svf~: args parsing; prepend/Append: bang handling; seq: pause, continue, goto; many maxmode changes

svn path=/trunk/externals/miXed/; revision=2490

5 files changed, 152 insertions, 181 deletions

diff --git a/toxy/plustot.c b/toxy/plustot.c
index 3e6ec7c..1a738ef 100644
--- a/toxy/plustot.c
+++ b/toxy/plustot.c
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ t_plustin *plustin_create(t_plustype *tp, t_plusbob *parent, t_symbol *id)
     if (interp && (tin = (t_plustin *)plusenv_create(tp, parent, id)))
     {
 #ifdef PLUSTOT_DEBUG
-	fprintf(stderr, "plustin_create '%s' over %x\n",
-		(id ? id->s_name : "default"), (int)interp);
+	loudbug_post("plustin_create '%s' over %x",
+		     (id ? id->s_name : "default"), (int)interp);
 #endif
 	tin->tin_interp = interp;
 	Tcl_Preserve(interp);
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ static void plustin_delete(t_plustin *tin)
 {
 #ifdef PLUSTOT_DEBUG
     t_symbol *id = plusenv_getid((t_plusenv *)tin);
-    fprintf(stderr, "plustin_delete '%s' over %x\n",
-	    (id ? id->s_name : "default"), (int)tin->tin_interp);
+    loudbug_post("plustin_delete '%s' over %x",
+		 (id ? id->s_name : "default"), (int)tin->tin_interp);
 #endif
     Tcl_Preserve(tin->tin_interp);
     if (!Tcl_InterpDeleted(tin->tin_interp))
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static void plustob_attach(t_plustob *tob)
 	tob->tob_tin = tin;
 	plusbob_preserve((t_plusbob *)tin);
     }
-    else bug("plustob_attach");
+    else loudbug_bug("plustob_attach");
 }
 
 /* To be called from client code.
@@ -459,8 +459,7 @@ Tcl_Obj *plustob_setlist(t_plustob *tob, int ac, t_atom *av)
 	if (count > tob->tob_elbufsize)
 	{
 #ifdef PLUSTOT_DEBUG
-	    fprintf(stderr, "growing +To %d -> %d\n",
-		    tob->tob_elbufsize, count);
+	    loudbug_post("growing +To %d -> %d", tob->tob_elbufsize, count);
 #endif
 	    tob->tob_elbuf =
 		grow_nodata(&count, &tob->tob_elbufsize, tob->tob_elbuf,
@@ -576,8 +575,7 @@ Tcl_Obj *plustob_setbinbuf(t_plustob *tob, t_binbuf *bb)
 	{
 	    int n = count;
 #ifdef PLUSTOT_DEBUG
-	    fprintf(stderr, "growing +To %d -> %d\n",
-		    tob->tob_elbufsize, count);
+	    loudbug_post("growing +To %d -> %d", tob->tob_elbufsize, count);
 #endif
 	    tob->tob_elbuf =
 		grow_nodata(&n, &tob->tob_elbufsize, tob->tob_elbuf,
@@ -694,7 +692,7 @@ t_plusvar *plusvar_create(t_plustype *tp, t_plustin *tin, Tcl_Obj *ob,
     }
     else
     {
-	bug("plusvar_create");
+	loudbug_bug("plusvar_create");
 	goto varfailed2;
     }
     if (index)
@@ -779,11 +777,12 @@ static Tcl_Obj *plusvar_postset(t_plusvar *var)
 	{
 #ifdef PLUSTOT_DEBUGREFCOUNTS
 	    if (var->var_index)
-		fprintf(stderr, "vv %x plusvar_postset [%s(%s)]\n",
-			(int)tob->tob_value, var->var_name, var->var_index);
+		loudbug_post("vv %x plusvar_postset [%s(%s)]",
+			     (int)tob->tob_value, var->var_name,
+			     var->var_index);
 	    else
-		fprintf(stderr, "vv %x plusvar_postset [%s]\n",
-			(int)tob->tob_value, var->var_name);
+		loudbug_post("vv %x plusvar_postset [%s]",
+			     (int)tob->tob_value, var->var_name);
 #endif
 	}
 	else plusloud_tclerror(0, interp, "cannot set variable");
@@ -932,7 +931,7 @@ void plusstring_release(t_plusstring *ps)
 	    if (ps->ps_buf) freebytes(ps->ps_buf, ps->ps_len);
 	    freebytes(ps, sizeof(*ps));
 	}
-	else bug("plusstring_release");
+	else loudbug_bug("plusstring_release");
     }
 }
 
