "outlet",      imaction_outlet, 0, 0, 0 },
+    { "outlet~",     imaction_outlet, 0, 0, 0 },
+    { "number",      imaction_number, 0, 0, 0 },
+    { "flonum",      imaction_number, 0, 0, 0 },
+    { "button",      import_obj, "bng", 0, 0 },
+    { "slider" ,     import_obj, "vsl", 0, 0 },  /* LATER range and offset */
+    { "hslider",     import_obj, "hsl", 0, 0 },  /* LATER range and offset */
+    { "toggle",      import_obj, "tgl", 0, 0 },
+    { "user",        import_objarg, 0, &imnode_user, 0 },
     /* state is embedded in #N vpreset <nslots>; #X append... */
-    { "preset",     1, import_obj, "preset", 0, 0 },
+    { "preset",      import_obj, "preset", 0, 0 },
     /* an object created from the "Paste Picture" menu,
        state is embedded in #N picture; #K...; */
-    { "vpicture",   1, import_obj, "vpicture", 0, 0 },
-    { "connect",    1, imaction_connect, 0, 0, 0 },
-    { "fasten",     1, imaction_connect, 0, 0, 0 }
+    { "vpicture",    import_obj, "vpicture", 0, 0 },
+    { "connect",     imaction_connect, 0, 0, 0 },
+    { "fasten",      imaction_connect, 0, 0, 0 }
 };
-static t_portnode imnode__P = { imslots__P, PORT_NSLOTS(imslots__P) };
+static t_portnode imnode__P = { imslots__P, PORT_NSLOTS(imslots__P), 1 };
 
 static t_portslot imslots_[] =
 {
-    { "#N",         0, 0, 0, &imnode__N, 0 },
-    { "#P",         0, 0, 0, &imnode__P, 0 }
+    { "#N",          0, 0, &imnode__N, 0 },
+    { "#P",          0, 0, &imnode__P, 0 }
 };
-static t_portnode imnode_ = { imslots_, PORT_NSLOTS(imslots_) };
+static t_portnode imnode_ = { imslots_, PORT_NSLOTS(imslots_), 0 };
 
 static int port_doit(t_port *x, t_portnode *node)
 {
@@ -422,10 +440,13 @@ static int port_doit(t_port *x, t_portnode *node)
     if (nslots > 0)
     {
 	t_portslot *slot = node->n_table;
-	t_symbol *s = port_symbolarg(x, slot->s_index);
+	t_symbol *insym = port_symbolarg(x, node->n_index);
+	char *inname = 0;
+secondpass:
 	while (nslots--)
 	{
-	    if (slot->s_symbol == s)
+	    if (slot->s_symbol == insym
+		|| (inname && loud_matchignorecase(inname, slot->s_name)))
 	    {
 		if (slot->s_subtree)
 		{
@@ -442,6 +463,13 @@ static int port_doit(t_port *x, t_portnode *node)
 	    }
 	    slot++;
 	}
+	if (!inname)
+	{
+	    inname = insym->s_name;
+	    nslots = node->n_nslots;
+	    slot = node->n_table;
+	    goto secondpass;
+	}
     }
     else bug("port_doit");
     return (PORT_UNKNOWN);
diff --git a/shared/hammer/file.c b/shared/hammer/file.c
index 635c9bc..1cd6bfc 100644
--- a/shared/hammer/file.c
+++ b/shared/hammer/file.c
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
    access to the panels (like collcommon), then it passes nonzero readfn
    and/or writefn callback pointers to the constructor.  A master which has
    an associated text editor, AND wants to update object's state after
-   edits, passes a nonzero updatefn callback in a call to the constructor. */
+   edits, passes a nonzero updatefn callback in a call to the constructor.
+
+   LATER extract the embedding stuff. */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -173,6 +175,23 @@ static void hammereditor_end(t_hammerfile *f)
 
