replacing the old param with the new param

svn path=/trunk/externals/tof/; revision=12553

7 files changed, 725 insertions, 489 deletions

diff --git a/src/param.c b/src/param.c
index 6551748..2aab6aa 100644
--- a/src/param.c
+++ b/src/param.c
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
  */
 
 
-
-
 #include "tof.h"
 #include "param.h"
 
@@ -29,55 +27,67 @@ extern int sys_noloadbang;
 
 static t_class *param_class;
 static t_class *param_inlet2_class;
-struct _param_inlet2;
-
-typedef struct _param
-{
-  t_object                    x_obj;
-  struct _param_inlet2       *x_param_inlet2;
-  
-  //t_symbol 					*x_path;
-  t_symbol	                 *s_PARAM;
-  //t_symbol                   *x_update_gui;
-  t_symbol                   *s_set;
-  struct param				  *x_param;
-  int 						  noloadbang;
-} t_param;
-
-typedef struct _param_inlet2
-{
-  t_object        x_obj;
-  t_param  *p_owner;
-} t_param_inlet2;
+struct _paramClass_inlet2;
 
+typedef struct _paramClass {
+  t_object                  	x_obj;
+  struct _paramClass_inlet2     *inlet2;
+  t_param*						param;
+  int 							noloadbang;
+  t_symbol*						selector;
+  int							alloc;
+  int 							ac;
+  t_atom*						av;
+  int							gac;  // gui options count
+  t_atom*						gav;  // gui options
+  t_outlet*						outlet;
+  t_symbol*						receive;
+  t_symbol*						send;
+  t_symbol*						set_s;
+} t_paramClass;
 
+typedef struct _paramClass_inlet2
+{
+  t_object       		 x_obj;
+  t_paramClass  		*p_owner;
+} t_paramClass_inlet2;
 
 
 
-static void param_bang(t_param *x)
+static void paramClass_bang(t_paramClass *x)
 {
-	if ( x->x_param) {
-		param_output(x->x_param,x->x_obj.ob_outlet);
+	outlet_anything(x->outlet, x->selector, x->ac, x->av);
 	
-		//if (PARAMECHO) param_send_prepend(x->x_param, x->s_PARAM ,x->x_param->path );
-		if(x->x_param->selector != &s_bang ) param_send_prepend(x->x_param, x->x_param->send ,x->s_set );
-   }
+	if(x->selector != &s_bang ) tof_send_anything_prepend(x->send,x->selector,x->ac,x->av,x->set_s );
+   
 }
 
-static void param_loadbang(t_param *x)
+static void paramClass_loadbang(t_paramClass *x)
 {
     if (!sys_noloadbang && !x->noloadbang)
-        param_bang(x);
+        paramClass_bang(x);
 }
 
-static void param_anything(t_param *x, t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av)
+static void paramClass_anything(t_paramClass *x, t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av)
 {
  #ifdef PARAMDEBUG
   post("RECEIVING SOMETHING");
  #endif
-  if ( x->x_param) set_param_anything(x->x_param,s,ac,av);
+ if ( s == &s_bang || ac == 0 ) {
+		x->ac = 0;
+		x->selector = s;
+	} else {
+		if(ac > x->alloc) {	
+			x->av = resizebytes(x->av, x->alloc*sizeof(*(x->av)), 
+				(10 + ac)*sizeof(*(x->av)));
+			x->alloc = 10 + ac;
+		}
+		x->ac = ac;
+		x->selector = s;
+		tof_copy_atoms(av, x->av, ac);
+   }
   
-  param_bang(x);
+  paramClass_bang(x);
     
 }
 
@@ -86,120 +96,176 @@ static void param_anything(t_param *x, t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av)
 
 // SECOND INLET METHOD
 
-static void param_inlet2_anything(t_param_inlet2 *p, t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av)
+static void paramClass_inlet2_anything(t_paramClass_inlet2 *p, t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av)
 {
- 
-  if ( p->p_owner->x_param ) set_param_anything(p->p_owner->x_param, s,ac,av);
+  paramClass_anything(p->p_owner, s,ac,av);
 }  
 
 // DECONSTRUCTOR
 
-static void param_free(t_param *x)
+static void paramClass_free(t_paramClass *x)
 {
 	
-	if(x->x_param_inlet2) pd_free((t_pd *)x->x_param_inlet2);
+	if(x->inlet2) pd_free((t_pd *)x->inlet2);
 
-	if (x->x_param) {
-		pd_unbind(&x->x_obj.ob_pd, x->x_param->receive);
-		param_unregister(x->x_param);
-	}
+    if (x->receive) pd_unbind(&x->x_obj.ob_pd, x->receive);
+
+	if (x->param) param_unregister(x->param);
+	
+	freebytes(x->gav, x->gac * sizeof(*(x->gav)));
+	
+	freebytes(x->av, x->alloc * sizeof(*(x->av)));
     
 }
 
+// SPECIAL PARAM GET FUNCTION
+static void paramClass_get(t_paramClass *x, t_symbol** s, int* ac, t_atom** av) {
+	*s = x->selector;
+	*ac = x->ac;
+	*av = x->av;
+}
+
+// SPECIAL PARAM SAVE FUNCTION
+static void paramClass_save(t_paramClass *x, t_binbuf* bb) {
+	//Put my data in binbuf
+	if ((x->selector != &s_bang)) {
+		int ac = x->ac + 2;
+		t_atom *av = getbytes(ac*sizeof(*av));	
+		tof_copy_atoms(x->av,av+2,x->ac);
+		SETSYMBOL(av, x->param->path);
+		SETSYMBOL(av+1, x->selector);
+		binbuf_add(bb, ac, av);
+		binbuf_addsemi(bb);
+		freebytes(av, ac*sizeof(*av));
+	}
+}
+
+// SPECIAL PARAM GUI FUNCTION
+static void paramClass_GUI(t_paramClass *x, int* ac, t_atom** av) {
+	*ac = x->gac;
+	*av = x->gav;
+}
+
+
+
 // CONSTRUCTOR
-static void *param_new(t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av)
+static void* paramClass_new(t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av)
 {
-  t_param *x = (t_param *)pd_new(param_class);
-  t_param_inlet2 *p = (t_param_inlet2 *)pd_new(param_inlet2_class);
-   
-  // Stuff
-  x->s_set = gensym("set");
-  x->s_PARAM = gensym("PARAM");
-  
-  // Set up second inlet proxy
-  x->x_param_inlet2 = p;
-  p->p_owner = x;
+	t_paramClass *x = (t_paramClass *)pd_new(param_class);
   
-  // GET THE CURRENT CANVAS
-  t_canvas* canvas=tof_get_canvas();
+       
+	// GET THE CURRENT CANVAS
+	t_canvas* canvas=tof_get_canvas();
   
-  // GET THE NAME
-  t_symbol* name = param_get_name(ac,av);
+	// GET THE NAME
+	t_symbol* name = param_get_name(ac,av);
   