@@ -1012,8 +1011,8 @@ static t_plusproxy *plusproxy_new(t_pd *master, int ndx, t_plustin *tin)
 static void plusproxy_free(t_plusproxy *pp)
 {
 #ifdef PLUSTOT_DEBUG
-    fprintf(stderr, "plusproxy_free (%s %d)\n",
-	    (pp->pp_var ? pp->pp_var->var_name : "empty"), pp->pp_ndx);
+    loudbug_post("plusproxy_free (%s %d)",
+		 (pp->pp_var ? pp->pp_var->var_name : "empty"), pp->pp_ndx);
 #endif
     if (pp->pp_var)
 	plusbob_release((t_plusbob *)pp->pp_var);
@@ -1066,11 +1065,11 @@ static void plusproxy_debug(t_plusproxy *pp)
     t_plustin *tin = ((t_plustob *)pp->pp_var)->tob_tin;
     t_symbol *id = plusenv_getid((t_plusenv *)tin);
     t_symbol *glname = plustin_getglistname(tin);
-    fprintf(stderr, "+proxy %d, glist %x\n",
-	    pp->pp_ndx, (int)((t_plustot *)pp->pp_master)->x_glist);
-    fprintf(stderr, "  plustin '%s' (%s) over %x\n",
-	    (id ? id->s_name : "default"),
-	    (glname ? glname->s_name : "<anonymous>"), (int)tin->tin_interp);
+    loudbug_post("+proxy %d, glist %x",
+		 pp->pp_ndx, (int)((t_plustot *)pp->pp_master)->x_glist);
+    loudbug_post("  plustin '%s' (%s) over %x", (id ? id->s_name : "default"),
+		 (glname ? glname->s_name : "<anonymous>"),
+		 (int)tin->tin_interp);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -1094,7 +1093,7 @@ static int plustot_usevariable(t_plustot *x, Tcl_Token *tp, int doit)
 	}
 	else buf[size] = 0;
 	strncpy(buf, tp->start, size);
-	fprintf(stderr, "%s ", buf);
+	loudbug_startpost("%s ", buf);
     }
 #endif
     tp++;
@@ -1160,7 +1159,7 @@ static int plustot_usevariable(t_plustot *x, Tcl_Token *tp, int doit)
 		if (!doit)
 		{
 #ifdef PLUSTOT_DEBUG
-		    fprintf(stderr, "(inlet %d) ", inno);
+		    loudbug_startpost("(inlet %d) ", inno);
 #endif
 		    if (inno >= x->x_nproxies)
 			x->x_nproxies = inno + 1;
@@ -1181,7 +1180,7 @@ static int plustot_usevariable(t_plustot *x, Tcl_Token *tp, int doit)
 		else
 		{
 		    PLUSDEBUG_ENDPOST("plustot_usevariable");
-		    bug("plustot_usevariable");
+		    loudbug_bug("plustot_usevariable");
 		    goto badvariable;
 		}
 	    }
@@ -1257,7 +1256,7 @@ static int plustot_doparsevariables(t_plustot *x, Tcl_Interp *interp,
 		    int sz = (tp->size < MAXPDSTRING ? tp->size : MAXPDSTRING);
 		    strncpy(buf, tp->start, sz);
 		    buf[sz] = 0;
-		    fprintf(stderr, "simple word's text:  %s\n", buf);
+		    loudbug_post("simple word's text:  %s", buf);
 		}
 #endif
 		if (ntok-- && tp->type == TCL_TOKEN_TEXT && tp->size > 0)
@@ -1289,7 +1288,7 @@ static int plustot_doparsevariables(t_plustot *x, Tcl_Interp *interp,
 		int sz = (tp->size < MAXPDSTRING ? tp->size : MAXPDSTRING);
 		strncpy(buf, tp->start, sz);
 		buf[sz] = 0;
-		fprintf(stderr, "other type (%d):  %s\n", tp->type, buf);
+		loudbug_post("other type (%d):  %s", tp->type, buf);
 	    }
 #endif
 	    tp++;
@@ -1307,7 +1306,7 @@ static int plustot_parsevariables(t_plustot *x, Tcl_Interp *interp,
 {
     int nvars;
 #ifdef PLUSTOT_DEBUG
-    if (!doit) fprintf(stderr, "variables: ");
+    if (!doit) loudbug_startpost("variables: ");
 #endif
     nvars = plustot_doparsevariables(x, interp, buf, len, parsep, doit);
 #ifdef PLUSTOT_DEBUG
@@ -1315,10 +1314,10 @@ static int plustot_parsevariables(t_plustot *x, Tcl_Interp *interp,
     {
 	if (nvars > 0)
 	{
-	    fprintf(stderr, "\n%d variable substitutions\n", nvars);
-	    fprintf(stderr, "%d inlets requested\n", x->x_nproxies);
+	    loudbug_post("\n%d variable substitutions", nvars);
+	    loudbug_post("%d inlets requested", x->x_nproxies);
 	}
-	else if (nvars == 0) fprintf(stderr, "none\n");
+	else if (nvars == 0) loudbug_post("none");
     }
 #endif
     return (nvars);
@@ -1355,7 +1354,7 @@ static int plustot_makeproxies(t_plustot *x)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-	    bug("plustot_makeproxies");
+	    loudbug_bug("plustot_makeproxies");
 	    goto proxiesfailed;
 	}
 	return (1);
@@ -1396,7 +1395,7 @@ static int plustot_resetwords(t_plustot *x)
 	{
 	    int n = nwords;
 #ifdef PLUSTOT_DEBUG
-	    fprintf(stderr, "growing words %d -> %d\n", x->x_maxwords, nwords);
+	    loudbug_post("growing words %d -> %d", x->x_maxwords, nwords);
 #endif
 	    x->x_words = grow_nodata(&n, &x->x_maxwords, x->x_words,
 				     PLUSTOT_INIMAXWORDS, x->x_wordsini,
@@ -1423,7 +1422,7 @@ static int plustot_resetargs(t_plustot *x)
 	{
 	    int n = nargs;
 #ifdef PLUSTOT_DEBUG
-	    fprintf(stderr, "growing argv %d -> %d\n", x->x_maxargs, nargs);
+	    loudbug_post("growing argv %d -> %d", x->x_maxargs, nargs);
 #endif
 	    x->x_argv = grow_nodata(&n, &x->x_maxargs, x->x_argv,
 				    PLUSTOT_INIMAXWORDS, x->x_argvini,
@@ -1438,7 +1437,7 @@ static int plustot_resetargs(t_plustot *x)
 	}
 	else if (nargs < x->x_maxargs)
 	{
-	    bug("plustot_resetargs");  /* LATER rethink */
+	    loudbug_bug("plustot_resetargs");  /* LATER rethink */
 	    plustot_initwords(x);
 	    plustot_initargs(x);
 	    return (0);
@@ -1457,17 +1456,16 @@ static int plustot_makewords(t_plustot *x)
 	int len;
 	char buf[TCL_UTF_MAX];
 #ifdef PLUSTOT_DEBUG
-	fprintf(stderr, "arguments:\n");