 static void hammerpanel_guidefs(void)
 {
+    sys_gui("proc hammerpanel_open {target inidir} {\n");
+    sys_gui(" global pd_opendir\n");
+    sys_gui(" if {$inidir == \"\"} {\n");
+    sys_gui("  set $inidir $pd_opendir\n");
+    sys_gui(" }\n");
+    sys_gui(" set filename [tk_getOpenFile \\\n");
+    sys_gui("  -initialdir $inidir]\n");
+    sys_gui(" if {$filename != \"\"} {\n");
+#if 0
+    sys_gui("  set directory [string range $filename 0 \\\n");
+    sys_gui("   [expr [string last / $filename ] - 1]]\n");
+    sys_gui("  set pd_opendir $directory\n");
+#endif
+    sys_gui("  pd [concat $target symbol [pdtk_enquote $filename] \\;]\n");
+    sys_gui(" }\n");
+    sys_gui("}\n");
+
     sys_gui("proc hammerpanel_save {target inidir inifile} {\n");
     sys_gui(" if {$inifile != \"\"} {\n");
     sys_gui("  set filename [tk_getSaveFile \\\n");
@@ -195,7 +214,8 @@ static void hammerpanel_symbol(t_hammerfile *f, t_symbol *s)
 static void hammerpanel_tick(t_hammerfile *f)
 {
     if (f->f_savepanel)
-	sys_vgui("pdtk_openpanel %s\n", f->f_bindname->s_name);
+	sys_vgui("hammerpanel_open %s {%s}\n", f->f_bindname->s_name,
+		 f->f_inidir->s_name);
     else
 	sys_vgui("hammerpanel_save %s {%s} {%s}\n", f->f_bindname->s_name,
 		 f->f_inidir->s_name, f->f_inifile->s_name);
@@ -203,8 +223,9 @@ static void hammerpanel_tick(t_hammerfile *f)
 
 /* these are hacks: deferring modal dialog creation in order to allow for
    a message box redraw to happen -- LATER investigate */
-void hammerpanel_open(t_hammerfile *f)
+void hammerpanel_open(t_hammerfile *f, t_symbol *inidir)
 {
+    f->f_inidir = (inidir ? inidir : &s_);
     clock_delay(f->f_panelclock, 0);
 }
 
