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+++ b/doc/pddp/makefilename-help.pd
@@ -1,138 +1,306 @@
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-#X text 17 4 COMMON USES;
-#X text 15 577 INNOVATIVE USES;
-#X text 47 19 I believe that this object was developed first to allow
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+#X text 12 105 PLATFORM windows macosx gnulinux;
+#X text 12 165 LIBRARY internal;
+#X text 12 205 WEBSITE http://crca.ucsd.edu/~msp/;
+#X text 12 65 LICENSE SIBSD;
+#X text 12 185 AUTHOR Miller Puckette;
+#X text 12 265 HELP_PATCH_AUTHORS Dave Sabine \, Hans-Christoph Steiner.
+Jonathan Wilkes revised the patch to conform to the PDDP template for
+Pd version 0.42.;
+#X text 12 5 GENRE help;
+#X text 12 85 DESCRIPTION format a string with a variable field;
+#X text 12 25 NAME makefilename;
+#X text 12 125 INLET_0 float symbol;
+#X text 12 145 OUTLET_0 symbol;
+#X text 12 45 KEYWORDS control conversion needs_work symbol_op;
+#X text 12 225 RELEASE_DATE 1997;
+#X text 12 245 RELEASE_VERSION;
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+#X obj 71 42 int;
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+#X obj 152 42 openpanel;
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+#X msg 304 54 dave;
+#X msg 343 54 drums;
+#X msg 400 54 Pd;
+#X msg 437 55 cool;
+#X obj 304 126 makefilename %s_PD.aif;
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+#X text 168 205 - if a number (integer) is sent to the inlet \, the
+argument should be written with a "%c" \, "%d" \, or "%X" which represents
+the location of the incoming variable number in the outgoing symbol.
+Floats will be converted to integers.;
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+#X text 98 296 list;
+#X text 98 345 symbol;
+#X text 169 392 - this object generates symbols according to a format
+string (the argument) \, for use as a series of filenames \, table
+names \, etc. Variables for numbers can be specified by using "%s"
+\, "%c" \, "%d" \, or "%X" in the string (see subpatch below). For
+variable symbols \, use "%s". No checking is done. Each [makefilename]
+object can have only one variable.;
+#X text 168 255 - if a symbol is sent to the inlet \, the argument
+should be written with a "%s" which represents the location of the
+incoming variable symbol in the outgoing symbol.;
+#X text 98 572 Pd Documentation Chapter 3.6 - doc/1.manual/x3.htm;
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 PD to generate sequential file names - perhaps to be used in conjunction
 with [soundfiler] or [openpanel]. For example \, an audio loop recorder
 might generate a continuous series of sound files to be saved on a
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+#X text 29 381 Watch out! ASCII characters 123 and 125 (curly braces)
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+%f pattern. You can only display the integer part of the float using
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+#X text 20 197 With careful planning \, multiple variables can be incorporated
 using a stack of [makefilename]s. In the example below \, let's assume
 that this tool is used to generate file names for an audio loop recorder
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-#X text 81 377 hour of day;
-#X text 79 330 total hours;
-#X text 199 549 Crude...but effective.;
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-#X text 17 16 Building user interfaces in Pd is a difficult balance
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 between usability and performance. Pd is not winning any awards for
 usability - let's face it: it's powerful \, it's cool \, and that's
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 provide mixed with a few of the conveniences that a graphic environment
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-#X text 189 505 way.;
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+#X text 7 1 [makefilename] Help with Interfaces;
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 in the area of performance to provide users with on-screen reporting
 \, record keeping \, and sometimes even a few 'pleasantries'. Consider
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+the following examples - but always weigh the pros and cons when incorporating
 these types of interfaces. Performance vs. Usability.;
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-#X text 392 551 updated for Pd 0.38-4;
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-#X text 114 239 unsigned hexadecimal in CAPS;
-#X text 37 259 %p;
-#X text 114 259 unsigned hexadecimal in lowercase preceeded by "0x"
+#X restore 100 552 pd help_with_interfaces;
+#X text 11 23 format a string with a variable field;
+#X text 168 296 - if the first element of the list matches the variable
+type used \, then the list will be truncated.;
+#X text 168 345 - the output of [makefilename] is always a symbol.
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-#X text 24 10 This is a listing of all possible printf patterns used
-in Pd's [makefilename]:;
-#X text 114 139 decimal floating point (currently broken);
-#X restore 201 507 pd all possible patterns;
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+#X text 80 392 1) symbol atom;
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