+	loudbug_post("arguments:");
 #endif
 	for (i = 1, tp = x->x_tailparse.tokenPtr;
 	     i < nwords; i++, tp += ncomponents)
 	{
 #ifdef PLUSTOT_DEBUG
-	    fprintf(stderr,
-		    "  %s token: type %d[%d], having %d[%d] component%s\n",
-		    loud_ordinal(i), tp->type, tp[1].type,
-		    tp->numComponents, tp[1].numComponents,
-		    (tp->numComponents > 1 ? "s" : ""));
+	    loudbug_post("  %s token: type %d[%d], having %d[%d] component%s",
+			 loud_ordinal(i), tp->type, tp[1].type,
+			 tp->numComponents, tp[1].numComponents,
+			 (tp->numComponents > 1 ? "s" : ""));
 #endif
 	    ncomponents = tp->numComponents;
 	    tp++;
@@ -1605,16 +1603,17 @@ static int plustot_argsfromtokens(t_plustot *x, Tcl_Interp *interp)
 	int i, nwords = x->x_tailparse.numWords + 1;
 	Tcl_Token *tp;
 #ifdef PLUSTOT_DEBUG
-	fprintf(stderr, "arguments:\n");
+	loudbug_post("arguments:");
 #endif
 	for (i = 1, tp = x->x_tailparse.tokenPtr;
 	     i < nwords; i++, tp += (tp->numComponents + 1))
 	{
 	    int result;
 #ifdef PLUSTOT_DEBUG
-	    fprintf(stderr, "  %s token: type %d[%d], having %d component%s",
-		    loud_ordinal(i), tp->type, tp[1].type,
-		    tp->numComponents, (tp->numComponents > 1 ? "s" : ""));
+	    loudbug_startpost("  %s token: type %d[%d], having %d component%s",
+			      loud_ordinal(i), tp->type, tp[1].type,
+			      tp->numComponents,
+			      (tp->numComponents > 1 ? "s" : ""));
 #endif
 	    result = Tcl_EvalTokensStandard(interp, tp + 1, tp->numComponents);
 	    if (result == TCL_OK)
@@ -1625,9 +1624,9 @@ static int plustot_argsfromtokens(t_plustot *x, Tcl_Interp *interp)
 					   "plustot_argsfromwords");
 		    Tcl_ResetResult(interp);
 #ifdef PLUSTOT_DEBUG
-		    fprintf(stderr, ", %sshared: '%s'\n",
-			    (Tcl_IsShared(x->x_argv[i]) ? "" : "not "),
-			    Tcl_GetString(x->x_argv[i]));
+		    loudbug_post(", %sshared: '%s'",
+				 (Tcl_IsShared(x->x_argv[i]) ? "" : "not "),
+				 Tcl_GetString(x->x_argv[i]));
 #endif
 		}
 		else
@@ -1787,10 +1786,10 @@ static void plustot_debug(t_plustot *x)
     t_plustin *tin = x->x_tob->tob_tin;
     t_symbol *id = plusenv_getid((t_plusenv *)tin);
     t_symbol *glname = plustin_getglistname(tin);
-    fprintf(stderr, "+tot, glist %x\n", (int)x->x_glist);
-    fprintf(stderr, "  plustin '%s' (%s) over %x\n",
-	    (id ? id->s_name : "default"),
-	    (glname ? glname->s_name : "<anonymous>"), (int)tin->tin_interp);
+    loudbug_post("+tot, glist %x", (int)x->x_glist);
+    loudbug_post("  plustin '%s' (%s) over %x", (id ? id->s_name : "default"),
+		 (glname ? glname->s_name : "<anonymous>"),
+		 (int)tin->tin_interp);
     if (x->x_mainproxy)
 	plusproxy_debug(x->x_mainproxy);
 }
diff --git a/toxy/plustot.qlist.c b/toxy/plustot.qlist.c
index e077177..e4787fd 100644
--- a/toxy/plustot.qlist.c
+++ b/toxy/plustot.qlist.c
@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@ static t_binbuf *plustot_qlist_usurp(t_plustot_qlist *x)
     {
 	t_binbuf *bb = ((t_qlist *)booty)->x_binbuf;
 #ifdef PLUSTOT_QLIST_DEBUG
-	post("booty '%s' at %x:", class_getname(*(t_pd *)booty), (int)booty);
-	binbuf_print(bb);
+	loudbug_post("booty '%s' at %x:",
+		     class_getname(*(t_pd *)booty), (int)booty);
+	loudbug_postbinbuf(bb);
 #endif
 	return (bb);
     }
diff --git a/toxy/tot.c b/toxy/tot.c
index 9e1c07d..65bfe9a 100644
--- a/toxy/tot.c
+++ b/toxy/tot.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static t_symbol *tot_getcvname(t_tot *x)
 	return (x->x_dotname);
     else
     {
-	bug("tot_getcvname");
+	loudbug_bug("tot_getcvname");
 	return (gensym("???"));
     }
 }
@@ -289,8 +289,8 @@ static void tot__vised(t_tot *x, t_symbol *s, t_floatarg f)
     int flag = f != 0.;
 #ifdef TOT_DEBUG
     t_symbol *pn = tot_getpathname(x, 0);
-    post("tot__vised %s %g (pathname %s) ", s->s_name, f,
-	 (pn ? pn->s_name : "unknown"));
+    loudbug_post("tot__vised %s %g (pathname %s) ", s->s_name, f,
+		 (pn ? pn->s_name : "unknown"));
 #endif
     if (!x->x_visedpathname)
     {
@@ -310,13 +310,14 @@ static void tot_debug(t_tot *x)
     t_symbol *pn = tot_getpathname(x, 0);
     int sz;
     char *bp;
-    post("containing glist: %x", x->x_glist);
-    post("destination: %s", tot_getcvname(x)->s_name);
-    post("pathname%s %s", (pn ? ":" : ""), (pn ? pn->s_name : "unknown"));
+    loudbug_post("containing glist: %x", x->x_glist);
+    loudbug_post("destination: %s", tot_getcvname(x)->s_name);
+    loudbug_post("pathname%s %s", (pn ? ":" : ""),
+		 (pn ? pn->s_name : "unknown"));
     bp = scriptlet_getbuffer(x->x_transient, &sz);
-    post("transient buffer (size %d):\n\"%s\"", sz, bp);
+    loudbug_post("transient buffer (size %d):\n\"%s\"", sz, bp);
     bp = scriptlet_getbuffer(x->x_persistent, &sz);
-    post("persistent buffer (size %d):\n\"%s\"", sz, bp);
+    loudbug_post("persistent buffer (size %d):\n\"%s\"", sz, bp);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -394,7 +395,7 @@ static void tot_attach(t_tot *x)
 		x->x_guidetached = 0;
 	    }
 	}
-	else bug("tot_attach");
+	else loudbug_bug("tot_attach");
     }
 }
 
