cleaned up all_about pages and adding a tiny bit of content

svn path=/trunk/; revision=11049

8 files changed, 382 insertions, 387 deletions

diff --git a/doc/pddp/all_about_acoustic_conversions.pd b/doc/pddp/all_about_acoustic_conversions.pd
index abd16d58..4a6b6868 100644
--- a/doc/pddp/all_about_acoustic_conversions.pd
+++ b/doc/pddp/all_about_acoustic_conversions.pd
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
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-#X floatatom 12 150 0 0 0 0 - - -;
-#X text 47 82 -- MIDI note number to frequency converter.;
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+#X floatatom 22 85 0 0 0 0 - - -;
+#X obj 22 109 ftom;
+#X floatatom 22 130 0 0 0 0 - - -;
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 #X text 20 13 [mtof] will convert MIDI note numbers to Wave Freqeuency.
 This object exists in Pd for the sake of convenience and speed of processing.
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ achive microtonal pitches.;
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 #X connect 49 0 31 1;
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-#X restore 175 99 pd understanding_mtof;
-#X text 47 129 -- Frequency to MIDI note number converter.;
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@@ -297,13 +297,13 @@ microtonal control?;
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-#X obj 12 255 rmstodb;
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 #X text 24 94 The difficulty in measuring the volume of an instrument
@@ -364,14 +364,14 @@ produces exponential values between 0 and 1;
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-#X text 66 209 -- Decibels to RMS converter.;
-#X text 66 256 -- RMS to Decibels converter.;
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-#X obj 12 381 powtodb;
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+#X text 76 236 -- RMS to Decibels converter.;
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 #X text 24 94 The difficulty in measuring the volume of an instrument
@@ -430,9 +430,9 @@ also be produced.;
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-#X restore 153 273 pd understanding_rmstodb;
-#X text 66 335 -- Decibels to power converter.;
-#X text 66 382 -- power to Decibels converter.;
+#X restore 163 253 pd understanding_rmstodb;
+#X text 76 315 -- Decibels to power converter.;
+#X text 76 362 -- power to Decibels converter.;
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 #X text 24 94 The difficulty in measuring the volume of an instrument
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 #X text 24 94 The difficulty in measuring the volume of an instrument
@@ -525,16 +525,16 @@ and are clipped/ignored.;
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-#X obj 178 458 powtodb~;
-#X obj 233 458 mtof~;
-#X obj 270 458 ftom~;
-#X obj 14 483 expr;
-#X obj 46 483 expr~;
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+#X obj 78 438 dbtorms~;
+#X obj 133 438 rmstodb~;
+#X obj 188 438 powtodb~;
+#X obj 243 438 mtof~;
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 #X obj 26 39 db2v;
 #X obj 65 38 f2note;
@@ -551,15 +551,16 @@ is:;
 ;
 #X text 15 183 or;
 #X text 16 197 iem.kug.ac.at/pdb/;
-#X restore 14 518 pd other_objects_from_related_libraries;
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-#X obj 154 485 powtorms~;
-#X obj 220 485 sig~;
-#X obj 254 485 snapshot~;
-#X obj 5 2 cnv 15 850 20 empty empty all_about_acoustic_conversions
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+#X obj 164 465 powtorms~;
+#X obj 230 465 sig~;
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-#X obj 821 3 pddp/pddplink http://puredata.info/dev/pddp -text pddp;
-#X text 439 41 Please note: I have no idea why it's necessary for Pd
+#X obj 721 3 pddp/pddplink http://puredata.info/dev/pddp -text pddp
+;
+#X text 389 41 Please note: I have no idea why it's necessary for Pd