-  if (name) {
-	  
-	  t_symbol* path = param_get_path(canvas,name);
-	  t_symbol* root = tof_get_dollarzero(tof_get_root_canvas(canvas));
-	  
-	  
-	  // FIND PARAM VALUE
-	  // A. In canvas' arguments
-	  // B. In object's arguments
-	  // C. Defaults to a bang
+	if (!name) return NULL;
 	  
-	   int ac_p = 0;
-		t_atom* av_p = NULL;
+	t_symbol* path = param_get_path(canvas,name);
+	t_symbol* root = tof_get_dollarzero(tof_get_root_canvas(canvas));
 	  
-			  
-	   // A. In canvas' arguments
-		int ac_c = 0;
-		t_atom* av_c = NULL;
-		
-		t_canvas * before = tof_get_canvas_before_root(canvas);
-		tof_get_canvas_arguments(before,&ac_c , &av_c);
-		tof_find_tagged_argument('/',name, ac_c, av_c,&ac_p,&av_p);
+	x->param = param_register(x,root,path,\
+	(t_paramGetMethod) paramClass_get,\
+	(t_paramSaveMethod) paramClass_save,\
+	(t_paramGUIMethod) paramClass_GUI);
 	  
-		// B. I object's arguments
-	  if ( ac_p == 0  && ac > 1) {
-		int ac_a = 0;
-		t_atom* av_a = NULL;
-		tof_find_tagged_argument('/',name, ac, av,&ac_p,&av_p);
-		//tof_get_tagged_argument('/',ac,av,&start,&count);
-		//if (count > 1) {
-		//	ac_p = ac_a;
-		//	av_p = av_a + 1;
-		//}
-	  }
+	if (!x->param) return NULL;
+	 
+	// FIND PARAM VALUE
+	// A. In canvas' arguments
+	// B. In object's arguments
+	// C. Defaults to a bang
+
+	int ac_p = 0;
+	t_atom* av_p = NULL;
+
 		  
+	// A. In canvas' arguments
+	int ac_c = 0;
+	t_atom* av_c = NULL;
+
+	t_canvas * before = tof_get_canvas_before_root(canvas);
+	tof_get_canvas_arguments(before,&ac_c , &av_c);
+	tof_find_tagged_argument('/',name, ac_c, av_c,&ac_p,&av_p);
+
+	// B. I object's arguments
+	if ( ac_p == 0  && ac > 1) {
+	int ac_a = 0;
+	t_atom* av_a = NULL;
+	tof_find_tagged_argument('/',name, ac, av,&ac_p,&av_p);
+	//tof_get_tagged_argument('/',ac,av,&start,&count);
+	//if (count > 1) {
+	//	ac_p = ac_a;
+	//	av_p = av_a + 1;
+	//}
+	}
 		  
-      // FIND THE NO LOADBANG TAG: /nlb
-	  int i;
-	  x->noloadbang = 0;
 	 
-	  for ( i =0; i < ac; i++) {
-		  if ( IS_A_SYMBOL(av,i) && (strcmp("/nlb",atom_getsymbol(av+i)->s_name) == 0)) {
-			  x->noloadbang = 1;
-			  break;
-		  }
+		  
+	// FIND THE NO LOADBANG TAG: /nlb
+	int i;
+	x->noloadbang = 0;
+
+	for ( i =0; i < ac; i++) {
+	  if ( IS_A_SYMBOL(av,i) && (strcmp("/nlb",atom_getsymbol(av+i)->s_name) == 0)) {
+		  x->noloadbang = 1;
+		  break;
 	  }
+	}
+
+	
 	  
-	  
-	  //FIND THE GUI OPTIONS: /g
-	  int ac_g = 0;
-	  t_atom* av_g = NULL;
+	 //FIND THE GUI OPTIONS: /g
+	 int ac_g = 0;
+	 t_atom* av_g = NULL;
 	 // There could be a problem if the the name is also /g
 	 tof_find_tagged_argument('/',gensym("/g"), ac, av,&ac_g,&av_g);
+	 x->gac = ac_g;
+	 x->gav = getbytes(x->gac * sizeof(*(x->gav)));
+	 tof_copy_atoms(av_g,x->gav,x->gac);	  
 	  
-	  x->x_param = param_register(root,path,ac_p,av_p,ac_g,av_g);
+	
 	  
+	  int l = strlen(path->s_name) + strlen(root->s_name) + 2;
+	  char* receiver = getbytes( l * sizeof(*receiver));
+	  strcat(receiver,root->s_name);
+	  strcat(receiver,path->s_name);
+	  x->receive = gensym(receiver);
+	  strcat(receiver,"_");
+	  x->send = gensym(receiver);
+	  freebytes(receiver,  l * sizeof(*receiver));
 	  #ifdef PARAMDEBUG
-			post("receive:%s",x->x_param->receive->s_name);
-			post("send:%s",x->x_param->send->s_name);
+			post("receive:%s",x->receive->s_name);
+			post("send:%s",x->send->s_name);
 	  #endif
 	  
+	  
 	  // BIND RECEIVER
-  	  pd_bind(&x->x_obj.ob_pd, x->x_param->receive );
-      // CREATE INLETS AND OUTLETS
-      inlet_new((t_object *)x, (t_pd *)p, 0, 0);
-      outlet_new(&x->x_obj, &s_list);
+  	  pd_bind(&x->x_obj.ob_pd, x->receive );
 	  
 	  
-  } else {
+	  // Create memory space
+	  t_symbol* selector;
+	  tof_set_selector(&selector,&ac_p,&av_p);
+	  x->selector = selector;
+	  x->alloc = ac_p + 10;
+	  x->ac = ac_p;
+	  x->av = getbytes(x->alloc * sizeof(*(x->av)));
+	  tof_copy_atoms(av_p, x->av, x->ac);	  
 	  
-	   pd_error(x,"Could not create param. See possible errors above.");
-  }
+     
+    
+	x->set_s = gensym("set");
   
-
+  // Set up second inlet proxy
+  t_paramClass_inlet2 *p = (t_paramClass_inlet2 *)pd_new(param_inlet2_class);
+  x->inlet2 = p;
+  p->p_owner = x;
+  
+   // CREATE INLETS AND OUTLETS
+      inlet_new((t_object *)x, (t_pd *)p, 0, 0);
+      x->outlet = outlet_new(&x->x_obj, &s_list);
   
   return (x);
 }
@@ -207,18 +273,18 @@ static void *param_new(t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av)
 void param_setup(void)
 {
   param_class = class_new(gensym("param"),
-    (t_newmethod)param_new, (t_method)param_free,
-    sizeof(t_param), 0, A_GIMME, 0);
+    (t_newmethod)paramClass_new, (t_method)paramClass_free,
+    sizeof(t_paramClass), 0, A_GIMME, 0);
 