@@ -461,7 +462,7 @@ static void totspy_anything(t_totspy *ts, t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av)
 	    ts->ts_lastmotion[2] = av[2];
 	    ts->ts_gotmotion = 1;
 	}
-	else bug("totspy_anything");
+	else loudbug_bug("totspy_anything");
     }
     if (ts->ts_on)
     {
diff --git a/toxy/widget.c b/toxy/widget.c
index b0b83ac..6700812 100644
--- a/toxy/widget.c
+++ b/toxy/widget.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 static t_class *makeshift_class;
 
 #ifdef KRZYSZCZ
-//#define WIDGET_DEBUG
+#define WIDGET_DEBUG
 //#define TOW_DEBUG
 //#define WIDGET_PROFILE
 #endif
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ static void widgetprofile_handler_quit(void)
 
 static void widget_profile(t_widget *x)
 {
-    fputs("total time in ms:\n", stderr);
-    fprintf(stderr, "handler get %g\n", widgetprofile_handlerslice[0] * 1000.);
-    fprintf(stderr, "handler eval %g\n", widgetprofile_handlerslice[1] * 1000.);
-    fprintf(stderr, "handler push %g\n", widgetprofile_handlerslice[2] * 1000.);
+    loudbug_post("total time in ms:");
+    loudbug_post("\thandler get %g", widgetprofile_handlerslice[0] * 1000.);
+    loudbug_post("\thandler eval %g", widgetprofile_handlerslice[1] * 1000.);
+    loudbug_post("\thandler push %g", widgetprofile_handlerslice[2] * 1000.);
 }
 
