cleaned up a number of patches; renamed all to the standard -help.pd format; added some more ideas to the style guide; finished up lists_vs_anythings

svn path=/trunk/; revision=2841

1 files changed, 106 insertions, 73 deletions

diff --git a/doc/pddp/all_about_lists_vs_anythings.pd b/doc/pddp/all_about_lists_vs_anythings.pd
index 9881111d..fe9e2136 100644
--- a/doc/pddp/all_about_lists_vs_anythings.pd
+++ b/doc/pddp/all_about_lists_vs_anythings.pd
@@ -1,89 +1,122 @@
-#N canvas 197 93 874 603 10;
-#X msg 74 278 1 2 3;
-#X obj 134 309 route list;
-#X msg 41 258 list 1 2 3;
+#N canvas 330 124 865 611 10;
+#X msg 95 288 1 2 3;
+#X obj 125 319 route list;
+#X msg 62 268 list 1 2 3;
 #X msg 10 63 list;
-#X msg 17 83 list 5;
-#X msg 24 103 list pie;
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 #X obj 4 2 cnv 15 850 20 empty empty all_about_lists_vs_anythings 20
 10 1 18 -233017 -66577 0;
-#X obj 821 3 pddp;
-#X text 20 558 by Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans@at.or.at>;
-#X obj 65 437 list2int;
-#X obj 129 436 l2i;
-#X obj 131 462 a2l;
-#X obj 64 463 any2list;
-#X obj 64 413 lister;
-#X obj 64 489 list2symbol;
-#X obj 64 510 symbol2list;
-#X obj 153 489 l2s;
-#X obj 153 509 s2l;
-#X obj 197 490 tosymbol;
-#X obj 197 509 fromsymbol;
-#X text 501 288 use [prepend]!!;
-#X obj 618 286 prepend;
-#X obj 661 331 drip;
-#X text 568 331 write about:;
-#X obj 539 411 glue;
-#X obj 600 438 pack;
-#X obj 599 412 list2symbol;
-#X obj 709 411 tosymbol;
-#X text 8 208 More than one "float" in a message is considered a "list".
+#X text 9 218 More than one "float" in a message is considered a "list".
 More than one "symbol" in a message is not implicitly considered a
 "list" \, only if you cast it.;
-#X text 87 104 A "list" of one "symbol" is translated into a "symbol".
-;
-#X text 72 83 A "list" of one "float" is translated into a "float".
-;
-#X text 50 63 An empty "list" is tranlated into a "bang".;
 #X text 7 39 SPECIAL CASES OF "LISTS".;
-#X text 497 243 working with "lists" and "anythings":;
-#X text 516 385 making "lists" from untyped inputs:;
-#X obj 10 148 print NOT-LISTS;
-#X obj 475 411 repack;
-#X obj 134 332 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1
+#X obj 125 342 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty list -20 7 1 10 -262144
+-1 -1;
+#X obj 189 343 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty non-list 19 7 1 10 -262144
+-1 -1;
+#X msg 184 267 list this is a set with a cast;
+#X msg 191 286 this is a set withOUT a cast;
+#X obj 488 138 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty bang 0 20 1 9 -262144 -1
+-1;
+#X obj 535 138 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty float 0 21 1 9 -262144 -1
 -1;
-#X obj 198 333 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1
+#X obj 684 138 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty symbol 0 21 1 9 -262144
+-1 -1;
+#X msg 486 73 list this is a set with a cast;
+#X msg 493 92 this is a set withOUT a cast;
+#X obj 585 138 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty list 0 21 1 9 -262144 -1
 -1;
-#X text 478 138 Miller's list explanation;
-#X obj 65 391 list;
-#X obj 64 366 any;
-#X obj 93 366 pipe;
-#X text 509 190 - anything is not a atom type;
-#X text 506 162 - lists map to inlets \, non-lists don't;
-#X obj 55 166 route b f s;
-#X msg 183 257 list this is a set with a cast;
-#X msg 190 276 this is a set withOUT a cast;
-#X text 370 475 a set that is not a "list" has an undefined type:;
-#X obj 469 568 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1
+#X obj 100 528 route list;
+#X obj 100 551 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty list -20 7 1 10 -262144
+-1 -1;
+#X obj 164 552 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty non-list 19 7 1 10 -262144
+-1 -1;
+#X msg 20 491 one 2 three 4 five;
+#X msg 20 469 1 two 3 four 5;
+#X text 8 198 IMPLICIT LISTS;
+#X msg 179 469 list 1 two 3 four 5;
+#X msg 179 491 list one 2 three 4 five;
+#X msg 17 83 list 25;