 
-  class_addanything(param_class, param_anything);
-  class_addbang(param_class, param_bang);
+  class_addanything(param_class, paramClass_anything);
+  class_addbang(param_class, paramClass_bang);
   
-  class_addmethod(param_class, (t_method)param_loadbang, gensym("loadbang"), 0);
+  class_addmethod(param_class, (t_method)paramClass_loadbang, gensym("loadbang"), 0);
   
   param_inlet2_class = class_new(gensym("_param_inlet2"),
-    0, 0, sizeof(t_param_inlet2), CLASS_PD | CLASS_NOINLET, 0);
+    0, 0, sizeof(t_paramClass_inlet2), CLASS_PD | CLASS_NOINLET, 0);
 	
-  class_addanything(param_inlet2_class, param_inlet2_anything);
+  class_addanything(param_inlet2_class, paramClass_inlet2_anything);
   
 }
diff --git a/src/param.h b/src/param.h
index 92a34e8..a6f9686 100644
--- a/src/param.h
+++ b/src/param.h
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 //#define PARAMDEBUG
-#include <stdio.h>
+
+typedef void (*t_paramGetMethod)(void*,t_symbol**,int*,t_atom**);
+typedef void (*t_paramSaveMethod)(void*,t_binbuf*);
+typedef void (*t_paramGUIMethod)(void*,int*,t_atom**);
 
 char param_buf_temp_a[MAXPDSTRING];
 char param_buf_temp_b[MAXPDSTRING];
@@ -7,65 +10,34 @@ char* param_separator = "/";
 
 //char PARAMECHO = 0;
 
-
-struct param {
-   
-   t_symbol*		root;
-   t_symbol* 		path; //Path(name) of the param
-   t_symbol*    	send;
-   t_symbol*		receive; 
-   t_symbol* 		selector; //Type of data stored
-   int			 	alloc; //Memory allocated
-   int 				ac; //Number of values stored
-   t_atom* 			av; //Values stored
-   struct param* 	next; //Next param
-   struct param* 	previous; //Previous param
-   int 				users; //Number of param objects using this param
-   //t_symbol* 		id; //The base id
-   int 				ac_g; //Gui argument count
-   t_atom*			av_g; //Gui argument values
-};
-
-struct paramroot {
+//struct _paramroot;
+
+typedef struct _param {
+   t_symbol*			root;
+   t_symbol* 			path; //Path(name) of the param
+   void*				x;
+   struct _param* 		next; //Next param
+   struct _param* 		previous; //Previous param
+   t_paramGetMethod		get; //Function to get current value
+   t_paramSaveMethod	save; //Function to save
+   t_paramGUIMethod		GUI;
+   //t_symbol*			send;
+   //t_symbol*			receive;
+} t_param;
+
+typedef struct _paramroot {
 	t_symbol*			root;
-	struct param* 		params; //param list
-	struct paramroot* 	next; //Next paramroot
-    struct paramroot* 	previous; //Previous paramroot
-};
-
-struct paramroot* paramroots;
+	t_param* 			params; //param list
+	struct _paramroot* 	next; //Next paramroot
+    struct _paramroot* 	previous; //Previous paramroot
+} t_paramroot;
 
-//struct param* paramlist;
+t_paramroot* PARAMROOTS;
 
 
-static void set_param_anything( struct param* p, t_symbol* s, int ac, t_atom *av) {
+static t_paramroot* param_get_root(t_symbol* root) {
 	
-	if ( s == &s_bang || ac == 0 ) {
-		p->ac = 0;
-		p->selector = s;
-	} else {
-		if(ac > p->alloc) {	
-			p->av = resizebytes(p->av, p->alloc*sizeof(*(p->av)), 
-				(10 + ac)*sizeof(*(p->av)));
-			p->alloc = 10 + ac;
-		}
-		p->ac = ac;
-		p->selector = s;
-		tof_copy_atoms(av, p->av, ac);
-    }
-}
-
-
-static void set_param( struct param* p, int ac, t_atom *av) {
-	t_symbol* s;
-	tof_set_selector(&s,&ac, &av );
-	set_param_anything(p,s,ac,av);
-}
-
-
-static struct paramroot* param_get_root(t_symbol* root) {
-	
-	if (paramroots == NULL) {
+	if (PARAMROOTS == NULL) {
 		#ifdef PARAMDEBUG
 		post("Could not get...not even one root created");
 		#endif
@@ -74,7 +46,7 @@ static struct paramroot* param_get_root(t_symbol* root) {
 	
 	
 	// Pointer to the start of paramroots
-	struct paramroot* branch = paramroots;
+	t_paramroot* branch = PARAMROOTS;
 		
 		while( branch ) {
 			if ( branch->root == root) {
@@ -94,10 +66,10 @@ static struct paramroot* param_get_root(t_symbol* root) {
 }
 
 
-static struct paramroot* param_root_attach(t_symbol* root){
+static t_paramroot* param_root_attach(t_symbol* root){
 		
 		// Pointer to the start of paramroots
-		struct paramroot* branch = paramroots;
+		t_paramroot* branch = PARAMROOTS;
 		
 		while( branch ) {
 			if ( branch->root == root) {
@@ -118,7 +90,7 @@ static struct paramroot* param_root_attach(t_symbol* root){
 		#endif
 		
 		// Create and add paramroot to the end
-		struct paramroot* newbranch = getbytes(sizeof(*newbranch));
+		t_paramroot* newbranch = getbytes(sizeof(*newbranch));
 		newbranch->root = root;
 		newbranch->next = NULL;
 		newbranch->params = NULL;
@@ -134,7 +106,7 @@ static struct paramroot* param_root_attach(t_symbol* root){
 				post("Creating first root");
 			#endif
 			newbranch->previous = NULL;
-			paramroots = newbranch;
+			PARAMROOTS = newbranch;
 		}
 		
 		
@@ -144,10 +116,10 @@ static struct paramroot* param_root_attach(t_symbol* root){
 
 
 
-static struct param* get_param_list(t_symbol* root) {
+static t_param* get_param_list(t_symbol* root) {
 	
 	
-	struct paramroot* branch = param_get_root(root);
+	t_paramroot* branch = param_get_root(root);
 	if (branch) {
 		