 #define WIDGETPROFILE_HANDLER_ENTER  widgetprofile_handler_enter()
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static t_symbol *widget_getcvpathname(t_widget *x, t_glist *glist)
     t_canvas *cv;
     if (glist && glist != x->x_glist)
     {
-	bug("widget_getcvpathname");
+	loudbug_bug("widget_getcvpathname");
 	x->x_glist = glist;
     }
     cv = glist_getcanvas(x->x_glist);
@@ -221,37 +221,6 @@ static t_symbol *widget_getmypathname(t_widget *x, t_glist *glist)
     return (gensym(buf));
 }
 
-/* pity cannot set sys_printtostderr... */
-static void widget_postatoms(FILE *fp, char *msg, int ac, t_atom *av)
-{
-    if (fp)
-    {
-	fputs(msg, fp);
-	while (ac--)
-	{
-	    char buf[80];
-	    atom_string(av, buf, 80);
-	    fputc(' ', fp);
-	    fputs(buf, fp);
-	    av++;
-	}
-	fputc('\n', fp);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-	startpost(msg);
-	while (ac--)
-	{
-	    if (av->a_type == A_FLOAT)
-		postfloat(av->a_w.w_float);
-	    else if (av->a_type == A_SYMBOL)
-		poststring(av->a_w.w_symbol->s_name);
-	    av++;
-	}
-	endpost();
-    }
-}
-
 /* If Tk widget creation fails, gui will send the '_failure' message
    to the Pd widget object, asking the receiving object to transform
    itself into a regular text object.  Due to the 'bindlist' corruption
@@ -273,7 +242,7 @@ static void widget_transtick(t_widget *x)
     t_atom *hnd = props_getall(x->x_handlers, &nhnd);
     t_atom *arg = props_getall(x->x_arguments, &narg);
     if (widget_transforming++)
-	bug("widget_transtick");
+	loudbug_bug("widget_transtick");
     binbuf_addv(bb, "sss", gensym("widget"), x->x_type, x->x_name);
     if (narg) binbuf_add(bb, narg, arg);
     if (nopt) binbuf_add(bb, nopt, opt);
@@ -383,7 +352,7 @@ static void widget_pushoptions(t_widget *x, int doit)
 	else scriptlet_vpush(x->x_transient, "itemoptions");
     }
     else if (!scriptlet_isempty(x->x_optscript))
-	bug("widget_pushoptions");
+	loudbug_bug("widget_pushoptions");
 }
 
 static void widget_pushinits(t_widget *x)
@@ -395,13 +364,13 @@ static void widget_pushinits(t_widget *x)
 				 0, 0, x->x_arguments))
 	    scriptlet_vpush(x->x_transient, "typeinit");
 	else if (*widgettype_getinitializer(x->x_typedef, &sz) && sz > 0)
-	    bug("widget_pushinits (type)");
+	    loudbug_bug("widget_pushinits (type)");
     }
     if (scriptlet_evaluate(x->x_iniscript, x->x_transient, 0,
 			   0, 0, x->x_arguments))
 	scriptlet_vpush(x->x_transient, "iteminit");
     else if (!scriptlet_isempty(x->x_iniscript))
-	bug("widget_pushinits (instance)");
+	loudbug_bug("widget_pushinits (instance)");
 }
 
 static void widget_pushconstructors(t_widget *x)
@@ -414,7 +383,7 @@ static void widget_pushconstructors(t_widget *x)
 				 0, 0, x->x_arguments))
 	    scriptlet_push(x->x_transient);
 	else if (*widgettype_getconstructor(x->x_typedef, &sz) && sz > 0)
-	    bug("widget_pushconstructors (type)");
+	    loudbug_bug("widget_pushconstructors (type)");
     }
 }
 
@@ -428,7 +397,7 @@ static void widget_pushdestructors(t_widget *x)
 				 0, 0, x->x_arguments))
 	    scriptlet_push(x->x_transient);
 	else if (*widgettype_getdestructor(x->x_typedef, &sz) && sz > 0)
-	    bug("widget_pushdestructors (type)");
+	    loudbug_bug("widget_pushdestructors (type)");
     }
 }
 
@@ -606,7 +575,7 @@ static t_symbol *widget_addprops(t_widget *x, t_props *op, int single,
     }
     else
     {
-	bug("widget_addprops");
+	loudbug_bug("widget_addprops");
 	return (0);
     }
 }
@@ -852,7 +821,7 @@ static int widget_resettype(t_widget *x, t_widgettype *wt)
     }
     else
     {
-	bug("widget_resettype");
+	loudbug_bug("widget_resettype");
 	return (0);
     }
 }
@@ -862,15 +831,12 @@ static void widget_redefine(t_widget *x)
     widget_resettype(x, widgettype_reload(x->x_type));
 }
 