+#X msg 24 103 list foo;
+#X obj 10 171 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1
 -1;
-#X obj 516 567 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1
+#X obj 57 170 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1
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-#X obj 564 566 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1
+#X obj 105 169 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1
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-#X msg 468 501 list this is a set with a cast;
-#X msg 475 520 this is a set withOUT a cast;
-#X obj 469 545 route bang float symbol list;
-#X obj 612 567 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1
+#X obj 153 170 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1
 -1;
-#X obj 660 566 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1
+#X obj 201 169 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1
 -1;
+#X obj 10 148 route bang float symbol list;
+#X text 87 104 A "list" of one "symbol" is converted to a "symbol"
+;
+#X text 72 83 A "list" of one "float" is converted to a "float";
+#X text 50 63 An empty "list" is converted to a "bang";
+#X obj 520 514 pddp_open all_about_atom_conversion;
+#X obj 821 3 pddp;
+#X text 11 392 Sets of mixed atoms are defined based on what the "selector"
+(the first element of a set). If the "selector" is a "float" \, then
+the set is a "list". If the "selector" is the word "list" \, then the
+set is a "list". If the "selector" is a "symbol" \, then the set is
+NOT a "list":;
+#X text 22 575 (C) Copyright 2004 Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans@at.or.at>
+;
+#X text 239 589 released under the GNU GPL;
+#X text 445 576 $Revision: 1.4 $$Date: 2005-04-28 00:25:04 $;
+#X text 446 589 $Author: eighthave $;
+#X text 673 551 updated for Pd 0.38-2;
+#X obj 487 117 route bang float list pointer symbol;
+#X obj 635 138 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty pointer 0 21 1 9 -262144
+-1 -1;
+#X obj 734 138 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty UNDEFINED 0 21 1 9 -262144
+-1 -1;
+#X msg 502 286 1 1;
+#X obj 495 312 +;
+#X floatatom 495 334 5 0 0 0 - - -;
+#X msg 467 286 1 3;
+#X text 459 46 A set that is not a "list" has an undefined type:;
+#X msg 494 267 list 1 2;
+#X text 445 208 If you send a "list" of arguments to the first inlet
+of an object \, the elements of that "list" will be applied to the
+respective inlet. This does not apply to sets that are NOT "lists".
+;
+#X text 443 192 "LISTS" MAP TO INLETS;
+#X text 450 389 When working with sets that might be either "lists"
+or undefined \, use [prepend]. Most of the "list" handling objects
+in Pd are not general enough to handle this situation.;
+#X text 450 367 WORKING WITH MIXED SETS;
+#X text 11 373 SETS OF MIXED "ATOMS";
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-#X connect 1 0 38 0;
-#X connect 1 1 39 0;
+#X connect 1 0 8 0;
+#X connect 1 1 9 0;
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-#X connect 3 0 36 0;
-#X connect 4 0 36 0;
-#X connect 5 0 6 0;
-#X connect 5 0 36 0;
-#X connect 27 0 26 0;
-#X connect 47 0 1 0;
-#X connect 48 0 1 0;
-#X connect 53 0 55 0;
-#X connect 54 0 55 0;
-#X connect 55 0 50 0;
-#X connect 55 1 51 0;
-#X connect 55 2 52 0;
-#X connect 55 3 56 0;
-#X connect 55 4 57 0;
+#X connect 3 0 33 0;
+#X connect 10 0 1 0;
+#X connect 11 0 1 0;
+#X connect 15 0 45 0;
+#X connect 16 0 45 0;
+#X connect 18 0 19 0;
+#X connect 18 1 20 0;
+#X connect 21 0 18 0;
+#X connect 22 0 18 0;
+#X connect 24 0 18 0;
+#X connect 25 0 18 0;
+#X connect 26 0 33 0;
+#X connect 27 0 4 0;
+#X connect 27 0 33 0;
+#X connect 33 0 28 0;
+#X connect 33 1 29 0;
+#X connect 33 2 30 0;
+#X connect 33 3 31 0;
+#X connect 33 4 32 0;
+#X connect 45 0 12 0;
+#X connect 45 1 13 0;
+#X connect 45 2 17 0;
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+#X connect 45 4 14 0;
+#X connect 45 5 47 0;
+#X connect 48 0 49 0;
+#X connect 49 0 50 0;
+#X connect 51 0 49 0;
+#X connect 53 0 49 0;