 to measure decibels \, rms \, or power. It seems to me that RMS and
 Power are extremely important in the analog world (so that an engineer
 doesn't blow up a transistor)...but in Pd \, these things are just
@@ -568,9 +569,6 @@ I would really appreciate if somebody could help me understand these
 concepts and finish this document. Why are these objects present in
 Pd? WHY should they be used and what benefits to they produce in a
 digital process?;
-#X text 14 574 This document was updated for Pd version 0.35 test 29
-by Dave Sabine as part of a project called pddp proposed to build comprehensive
-documentation for Pd.;
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diff --git a/doc/pddp/all_about_atom_conversion.pd b/doc/pddp/all_about_atom_conversion.pd
index f72ff22b..ea1ec8fc 100644
--- a/doc/pddp/all_about_atom_conversion.pd
+++ b/doc/pddp/all_about_atom_conversion.pd
@@ -1,67 +1,72 @@
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-#X text 525 384 making "lists" from untyped inputs:;
-#X obj 484 410 repack;
-#X obj 47 318 list;
-#X obj 46 293 any;
-#X obj 75 293 pipe;
-#X text 499 46 a set that is not a "list" has an undefined type:;
-#X text 7 39 SPECIAL CASES OF "LISTS".;
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+#X obj 27 308 list;
+#X obj 26 283 any;
+#X obj 55 283 pipe;
+#X text 439 66 a set that is not a "list" has an undefined type:;
+#X text 17 39 SPECIAL CASES OF "LISTS".;
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-#X symbolatom 32 129 10 0 0 0 - - -;
-#X msg 17 83 list 25;
-#X msg 24 103 list foo;
-#X text 87 104 A "list" of one "symbol" is converted to a "symbol"
+#X msg 20 63 list;
+#X symbolatom 42 129 10 0 0 0 - - -;
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 ;
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+#X text 13 233 There are many ways to store \, manipulate. and convert
+atoms and lists. Here is a sampling;
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diff --git a/doc/pddp/all_about_data_types.pd b/doc/pddp/all_about_data_types.pd
index 5dba6b3d..ab1d6406 100644
--- a/doc/pddp/all_about_data_types.pd
+++ b/doc/pddp/all_about_data_types.pd
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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-#X obj 453 446 route;
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+#X obj 413 439 route;
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 #X obj 96 211 symbol;
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #X msg 96 193 test;
 #X msg 79 171 symbol this;
 #X text 170 170 set type directly;
-#X text 144 236 does not work (check console messages);
+#X text 137 235 does not work (check console messages);
 #X floatatom 15 233 5 0 0 0 - - -;
 #X msg 20 212 12;
 #X msg 3 192 float 83;
@@ -29,23 +29,24 @@
 #X obj 247 138 l2s;
 #X obj 247 158 s2l;
 #X obj 123 252 list;
-#X restore 467 591 pd Related_Objects;
-#X text 427 232 Many objects cast the data they receive when they output
+#X restore 427 584 pd Related_Objects;
+#X text 387 225 Many objects cast the data they receive when they output
 it:;
-#X text 546 313 Some objects do not cast the data:;
-#X obj 444 284 trigger anything;
-#X msg 444 259 this is a list without a cast;
-#X obj 444 307 print;
-#X text 430 347 Some objects need to have the data explicitly declared
+#X text 506 306 Some objects do not cast the data:;
+#X obj 404 277 trigger anything;
+#X msg 404 252 this is a list without a cast;
+#X obj 404 300 print;
+#X text 390 340 Some objects need to have the data explicitly declared
 in order to handle it. These are mostly symbol handling objects.;
-#X text 430 413 Objects which route data generally can handle explicitly
+#X text 390 406 Objects which route data generally can handle explicitly
 or implicitly defined data.;
-#X obj 500 446 trigger;
-#X obj 558 446 niagara;
-#X obj 446 390 select;