 	#ifdef PARAMDEBUG
@@ -165,12 +137,13 @@ static struct param* get_param_list(t_symbol* root) {
 static t_symbol* param_get_name ( int ac, t_atom* av  ) {
 	
 	if (ac  && IS_A_SYMBOL(av, 0)) {
-		char *firstChar =  (atom_getsymbol(av))->s_name;
-		if (*firstChar == *param_separator) {
-			return atom_getsymbol(av);
+		char* name =  atom_getsymbol(av)->s_name;
+		if (*name == *param_separator ) {
+			int length = strlen(name);
+			if (name[length-1] != '_') return atom_getsymbol(av);
 		 }
 	} 
-	post("param requires a name that starts with a \"/\"");
+	post("param names must start with a \"/\" and can not end with a \"_\"!");
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -198,7 +171,7 @@ static t_symbol* param_get_path( t_canvas* i_canvas,  t_symbol* name) {
 	   // Ignore all supatches
 	   if ( tof_canvas_is_not_subpatch(i_canvas) ) {
 		tof_get_canvas_arguments(i_canvas,&i_ac, &i_av);
-		id_temp=tof_get_canvas_name(i_canvas);
+		id_temp=NULL;
 		//id_temp= canvas_realizedollar(i_canvas, gensym("$0"));
 		int ac_a = 0;
 		t_atom* av_a = NULL;
@@ -215,7 +188,12 @@ static t_symbol* param_get_path( t_canvas* i_canvas,  t_symbol* name) {
 				//found_id_flag = 1;
 	           	break;
 			}
-		}	        
+		}
+		
+		if (id_temp == NULL) {
+			
+			id_temp = tof_remove_extension(tof_get_canvas_name(i_canvas));	    
+		}    
         // if ever an /id is missing, this param is not saveable
         //if (found_id_flag == 0)  saveable = 0;
         
@@ -230,8 +208,6 @@ static t_symbol* param_get_path( t_canvas* i_canvas,  t_symbol* name) {
   //strcat(sbuf_name,separator);
   if ( name != NULL) {
 	  strcat(sbuf_name,name->s_name);
-  } else {
-	  strcat(sbuf_name, param_separator);
   }
   
   return gensym(sbuf_name);
@@ -245,25 +221,23 @@ static t_symbol* param_get_path( t_canvas* i_canvas,  t_symbol* name) {
 
 //static struct param* register_param( t_canvas* canvas, int o_ac, t_atom* o_av) {
 
-static struct param* param_register(t_symbol* root, t_symbol* path, int ac, t_atom* av,int ac_g, t_atom* av_g) {
+static t_param* param_register(void* x,t_symbol* root, t_symbol* path,\
+ t_paramGetMethod get, t_paramSaveMethod save, t_paramGUIMethod GUI) {
 	
 			
      //char *separator = "/";
 		
-		
-		
 		/* GET POINTER TO PARAMLIST FOR THAT ROOT  */
-		struct paramroot* branch = param_root_attach(root);
-        struct param* last = branch->params;
+		t_paramroot* branch = param_root_attach(root);
+        t_param* last = branch->params;
 		
 		// Search for param with same path
 		while( last ) {
 			if ( last->path == path) {
-				#ifdef PARAMDEBUG
-				  post("Found param with same name");
-				#endif
-				last->users = last->users + 1;
-				return last;
+				
+				  pd_error(x,"Found param with same name: %s", path->s_name);
+				
+				return NULL;
 			}
 			if ( last->next == NULL ) break;
 			last = last->next; 
@@ -271,29 +245,29 @@ static struct param* param_register(t_symbol* root, t_symbol* path, int ac, t_at
 		
 		// Create and add param to the end
 		
-		
-		
-		
-		struct param* p = getbytes(sizeof(*p));
+		t_param* p = getbytes(sizeof(*p));
 		p->root = root;
-		p->alloc = 0;
+		//p->alloc = 0;
 		p->path = path;
 		
 		// Create receive and send symbols: $0/path
-		strcpy(param_buf_temp_a,p->root->s_name);  
+		//strcpy(param_buf_temp_a,p->root->s_name);  
 		//strcat(param_buf_temp_a,separator);
-		strcat(param_buf_temp_a,p->path->s_name);
-		p->receive = gensym(param_buf_temp_a);
-		strcat(param_buf_temp_a,"_");  
-		p->send = gensym(param_buf_temp_a);
+		//strcat(param_buf_temp_a,p->path->s_name);
+		//p->receive = gensym(param_buf_temp_a);
+		//strcat(param_buf_temp_a,"_");  
+		//p->send = gensym(param_buf_temp_a);
 		
 		p->next = NULL;
-		p->users = 1;
+		p->x = x;
+		p->get = get;
+		p->save = save;
+		p->GUI = GUI;
 		//p->id = id;
-		set_param( p, ac, av);
-		p->ac_g = ac_g;
-		p->av_g = getbytes(ac_g*sizeof(*(p->av_g)));
-		tof_copy_atoms(av_g,p->av_g,ac_g);
+		//set_param( p, ac, av);
+		//p->ac_g = ac_g;
+		//p->av_g = getbytes(ac_g*sizeof(*(p->av_g)));
+		//tof_copy_atoms(av_g,p->av_g,ac_g);
 		if (last) {
 			#ifdef PARAMDEBUG
 			  post("Appending param");
@@ -313,16 +287,16 @@ static struct param* param_register(t_symbol* root, t_symbol* path, int ac, t_at
    
 }
 
-static void param_unregister(struct param* p) {
+static void param_unregister(t_param* p) {
 	
 	//post("unregistering %s", p->path->s_name);
-	struct paramroot* branch = param_get_root(p->root);
-	struct param* paramlist = branch->params;
+	t_paramroot* branch = param_get_root(p->root);
+	t_param* paramlist = branch->params;
 	
 	if ( paramlist) {
 
-		p->users = p->users - 1;
-		if ( p->users == 0 ) {
+		//p->users = p->users - 1;
+		//if ( p->users == 0 ) {
 			// Remove param
 			//post("Removing last param of this name");
 			if (p->previous) {
@@ -339,10 +313,10 @@ static void param_unregister(struct param* p) {
 				paramlist = p->next;
 				if ( p->next != NULL) p->next->previous = NULL;
 			}
-			freebytes(p->av, p->alloc * sizeof *(p->av) );
-			freebytes(p->av_g, p->ac_g * sizeof *(p->av_g) );
+			//freebytes(p->av, p->alloc * sizeof *(p->av) );
+			//freebytes(p->av_g, p->ac_g * sizeof *(p->av_g) );
 			freebytes(p, sizeof *p);
-		}
+		//}
 		
 		// Update the params for that root
 		if (paramlist == NULL) {
@@ -350,7 +324,7 @@ static void param_unregister(struct param* p) {
 				branch->previous->next = branch->next;
 					if (branch->next) branch->next->previous = branch->previous;
 			} else {
-				paramroots = branch->next;
+				PARAMROOTS = branch->next;
 				if ( branch->next != NULL) branch->next->previous = NULL;
 			}
 			#ifdef PARAMDEBUG
@@ -370,175 +344,3 @@ static void param_unregister(struct param* p) {
 
 
 
