some more documentation (proxy objects)

rename help file
make connections visible at last...
fixed send method so that any messages work now

svn path=/trunk/; revision=3479

4 files changed, 62 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/externals/grill/dynext/dynext.vcproj b/externals/grill/dynext/dynext.vcproj
index 4cd19100..c7ffc7cd 100644
--- a/externals/grill/dynext/dynext.vcproj
+++ b/externals/grill/dynext/dynext.vcproj
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="c:\data\pd\pd-cvs\src;..\flext\source"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="c:\programme\audio\pd-0.39-0\src;..\flext\source"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;PD"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="5"
diff --git a/externals/grill/dynext/pd/dyn~-help.pd b/externals/grill/dynext/pd/dyn~-help.pd
index a9d717c2..86fca988 100644
--- a/externals/grill/dynext/pd/dyn~-help.pd
+++ b/externals/grill/dynext/pd/dyn~-help.pd
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#N canvas 131 104 817 536 12;

-#N canvas 71 10 554 561 examples 0;

+#N canvas 36 61 829 548 12;

+#N canvas 71 10 558 565 examples 0;

 #X floatatom 148 239 5 0 0 0 - - -;

 #X floatatom 105 304 5 0 0 0 - - -;

 #X floatatom 113 501 5 0 0 0 - - -;

@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ conn a 0 0;
 #X text 181 358 delete object "a";

 #X obj 11 10 cnv 15 700 40 empty empty dyn~ 10 22 0 24 -260818 -1 0

 ;

-#X msg 128 387 send a message 1;

-#X text 270 387 send "message 1" to a-inlet 0;

+#X text 282 387 send "message 1" to a-inlet 0;

 #X obj 54 468 dyn~ 0 1 0 2;

 #X text 156 467 dyn sig/msg inlets sig/msg outlets;

 #X msg 165 421 vis \$1;

@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ conn a 0 0;
 #X text 187 98 reload all objects (keep connections);

 #X msg 127 98 reload;

 #X text 218 432 (connections are not drawn at the moment!);

-#N canvas 178 192 578 434 dsp-ex 0;

+#N canvas 178 192 582 438 dsp-ex 0;

 #X obj 73 380 dac~;

 #X obj 183 257 hsl 128 15 0 1000 0 0 empty empty empty -2 -6 0 8 -261681

 -1 -1 0 1;

@@ -122,17 +121,51 @@ patcher;
 #X text 133 12 dynamic object management \, (C)2003-2005 Thomas Grill

 ;

 #X text 133 30 http://grrrr.org/ext;

-#X connect 1 0 14 0;

-#X connect 3 0 14 0;

-#X connect 5 0 14 0;

-#X connect 7 0 14 0;

-#X connect 9 0 14 0;

-#X connect 12 0 14 0;

-#X connect 16 0 14 0;

-#X connect 17 0 16 0;

-#X connect 19 0 14 0;

-#X connect 22 0 14 0;

-#X connect 25 0 14 0;

-#X connect 26 0 14 0;

-#X connect 29 0 14 0;

-#X connect 31 0 14 0;

+#N canvas 132 483 562 540 proxies 0;

+#X text 25 78 Instead you have to create a "real" object that;

+#X text 24 94 gets the message and passes it along to the abstraction.

+;

+#X text 25 123 If you wanted to send float for example you could use

+;

+#X text 24 141 [float] objects as "proxies".;

+#X text 25 29 You can't use send to send directly to an inlet of an

+;

+#X text 24 45 abstraction or subpatcher object you placed inside dyn~.

+;

+#X obj 13 470 dyn~ 0 0 0 0;

+#X text 31 190 create a subpatcher with an inlet and a print object

+in it;

+#X text 35 270 try to send a message to it;

+#X msg 35 290 send mysub 0 Hello!;

+#X msg 30 212 reset \, newobj . mysub pd sub \, newobj mysub in inlet

+\, newobj mysub p print SUB \, conn in 0 p 0;

+#X text 209 289 doesn't work! (watch PD console);

+#X msg 34 360 newobj . proxy symbol \, conn proxy 0 mysub 0;

+#X text 36 388 send to that instead;

+#X msg 33 407 send proxy Hello!;

+#X obj 128 453 tgl 15 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1 -1 0

+1;

+#X msg 127 470 vis \$1;

+#X text 37 338 create a proxy ([symbol] object in this case);

+#X connect 9 0 6 0;

+#X connect 10 0 6 0;

+#X connect 12 0 6 0;

+#X connect 14 0 6 0;

+#X connect 15 0 16 0;

+#X connect 16 0 6 0;

+#X restore 626 469 pd proxies;

+#X msg 128 387 send a message 1;

+#X connect 1 0 13 0;

+#X connect 3 0 13 0;

+#X connect 5 0 13 0;

+#X connect 7 0 13 0;

+#X connect 9 0 13 0;

+#X connect 15 0 13 0;

+#X connect 16 0 15 0;

+#X connect 18 0 13 0;

+#X connect 21 0 13 0;

+#X connect 24 0 13 0;

+#X connect 25 0 13 0;

+#X connect 28 0 13 0;

+#X connect 30 0 13 0;

+#X connect 35 0 13 0;

diff --git a/externals/grill/dynext/readme.txt b/externals/grill/dynext/readme.txt
index e038228a..c4173fed 100755
--- a/externals/grill/dynext/readme.txt
+++ b/externals/grill/dynext/readme.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ CHANGES:
 - guard against messages to canvases ("canvasmsg" attribute)
 - more stable
 - make connections visible
+- fixed send method: any messages do work now not only lists...
 
 0.1.0:
 - first release: PD 0.37 supports all necessary functionality
diff --git a/externals/grill/dynext/src/main.cpp b/externals/grill/dynext/src/main.cpp
index 72220ede..f81532e5 100644
--- a/externals/grill/dynext/src/main.cpp
+++ b/externals/grill/dynext/src/main.cpp
@@ -829,7 +829,15 @@ void dyn::m_send(int argc,const t_atom *argv)
 			post("%s - send: object \"%s\" not found",thisName(),GetString(argv[0]));
 		else if(!canvasmsg && o->AsGlist())
 			post("%s - send: object \"%s\" is an abstraction, please create proxy",thisName(),GetString(argv[0]));
+        else if(IsSymbol(argv[1])) {
+            const t_symbol *s = GetSymbol(argv[1]);
+            if(s == sym_list)
+    			pd_forwardmess((t_pd *)o->object,argc-2,(t_atom *)argv+2);
+            else
+                pd_typedmess((t_pd *)o->object,(t_symbol *)s,argc-2,(t_atom *)argv+2);
+        }
         else
+            // assume it's a list
 			pd_forwardmess((t_pd *)o->object,argc-1,(t_atom *)argv+1);
 	}
 }