-#X obj -5 -2 cnv 15 850 20 empty empty all_about_data_types 20 10 1
+#X obj 460 439 trigger;
+#X obj 518 439 niagara;
+#X obj 406 383 select;
+#X obj -5 -2 cnv 15 750 20 empty empty all_about_data_types 20 10 1
 18 -233017 -66577 0;
-#X obj 811 -1 pddp/pddplink http://puredata.info/dev/pddp -text pddp;
+#X obj 711 -1 pddp/pddplink http://puredata.info/dev/pddp -text pddp
+;
 #X text -9 291 "anything";
 #X text -9 407 "list";
 #X text -9 393 "float";
@@ -65,62 +66,60 @@ or implicitly defined data.;
 and "symbol" atoms have 'atom boxes' for realtime display and control
 from within a patch. "pointer" atoms are used for accessing data stored
 in graphical data structures.;
-#X obj 441 184 int;
-#X obj 449 164 / 5.23;
-#X floatatom 449 136 5 0 0 0 - - -;
-#X floatatom 482 204 5 0 0 0 - - -;
-#X floatatom 441 204 5 0 0 0 - - -;
-#X obj 531 134 tosymbol;
-#X obj 595 135 fromsymbol;
-#X obj 678 134 list2symbol;
-#X obj 682 176 ftos;
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-#X obj 600 87 int;
-#X obj 719 43 pointer;
-#X obj 460 87 bang;
-#X obj 498 88 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1
+#X obj 401 177 int;
+#X obj 409 157 / 5.23;
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+#X floatatom 442 197 5 0 0 0 - - -;
+#X floatatom 401 197 5 0 0 0 - - -;
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+#X obj 555 128 fromsymbol;
+#X obj 638 127 list2symbol;
+#X obj 642 169 ftos;
+#X obj 597 36 symbol;
+#X obj 560 80 int;
+#X obj 679 36 pointer;
+#X obj 420 80 bang;
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 -1;
-#X obj 519 43 float;
+#X obj 479 36 float;
 #X text 1 527 There a number of objects which are used for storing
 messages \, or casting messages as a specific data type \, sometimes
 converting from one data type to another. The right inlet on these
 objects is stores that value \, which can be later output using a bang.
 ;
-#X obj 628 87 lister;
-#X text 560 44 aka;
-#X obj 586 43 f;
-#X text 22 613 (C) Copyright 2004 Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans@at.or.at>
+#X obj 588 80 lister;
+#X text 520 37 aka;
+#X obj 546 36 f;
+#X obj 450 511 pddp/pddplink all_about_lists_vs_anythings.pd -text
+all_about_lists_vs_anythings;
+#X obj 450 532 pddp/pddplink all_about_symbol_construction.pd -text
+all_about_symbol_construction;
+#X obj 450 553 pddp/pddplink all_about_data_structures.pd -text all_about_data_structures
 ;
-#X text 239 627 released under the GNU GPL;
-#X text 435 614 $Revision: 1.5 $$Date: 2005-07-28 19:45:58 $;
-#X text 436 627 $Author: eighthave $;
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-#X obj 490 539 pddp/pddplink all_about_symbol_construction.pd -text all_about_symbol_construction;
-#X obj 490 560 pddp/pddplink all_about_data_structures.pd -text all_about_data_structures;
-#X text 515 88 (aka [bng]);
+#X text 475 81 (aka [bng]);
 #X text 3 304 "anything" allows anything to pass through unchanged.
 It is not a data type tho.;
 #X text -6 143 "symbols" need to be declared explicitly. "floats" do
 not need to be declared explicitly \, but can be:;
 #X text 153 212 casting as a "symbol";
 #X text 1 509 CASTING AND STORAGE OBJECTS;
-#X text 431 474 FOR MORE INFO:;
-#X text 430 114 EXAMPLES OF CASTING;
-#X text 425 43 atom objects:;
-#X text 432 65 other data types:;
+#X text 391 467 FOR MORE INFO:;
+#X text 390 107 EXAMPLES OF CASTING;
+#X text 385 36 atom objects:;
+#X text 392 58 other data types:;
 #X text -9 420 "pointer";
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 -1;
-#X obj 88 480 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1
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 #X text 193 35 "float" \, "symbol" \, "pointer";
 #N canvas 0 22 505 381 float/list 0;
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ cut to one element.;
 #X connect 12 4 11 0;
 #X connect 14 0 12 0;
 #X connect 15 0 12 0;