-
-static void param_send_prepend(struct param *p, t_symbol* s,t_symbol* prepend) {
-	
-	if (p) {
-	   if((p->selector == &s_bang)) {
-			// if (s->s_thing) 
-			  //   pd_bang(s->s_thing);
-	  } else {
-		if (s->s_thing) {
-			if ( p->selector == &s_list || p->selector == &s_float || p->selector == &s_symbol ) {
-				typedmess(s->s_thing, prepend, p->ac, p->av);
-			} else {
-			int ac = p->ac + 1;
-			t_atom *av = getbytes(ac*sizeof(*av));	
-			tof_copy_atoms(p->av,av+1,p->ac);
-			SETSYMBOL(av, p->selector);
-			typedmess(s->s_thing, prepend, ac, av);
-			freebytes(av, ac*sizeof(*av));
-		}
-		}
-	  }
-	}
-}
-
-static void param_output(struct param *p, t_outlet* outlet) {
-	// SHOULD I COPY THIS DATA BEFORE SENDING IT OUT?
-	// OR IS THE NORM TO ONLY COPY ON INPUT?
-	if (p) {
-		if(!(p->selector == &s_bang) ) {
-			
-			outlet_anything(outlet, p->selector, p->ac, p->av);
-		}
-	}	
-}
-
-
-static void param_output_prepend(struct param* p, t_outlet* outlet, t_symbol* s) {
-	
-	if (p->selector == &s_list || p->selector == &s_float  || p->selector == &s_symbol) {
-			//t_atom *av = (t_atom *)getbytes(p->ac*sizeof(t_atom));	
-			//tof_copy_atoms(p->av,av,p->ac);
-			outlet_anything(outlet,s,p->ac,p->av);
-			//freebytes(av, p->ac*sizeof(t_atom));
-	} else if (p->selector != &s_bang) {
-			int ac = p->ac + 1;
-			t_atom *av = (t_atom *)getbytes(ac*sizeof(t_atom));	
-			tof_copy_atoms(p->av,av+1,p->ac);
-			SETSYMBOL(av, p->selector);
-			outlet_anything(outlet,s,ac,av);
-			freebytes(av, ac*sizeof(t_atom));
-	} else if (p->selector == &s_bang) {
-		outlet_anything(outlet,s,0,NULL);
-	}
-	
-}
-
-
-// Write will only save the params that share the same root
-static int param_write(t_canvas* canvas, t_symbol* filename) {
-	
-	
-	int w_error;
-	
-	//t_symbol* filename = param_makefilename(basename, n);
-		
-	t_binbuf *bbuf = binbuf_new();
-	
-	struct param *p = get_param_list(tof_get_dollarzero(canvas));
-	while(p) {
-	    if ((p->selector != &s_bang)) {
-			int ac = p->ac + 2;
-			t_atom *av = getbytes(ac*sizeof(*av));	
-			tof_copy_atoms(p->av,av+2,p->ac);
-			SETSYMBOL(av, p->path);
-			SETSYMBOL(av+1, p->selector);
-			binbuf_add(bbuf, ac, av);
-			binbuf_addsemi(bbuf);
-			
-			freebytes(av, ac*sizeof(*av));
-		}
-		p = p->next;
-	}
-	
-	
-    char buf[MAXPDSTRING];
-    canvas_makefilename(canvas, filename->s_name,
-        buf, MAXPDSTRING);
-		
-	
-    w_error = (binbuf_write(bbuf, buf, "", 0));
-            //pd_error("%s: write failed", filename->s_name);
-			
-	binbuf_free(bbuf);
-	
-	return w_error;
-    
-}
-
-
-static int param_read(t_canvas* canvas, t_symbol* filename)
-{
-	
-	int r_error;
-	
-	//t_symbol* filename = param_makefilename(basename, n);
-	
-	t_binbuf *bbuf = binbuf_new();
-	
-    r_error= (binbuf_read_via_canvas(bbuf, filename->s_name, canvas, 0));
-            //pd_error(x, "%s: read failed", filename->s_name);
-			
-    t_symbol* root = tof_get_dollarzero(canvas);
-	
-	int bb_ac = binbuf_getnatom(bbuf);
-	int ac = 0;
-    t_atom *bb_av = binbuf_getvec(bbuf);
-    t_atom *av = bb_av;
-	
-	  while (bb_ac--) {
-		if (bb_av->a_type == A_SEMI) {
-			if ( IS_A_SYMBOL(av,0) && ac > 1) {
-				t_symbol* path = atom_getsymbol(av);
-				strcpy(param_buf_temp_a,root->s_name);
-				strcat(param_buf_temp_a,path->s_name);
-			   t_symbol* s = gensym(param_buf_temp_a);
-			   #ifdef PARAMDEBUG
-				post("Restoring:%s",s->s_name);
-			   #endif
-			   
-			   // STUPID SYMBOL WITH SPACES MANAGEMENT
-			   if ( s->s_thing && ac > 3 && IS_A_SYMBOL(av,1) &&  atom_getsymbol(av+1) == &s_symbol) {
-				   // This whole block is simply to convert symbols saved with spaces to complete symbols
-				   
-				   t_binbuf *bbuf_stupid = binbuf_new();
-				   binbuf_add(bbuf_stupid, ac-2, av+2);
-				   
-				   char *char_buf;
-				   int char_length;
-				   binbuf_gettext(bbuf_stupid, &char_buf, &char_length);
-				   char_buf = resizebytes(char_buf, char_length, char_length+1);
-				   char_buf[char_length] = 0;
-				   t_symbol* stupid_symbol = gensym(char_buf);
-				   //post("STUPID: %s",stupid_symbol->s_name);
-				   freebytes(char_buf, char_length+1);
-				   binbuf_free(bbuf_stupid);
-				   t_atom* stupid_atom = getbytes(sizeof(*stupid_atom));
-				   SETSYMBOL(stupid_atom, stupid_symbol);
-				   pd_typedmess(s->s_thing, &s_symbol, 1, stupid_atom);
-				   freebytes(stupid_atom, sizeof(*stupid_atom));
-				   
-			   } else {
-					if ( s->s_thing) pd_forwardmess(s->s_thing, ac-1, av+1);
-				}
-		    }
-		  
-		  ac = 0;
-		  av = bb_av + 1;
-		} else {
-		  
-		  ac = ac + 1;
-		}
-		bb_av++;
-	  }
-	
-	binbuf_free(bbuf);
-	
-	return r_error;
-}
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/src/paramCustom.c b/src/paramCustom.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..834b32f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/paramCustom.c
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+
+
+#include "tof.h"
+#include "param.h"
+