-static void widget__failure(t_widget *x, t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av)
+static void widget__failure(t_widget *x)
 {
-#if 0
-    /* moved to the gui side -- supporting special chars in error message */
-    startpost("tcl error:");
-    postatom(ac, av);
-    endpost();
-#endif
     loud_error((t_pd *)x, "creation failure");
+    /* details printed at the gui side, in order to support special chars
+       in error message */
+    loud_errand((t_pd *)x, "see standard error for details");
     x->x_vised = 0;
     clock_delay(x->x_transclock, 0);
 }
@@ -880,8 +846,8 @@ static void widget__config(t_widget *x, t_symbol *target, t_symbol *bg,
 			   t_floatarg fw, t_floatarg fh, t_floatarg fst)
 {
 #ifdef WIDGET_DEBUG
-    post("config %x %s \"%s\" %g %g",
-	 (int)x, target->s_name, bg->s_name, fw, fh);
+    loudbug_post("config %x %s \"%s\" %g %g",
+		 (int)x, target->s_name, bg->s_name, fw, fh);
 #endif
     x->x_width = (int)fw;
     x->x_height = (int)fh;
@@ -893,9 +859,9 @@ static void widget__config(t_widget *x, t_symbol *target, t_symbol *bg,
 static void widget__value(t_widget *x, t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av)
 {
 #ifdef WIDGET_DEBUG
-    startpost("value:");
-    postatom(ac, av);
-    endpost();
+    loudbug_startpost("value:");
+    loudbug_postatom(ac, av);
+    loudbug_endpost();
 #endif
     /* FIXME */
 }
@@ -979,7 +945,7 @@ static void widget__motion(t_widget *x, t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av)
     if (x->x_glist->gl_havewindow)  /* LATER calculate on-parent coords */
     {
 #if 0
-	post("motion %g %g", av[0].a_w.w_float, av[1].a_w.w_float);
+	loudbug_post("motion %g %g", av[0].a_w.w_float, av[1].a_w.w_float);
 #endif
 	if (x->x_cvtarget->s_thing)
 	    /* LATER rethink */
@@ -1001,6 +967,18 @@ int widget_iswidget(t_gobj *g, t_symbol *type, t_symbol *name)
 }
 
 #ifdef WIDGET_DEBUG
+static void widgetbug_postprops(char *msg, t_props *pp)
+{
+    int ac;
+    t_atom *av = props_getall(pp, &ac);
+    if (av)
+    {
+	loudbug_startpost(msg);
+	loudbug_postatom(ac, av);
+	loudbug_endpost();
+    }
+}
+
 static void widget_debug(t_widget *x)
 {
     t_symbol *pn = widget_getcvpathname(x, 0);
@@ -1009,51 +987,43 @@ static void widget_debug(t_widget *x)
     t_atom *ap;
     static char bempty[] = "<empty>";
     char *bp, *key;
-    fprintf(stderr, "containing glist: %x\n", (int)x->x_glist);
-    fprintf(stderr, "cv pathname%s %s\n",
-	    (pn ? ":" : ""), (pn ? pn->s_name : "unknown"));
-    fprintf(stderr, "my pathname%s %s\n",
-	    (mn ? ":" : ""), (mn ? mn->s_name : "unknown"));
-    if (ap = props_getall(widgettype_getoptions(x->x_typedef), &nopt))
-	widget_postatoms(stderr, "default options:", nopt, ap);
-    if (ap = props_getall(x->x_options, &nopt))
-	widget_postatoms(stderr, "instance options:", nopt, ap);
-    if (ap = props_getall(widgettype_gethandlers(x->x_typedef), &nopt))
-	widget_postatoms(stderr, "default handlers:", nopt, ap);
-    if (ap = props_getall(x->x_handlers, &nopt))
-	widget_postatoms(stderr, "instance handlers:", nopt, ap);
-    if (ap = props_getall(widgettype_getarguments(x->x_typedef), &nopt))
-	widget_postatoms(stderr, "default arguments:", nopt, ap);
-    if (ap = props_getall(x->x_arguments, &nopt))
-	widget_postatoms(stderr, "instance arguments:", nopt, ap);
-    fprintf(stderr, "dictionary:\n");
+    loudbug_post("containing glist: %x", (int)x->x_glist);
+    loudbug_post("cv pathname%s %s",
+		 (pn ? ":" : ""), (pn ? pn->s_name : "unknown"));
+    loudbug_post("my pathname%s %s",
+		 (mn ? ":" : ""), (mn ? mn->s_name : "unknown"));
+    widgetbug_postprops("default options:",
+			widgettype_getoptions(x->x_typedef));
+    widgetbug_postprops("instance options:", x->x_options);
+    widgetbug_postprops("default handlers:",
+			widgettype_gethandlers(x->x_typedef));
+    widgetbug_postprops("instance handlers:", x->x_handlers);
+    widgetbug_postprops("default arguments:",
+			widgettype_getarguments(x->x_typedef));
+    widgetbug_postprops("instance arguments:", x->x_arguments);
+    loudbug_post("dictionary:");
     bp = props_firstvalue(x->x_arguments, &key);
     while (bp)
     {
-	fprintf(stderr, "\t%s: \"%s\"\n", key, bp);
+	loudbug_post("\t%s: \"%s\"", key, bp);
 	bp = props_nextvalue(x->x_arguments, &key);
     }
     bp = scriptlet_getcontents(x->x_transient, &sz);
-    fprintf(stderr, "transient buffer (size %d):\n\"%s\"\n",
-	    sz, (bp ? bp : bempty));
+    loudbug_post("transient buffer (size %d):\n\"%s\"", sz, (bp ? bp : bempty));
     bp = scriptlet_getcontents(x->x_optscript, &sz);
-    fprintf(stderr, "option buffer (size %d):\n\"%s\"\n",
-	    sz, (bp ? bp : bempty));
+    loudbug_post("option buffer (size %d):\n\"%s\"", sz, (bp ? bp : bempty));
     bp = widgettype_getconstructor(x->x_typedef, &sz);
-    fprintf(stderr, "type constructor (size %d):\n\"%s\"\n",
-	    sz, (bp ? bp : bempty));
+    loudbug_post("type constructor (size %d):\n\"%s\"", sz, (bp ? bp : bempty));
     bp = widgettype_getdestructor(x->x_typedef, &sz);
-    fprintf(stderr, "type destructor (size %d):\n\"%s\"\n",
-	    sz, (bp ? bp : bempty));
+    loudbug_post("type destructor (size %d):\n\"%s\"", sz, (bp ? bp : bempty));
     bp = widgettype_getinitializer(x->x_typedef, &sz);
-    fprintf(stderr, "type initializer (size %d):\n\"%s\"\n",
-	    sz, (bp ? bp : bempty));
+    loudbug_post("type initializer (size %d):\n\"%s\"", sz, (bp ? bp : bempty));
     bp = scriptlet_getcontents(x->x_iniscript, &sz);
-    fprintf(stderr, "instance initializer (size %d):\n\"%s\"\n",
-	    sz, (bp ? bp : bempty));
+    loudbug_post("instance initializer (size %d):\n\"%s\"",
+		 sz, (bp ? bp : bempty));
     bp = masterwidget_getcontents(&sz);
-    fprintf(stderr, "setup definitions (size %d):\n\"%s\"\n",
-	    sz, (bp ? bp : bempty));
+    loudbug_post("setup definitions (size %d):\n\"%s\"",
+		 sz, (bp ? bp : bempty));
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -1245,7 +1215,8 @@ static void tow_widgetattach(t_tow *x, t_widget *w)
     x->x_widgetlist = we;
     pd_bind((t_pd *)x, w->x_cbtarget);
 #ifdef TOW_DEBUG
-    post("%s widget '%s' attached", w->x_type->s_name, w->x_cbtarget->s_name);
+    loudbug_post("%s widget '%s' attached",
+		 w->x_type->s_name, w->x_cbtarget->s_name);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -1257,8 +1228,8 @@ static void tow_widgetdetach(t_tow *x, t_widget *w)
 	if (we2->we_widget == w)
 	{
 #ifdef TOW_DEBUG
-	    post("%s widget '%s' detached by widget's destructor",
-		 w->x_type->s_name, w->x_cbtarget->s_name);
+	    loudbug_post("%s widget '%s' detached by widget's destructor",
+			 w->x_type->s_name, w->x_cbtarget->s_name);
 #endif
 	    pd_unbind((t_pd *)x, w->x_cbtarget);
 	    if (we1)
@@ -1270,7 +1241,7 @@ static void tow_widgetdetach(t_tow *x, t_widget *w)
 	}
 	we1 = we2;
     }
-    bug("tow_widgetdetach");
+    loudbug_bug("tow_widgetdetach");
 }
 