-#X restore 465 493 pd float/list conversion;
+#X restore 425 486 pd float/list conversion;
 #N canvas 0 22 479 361 empty 0;
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 -1;
@@ -192,8 +191,8 @@ to 0;
 #X connect 9 2 11 0;
 #X connect 9 3 3 0;
 #X connect 9 4 4 0;
-#X restore 656 493 pd empty data types;
-#X text 635 597 updated for Pd version 0.38.4;
+#X restore 616 486 pd empty data types;
+#X text 548 584 updated for Pd version 0.38.4;
 #X connect 3 0 4 0;
 #X connect 5 0 4 0;
 #X connect 6 0 3 0;
@@ -212,9 +211,9 @@ to 0;
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-#X connect 76 4 81 0;
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diff --git a/doc/pddp/all_about_haptics.pd b/doc/pddp/all_about_haptics.pd
index 6a8537ce..080378a1 100644
--- a/doc/pddp/all_about_haptics.pd
+++ b/doc/pddp/all_about_haptics.pd
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
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+#N canvas 147 26 511 606 10;
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 #X obj 12 385 ff-autocenter;
 #X obj 12 425 ff-spring;
@@ -7,19 +7,20 @@
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 -66577 0;
-#X obj 471 5 pddp/pddplink http://puredata.info/dev/pddp -text pddp;
+#X obj 471 5 pddp/pddplink http://puredata.info/dev/pddp -text pddp
+;
 #X obj 12 304 ifeel;
 #X text 20 33 "Haptic" means relating to the sense of touch. Haptic
 feedback relates to the sense of touch at the skin level \, and the
 feeling of forces in the muscles and joints. Vibrations stimulate the
 sense of touch while various forces stimulate the muscles.;
-#X text 20 110 There are many haptic devices available \, from a US$35
+#X text 20 110 There are many haptic devices available \, from a US\$35
 Logitech iFeel mouse \, to the massive \, extremely expensive haptic
 devices used for remote control surgery. Immersion \, Inc. has almost
 a monopoly on this technology due to a number of patents. These objects
 all work with Immersion technology \, generally known as "TouchSense".
 ;
-#X text 15 606 updated for Pd version 0.37.1;
+#X text 15 576 updated for Pd version 0.37.1;
 #X text 107 301 Control the pulses and vibrations of a TouchSense (aka
 iFeel) mouse;
 #X text 110 349 Set the overall gain for all force effects;
@@ -38,6 +39,3 @@ and others make TouchSense game controllers.;
 #X text 21 261 Currently \, these objects only work on GNU/Linux. For
 info on how to get it working \, see: http://at.or.at/hans/haptics
 ;
-#X text 88 585 (C) Copyright 2004 Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans@at.or.at>
-;
-#X text 305 599 released under the GNU GPL;
diff --git a/doc/pddp/all_about_hid.pd b/doc/pddp/all_about_hid.pd
index 7c36ba5a..6bfab2e2 100644
--- a/doc/pddp/all_about_hid.pd
+++ b/doc/pddp/all_about_hid.pd
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+#X obj 725 3 pddp/pddplink http://puredata.info/dev/pddp -text pddp
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 #X text 5 29 "HID" stands for "Human Interface Device". A HID is any
 device that is meant to allow humans to interact with a computer. Usually
 \, HIDs are mice \, keyboards \, joysticks \, tablets \, gamepads \,
 etc. There a number of unusual HIDs \, like the Griffin PowerMate on
 the low end \, or the SensAble PHANTOM 6DOF on the high end.;
-#X obj 595 437 gemmouse;
+#X obj 545 437 gemmouse;
 #X text 0 214 KEYBOARDS;
 #X obj 11 233 key;
 #X obj 43 233 keyup;
-#X obj 431 437 gemkeyboard;
-#X obj 517 437 gemkeyname;
+#X obj 381 437 gemkeyboard;
+#X obj 467 437 gemkeyname;
 #X obj 88 233 keyname;
-#X text 16 557 (C) Copyright 2004 Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans@at.or.at>
-;
-#X text 233 571 released under the GNU GPL;
-#X text 429 558 $Revision: 1.6 $$Date: 2005-12-19 21:00:31 $;
-#X text 430 571 $Author: eighthave $;
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 #X text 35 38 The use of these objects is deprecated since the functionality