+static t_class *paramCustom_class;
+static t_class *paramCustom_receive_class;
+struct _paramCustom_receive;
+
+typedef struct _paramCustom {
+  t_object                  	x_obj;
+  t_param*						param;
+  t_outlet*						outlet;
+  t_outlet*						outlet2;
+  t_binbuf*						bb;
+  t_symbol*						receive;
+  struct _paramCustom_receive*  r;
+} t_paramCustom;
+
+typedef struct _paramCustom_receive
+{
+  t_object       		 x_obj;
+  t_paramCustom 		*owner;
+} t_paramCustom_receive;
+
+
+
+static void paramCustom_bang(t_paramCustom *x)
+{
+	/*
+	outlet_anything(x->outlet, x->selector, x->ac, x->av);
+	
+	if(x->selector != &s_bang ) tof_send_anything_prepend(x->send,x->selector,x->ac,x->av,x->set_s );
+   */
+}
+/*
+
+static void paramClass_loadbang(t_paramClass *x)
+{
+    if (!sys_noloadbang && !x->noloadbang)
+        paramClass_bang(x);
+}
+*/
+
+static void paramCustom_anything(t_paramCustom *x, t_symbol *selector, int argc, t_atom *argv)
+{
+	if (x->bb) {
+		if ((selector != &s_bang)) {
+			int ac = argc + 2;
+			t_atom *av = getbytes(ac*sizeof(*av));	
+			tof_copy_atoms(argv,av+2,argc);
+			SETSYMBOL(av, x->param->path);
+			SETSYMBOL(av+1, selector);
+			binbuf_add(x->bb, ac, av);
+			binbuf_addsemi(x->bb);
+			freebytes(av, ac*sizeof(*av));
+		}
+	} else {
+		pd_error(x,"No save triggered");
+	}
+}
+
+
+
+
+// DECONSTRUCTOR
+
+static void paramCustom_free(t_paramCustom *x)
+{
+	
+	if (x->receive)  pd_unbind(&x->r->x_obj.ob_pd, x->receive);
+
+	if (x->param) param_unregister(x->param);
+	
+    
+}
+
+// SPECIAL PARAM GET FUNCTION
+/*
+static void paramClass_get(t_paramClass *x, t_symbol** s, int* ac, t_atom** av) {
+	*s = x->selector;
+	*ac = x->ac;
+	*av = x->av;
+}
+*/
+
+// SPECIAL PARAM SAVE FUNCTION
+static void paramCustom_save(t_paramCustom *x, t_binbuf* bb) {
+	
+	
+	if ( !x->bb ) {
+	
+	x->bb = bb;
+	// TRIGGER OUTPUT
+	outlet_bang(x->outlet2);
+	x->bb = NULL;
+	
+	} else {
+		pd_error(x,"paramCustom is already saving");
+	}
+	/*
+	if ((x->selector != &s_bang)) {
+		int ac = x->ac + 2;
+		t_atom *av = getbytes(ac*sizeof(*av));	
+		tof_copy_atoms(x->av,av+2,x->ac);
+		SETSYMBOL(av, x->param->path);
+		SETSYMBOL(av+1, x->selector);
+		binbuf_add(bb, ac, av);
+		binbuf_addsemi(bb);
+		freebytes(av, ac*sizeof(*av));
+	}
+	*/
+}
+
+// SPECIAL PARAM GUI FUNCTION
+/*
+static void paramClass_GUI(t_paramClass *x, int* ac, t_atom** av) {
+	*ac = x->gac;
+	*av = x->gav;
+}
+*/
+
+static void paramCustom_receive_anything(t_paramCustom_receive *r, t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av){
+	
+	outlet_anything(r->owner->outlet,s,ac,av);
+	
+	
+}
+
+
+
+// CONSTRUCTOR
+static void* paramCustom_new(t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av)
+{
+	t_paramCustom *x = (t_paramCustom *)pd_new(paramCustom_class);
+  
+       
+	// GET THE CURRENT CANVAS
+	t_canvas* canvas=tof_get_canvas();
+  
+	// GET THE NAME
+	t_symbol* name = param_get_name(ac,av);
+  
+	if (!name) return NULL;
+	  
+	t_symbol* path = param_get_path(canvas,name);
+	t_symbol* root = tof_get_dollarzero(tof_get_root_canvas(canvas));
+	  
+	x->param = param_register(x,root,path,\
+	NULL,\
+	(t_paramSaveMethod) paramCustom_save,\
+	NULL);
+	  
+	if (!x->param) return NULL;
+	 
+		
+	  
+	  int l = strlen(path->s_name) + strlen(root->s_name) + 2;
+	  char* receiver = getbytes( l * sizeof(*receiver));
+	  strcat(receiver,root->s_name);
+	  strcat(receiver,path->s_name);
+	  x->receive = gensym(receiver);
+	  //strcat(receiver,"_");
+	 // x->send = gensym(receiver);
+	  freebytes(receiver,  l * sizeof(*receiver));
+	  
+	  #ifdef PARAMDEBUG
+			post("receive:%s",x->receive->s_name);
+			//post("send:%s",x->send->s_name);
+	  #endif
+	  
+	  
+	  x->bb = NULL;
+	  
+	  
+	   // Set up receive proxy
+		t_paramCustom_receive *r = (t_paramCustom_receive *)pd_new(paramCustom_receive_class);
+		x->r = r;
+		r->owner = x;
+	  
+		// BIND RECEIVER
+		pd_bind(&r->x_obj.ob_pd, x->receive );
+	  
+	  
+
+  
+	// CREATE INLETS AND OUTLETS
+      //inlet_new((t_object *)x, (t_pd *)p, 0, 0);
+      x->outlet = outlet_new(&x->x_obj, &s_list);
+	  x->outlet2 = outlet_new(&x->x_obj, &s_list);
+  
+  return (x);
+}
+
+void paramCustom_setup(void)
+{
+  paramCustom_class = class_new(gensym("paramCustom"),
+    (t_newmethod)paramCustom_new, (t_method)paramCustom_free,
+    sizeof(t_paramCustom), 0, A_GIMME, 0);
+
+
+  class_addanything(paramCustom_class, paramCustom_anything);
+  class_addbang(paramCustom_class, paramCustom_bang);
+  
+  //class_addmethod(param_class, (t_method)paramClass_loadbang, gensym("loadbang"), 0);
+  
+  paramCustom_receive_class = class_new(gensym("_paramCustom_receive"),
+    0, 0, sizeof(t_paramCustom_receive), CLASS_PD | CLASS_NOINLET, 0);
+	
+  class_addanything(paramCustom_receive_class, paramCustom_receive_anything);
+  
+}
diff --git a/src/paramDump.c b/src/paramDump.c
index a236533..b9f73b9 100644
--- a/src/paramDump.c
+++ b/src/paramDump.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "param.h"
 