 static void widget_attach(t_widget *x)
@@ -1310,12 +1281,12 @@ static void tow_attach(t_tow *x)
 	}
 #ifdef TOW_DEBUG
 	if (!x->x_widgetlist)
-	    post("%s widget '%s' not found",
-		 x->x_type->s_name, x->x_name->s_name);
+	    loudbug_post("%s widget '%s' not found",
+			 x->x_type->s_name, x->x_name->s_name);
 #endif
     }
 #ifdef TOW_DEBUG
-    else post("glist '%s' not found", x->x_cvname->s_name);
+    else loudbug_post("glist '%s' not found", x->x_cvname->s_name);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -1334,8 +1305,8 @@ static void tow_detach(t_tow *x)
 	    if (te2->te_tow == x)
 	    {
 #ifdef TOW_DEBUG
-		post("%s widget '%s' detached by tow's destructor",
-		     w->x_type->s_name, w->x_cbtarget->s_name);
+		loudbug_post("%s widget '%s' detached by tow's destructor",
+			     w->x_type->s_name, w->x_cbtarget->s_name);
 #endif
 		if (te1)
 		    te1->te_next = te2->te_next;
@@ -1346,7 +1317,7 @@ static void tow_detach(t_tow *x)
 	    }
 	    te1 = te2;
 	}
-	if (!te2) bug("tow_detach");
+	if (!te2) loudbug_bug("tow_detach");
     }
 }
 