 that they provide is available in the [hid] object \, which is a unified
@@ -42,34 +38,34 @@ that they provide is available in the [hid] object \, which is a unified
 #X text 26 97 GEM;
 #X obj 33 117 gemtablet;
 #X obj 104 117 gemorb;
-#X restore 438 533 pd deprecated HID objects;
-#X text 425 415 USING HIDs WITH GEM;
-#X text 435 478 There are quite a few objects that support HIDs from
+#X restore 388 533 pd deprecated HID objects;
+#X text 375 415 USING HIDs WITH GEM;
+#X text 385 478 There are quite a few objects that support HIDs from
 many different sources. Here are a bunch whose functionality is available
 in the [hid] object \, so it is recommended that you do not use these
 objects any more.;
-#X text 436 176 device type;
-#X text 674 160 latency;
-#X text 765 176 (Hz);
-#X text 685 176 (ms);
-#X text 435 186 --------------------------------------------------------
+#X text 386 176 device type;
+#X text 624 160 latency;
+#X text 715 176 (Hz);
+#X text 635 176 (ms);
+#X text 385 186 --------------------------------------------------------
 ;
-#X text 685 201 15.5;
-#X text 765 201 64;
-#X text 685 216 8-10;
-#X text 765 216 100-125;
-#X text 435 231 USB mice on GNU/Linux;
-#X text 685 231 1-10;
-#X text 765 231 100-1000;
-#X text 435 246 USB wireless mice;
-#X text 685 246 12-20;
-#X text 765 246 50-80;
-#X text 434 334 While it does not make sense to use a poll rate that
+#X text 635 201 15.5;
+#X text 715 201 64;
+#X text 635 216 8-10;
+#X text 715 216 100-125;
+#X text 385 231 USB mice on GNU/Linux;
+#X text 635 231 1-10;
+#X text 715 231 100-1000;
+#X text 385 246 USB wireless mice;
+#X text 635 246 12-20;
+#X text 715 246 50-80;
+#X text 384 334 While it does not make sense to use a poll rate that
 is much faster than the refresh rate of the device \, it does make
 sense to make the poll rate somewhat faster. If you poll at the same
 rate as the device refreshes \, you could get up to double the latency
 \, i.e. if [hid] polls right before the event is reported.;
-#X text 425 461 DEPRECATED OBJECTS;
+#X text 375 461 DEPRECATED OBJECTS;
 #X text 5 117 When talking about HIDs \, "DOF" is often mentioned.
 "DOF" stands for "degrees of freedom". A degree of freedom is one dimension
 in which that HID can give information. A mouse generally had 2DOFs:
@@ -81,27 +77,27 @@ The PHANTOM 6DOF device has six degrees of freedom: X \, Y \, Z movement
 #X text 159 424 [joystick];
 #X text 243 424 [tablet];
 #X text 313 424 [gamepad];
-#X text 435 201 ADB (Apple Desktop Bus) devices;
-#X text 435 303 P5 Glove;
-#X text 685 303 22;
-#X text 765 303 45;
-#X text 765 289 40;
-#X text 685 289 25;
+#X text 385 201 ADB (Apple Desktop Bus) devices;
+#X text 385 303 P5 Glove;
+#X text 635 303 22;
+#X text 715 303 45;
+#X text 715 289 40;
+#X text 635 289 25;
 #X text 12 424 [keyboard];
-#X text 685 275 5-25;
-#X text 765 275 40-200;
-#X text 435 261 Generic USB Devices;
-#X text 685 261 10;
-#X text 765 261 100;
-#X text 435 275 PS/2 mice;
-#X text 435 289 Serial mice;
-#X text 425 23 LATENCY AND POLLING;
-#X text 425 156 REFRESH RATES OF VARIOUS DEVICES;
+#X text 635 275 5-25;
+#X text 715 275 40-200;
+#X text 385 261 Generic USB Devices;
+#X text 635 261 10;
+#X text 715 261 100;
+#X text 385 275 PS/2 mice;
+#X text 385 289 Serial mice;
+#X text 375 23 LATENCY AND POLLING;
+#X text 375 156 REFRESH RATES OF VARIOUS DEVICES;
 #X text 11 369 Basically any device that is supported by the various
 HID layers on each OS is supported by the [hid] object. So any of those
 devices can be used as controllers with Pd. There already exists a
 number of objects for more common HIDs:;
-#X text 434 39 An essential detail to making an usable instrument is
+#X text 384 39 An essential detail to making an usable instrument is
 the latency between when you perform an action and the sound it produces.