diff --git a/shared/hammer/file.h b/shared/hammer/file.h
index d0f6526..fb87ed1 100644
--- a/shared/hammer/file.h
+++ b/shared/hammer/file.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ typedef struct _hammerfile
 void hammereditor_open(t_hammerfile *f, char *title);
 void hammereditor_close(t_hammerfile *f, int ask);
 void hammereditor_append(t_hammerfile *f, char *contents);
-void hammerpanel_open(t_hammerfile *f);
+void hammerpanel_open(t_hammerfile *f, t_symbol *inidir);
 void hammerpanel_save(t_hammerfile *f, t_symbol *inidir, t_symbol *inifile);
 int hammerfile_ismapped(t_hammerfile *f);
 int hammerfile_isloading(t_hammerfile *f);
diff --git a/test/cyclone/buffir-test.pd b/test/cyclone/buffir-test.pd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fd65e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cyclone/buffir-test.pd
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#N canvas 163 60 571 448 12;
+#N canvas 0 0 450 300 graph1 0;
+#X array t 1027 float 0;
+#X coords 0 1 1026 -1 200 140 1;
+#X restore 351 15 graph;
+#X obj 24 47 click~;
+#X obj 118 170 record~ tout;
+#N canvas 0 0 450 300 graph1 0;
+#X array tout 1024 float 0;
+#X coords 0 1 1023 -1 200 140 1;
+#X restore 351 166 graph;
+#X msg 118 15 bang;
+#X msg 118 136 1;
+#X obj 23 107 buffir~ t 0 128;
+#X msg 153 47 set t 0 256;
+#X msg 153 77 set t 0 1024;
+#X obj 376 362 loadbang;
+#X obj 116 407 record~ tout;
+#X msg 116 216 bang;
+#X msg 116 373 1;
+#X obj 21 339 buffir~ t 0 128;
+#X msg 191 248 set t 0 256;
+#X msg 177 281 set t 0 1024;
+#X msg 177 216 bang;
+#X obj 21 297 *~ 0.05;
+#X msg 30 248 0.05;
+#X msg 275 327 \; t const 0;
+#X msg 199 310 bang;
+#X floatatom 267 107 5 0 0 0 - - -;
+#X floatatom 267 170 5 0 0 0 - - -;
+#X msg 376 392 \; t sinesum 1024 0.4;
+#X obj 267 134 peek~ t;
+#X obj 199 340 t b b;
+#X obj 257 407 peek~ t;
+#X msg 125 248 0;
+#X msg 79 248 1;
+#X obj 21 216 osc~ 44;
+#X msg 199 370 127 1;
+#X connect 1 0 6 0;
+#X connect 4 0 1 0;
+#X connect 4 0 5 0;
+#X connect 5 0 2 0;
+#X connect 6 0 2 0;
+#X connect 7 0 6 0;
+#X connect 8 0 6 0;
+#X connect 9 0 23 0;
+#X connect 11 0 12 0;
+#X connect 12 0 10 0;
+#X connect 13 0 10 0;
+#X connect 14 0 13 0;
+#X connect 15 0 13 0;
+#X connect 16 0 15 0;
+#X connect 16 0 12 0;
+#X connect 16 0 27 0;
+#X connect 17 0 13 0;
+#X connect 18 0 17 1;
+#X connect 20 0 25 0;
+#X connect 20 0 28 0;
+#X connect 21 0 24 0;
+#X connect 24 0 22 0;
+#X connect 25 0 30 0;
+#X connect 25 1 19 0;
+#X connect 27 0 17 1;
+#X connect 28 0 17 1;
+#X connect 29 0 17 0;
+#X connect 30 0 26 0;
diff --git a/test/cyclone/cyclone-test.pd b/test/cyclone/cyclone-test.pd
index d2919c0..c563718 100644
--- a/test/cyclone/cyclone-test.pd
+++ b/test/cyclone/cyclone-test.pd
@@ -1,54 +1,31 @@
-#N canvas 430 63 531 442 12;
+#N canvas 150 47 531 442 12;
 #X obj 39 399 cyclone;
 #X msg 39 19 bang;
 #X msg 244 19 import;
-#X obj 42 212 forward texthelp;
+#X obj 42 210 forward texthelp;
 #X obj 63 278 r texthelp;
 #X msg 56 245 send binhelp;
 #X msg 182 245 send texthelp;
 #X obj 90 309 r binhelp;
-#X msg 148 112 pv;
-#X msg 64 112 coll;
-#X msg 207 83 triangle~;
-#X msg 148 83 comb~;
-#X msg 64 83 allpass~;
-#X msg 207 112 message;
-#X msg 207 141 line~;
 #X obj 90 338 sprintf import ../../../ref/c74help/bin/%s.help;
 #X obj 63 369 sprintf import ../../../ref/c74help/text/%s.help;
 #X msg 92 19 dummies;
-#X obj 39 48 cyclone;
-#X msg 274 141 groove~;
-#X msg 207 170 scope~;
-#X msg 306 83 trapezoid~;
-#X msg 306 112 kink~;
-#X msg 290 170 rate~;
-#X msg 360 170 pong~;
-#X msg 360 141 vectral~;
 #X msg 170 19 reps;
-#X msg 378 112 bitand~;
-#X connect 1 0 18 0;
-#X connect 2 0 18 0;
-#X connect 4 0 16 0;
+#X msg 125 181 buffir~;
+#X obj 244 56 cyclone;
+#X msg 42 181 record~;
+#X obj 39 94 cyclone ../../../ref;
+#X msg 211 181 fffb~;
+#X connect 1 0 15 0;
+#X connect 2 0 13 0;
+#X connect 4 0 9 0;
 #X connect 5 0 3 0;
 #X connect 6 0 3 0;
-#X connect 7 0 15 0;
-#X connect 8 0 3 0;
-#X connect 9 0 3 0;
-#X connect 10 0 3 0;
-#X connect 11 0 3 0;
+#X connect 7 0 8 0;
+#X connect 8 0 0 0;
+#X connect 9 0 0 0;
+#X connect 10 0 15 0;
+#X connect 11 0 15 0;
 #X connect 12 0 3 0;
-#X connect 13 0 3 0;
 #X connect 14 0 3 0;
-#X connect 15 0 0 0;
-#X connect 16 0 0 0;
-#X connect 17 0 18 0;
-#X connect 19 0 3 0;
-#X connect 20 0 3 0;
-#X connect 21 0 3 0;
-#X connect 22 0 3 0;
-#X connect 23 0 3 0;
-#X connect 24 0 3 0;
-#X connect 25 0 3 0;
-#X connect 26 0 18 0;
-#X connect 27 0 3 0;
+#X connect 16 0 3 0;