 
-
 static t_class *paramDump_class;
  
 
@@ -32,93 +31,54 @@ typedef struct _paramDump
 {
   t_object                    x_obj;
   t_outlet*			          outlet;
-  t_symbol*						s_set;
+  //t_symbol*						s_set;
   t_symbol*					root;
 } t_paramDump;
 
-// Dump out the values of a specific id
-//static void paramDump_values(t_paramDump *x, t_symbol* s, int a_ac, t_atom* a_av) {
 
-/*
-static void paramDump_values(t_paramDump *x, t_symbol* s) {
-	
-	//if ( s == &s_list && a_ac > 0 && IS_A_SYMBOL(a_av,0)  ) s = atom_getsymbol(a_av);
-	
-	//if ( !(s == &s_list || s == &s_float) ) {
-		char* star = "*";
-		int all = !(strcmp(s->s_name, star));
-		
-		
-		struct param* pp = get_param_list();
-		while (pp) {
-			if (pp->root == x->root && (all || pp->id == s) ) {
-				param_output_prepend(pp,x->outlet,pp->path);
-				
-			}
-		pp = pp->next;
-		}
-	//}
-}
-
-*/
 
 static void paramDump_guis(t_paramDump *x, t_symbol* s) {
 	
-	//char* star = "*";
-	//int all = !(strcmp(s->s_name, star));
-		
-		struct param* pp = get_param_list(x->root);
-		while (pp) {
-			if (pp->ac_g ) {
-				
-				outlet_anything(x->outlet,pp->path,pp->ac_g,pp->av_g);
-				
-			}
-		pp = pp->next;
-		}
-}
-
-/*
-static void paramDump_update_guis(t_paramDump *x, t_symbol* s) {
 	
-	char* star = "*";
-	int all = !(strcmp(s->s_name, star));
 		
-		struct param* pp = get_param_list();
-		while (pp) {
-			if (pp->ac_g && pp->root == x->root && (all || pp->id == s) ) {
-				
-				param_send_prepend(pp, pp->path_ ,x->s_set );
-			    //if ( pp->path_g->s_thing) 
-				//	pd_typedmess(pp->path_g->s_thing, pp->selector,pp->ac, pp->av);
-			       
-				//outlet_anything(x->outlet,pp->path,pp->ac_g,pp->av_g);
+		t_param* p = get_param_list(x->root);
+		int ac;
+		t_atom* av;
+		
+		while (p) {
+			if (p->GUI ) {
+				p->GUI(p->x,&ac,&av);
+				outlet_anything(x->outlet,p->path,ac,av);
 				
 			}
-		pp = pp->next;
+		p = p->next;
 		}
+		
 }
-*/
 
 
 // Dump out everything (OR THE ID'S OR JUST THE NAMES?)
 static void paramDump_bang(t_paramDump *x) {
 	
-	
-	struct param* pp = get_param_list(x->root);
+	t_param* p = get_param_list(x->root);
 	#ifdef PARAMDEBUG
-	if (pp == NULL) {
+	if (p == NULL) {
 		post("No params found");
 	} else {
 		post("Found params");
 	}
 	#endif
-	while (pp) {
-		//if (pp->root == x->root) {
-			param_output_prepend(pp,x->outlet,pp->path);
-			
-		//}
-		pp = pp->next;
+	
+	t_symbol* selector;
+	int ac;
+	t_atom* av;
+	
+	while (p) {
+		if ( p->get ) {
+			p->get(p->x, &selector, &ac, &av);
+			tof_outlet_anything_prepend(x->outlet,selector,ac,av,p->path);
+		}
+		p = p->next;
 	}
 	
     
@@ -139,7 +99,7 @@ static void *paramDump_new(t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av) {
   x->root = tof_get_dollarzero(tof_get_root_canvas(tof_get_canvas()));
   
   
-    x->s_set = gensym("set");
+    //x->s_set = gensym("set");
 	
     x->outlet = outlet_new(&x->x_obj, &s_list);
     
diff --git a/src/paramFile.c b/src/paramFile.c
index 328eb51..db9b28d 100644
--- a/src/paramFile.c
+++ b/src/paramFile.c
@@ -12,38 +12,162 @@ struct _paramFile_inlet2;
 
 typedef struct _paramFile
 {
-  t_object                    x_obj;
-  //t_outlet					  *outlet;
-  t_canvas			          *canvas;
-  t_symbol 					*basename;
-  struct _paramFile_inlet2	  *inlet2;
+  t_object                    	x_obj;
+  t_canvas			          	*canvas;
+  t_symbol*						basename;
+  t_symbol*						root;
+  struct _paramFile_inlet2	   *inlet2;
+  int 							working;
 } t_paramFile;
 
+
 typedef struct _paramFile_inlet2 {
 	t_object                    x_obj;
 	t_paramFile					*x;
 } t_paramFile_inlet2;
 
-
-
-static t_symbol* paramFile_makefilename(t_symbol* basename, t_float f) {
+static t_symbol* paramFile_makefilename(t_paramFile* x, t_float f) {
 	
 	if (f < 0) f = 0;
 	if ( f > 127) f = 127;
 	
 	int i = (int) f;
-	int length = strlen(basename->s_name)+11;
+	int length = strlen(x->basename->s_name)+11;
 	char* buf = getbytes( length * sizeof (*buf));	
-	sprintf(buf,"%s-%03d.param",basename->s_name,i);
-	//strcpy(buf,basename->s_name);
-	//strcat(buf,".param");
+	sprintf(buf,"%s-%03d.param",x->basename->s_name,i);
 	t_symbol* filename = gensym(buf);
 	freebytes(buf, length * sizeof (*buf));
-	//post("File name:%s",filename->s_name);
 	return filename;
 }
 