 If the latency is too large \, it will make the instrument annoying
 to play \, or even unplayable. So the aim is to have as low latency
@@ -109,7 +105,7 @@ as possible. To put it into perspective \, if you were playing an electric
 guitar and the amp was 3m (10ft) away from you \, there would be a
 9ms delay between when you plucked the string and when you heard the
 sound.;
-#X text 435 314 --------------------------------------------------------
+#X text 385 314 --------------------------------------------------------
 ;
 #X text 3 453 PLATFORM-SPECIFIC HID OBJECTS;
 #X text 15 470 To get full access to some devices \, you need to use
@@ -121,9 +117,9 @@ They only receive key events when Pd has focus \; they output alternating
 1s and 0s to represent auto-repeat \; [key] and [heyup] are limited
 to the 'printing' characters. [keyname] reports Shift \, Ctrl \, Alt
 \, Meta \, etc.;
-#X text 435 216 USB mice on Windows or MacOS X;
+#X text 385 216 USB mice on Windows or MacOS X;
 #X text 85 527 [darwinhid];
 #X text 166 527 [windowshid];
-#X text 742 160 refresh rate;
+#X text 692 160 refresh rate;
 #X text 12 527 [linuxhid];
 #X obj 11 347 hid;
diff --git a/doc/pddp/all_about_lists_vs_anythings.pd b/doc/pddp/all_about_lists_vs_anythings.pd
index 48f75791..0579c050 100644
--- a/doc/pddp/all_about_lists_vs_anythings.pd
+++ b/doc/pddp/all_about_lists_vs_anythings.pd
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-#N canvas 268 58 889 635 10;
+#N canvas 63 22 763 581 10;
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 #X msg 62 278 list 1 2 3;
 #X msg 10 63 list;
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-#X obj 4 2 cnv 15 850 20 empty empty all_about_lists_vs_anythings 20
+#X obj 4 2 cnv 15 750 20 empty empty all_about_lists_vs_anythings 20
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@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@
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 #X msg 191 296 this is a set withOUT a cast;
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+#X obj 490 135 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty float 0 21 1 9 -262144 -1
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+#X obj 539 135 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty symbol 0 21 1 9 -262144
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-#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 681 135 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty list 0 21 1 9 -262144 -1
+#X msg 443 73 list this is a set with a cast;
+#X msg 450 92 this is a set withOUT a cast;
+#X obj 638 135 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty list 0 21 1 9 -262144 -1
 -1;
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@@ -39,33 +39,30 @@
 ;
 #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/pddplink all_about_atom_conversion.pd -text all_about_atom_conversion;
-#X obj 821 3 pddp/pddplink http://puredata.info/dev/pddp -text pddp;
+#X obj 477 514 pddp/pddplink all_about_atom_conversion.pd -text all_about_atom_conversion
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+#X obj 721 3 pddp/pddplink http://puredata.info/dev/pddp -text pddp
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 #X text 11 400 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: 1.8 $$Date: 2006-02-06 04:31:31 $;
-#X text 446 589 $Author: matju $;
-#X text 673 551 updated for Pd 0.38-2;
-#X obj 731 135 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty UNDEFINED 0 21 1 9 -262144
+#X text 600 551 updated for Pd 0.38-2;
+#X obj 688 135 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
+#X msg 459 286 1 1;
+#X obj 452 312 +;
+#X floatatom 452 334 5 0 0 0 - - -;
+#X msg 424 286 1 3;
+#X text 416 46 A set that is not a "list" has an undefined type:;
+#X msg 451 267 list 1 2;
+#X text 402 208 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 450 367 WORKING WITH MIXED SETS;
+#X text 400 192 "LISTS" MAP TO INLETS;
+#X text 407 367 WORKING WITH MIXED SETS;
 #X text 11 381 SETS OF MIXED "ATOMS";
 #X text 9 218 A message having more than one atom starting with a "float"
 is implicitly considered a list. A message having more than one atom