@@ -1354,22 +1325,21 @@ static void tow_detach(t_tow *x)
 static void tow_debug(t_tow *x)
 {
     t_widgetentry *we;
-    fprintf(stderr, "attached widgets:\n");
+    loudbug_post("attached widgets:");
     for (we = x->x_widgetlist; we; we = we->we_next)
     {
 	t_widget *w = we->we_widget;
 	t_towentry *te;
 	int other = 0, found = 0;
-	fprintf(stderr, "\t%s %s", w->x_type->s_name, w->x_cbtarget->s_name);
+	loudbug_startpost("\t%s %s", w->x_type->s_name, w->x_cbtarget->s_name);
 	for (te = w->x_towlist; te; te = te->te_next)
 	    if (te->te_tow == x)
 		found++;
 	    else
 		other++;
-	fprintf(stderr, " (%d other tow%s)\n", other, (other == 1 ? "" : "s"));
+	loudbug_post(" (%d other tow%s)", other, (other == 1 ? "" : "s"));
 	if (found != 1)
-	    fprintf(stderr, "BUG: listed %d times in widget's towlist\n",
-		    found);
+	    loudbug_bug("listed %d times in widget's towlist", found);
     }
 }
 #endif
@@ -1378,7 +1348,7 @@ static void tow_free(t_tow *x)
 {
     t_tow *t1, *t2;
 #ifdef TOW_DEBUG
-    startpost("updating towlist...");
+    loudbug_startpost("updating towlist...");
 #endif
     for (t1 = 0, t2 = towlist; t2; t2 = t2->x_next)
     {
@@ -1389,7 +1359,7 @@ static void tow_free(t_tow *x)
 	    else
 		towlist = t2->x_next;
 #ifdef TOW_DEBUG
-	    post("ok");
+	    loudbug_post("ok");
 #endif
 	    break;
 	}
@@ -1480,7 +1450,7 @@ void widget_setup(void)
     class_addmethod(widget_class, (t_method)widget_redefine,
 		    gensym("redefine"), 0);
     class_addmethod(widget_class, (t_method)widget__failure,
-		    gensym("_failure"), A_GIMME, 0);
+		    gensym("_failure"), 0);
     class_addmethod(widget_class, (t_method)widget__config,
 		    gensym("_config"),
 		    A_SYMBOL, A_SYMBOL, A_FLOAT, A_FLOAT, A_FLOAT, 0);
diff --git a/toxy/widgettype.c b/toxy/widgettype.c
index 20ff933..0b993c1 100644
--- a/toxy/widgettype.c
+++ b/toxy/widgettype.c
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ static void widgettype_map(t_widgettype *wt, char *cls, char *pkg)
 /* only for debugging (never call, unless certain that nobody references wt) */
 static void widgettype_free(t_masterwidget *mw, t_widgettype *wt)
 {
-    fprintf(stderr, "widgettype free... ");
+    loudbug_startpost("widgettype free... ");
     dict_unbind(mw->mw_typemap, (t_pd *)wt, wt->wt_typekey);
     props_freeall(wt->wt_options);
     scriptlet_free(wt->wt_iniscript);
     scriptlet_free(wt->wt_newscript);
     scriptlet_free(wt->wt_freescript);
     pd_free((t_pd *)wt);
-    fprintf(stderr, "done\n");
+    loudbug_post("done");
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ static t_scriptlet *masterwidget_cmnthook(t_pd *caller, char *rc,
 	    typeval = widgettype_new(mw, buf, cls, pkg);
 	mw->mw_parsedtype = typeval;
 #ifdef WIDGETTYPE_DEBUG
-	post("adding widget type '%s'", typeval->wt_typekey->s_name);
+	loudbug_post("adding widget type '%s'", typeval->wt_typekey->s_name);
 #endif
 	scriptlet_reset(typeval->wt_iniscript);
 	return (typeval->wt_iniscript);
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static int widgettype_doload(t_widgettype *wt, t_symbol *s)
 	== SCRIPTLET_OK)
     {
 #ifdef WIDGETTYPE_VERBOSE
-	post("using a separate %s's definition file", s->s_name);
+	loudbug_post("using a separate %s's definition file", s->s_name);
 #endif
 	if (!scriptlet_isempty(mwsp))
 	{
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static int widgettype_doload(t_widgettype *wt, t_symbol *s)
 		scriptlet_push(sp);
 		scriptlet_append(masterwidget->mw_setupscript, mwsp);
 	    }
-	    else bug("widgettype_doload");
+	    else loudbug_bug("widgettype_doload");
 	    scriptlet_free(sp);
 	}
 	result = 1;
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ void masterwidget_validate(void)
     if (rcresult == SCRIPTLET_OK)
     {
 #ifdef WIDGETTYPE_VERBOSE
-	post("using file 'setup.wid'");
+	loudbug_post("using file 'setup.wid'");
 #endif
     }
     else
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ void masterwidget_validate(void)
     }
     else
     {
-	bug("masterwidget_validate 1");
+	loudbug_bug("masterwidget_validate 1");
 	rcresult = SCRIPTLET_BADFILE;
     }
     if (rcresult == SCRIPTLET_OK)
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ void masterwidget_validate(void)
 	if (scriptlet_evaluate(masterwidget->mw_setupscript, sp, 0, 0, 0, 0))
 	    scriptlet_push(sp);
 	else
-	    bug("masterwidget_validate 2");
+	    loudbug_bug("masterwidget_validate 2");
 	scriptlet_free(sp);
     }
 }