 
+
+static void paramFile_write(t_paramFile* x, int f) {
+	
+	if ( x->working ) {
+		pd_error(x,"paramFile can only save or load to one file at a time");
+		return;
+	}
+	x->working = 1;
+	
+	t_symbol* filename = paramFile_makefilename(x,f);
+	post("Writing: %s",filename->s_name);
+	
+	int w_error;
+			
+	t_binbuf *bbuf = binbuf_new();
+	
+	t_param *p = get_param_list(x->root);
+	
+	while(p) {
+		
+		if ( p->save ) p->save(p->x,bbuf);
+		
+		p = p->next;
+	}
+	
+	
+    char buf[MAXPDSTRING];
+    canvas_makefilename(x->canvas, filename->s_name,buf, MAXPDSTRING);
+		
+	
+    w_error = (binbuf_write(bbuf, buf, "", 0));
+ 
+			
+	binbuf_free(bbuf);
+	
+	if (w_error) pd_error(x,"%s: write failed", filename->s_name);
+    
+	
+	x->working = 0;
+}
+
+static void paramFile_read(t_paramFile* x, int f)
+{
+	
+	if ( x->working ) {
+		pd_error(x,"paramFile can only save or load to one file at a time");
+		return;
+	}
+	x->working = 1;
+	
+	t_symbol* filename = paramFile_makefilename(x,f);
+	post("Reading: %s",filename->s_name);
+	
+	int r_error;
+	
+	//t_symbol* filename = param_makefilename(basename, n);
+	
+	t_binbuf *bbuf = binbuf_new();
+	
+    r_error= (binbuf_read_via_canvas(bbuf, filename->s_name, x->canvas, 0));
+            //pd_error(x, "%s: read failed", filename->s_name);
+			
+    t_symbol* root = x->root;
+	
+	int bb_ac = binbuf_getnatom(bbuf);
+	int ac = 0;
+    t_atom *bb_av = binbuf_getvec(bbuf);
+    t_atom *av = bb_av;
+	
+	  while (bb_ac--) {
+		if (bb_av->a_type == A_SEMI) {
+			if ( IS_A_SYMBOL(av,0) && ac > 1) {
+				t_symbol* path = atom_getsymbol(av);
+				strcpy(param_buf_temp_a,root->s_name);
+				strcat(param_buf_temp_a,path->s_name);
+			   t_symbol* s = gensym(param_buf_temp_a);
+			   #ifdef PARAMDEBUG
+				post("Restoring:%s",s->s_name);
+			   #endif
+			   
+			   // STUPID SYMBOL WITH SPACES MANAGEMENT
+			   if ( s->s_thing && ac > 3 && IS_A_SYMBOL(av,1) &&  atom_getsymbol(av+1) == &s_symbol) {
+				   // This whole block is simply to convert symbols saved with spaces to complete symbols
+				   
+				   t_binbuf *bbuf_stupid = binbuf_new();
+				   binbuf_add(bbuf_stupid, ac-2, av+2);
+				   
+				   char *char_buf;
+				   int char_length;
+				   binbuf_gettext(bbuf_stupid, &char_buf, &char_length);
+				   char_buf = resizebytes(char_buf, char_length, char_length+1);
+				   char_buf[char_length] = 0;
+				   t_symbol* stupid_symbol = gensym(char_buf);
+				   //post("STUPID: %s",stupid_symbol->s_name);
+				   freebytes(char_buf, char_length+1);
+				   binbuf_free(bbuf_stupid);
+				   t_atom* stupid_atom = getbytes(sizeof(*stupid_atom));
+				   SETSYMBOL(stupid_atom, stupid_symbol);
+				   pd_typedmess(s->s_thing, &s_symbol, 1, stupid_atom);
+				   freebytes(stupid_atom, sizeof(*stupid_atom));
+				   
+			   } else {
+					if ( s->s_thing) pd_forwardmess(s->s_thing, ac-1, av+1);
+				}
+		    }
+		  
+		  ac = 0;
+		  av = bb_av + 1;
+		} else {
+		  
+		  ac = ac + 1;
+		}
+		bb_av++;
+	  }
+	
+	binbuf_free(bbuf);
+	
+	if ( r_error) pd_error(x, "%s: read failed", filename->s_name);
+	
+	x->working = 0;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+/*
 static void paramFile_write(t_paramFile *x, t_float f) {
 	
 	
@@ -52,18 +176,18 @@ static void paramFile_write(t_paramFile *x, t_float f) {
 	if ( param_write(x->canvas,filename) ) pd_error(x,"%s: write failed", filename->s_name);
 
 }
-
-
+*/
+/*
 static void paramFile_read(t_paramFile *x, t_float f) {
 	
 	
-	t_symbol* filename = paramFile_makefilename(x->basename,f);
+	t_symbol* filename = paramFile_makefilename(x,f);
 	post("Reading: %s",filename->s_name);
 	if (param_read(x->canvas, filename)) pd_error(x, "%s: read failed", filename->s_name);
 
 	
 }
-
+*/
 
 
 static void paramFile_bang(t_paramFile *x) {
@@ -78,6 +202,7 @@ static void paramFile_float(t_paramFile *x, t_float f) {
 		
 }
 
+
 static void paramFile_inlet2_bang(t_paramFile_inlet2 *inlet2) {
 	
 	paramFile_read(inlet2->x,0);
@@ -95,7 +220,7 @@ static void paramFile_free(t_paramFile *x)
 	
 	if(x->inlet2) pd_free((t_pd *)x->inlet2);
 	
-    
+ 
 }
 
 
@@ -111,17 +236,11 @@ static void* paramFile_new(t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av) {
   t_symbol* canvasname = tof_get_canvas_name(x->canvas);
   
   // remove the .pd (actually removes everything after the .)
-  int length = strlen(canvasname->s_name) + 1;
-  char* buf = getbytes( (length ) * sizeof (*buf));	
-  strcpy(buf,canvasname->s_name);
-  char* lastperiod = strrchr(buf,'.');
-  if ( lastperiod != NULL ) {
-	  *lastperiod = '\0';
-	  x->basename = gensym(buf);
-  } else {
-	x->basename = canvasname;
-  }
-  freebytes(buf, (length ) * sizeof (*buf));
+  x->basename = tof_remove_extension(canvasname);
+  
+  x->working = 0;
+  
+  x->root = tof_get_dollarzero(x->canvas);
   
    //x->outlet = outlet_new(&x->x_obj, &s_list);
    
diff --git a/src/paramId.c b/src/paramId.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbd3d29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/paramId.c
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+
+/*
+ *      paramId.c
+ *      
+ *      Copyright 2009 Thomas O Fredericks <tom@hp>
+ *      
+ *      This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *      it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *      the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *      (at your option) any later version.
+ *      
+ *      This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *      but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *      MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *      GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *      
+ *      You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *      along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *      Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+ *      MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+
+#include "tof.h"
+#include "param.h"
+
+
+static t_class *paramId_class;
+ 
+
+typedef struct _paramId
+{
+  t_object                    x_obj;
+  t_outlet*			          outlet;
+  t_symbol*						path;
+  //t_symbol*					root;
+} t_paramId;
+
+
+
+// Dump out everything (OR THE ID'S OR JUST THE NAMES?)
+static void paramId_bang(t_paramId *x) {
+	
+	outlet_symbol(x->outlet,x->path);
+	
+    
+}
+
+
+
+static void paramId_free(t_paramId *x)
+{
+	
+	
+}
+
+
+static void *paramId_new(t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av) {
+  t_paramId *x = (t_paramId *)pd_new(paramId_class);
+  
+  //x->root = tof_get_dollarzero(tof_get_root_canvas(tof_get_canvas()));
+   t_canvas* canvas = tof_get_canvas();
+	x->path = param_get_path(canvas,NULL);
+	
+    x->outlet = outlet_new(&x->x_obj, &s_list);
+    
+  return (x);
+}
+
+void paramId_setup(void) {
+  paramId_class = class_new(gensym("paramId"),
+    (t_newmethod)paramId_new, (t_method)paramId_free,
+    sizeof(t_paramId), 0, A_GIMME, 0);
+
+ class_addbang(paramId_class, paramId_bang);
+ 
+}
diff --git a/src/paramRoute.c b/src/paramRoute.c
index 44db9e7..cc02cfe 100644
--- a/src/paramRoute.c
+++ b/src/paramRoute.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static void paramRoute_anything(t_paramRoute *x, t_symbol *s, int ac, t_atom *av
 	    strcpy(param_buf_temp_a, x->root->s_name);
 		strcpy(param_buf_temp_b, x->path->s_name);
 		
-		strcat(param_buf_temp_b, s->s_name + 1);
+		strcat(param_buf_temp_b, s->s_name);
 		t_symbol* path = gensym(param_buf_temp_b);
 		strcat(param_buf_temp_a, param_buf_temp_b);
 		t_symbol* target = gensym(param_buf_temp_a);