@@ -198,12 +195,12 @@ symbol] outputs a symbol from its left outlet.;
 #X connect 53 0 54 0;
 #X connect 54 0 48 0;
 #X connect 54 1 49 0;
-#X restore 486 453 pd has some odd cases of list handling;
-#X text 450 389 When working with sets that might be either "lists"
+#X restore 443 453 pd has some odd cases of list handling;
+#X text 407 389 When working with sets that might be either "lists"
 or undefined \, use [prepend]. Many of the "list" handling objects
 in Pd have odd quirks which can make things difficult.;
-#X obj 484 115 route bang float symbol pointer list;
-#X obj 632 135 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty pointer 0 21 1 9 -262144
+#X obj 441 115 route bang float symbol pointer list;
+#X obj 589 135 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty pointer 0 21 1 9 -262144
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 #X connect 1 1 8 0;
 #X connect 2 0 1 0;
-#X connect 3 0 59 0;
+#X connect 3 0 55 0;
 #X connect 9 0 1 0;
 #X connect 10 0 1 0;
-#X connect 14 0 52 0;
-#X connect 15 0 52 0;
+#X connect 14 0 48 0;
+#X connect 15 0 48 0;
 #X connect 17 0 18 0;
 #X connect 17 1 19 0;
 #X connect 20 0 17 0;
 #X connect 21 0 17 0;
 #X connect 23 0 17 0;
 #X connect 24 0 17 0;
-#X connect 25 0 59 0;
+#X connect 25 0 55 0;
 #X connect 26 0 4 0;
-#X connect 26 0 59 0;
-#X connect 39 0 40 0;
-#X connect 40 0 41 0;
-#X connect 42 0 40 0;
-#X connect 44 0 40 0;
-#X connect 52 0 11 0;
-#X connect 52 1 12 0;
-#X connect 52 2 13 0;
-#X connect 52 3 53 0;
-#X connect 52 4 16 0;
-#X connect 52 5 38 0;
-#X connect 59 0 54 0;
-#X connect 59 1 55 0;
-#X connect 59 2 56 0;
-#X connect 59 3 60 0;
-#X connect 59 4 57 0;
-#X connect 59 5 58 0;
+#X connect 26 0 55 0;
+#X connect 35 0 36 0;
+#X connect 36 0 37 0;
+#X connect 38 0 36 0;
+#X connect 40 0 36 0;
+#X connect 48 0 11 0;
+#X connect 48 1 12 0;
+#X connect 48 2 13 0;
+#X connect 48 3 49 0;
+#X connect 48 4 16 0;
+#X connect 48 5 34 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 53 0;
+#X connect 55 5 54 0;
diff --git a/doc/pddp/all_about_looping.pd b/doc/pddp/all_about_looping.pd
index 443b3b7d..99b76d4a 100644
--- a/doc/pddp/all_about_looping.pd
+++ b/doc/pddp/all_about_looping.pd
@@ -1,32 +1,32 @@
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-#X text 460 79 looping objects:;
-#X obj 462 101 until;
-#X obj 520 101 loop;
-#X obj 437 504 susloop~;
-#X obj 506 504 loop~;
-#X text 434 483 for looping samples:;
-#X obj 0 2 cnv 15 850 20 empty empty all_about_looping 20 10 1 18 -233017
+#N canvas 35 22 757 548 10;
+#X text 440 49 looping objects:;
+#X obj 442 71 until;
+#X obj 500 71 loop;
+#X obj 417 474 susloop~;
+#X obj 486 474 loop~;
+#X text 414 453 for looping samples:;
+#X obj 0 2 cnv 15 750 20 empty empty all_about_looping 20 10 1 18 -233017
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-#X obj 519 127 gem_counter;
-#X obj 604 127 cxc.counter;
-#X obj 442 551 pdp_loop;
-#X obj 513 551 pdp_qtloop~;
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-#X floatatom 119 170 5 0 0 0 - - -;
-#X msg 89 138 1;
-#X obj 169 186 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1
+#X obj 716 3 pddp/pddplink http://puredata.info/dev/pddp -text pddp
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+#X obj 441 97 counter;
+#X obj 499 97 gem_counter;
+#X obj 584 97 cxc.counter;
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+#X obj 531 474 loopsampler;
+#X obj 675 96 for++;
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-#X text 214 302 X;
-#X text 76 306 Y;
-#X obj 60 289 t b f;
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-#X text 166 166 <-- counter;
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-#X text 155 138 <-- stop;
-#X text 430 466 There are also specific loops for samples and video:
+#X text 147 138 <-- stop;
+#X text 410 436 There are also specific loops for samples and video:
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-#X text 429 251 For the most basic looping of samples \, you can use
+#X text 409 181 For the most basic looping of samples \, you can use
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-#X obj 592 328 t b b;
-#X obj 592 285 bng 20 250 50 0 empty empty start 0 -6 1 10 -4033 -1
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+#X text 584 363 ^- "bang"ed when complete;
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+#X obj 512 298 t b b;
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-#X text 226 608 released under the GNU GPL;
-#X text 9 594 (C) Copyright 2005 Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans@at.or.at>
-;
-#X text 629 603 updated for Pd version 0.38.2;
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+#X text 31 525 updated for Pd version 0.38.2;
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 #X text 7 29 Programming with Pd is a different way of thinking that
 standard procedural or object-oriented programming. Looping illustrates
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 a condition to continue the loop \, and a condition that stops the
 loop.;
-#X text 429 395 other examples:;
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index 4bc37a92..a50c85ca 100644
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-#X text 17 601 by Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans@at.or.at>;
-#X text 629 603 updated for Pd version 0.37.1;
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-#X obj 659 550 makefilename;
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-#X msg 456 73 make these into one symbol with no spaces;
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+#X obj 716 3 pddp/pddplink http://puredata.info/dev/pddp -text pddp
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+#X text 23 389 updated for Pd version 0.37.1;
+#X obj 372 390 sprintf;
+#X obj 671 390 makesymbol;
+#X obj 579 390 makefilename;
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+#X obj 396 151 list2symbol;
+#X symbolatom 468 129 6 0 0 0 - - -;
+#X msg 468 103 symbol -;
+#X msg 396 73 make these into one symbol with no spaces;
+#X text 385 35 By setting a symbol on the right inlet of [list2symbol]
 \, you can create symbols without spaces:;
-#X text 592 102 <- click here to use "-";
-#X text 613 115 instead of spaces;
+#X text 532 102 <- click here to use "-";
+#X text 553 115 instead of spaces;
 #X text 9 85 There are many different ways of constructing symbols
 from various parts. You can turn lists into symbols by replacing the
 spaces with other characters or you can use objects with "format strings"
 that allow you to create symbols with more flexibility;
-#X obj 510 550 tosymbol;
-#X text 442 211 [tosymbol] works in a very similar way:;
+#X obj 430 390 tosymbol;
+#X text 382 211 [tosymbol] works in a very similar way:;
 #X text 9 40 Many times you need to dynamically create different symbols.
 For example \, if you are working with many files \, you might want
 to name them with a sequential number.;
-#X symbolatom 455 316 55 0 0 0 - - -;
-#X msg 455 232 make these into one symbol with no spaces;
-#X text 638 274 instead of spaces;
-#X obj 455 292 tosymbol;
-#X text 546 144 ^-- or type here and hit enter;
-#X text 446 523 Related objects:;
-#X msg 517 260 separator -|-;
-#X text 616 261 <- click here to use "-|-";
-#X obj 452 575 concat;
-#X connect 9 0 8 0;
-#X connect 10 0 9 1;
-#X connect 11 0 10 0;
-#X connect 12 0 9 0;
-#X connect 21 0 23 0;
-#X connect 23 0 20 0;
-#X connect 26 0 23 0;
+#X symbolatom 395 316 55 0 0 0 - - -;
+#X msg 395 232 make these into one symbol with no spaces;
+#X text 578 274 instead of spaces;
+#X obj 395 292 tosymbol;
+#X text 486 144 ^-- or type here and hit enter;
+#X text 366 363 Related objects:;
+#X msg 457 260 separator -|-;
+#X text 556 261 <- click here to use "-|-";
+#X msg 18 258 list you can have up to ten members in your list.;
+#X obj 18 282 makesymbol 1%s_2%s_3%s_4%s_5%s_6%s_7%s_8%s_9%s_10%s;
+#X symbolatom 18 305 55 0 0 0 - - -;
+#X text 16 211 Using zexy's makesymbol \, you can build symbols by
+plugging lists into printf-style patterns:;
+#X connect 8 0 7 0;
+#X connect 9 0 8 1;
+#X connect 10 0 9 0;
+#X connect 11 0 8 0;
+#X connect 20 0 22 0;
+#X connect 22 0 19 0;
+#X connect 25 0 22 0;
+#X connect 27 0 28 0;
+#X connect 28 0 29 0;